Toyota Has a New Rolls-Royce Competitor With Updated Century

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I'd be more than fine with the Century GRMN being added to GT, FWIW. I recall it being specially made for Akio.
 
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Well, alrighty then.
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Toyota's New Century Coupe May Get A Surprise V12 | Carscoops

Century may skip the V8 and debut a plug-in V12 hybrid in the Coupe, aimed at Bentley and Rolls-Royce buyers with deep pockets
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Toyota’s dramatic Century Coupe, unveiled a few months ago, is headed for production, and it might do so with a surprising engine. According to a new report coming out of Japan, the flagship from Toyota’s Century brand could skip the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 from the GR GT. Instead, it’s rumored to debut with a twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12 plug-in hybrid setup.
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Such a powertrain would align with Toyota’s grand ambitions for the Century nameplate ,now that it has been spun off into a standalone brand. What’s still unclear is whether the rumored twin-turbo V12, expected to produce over 800 horsepower, will be a bespoke engine or derived from an existing design
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Japan’s Mag X, which first reported the story, notes that one speculative possibility involves merging two of BMW’s turbocharged 3.0-liter straight-sixes, the same engine used in the soon-to-be-discontinued Supra.

Still, that scenario feels unlikely. First, it would require approval from BMW, but more importantly, it would be a strange direction for a brand trying to carve out a distinct identity. Best to take that possibility with some skepticism.
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Still, that scenario feels unlikely. First, it would require approval from BMW, but more importantly, it would be a strange direction for a brand trying to carve out a distinct identity. Best to take that possibility with some skepticism.
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"A strange direction for a brand trying to carve out a distinct identity", a V12 is not distinctive? The DB12 doesn't have a V12, Bentley, BMW and Audi dropped their 12 cylinder engines long ago and the new S-Class, the last Mercedes left with a V12, will only be available with a V12 for the armored and Mayback versions. Toyota themselves dropped the V12 for a TT V8.

These days the only cars still using V12s are highly exclusive supercars that this won't compete with, the Mayback and armored S-Class and Rolls-Royces.

Using a twin turbo V8 means they'll use the exact same engine setup as every car that lost the V12 - and most of them are competitors of the Century. How is going for a TT V12 less distinctive than doing what everyone else is doing?
 
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