The Toyota Century - Japan's Finest Luxury Car
Having been a luxury car / VIP car nerd for as long as I could remember, it's astonishing that the only luxury car I have covered is the Jaguar XJ-series. But over the weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to photography my friend Sammy's 1997 Toyota Century V12! But, before we go to his car, we must first cover the origin of this exquisite vehicle. The name of the car derives from it being conceived on the 100th birthday of Toyota's founder 'Sakichi Toyoda', who was born on February 14th in 1867. The Century is Toyota's full-size flagship luxury sedan within the Japanese-market only - unlike the Lexus LS / Toyota Celsior which is Toyota's full-size flagship sedan for global markets. Where the LS / Celsior competes with cars like the Acura RL / Honda Legend, Mitsubishi Debonair & Nissan President, the Century competes with larger cars like the Daimler DS420, Maybach's & the Rolls-Royce Phantom. The larger and more exclusive purpose was for use b