Toyota Motor Company (Toyota) unveiled a brand new Century mannequin and can start accepting orders at present. The brand new mannequin plans to be launched throughout 2023 whereas the Century sedan will nonetheless be obtainable.

Century
(PHEV, E-4 Superior) (Mannequin with choices proven)

The Century debuted in 1967 as Toyota’s premium chauffeur-driven automotive. Till then, the Japanese chauffeur automotive market had been dominated by Western luxurious manufacturers. Aiming for a breakthrough, Toyota got down to create a very new luxurious Japanese car that might stand its floor on the world stage. The primary-generation Century was constructed with one of the best know-how Japan needed to provide on the time. It was based mostly on the idea of a dignified design incorporating conventional Japanese aesthetics mixed with a human-centered strategy to attain excellent quietness and luxury. For greater than 5 a long time, the Century has served as Japan’s chauffeur automotive of selection, embodying an unmatched spirit of omotenashi, or hospitality, that ensures its vital passengers attain their locations in consolation.

Over that point, the event crew has deliberated extensively on a future path for the Century to make sure that prospects expertise a stage of hospitality exceeding their expectations. Lately, chauffeur-driven automotive wants have diversified as passengers search to make the most of their time on the highway extra successfully by getting relaxation contained in the cabin or collaborating in on-line conferences. It was these circumstances that introduced the crew round to the thought of introducing a brand new mannequin.

Below the idea of “The Chauffeur,” the brand new mannequin has advanced right into a chauffeur automotive that can proceed to satisfy buyer expectations within the years to return whereas pursuing the essence and inheriting the dignity, quietness, and experience consolation befitting a Century.

The brand new mannequin of the Century will likely be absolutely customizable on a world foundation by listening to the wants of every particular person buyer. The purpose is to ship “freedom in movement―the last word freedom of motion” to much more individuals.

Particulars of the car are as follows.

Car Define

1) The “stately grandeur” theme reveals all through in a dignified car adorned with Japanese aesthetic parts.

Majestic, dignified physique design with each horizontal and vertical kind options

• Attribute chauffeur-driven automotive proportions, with a middle of gravity on the rear, mixed with an overview impressed by a loom shuttle motif, with kichomen*2 chamfering delineating generously sized, smooth-flowing door panels, to offer expression to the distinctive Century worldview.
• The outside is immaculately completed all the way down to the best element within the palms of grasp craftspeople, as illustrated by the exquisitely engraved phoenix emblem and the mirror end, an expensive shine ensuing from meticulous sprucing of painted surfaces.
• 4 set-back lamps for every of the headlights and taillights give the impression of a gaze stuffed with dignity

2) Inside house designed with the idea of being human-centered to understand comfy journey time

The brand new Century supplies a snug inside house with house and performance that can be utilized in a wide range of conditions.

• Totally reclining rear seats with capabilities that permit rear-seat passengers to really calm down, together with a refreshment perform.
• The finely honed auditory sensibilities and exemplary methods of a musical instrument manufacturing grasp have been included into the event of the audio system. The result’s a snug listening house that envelops passengers with the sensation of a reside efficiency.
• Rear doorways that open to a large 75-degree angle and a sweeping cabin ground present wonderful ease of entry and exit. As well as, handy computerized retractable energy steps and easy-to-grab C-pillar grips additionally assist pure and chic entry and exit by rear-seat passengers.
• The cockpit is provided with capabilities and options that assist skilled drivers and improve ease of use. It’s a house that additionally permits homeowners to give attention to their driving when they’re on the wheel themselves.

3) A powertrain and driving management system realizing a efficiency for chauffeur or plain driving that exceeds expectations

The newly developed 3.5-liter V6 plug-in hybrid system achieves each a strong and exhilarating drive whereas retaining the quiet driving appropriate for a Century.

• The brand new plug-in hybrid system is designed to perform as a BEV for on a regular basis use and as an HEV for long-distance journey, making it the perfect powertrain for a chauffeur-driven car.
• The motor and engine present highly effective and exhilarating acceleration efficiency, guaranteeing that the automotive may be pushed not solely as a chauffeur automotive, but additionally as a driver’s automotive for private driving pleasure.
• The four-wheel steering system “Dynamic Rear Steering” supplies straightforward dealing with at low speeds and seamless, pure dealing with at medium to excessive speeds.
• A Rear Consolation mode that helps the driving force’s management of the car to make sure a snug experience for passengers within the rear is out there for the primary time. As well as, the Rear Consolation mode assists braking management to suppress jolts when the car involves a halt.

4) Physique construction and suspension supporting driving efficiency befitting a chauffeur-driven automotive

Newly developed “baggage compartment separate construction”

• The physique’s torsional rigidity and experience consolation have been tremendously improved. Noise-reducing clear laminated glass is used on the cabin facet of the cargo house separator to correctly separate the cabin from the cargo space and obtain the privateness and astounding quietness related to chauffeur-driven autos.

*1 A chauffeur-driven automotive, chauffeur car, or chauffeur automotive is a high-end passenger car used primarily for chauffeur providers, whereby a devoted driver transports the proprietor of the car or different passengers who sit within the rear.
*2 Kichomen is a chamfering technique initially used on posts of Heian-period (794-1185) room partitions.

SOURCE: Toyota