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2018 Toyota Century Is A Modern Flagship With Old School Styling
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Always loved the old-school styling on these.
The Century is one of those cars where the design gives off an old-money and aristocratic type of feel. This new one looks great and still carries those themes. Perfectly suited for a Yakuza boss car. So they retired the 1GZ-FE V12. Even though it was an archaic V12 designed with stone-age technology, a reworked version (perhaps with forced-induction) would've been nice.
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Wow. That is certainly some old school style. Look at those cloth seats straight from the 80s! I am surprised they still had enough fabric from back then to make them.
I like the exterior a lot. Graceful lines.
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This is the century's second update since 1967... its supposed to be an old persons car.
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Funny: the first thing I thought of when I saw this was:
TMC oughta give Buick a call first to make sure it can use that name ... and next, TMC oughta reconsider using that name for this plainly superior old-person's car ...
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The Century isn't just an old person's car.
This is usually the mode of transportation for the elite businessmen. In the previous gen cars, you could add a in-dash TVs for front and rear and also for awhile had an option of a mobile fax machine. And yes, the seats are wool which is traditionally a high end option over there. Leather is still optional but then you'd be like everyone else. |
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Even though it's a Japanese Toyota it looks like a Chinese Lincoln crossed with an 80s Russian Rolls Royce.
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Ok they'll go through the motions to remake old school UGLY, but won't give us old school gods like the Supra MKIV and MR2 Turbo.
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Looks like two bidnessmen... doing bidness
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Those wool seats are stupid.
I understand they are catering to their market, but that doesn't stop it from looking like shyt that came out of an '80s Fleetwood Brougham. |
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This was built the year after Toyota started producing the Model AA -- it's first-ever passenger vehicle -- and the same year that 'Toyota' was adopted as the official corporate name. I'd say Buick has dibs.
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