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The Emperor’s new set of wheels: Toyota Century Royal

Monday, July 10, 2006 |
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko decided to replace their 30 year old "Nissan Prince Royal," with a new ride: a customized Toyota eight-seater limousine with a 5.0 V12 engine, that costs a mere 52.5 million yen (455.000 USD).

Inside, the Century Royal features granite stone in the steps, wool fabric for its seats and Japanese hand-crafted paper for the lighting systems on the ceiling. Officials report that the Imperial Couple will begin using their limousine in Aug. 15, when they will attend a memorial ceremony for the war dead in Tokyo.

The Century Royal, Toyota's most luxurious model, is produced in limited numbers mainly for corporate executives and government leaders, and there are no plans to sell the special imperial version to the public.

Video: Toyota Century Royal


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3 Comments:

Anonymous said... »July 07, 2008

Chootiyo

Anonymous said... »August 29, 2010

The Toyota Century produced for corporate executives and government leaders, but The Toyota Century Royal produced just for Japanese royal family.

Araboana said... »September 15, 2012

The most comfortable car that I used to ride on my life is Arakawa's Century from Aichi-ken Nagoya and the light  brown metal Century with phone cell that we use in Tokyo. I thought It is the best limousine in the world.

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