Toyota’s $300K Century luxury cars under consideration for Australia

The most opulent range of cars from Toyota could come to Australian showrooms as part of a global expansion.

The flag-bearer of the Japanese automotive industry – hand-built Century luxury cars from Toyota – is under study for Australia as a rival to Bentley and Rolls-Royce.

Toyota used this week’s Tokyo motor show to spin its most prestige cars off into their own brand that is planned for global sale, rather than exclusive to Japan, where they are chauffeur-driven favourites among politicians and businesspeople.

Prices in Japan start from $200,000 for the sedan and $265,000 for the SUV, so once Australia’s Luxury Car Tax is added – as well as customisation for each vehicle – the Century models could become $300,000 propositions locally.

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