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

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

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

Over that point, the event staff has deliberated extensively on a future course for the Century to make sure that clients expertise a degree of hospitality exceeding their expectations. Lately, chauffeur-driven automobile 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 taking part in on-line conferences. It was these circumstances that introduced the staff round to the thought of introducing a brand new mannequin.

Beneath the idea of “The Chauffeur,” the brand new mannequin has advanced right into a chauffeur automobile that may proceed to fulfill buyer expectations within the years to return whereas pursuing the essence and inheriting the dignity, quietness, and trip consolation befitting a Century.

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

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 type options

• Attribute chauffeur-driven automobile 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 provide expression to the distinctive Century worldview.
• The outside is immaculately completed right down to the best element within the palms of grasp craftspeople, as illustrated by the exquisitely engraved phoenix emblem and the mirror end, an opulent 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 area designed with the idea of being human-centered to comprehend snug journey time

The brand new Century gives a cushty inside area with area and performance that can be utilized in quite a lot of conditions.

• Absolutely reclining rear seats with capabilities that enable 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 had been integrated into the event of the audio system. The result’s a cushty listening area that envelops passengers with the sensation of a stay efficiency.
• Rear doorways that open to a large 75-degree angle and a sweeping cabin ground present glorious ease of entry and exit. As well as, handy automated retractable energy steps and easy-to-grab C-pillar grips additionally help pure and stylish entry and exit by rear-seat passengers.
• The cockpit is supplied with capabilities and options that help skilled drivers and improve ease of use. It’s a area 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 best powertrain for a chauffeur-driven car.
• The motor and engine present highly effective and exhilarating acceleration efficiency, guaranteeing that the automobile might be pushed not solely as a chauffeur automobile, but in addition as a driver’s automobile for private driving pleasure.
• The four-wheel steering system “Dynamic Rear Steering” gives simple 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 cushty trip for passengers within the rear is offered 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 automobile

Newly developed “baggage compartment separate construction”

• The physique’s torsional rigidity and trip consolation have been significantly improved. Noise-reducing clear laminated glass is used on the cabin aspect of the cargo area separator to correctly separate the cabin from the cargo space and obtain the privateness and astounding quietness related to chauffeur-driven automobiles.

*1 A chauffeur-driven automobile, chauffeur car, or chauffeur automobile 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 methodology initially used on posts of Heian-period (794-1185) room partitions.

SOURCE: Toyota