{"id":237411,"date":"2023-09-06T15:25:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=237411"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:25:34","slug":"new-toyota-century-suv-launched-to-be-every-chauffeurs-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-toyota-century-suv-launched-to-be-every-chauffeurs-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"New Toyota Century SUV launched to be every chauffeur\u2019s dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toyota\u2019s iconic Century name enters the luxury SUV market for the first time but it\u2019s not coming to the UK <\/h2>\n


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If you were a Japanese businessman or high-ranking politician over the last few decades, chances are you had a Toyota Century luxury saloon to whisk you around. Now, Toyota has unveiled an SUV to sit alongside the saloon, which it claims can still offer the \u201cdignity, quietness, and ride comfort befitting a Century.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the Toyota Century saloon has never been sold in the UK, its reputation for opulent luxury in an elegant three-box limousine bodystyle is well known – sadly the SUV won\u2019t be sold over here either, so we\u2019ll have to admire it from afar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Along with the Century SUV\u2019s size, a starting price of 25m yen in Japan (around \u00a3135,000) makes it a rival for large luxury SUVs like the Mercedes GLS and BMW X7. The Toyota takes a different approach to luxury than is the norm in this class though, just as the Century limousine did in competition with the Mercedes S-Class and BMW 7 Series.<\/p>\n