A toyota V12!!!Could you imagine the smoothness Check it out http://www.autogallery.com.hk/product.php?id=377

 

That is by far the ugliest and most boring $798,000 car i've ever seen, or even heard of

 

OK I was wondering what year model that is - looks like mid 80s or so... but then I typed Toyota Century into google and saw a link to the Toyota website. Apparently they still make this car and it really doesn't look much different from the one in the pics.

This is bar-none THE most dated looking car I've ever seen made today... I thought some of the Bentley models looked a little dated but man this almost seems like an april fools joke??

Wikipedia says it sells for over 90 thousand US dollars, and it looks like this???
http://toyota.jp/century/index.html

LMAO...

The V12 engine does sound interesting, though... I hope it's primarily aluminum or it'll sure be heavy.

 

The model on the link i posted is the latest model!! On the toyota website they say the design hasen't changed much since its launch in 1967!!.As for style i'd give it a 0 but id say with that V12 and the look of that interiour,it would be an extreemly silent ride.

 

1982 called and they said they want their styling back

 

What's so bad with it looking a little outdated? I don't know about mid 80's, but it looks like maybe it is from the mid to late 90's. I think it still looks amazing other than the ugly rims. The car itself is amazing too in everyway.

This is the car car you drive if you are a "baller" in Japan and Asia.

 

Apart from the styleing i can see nothing wrong with this car.Its styleing remains this way to be deciptive.I would imagine with a 5 litre V12 it would out proform most on japanese roads.And with that interior .

 

Are you serious? Mid to late 90s? Where were you in the 90s? Stuck in the 80s?

Er... please do give me a review of all the ways that it's amazing, and how you know this? Or are you just saying that because it's a Toyota and it's expensive so even if it obviously is about 20 years overdue for a ground up redesign, it must be awesome?

If I saw you driving this car in Japan or anywhere else I'd call you a "retard" who paid far too much money for a 1987 model car with a 2007 badge on it.

 

That's in HK$, exchange rate is about 7.8 to 1 in US$

 

That interior reminds me of a cross between a 1978 Buick/Cadillac and an early 90s Ford Econoline conversion van with a few somewhat modern Lexus parts bin stuff thrown in - like I recognize the HVAC controls and power mirror selector switch from my 99 GS400 - an 8 year old car, and ironically those parts are the most modern looking parts in there.

Throwing some extra wood, a few old lexus parts bin parts, and the Toyota name into what is otherwise a 20 year old interior just doesn't fly for 90 grand unless you really are that nostolgic. I wonder if the chassis and suspension is as dated as well?

And those wheels? Steel bumpers???

This must be an elaborate joke that I'm not in on.

 

The styleing is actually dated to the 1967 model.Being a toyota as you know the build quility and mechanical runnings of this car would be far superiour to any other.The styleing is going on the same theme as the LS400."Iorn fist in a velvet glove"A loyel folowing.So much that its survived with the same design 40 years.!!!

 

I think it's safe to say the build quality and mechanical quality of a 1967 Toyota is pretty crappy compared to ANY car out today - Toyotas weren't exactly known for lasting decades (just look at the classic cars around today - how often do you see a classic american car on the road vs a classic japanese car without some form of rust underneath or other serious issues?). And furthermore even the BEST designs and builds of 1967 would pale in comparison to what we have out today, IMO.

Some people prefer older classic cars because they're so easy and cheap to work on, but I'm going to step out on a limb and say any car costing 90-100 grand with a V12 motor is neither of the above when it comes to service work, whether the majority of the design is still out of the 60s, or not.

 

OK, so it doesn't cost as much as I thought... It's still as ugly as it was when I first looked at it though. Even the interior design (except for the wood trim) looks reminiscent of a Chevy station wagon my dad had 20 years ago.

 

Wow, I just read that the Century was actually updated in 1997 - so it hasn't gone unchanged - they just apparently though that was a good look for it to continue with.

Also, that V12 motor only makes 280hp and 350 ft-lb of torque. lol... ironic that their own IS with half as many cylinders and 1/3rd the price makes more peak power.

 

OK ya got me!But it still is the only V12 ever produced not only by toyota but in japan.I have to agree with Threxx with the comment on the IS.