2023.09.07

CENTURY

Century SUV announced. My first impression is that "the overall silhouette is Cullinan itself, and the details are a Toyota feeling that can't be hidden." Of course, if the Century's design were turned into an SUV, no matter what designer did it, it would look like Cullinan, so I'm not saying it's bad. Even with the most similar side view, you can see the traces of hard work that emphasizes the fender and does not look too similar.

What bothered me was that I repeatedly emphasized, "We don't think of this as an SUV. We came up with this form because we thought it would be the best chauffeur car." It's obvious to anyone that they made an SUV under the Century brand while looking sideways at the success of the Cullinan and Bentayga, so I wanted them to proudly say, "We've asked the world about the Century SUV."

ただそれでも、価格が2,500万円という点や、グレーxブラックの外装カラーが 200万円だったり フロアマットが40万円だったりとか、ロールスやベントレーのビジネスモデルも導入したという意味でも、トヨタとしては本当に異例づくめの挑戦だったと思います。ですからこれを発売した事自体に、日本の社会におけるトヨタのあり方として、大きな意味があったのでしょう。

今までは日本的な価値観や 関係各所への遠慮で できなかった 本当の意味での「高級ブランドビジネス」を堂々と始めたという事だと思います。これはちょうどここ数年、日本の高級ホテルが堂々と1泊25万円 と言い出した事とある意味、同じ現象なのではないでしょうか。

 

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ヘッドライトや、グリル、バンパーのデザインにはまだまだコンセプトを未消化な部分が散見。GRMNモデルを作ったのも この車の性格を考えれば疑問です。トヨタはGRMNを AMG やブラックバッジのように思ってるのかもしれませんが、そういうブランドは簡単には育ちませんし、センチュリーの世界観にガズーレーシング?という感じですね。それならもっと豪華にして GRMNなどに頼らず ワングレードで 3,000万 で勝負しても良かったような。エンジンが V8でもなくV12でもなく  3.5 の V6 PHEV というのもこの世界では弱いですし。

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The interior is well organized as Toyota style, but it feels like a mix of Century, Alphard and Lexus. However, I feel that the color and font of the meter graphics are completely unsuitable for a 30 million yen class SUV, but what do you think? Is the rear seat an evolved version of the Alphard-style comfort? The design of the door lining is very good, but the steering wheel is still outdated, which is a shame.

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