Century Car By Toyota
The first-generation CENTURY was born as a uniquely Japanese luxury car in 1967. This year marked 100 years since the start of the Meiji period and the 100th anniversary of Toyota Group founder Sakichi Toyoda's birth. Sakichi grew up in the transformative years of the early Meiji period.
Born in a rural village in Shizuoka, by age fourteen or fifteen, he had started to think that he wanted. The Toyota Century (Japanese: トヨタ・センチュリー, Hepburn: Toyota Senchurī) is a lineup of full-size luxury cars and limousines produced mainly for the Japanese market, serving as Toyota 's flagship car within Japan; globally the unrelated Lexus brand houses Toyota's flagship luxury model. Production of the Century began in 1967, and the model received only minor changes until.
After debuting its Cullinan-rivaling Century SUV in 2023, Toyota is reinforcing its lineup with an aesthetically appealing new coupe. The Century sedan gets its first update after seven years. Toyota's latest Safety Sense suite now comes standard.
Minor updates arrive alongside a hefty price increase. Retired Yokozuna Wish They Could Ride This Special Car A One-Hundred-Year Connection #18 Masashi Miyazawa, the Master Engraver Crafting Intricate Emblems with Traditional Techniques A "Special Car": The New Century's Inheritance and Evolution. Check out these 45 used Toyota Century for sale.
Explore detailed pricing information, notable features, and ratings on classiccarsbay.com. Toyota's Flagship Century Will Challenge Bentley and Rolls-Royce in America The Century brand will be sold through a subset of Lexus dealerships. Byron Hurd Published Oct 31, 2025 10:16 AM EDT.
For years, the Toyota Century was a car reserved for Japan's elite. Now, Akio Toyoda wants it to represent a new global brand above Lexus. Toyota this week announced plans to launch a new ultra-luxury brand, Century, positioned above Lexus in its stable in the U.S.
Century is now a distinct brand at the top of the Toyota hierarchy. Its first car following the separation is an ultra.