Toyota Century SUV could spawn four-door convertible variant

Many corners of the automotive world are still in shock over the recent launch of Toyota Century SUV. So it's understandable that amidst the hubbub one might have missed the fact that Toyota teased a convertible Century SUV during flagship's unveiling. It flashed on screen for just a few seconds, but it was there, clear as the tonneau cover on a Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet.

This wouldn't be the first luxury convertible SUV, but the body style is rarely visited by automakers. In recent memory there's the open top Range Rover Evoque, which like the Murano CrossCabriolet and not-for-sale-in-America Volkswagen T-Roc, loses its two rear doors when the roof gets chopped. The Century appears to keep all four.

Mercedes-Benz made a Maybach G550 Landaulet, but even when the top is down the door frames are still present so it's not quite the same thing. The closest we've found is the one-off, four-door Hyundai Santa Fe convertible, a car that was never meant for production.