RE: Lexus LC500: Driven

[Digsy]

Royd72 said:

Nice but needs bigger wheels, they look a little lost, fill those arches up........................

Agreed. They also need a chunkier design - they're far too delicate and spindly for the rest of the car.

[Gatsods]

I'd have one over an SL for sure, what a great looking thing. Interior is fantastic as well.

I was lucky enough to borrow an RCF for 4 days in January of this year while my GT86 was being borrowed back by the dealer and the engine is fantastic.

[Patrick Bateman]

10 speed?

[12Mpg]

Two tonnes though!

[Patrick Bateman]

It does sound heavy but what is this competing with? The SL's of this world?

[bitchstewie]

Had a Lexus for a couple of months now, nothing as nice as that just an IS but they do kind of grow on you in a subtle "no fuss" way.

That thing looks very nice

[Truckosaurus]

bhstewie said:

Had a Lexus for a couple of months now, nothing as nice as that just an IS but they do kind of grow on you in a subtle "no fuss" way.

Indeed. I was pondering the other day whether Lexus now occupy the place in the market that SAAB used to.

[the_hood]

Yes please!

[jhonn]

Truckosaurus said:

Indeed. I was pondering the other day whether Lexus now occupy the place in the market that SAAB used to.

Interesting! Never made that connection, but now that you mention it I can see why you would think it.

[handbrake]

Piece title of 'has Lexus's moment finally come?' entirely unfair. They've given us the LFA, anything more than that is a bonus for this decade.

[Carl_Manchester]

patmahe said:

Awesome looking thing. Bloody nose too the designers at Audi, BMW etc....

Well done Lexus

Lexus schooling Mercedes how to design an interior.

Alfa Romeo, Lexus, Audi, BMW, Merc 5-way group test would be really interesting to read.

I don't fancy the chances of Audi and BMW in such a test.

Edited by Carl_Manchester on Thursday 8th December 19:20

[V10Ace]

Well done Lexus, I like this

[bitchstewie]

Truckosaurus said:

bhstewie said:

Had a Lexus for a couple of months now, nothing as nice as that just an IS but they do kind of grow on you in a subtle "no fuss" way.

Indeed. I was pondering the other day whether Lexus now occupy the place in the market that SAAB used to.

Oddly Saab are one of two marques I've ever owned twice, they kind of grow on your too

I think Lexus fill the "something different" gap quite nicely - I've no experience of the fast/expensive stuff but at the IS end of things the German stuff is just everywhere whilst I can go a week without seeing another IS, lots of CT's though.

[RSchneider]

Quite nice. But why does it weigh 500 kg more than it should? In the end it's the same formula as a Mustang or Porsche 928 - 5.0 V8 front engine GT. Those 19xx kg empty are way over the top.

[alpha channel]

I like the exterior but then I'm a fan of the coupe design in general. The interior though, er... no thanks, the two design just don't gel to me. The exterior is largely full of flowing lines, smooth surfaces melding into one another (I even rather like the corporate nose on this), the interior? slabs and angles, just not my thing I'm afraid.

[ZX10R NIN]

I have to say I really like the look this, it'll be good to see it in the flesh.

[SandyT]

had ham said:

Have a very soft spot for Lexus after owning an ISF, which was wonderful. Nearly bought an RCF a couple of months ago, still regretting not doing that. This is lovely too - suspect colour and wheel choice (and getting rid of the tinted rear windows) will make a big difference to how it looks - but for me, I think it's great. Special interior too. Perhaps when the kids finish Uni.

Also had an ISF (for 4 years) and love the looks of this.

Different is good - standing out from the crowd is never a bad thing!

[epom]

Looks really like an i8 to me 2 tonnes though.

[Aeroresh]

Looks all a bit meh

[cerb4.5lee]

I like it alot and I just like the way most lexus cars look, nice and individual.