A large luxury crossover of the Japanese brand will debut tomorrow, September 6. The presentation will be held in an online format.
Production of the Toyota Century executive sedan started back in 1967. The model has been on the market for more than half a century, despite this, the “four-door” has only changed generation a couple of times. So, the Century of the current third generation appeared on the home market in the summer of 2018 (the model also has an open-top version). To date, the sedan is produced only in Japan and is not supplied to other markets. However, the family will soon expand due to a luxury crossover, and this model will most likely already be global.
Note that Toyota has not yet confirmed that the novelty will be named Century SUV, while the relevant information appeared in the Japanese media at the beginning of this year. Although there was an indirect confirmation: in June, during the presentation of the Alphard and Vellfire minivans of the new generation, the manufacturer highlighted the silhouette of the upcoming crossover, and it was shown immediately after the slide with the current Toyota Century sedan.
At the end of last month, the first official photo of the new Toyota crossover appeared: the sidewall and part of the stern appeared on this teaser, chrome decorative elements, forked taillights, traditional door handles and laconic plastic linings on the wheel arches are visible.
Now, on the eve of the premiere, which will take place tomorrow, the manufacturer has published another SUV teaser: this time it captures the front part. Judging by the picture, the car will have a bifurcated head optics with rectangular elements “underlined” by LED running lights. Also in the photo, a pentagonal radiator grille with a pattern in the form of relatively small cells is partially visible. In the center is the Century logo (another confirmation of the assumption regarding the name of the novelty), which is made in the form of a phoenix. It is worth noting that this emblem has hardly changed since 1967.
The interior of the new crossover in the company is still kept secret. Judging by the previous teaser, where the hand of a personal driver in a white glove is visible, the model will enter the luxury segment, and special attention will be paid to the second row of seats, where the main passenger will be located. It is expected that the Toyota Century SUV will have a two-row interior. According to preliminary data, the length of the novelty can be 5.2 meters, and the wheelbase is about 3 meters.
There is still no official information about the equipment yet. According to unconfirmed reports, the future SUV of the Century family is based on the MAC platform, which also underlies the large Toyota Grand Highlander and Lexus TX crossovers. It is assumed that the novelty will be equipped with a hybrid installation. Note that the Grand Highlander is based on a 2.4-liter gasoline turbo engine operating in tandem with an electric motor and a six-speed automatic; the total output is 367 hp (542 Nm).
The cost of the Toyota Century SUV will become known later, so far the Japanese media have shared an approximate price tag – the purchase will cost 100 – 130 thousand dollars. It is worth noting that the current Century sedan on the home market costs at least 137 thousand dollars.
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