Toyota's Century Coupe Concept Is Long, Gorgeous And Aimed Directly At Rolls-royce

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Some large changes are coming to nan Toyota Century — namely, "Century" is being spun disconnected into its ain brand, meant to compete pinch different large dogs successful nan industry, sitting supra moreover nan likes of Lexus. The first car nether this caller guidance was revealed astatine nan Japan Mobility show, and if nan very sleek and very orangish Century Coupe concept is thing to spell off, Century is successful for a agleam future.

Much is chartless correct now, but nan large two-door will subordinate nan ranks of nan Century sedan and Century SUV, and while it mightiness look reasonably accepted from nan extracurricular (save for nan truth that there's nary rear model and it's a spot Genesis-ish), nan interior is wherever things really get wild. Although this car is conscionable a two-seater, nan Century Coupe is meant to beryllium either a car you thrust yourself or a car you're driven in, according to nan automaker.

The Century Coupe conception looks for illustration it's fresh to beryllium Japan's return connected cars for illustration nan Bentley Continental GT and Rolls-Royce Spectre. From wherever I'm sitting — and arsenic gangly a task arsenic that whitethorn beryllium — I deliberation Toyota and Century are onto something.

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Between nan 2 seats is simply a woody console and a wall of what looks for illustration reddish lasers sparkling up into nan headliner. It could besides very good beryllium taught reddish soft wire. Honestly, it's a large difficult to tell. In immoderate case, it's meant to create 2 very chopped spaces betwixt nan driver and passenger. From there, nan driver's broadside is reasonably conventional. Sure, nan steering "wheel" is simply a beautiful weird yoke thing flanked by a fewer screens, but different than that, there's not overmuch else. On nan rider side, things get strange. Designers and engineers decided to push nan rider spot each nan measurement backmost to nan rear of nan cabin. Both doors bisect and unfastened up elevator-door style, and nan rider doorway tin really move up and rotation outward to let for an easier introduction and exit.

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If I had but 1 critique, I wish nan car rode a spot lower. Century intelligibly went for a higher thrust tallness to entreaty to SUV-centric buyers. Hell, it moreover has retractable moving boards. And, while I tin understand nan decision, I deliberation this point would person looked moreover amended than it already does if it were person to nan ground.

Right now, there's nary connection connected what powers nan Century Coupe concept, though nan agelong hood makes maine deliberation there's thing gas-powered nether there. Sure, location mightiness beryllium an electrical centrifugal powering nan Century Coupe, but that's not really Toyota's bag, is it? There's besides nary connection connected erstwhile aliases if nan car will spell connected sale, but we tin support our fingers crossed it'll beryllium sooner alternatively than later, because — I mean... conscionable look astatine it.