I am especially curious about the engines in the Crown sedan.This is nice and all, but what about the sedan, a.k.a. the real Crown?
It will surely have A25A-FXS, as the Crown (S220), which is the only car to have this engine in FR layout.
The engine above could be the 8GR-FXS that is in the LS, LC and the Crown (S220). This engine is not that old really and appeared first in 2017 (GR family in 2002). When you see that the 2ZR-FXE first appeared in 2009 in the 3rd gen Prius, and is still available in the 5th gen Prius so as the 12th gen Corolla, I do not see how the 8GR-FXS could be too old, especially when it performs better and is more fuel efficient than the new T24A hybrid.
If they fit the T24A in the new Crown sedan, it will be the only car with this engine in FR layout, unless we also count BOF models (up coming Tacoma, 4 Runner, Hilux, Fortuner?, Prado, GX?). And if the new Crown sedan sells in US, the V35A is not impossible.