17 Facts About Toyota Century

Toyota Century is a limousine produced mainly for the Japanese market, serving as Toyota's flagship car within Japan; globally the unrelated Lexus LS series is Toyota's flagship luxury model.

Production of the Toyota Century began in 1967, and the model received only minor changes until redesigns in 1997 and 2018.

Exterior styling of the Toyota Century has, with some modifications, remained unchanged since its introduction, primarily due to its perception as denoting conservative success.

Original Toyota Century was based on the 1964 Crown Eight, which featured the 2.

In September 1987, the Toyota Century received another light makeover, changing from a hydraulically operated three-speed to an electronically operated four-speed automatic transmission.

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In December 1992, the Toyota Century received its last makeover, with some very minor changes taking place in late 1994.

Toyota Century received a complete redesign in April 1997, although the new model was visually very similar to the previous generation.

The Century remains the first and only Japanese front-engine, rear-wheel-drive production car equipped with a V12, and it is Toyota's first V12 engine.

In contrast to other luxurious cars, the Toyota Century has not been positioned and marketed as a sign of wealth or excess.

The Toyota Century has seven layers of paint used to complete the mirror like appearance.

Second generation Toyota Century was discontinued on 4 February 2017, after almost 20 years of production.

Toyota Century Royal is the official state car currently used by the Emperor of Japan, being a specially prepared Century, a one-off custom car.

For various state functions, additional conventional Toyota Century sedans are used with a designated "Imperial" number roundel.

The Toyota Century's production is limited to 50 per month, and is built in a "nearly hand-made" fashion.

Unlike the previous generation, the G60 Toyota Century is no longer available outside of the Japanese market due to the G50's failure to sell overseas.

On 25 November 2018, the car appeared at the Toyota Century GAZOO Racing Festival, where it appeared alongside the fifth generation Supra.

On 17 January 2019, it was announced that a Toyota Century, modified to the Emperor's specifications, would be provided in convertible form.