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A V12, Walkman and AN OSTRICH? The 2008 Toyota Century Is Japan's King of Quirks and Features

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CarVertical: The History Checking Service Use This Link or Code "JAYEMM" for a Discount! https://www.carvertical.com/gb/landing/v3?b=1e4c9523&a=JayEmm&voucher=jayemm&chan=jayemm In today's video, I am driving the mighty Toyota Century. The legendary flagship of the Toyota empire, the Century is designed explicitly to ferry Japan's elite about their business. Seeing one outside of Japan is a real rarity, but today I get to drive it and show you why this car is quite so special. Want to see your car on the channel? Email me on talk@jayemm.com Chapter Listing 0:00 Introduction 3:20 What is it? 4:12 The Only Japanese V12 5:47 Origin of the Species 9:00 More quirks and features 11:40 The Drive, and More Quirks 12:47 The VIP Experience 15:23 How Much? Not had enough? Check out JAYEMM & FRIENDS! My new channel https://www.youtube.com/c/JayEmmAndFriends ***********OUR CHANNEL PARTNERS*********** Dodo Juice - Award Winning Detailing Products Get 10% off Dodo Juice's British Made Detailing Products with code: JAYEMM10 Shop at http://www.dodojuice.net RoadStr The App for Car People and Car Meets http://RoadStr.io/invite CRG Diagnostics The experts in ADAS recalibration https://collisionrepairgroup.com/ FIRE SAFETY STICK The World's Lightest and Most Compact Fire Extinguisher https://firesafetystick.com/ *********************************************************************************** Want More JayEmm? Become a channel member for access to exclusive content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkwBmrgwtoaaXZSilir6qsg/join

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The Toyota Century is a line of full-size luxury cars and limousines produced mainly for the Japanese market, serving as Toyota's flagship car within Japan. Globally the unrelated Lexus brand houses Toyota's flagship luxury model. Production began in 1967, and the model received only minor changes until redesigns in 1997 and 2018.

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