Yet another masterpiece of a vehicle created by our entire LEXUS team, which is now in the stage of unstoppable, running over and plowing through the rest of the auto makers. Furthermore, as if new design of the recent models weren't enough, LEXUS have always added something that has yet be matched by the competitors, which are reliability, resale value and build quality that last past the warranty period, all the important facts that cannot be overstated enough. Game, set, match LEXUS. And if anyone thinks our LEXUS team is now all done putting out the current masterpieces, they will be in for a big surprise in near future. Our designers and engineers work now hand in hand more than ever before as well as collaborate ever so closely and, thanks to the sincere, enthusiastic and unwavering support from Akio Toyoda, they're now utterly free and unrestrained in terms of unleashing their ideas and overall potential.
Lexus LC500 - Hands down the best drivers car combination with luxury coupe on the market. The competitor to this would be the Aston Martin. That interior is ahead of Audi BMW and BMW interiors. A design, build quality and driving experience you do not get from from the Germans being this is a high revv V8. Then you factor in neck breaking looks with Lexus reliable and this car just make sense.
Not to be a Debby Downer but this segment (along with exotics) are growing because most of the wealth since the crash of 2008 is going to the top percentile of the population. At least we get to see all these cool machines and you get to experience them :)
You're the only reviewer who mentioned that the car runs both Otto and Atkinson cycles....i.e. should give great highway FE... Atkinson cycles are always on Hybrid cars for best FE.
I feel like this is literally the best interior design on the market right now on anything short of a multi-million dollar super car, and even in that case it holds up.
Hi MotoMan, if I remember correctly. LC500 is released earlier than the new LS500. For the interior, shall it be LS500 adopt from LC instead of what you said some interior in LC500 adopt from LS?
Btw as competition goes Maserati GT (albeit a bit on oldish side) Aston Martin Vantage V8 (same as the Maserati) New AM DB11 V8 BMW 6.50 and Mercedes S500/550 depending on where u live
I have to echo some of the others. I'm not a fan of the exterior design. It's just awkward and overwrought to my eyes. Nice interior though. Are all of the buttons metallic or plastic?
Id rather have the NSX. But admittedly if i was going more luxury which this car caters to id jump ship to the LC. I remember these two being pitted together in the 90s. The 90's are BACK BABEEEE!!!!
The first competitor that came to mind was the Mercedes Benz S Class coupe. I can't think of any other luxury grand tourers in that price range. The Aston Martin DB11 and Bentley Continental are far more expensive.
Those are the exact two I'm comparing as well. It's almost the perfect design execution of tried and true Germanic v. concept car Japanese. Hard call until you factor in assumptive depreciation and reliability costs.
Good Morning, The Lexus was created to compete with and in the same vane as the new BMW 8 series, the Mercedes S coupe and dare I say the Aston V. However if the new Genesis coupe emerges as anything like the Vision G concept you reviewed last year, it will have some competition.
Beautiful car. I would say it competes with the BMW 6, Mercedes SL maybe S coupe too but nothing else is in this class unless I’m missing something. I’ve purposely excluded cars at the $150k plus price point.
Yong Dong both German car makers offer 2018 models. I can’t speak beyond that. But I do know the SL is iconic and has a huge following discontinuing it would appear to be a mistake.
it has none. they are either way off in price or performance. if forced i would say mercedes v6 sl and the hybrid lc with the nsx but thats a huge stretch.
Motoman - I could not disagree more with your assessment of the interior. It is hiteous. The caramel color clashes with the butterscotch, which doesn't go with the camel. It lacks cohesiveness. The suade door panels, look like they are wrinkled because they have no stitching. The black in the steering wheel column looks like they didn't have time to get matching plastic or they couldn't find yet another shade of carmel so they got the column from the black car that didn't work. They need to talk to the people at Ferrari and see how they integrate that color throughout the cabin without making it look blotchy.
You got me loving a door handle! I think this car is a Merc SL or CLS competitor maybe 8 series or cheaper Astons. But not a Caymen nobody wanting a caymen would take this fat sloppily handling thing. Its just not sharp enough. Why anyone would take a toyota over an aston or a merc is beyond me. It doesn't have the badge, the value retention Or the heritage needed. Even if its a better car this will just be heavily discounted and the best car on the lease car rental options list they give to directors and upper management. why do Japanese companies try to do Luxurious cars?? stick to GTR types and give up on competing equally with european quality.
Did you notice how the front wheels are too narrow? The front fenders are too wide for the wheels! How lame. I now hate Lexus. All their cars are boring, ugly, POS.
souhaj! I have a question for you, are you a lexus hater? I mean you seem to be, there's been over lot's of reviews on this car and not one of these professional called this car ugly!
I have this car , but with blue paint, same interior . The glare of the tan dash on sunny days is horrible, you also get the same glare from the door panels. Lexus should have done a black dash top, then tan lower, they also should have done 2-tone black on door inserts and seats to break up all the tan EVERYWHERE. , Same goes with the red interior it's just way way too much. Also the infotainment system is just as bad as Land Rover/Jaguar's software. Lexus needs to do something about their software it's JUNK and a complete driver distraction when changing media, maps, etc etc . I really like the car, but it needs more work. Glad I leased it for only 2 years, not sure it's a long term relationship. I will say service & customer service has been as good as Porsche , zero complaints about post-purchase issues. they've taken care of everything without a question or out-of-pocket expense.
RTP is multimedia really that bad ? Plus I’ve heard that it locks you out of changing radio stations or tampering with navigation once when it’s on move so the driver wont get distracted (however it may sound ridiculous)
you can move between presets. Anything out of the presets, you must stop and change to a non-preset channel. Same with GPS, it's it's not a previous destination , pull over , to a dead stop and edit or change. I've had kia rental cars that have had apple car play and better & more intuitive infotainment system/software
it's because they make you try and use that stupid track mouse and touchpad.It's horrible to use while barring down the highway at 70++++mph. Someone had their head up their lower backside when they came up with the interior color scheme & infotainment system & software. Everything else is very well thought out. I would like the glass roof to at least vent , or even better open up. but I guess I can't have it all. As I said it's only going to be around for 2 years.
Any male that chooses a car with this spindle grille, needs to consult with a psychiatrist. As to the pinched rear end, that’s a whole different subject!!
I own a 2018 Performance Package LC500. It gets more women than the Ferrari or GT-R's that I had all day long not even trying LOL. No psychiatrist just hot women consulted LMAO
Hands down best luxury coupe of the year. This masterpiece should be displayed in an art museum.
best looking... i agree, best overall... not so much
Yet another masterpiece of a vehicle created by our entire LEXUS team, which is now in the stage of unstoppable, running over and plowing through the rest of the auto makers.
Furthermore, as if new design of the recent models weren't enough, LEXUS have always added something that has yet be matched by the competitors, which are reliability, resale value and build quality that last past the warranty period, all the important facts that cannot be overstated enough. Game, set, match LEXUS.
And if anyone thinks our LEXUS team is now all done putting out the current masterpieces, they will be in for a big surprise in near future. Our designers and engineers work now hand in hand more than ever before as well as collaborate ever so closely and, thanks to the sincere, enthusiastic and unwavering support from Akio Toyoda, they're now utterly free and unrestrained in terms of unleashing their ideas and overall potential.
Lexus LC500 - Hands down the best drivers car combination with luxury coupe on the market.
The competitor to this would be the Aston Martin. That interior is ahead of Audi BMW and BMW interiors. A design, build quality and driving experience you do not get from from the Germans being this is a high revv V8. Then you factor in neck breaking looks with Lexus reliable and this car just make sense.
The first review where the difference of enigne cycles is talked about...an amazing technical feat that is never reported on.
This is the best looking coupe on the market to date.
I would say this car competes with the Aston Martin Vantage on the high end.
This car looks amazing! And that interior is outstanding
Love this car!
The S400\500 coupe & the upcoming BMW 8er are the I can think of.
As always, excellent work, M
What a beautiful car. I hope it gains a following like the LFA and appreciates over time.
Love the attention to detail and fit and finish of this car...it’s in a class of its own. Keep up the great and quirky reviews, motoman!
This interior looks amazing to me. If they made a fast sporty version I would take its NA engine over the new Aston Martin Vantage.
But it is the Japanese version of an Aston V8 Vantage, haha. So not sure what you really want.
Go home you're drunk.
Tony Bland This is a GT not a sports car.
Thanks @MotoManTV for finally doing this video and if you remember I asked you about this last year and you replied to me.
Saw one In the valet the other day. Geeked out over it
Not to be a Debby Downer but this segment (along with exotics) are growing because most of the wealth since the crash of 2008 is going to the top percentile of the population. At least we get to see all these cool machines and you get to experience them :)
Thank God I don't have to press the refresh button anymore in my inbox waiting for this video.
You're the only reviewer who mentioned that the car runs both Otto and Atkinson cycles....i.e. should give great highway FE... Atkinson cycles are always on Hybrid cars for best
FE.
I feel like this is literally the best interior design on the market right now on anything short of a multi-million dollar super car, and even in that case it holds up.
Hi MotoMan, if I remember correctly. LC500 is released earlier than the new LS500. For the interior, shall it be LS500 adopt from LC instead of what you said some interior in LC500 adopt from LS?
BMW 650I M Sport Coupe, but these often come with all wheel drive. The other is MB E 450/500 Sport Coupe.
Great video by the way 👍✌
AW YEEEEEEEES CANT WAIT FOR THE DRIVE REVIEW
Btw as competition goes
Maserati GT (albeit a bit on oldish side)
Aston Martin Vantage V8 (same as the Maserati)
New AM DB11 V8
BMW 6.50 and
Mercedes S500/550 depending on where u live
I have to echo some of the others. I'm not a fan of the exterior design. It's just awkward and overwrought to my eyes. Nice interior though. Are all of the buttons metallic or plastic?
This car is cool as hell!
Lexus is a great car ! I can't wait tell the new turbo engine lexus been working on. It was said about 600hp true or false ??
False! No LC-F coming confirmed by Toyota.
Id rather have the NSX. But admittedly if i was going more luxury which this car caters to id jump ship to the LC. I remember these two being pitted together in the 90s. The 90's are BACK BABEEEE!!!!
I think its a more reliable and technologically savvy albeit a less aggressive sounding AM DB11 competitor costing a little less than half the price
Hey Juan notras that Lc500 competes against BMW 6 SERIES MERCEDES S CLASS COUPE.
I think that it's natural competitor is the Maserati Gran Turismo.
It kind of resembles a Hummer H1 Alpha, the one from 2005.
Poor man's Pagani. This car is insane. I need 3 of them!
Comparing a 2.2M car to a $100K car? (Jim Carrey spoken voice.... "ALLLLLRIGHTY THEN!")
The first competitor that came to mind was the Mercedes Benz S Class coupe.
I can't think of any other luxury grand tourers in that price range. The Aston Martin DB11 and Bentley Continental are far more expensive.
Those are the exact two I'm comparing as well. It's almost the perfect design execution of tried and true Germanic v. concept car Japanese. Hard call until you factor in assumptive depreciation and reliability costs.
Maserati Gran Turismo, let's see a comparison.
It's always standing in the garage for repairs.
Good Morning, The Lexus was created to compete with and in the same vane as the new BMW 8 series, the Mercedes S coupe and dare I say the Aston V. However if the new Genesis coupe emerges as anything like the Vision G concept you reviewed last year, it will have some competition.
lol genesis coupe competing with mercedes, lexus and aston martin. Yea....ok...
hellopuppy00., the Vision G concept from last year is beautiful, especially if Hyundai corp, twin turbos their tau V8, instead of the new 3.1 L v6.
I think they made this car look too similar to the RC which is a fraction of the cost.....its too bad
bentley continental GT type cars
Mercedes has stated they are going back to there heritage, Admitting themselves they have fallen off.
Beautiful car. I would say it competes with the BMW 6, Mercedes SL maybe S coupe too but nothing else is in this class unless I’m missing something. I’ve purposely excluded cars at the $150k plus price point.
Yong Dong both German car makers offer 2018 models. I can’t speak beyond that. But I do know the SL is iconic and has a huge following discontinuing it would appear to be a mistake.
SUGOI
This car will sell like hot cakes.
stain on the foot mat!!!
it has none. they are either way off in price or performance. if forced i would say mercedes v6 sl and the hybrid lc with the nsx but thats a huge stretch.
Motoman - I could not disagree more with your assessment of the interior. It is hiteous. The caramel color clashes with the butterscotch, which doesn't go with the camel. It lacks cohesiveness. The suade door panels, look like they are wrinkled because they have no stitching. The black in the steering wheel column looks like they didn't have time to get matching plastic or they couldn't find yet another shade of carmel so they got the column from the black car that didn't work. They need to talk to the people at Ferrari and see how they integrate that color throughout the cabin without making it look blotchy.
DB11 V8
It's a GT tourer, with the weight of a SUV...
You got me loving a door handle! I think this car is a Merc SL or CLS competitor maybe 8 series or cheaper Astons. But not a Caymen nobody wanting a caymen would take this fat sloppily handling thing. Its just not sharp enough.
Why anyone would take a toyota over an aston or a merc is beyond me. It doesn't have the badge, the value retention Or the heritage needed. Even if its a better car this will just be heavily discounted and the best car on the lease car rental options list they give to directors and upper management.
why do Japanese companies try to do Luxurious cars?? stick to GTR types and give up on competing equally with european quality.
Extremely Ugly Car
What an abomination !
VERY UGLY CAR
Very Ugly car
Did you notice how the front wheels are too narrow? The front fenders are too wide for the wheels! How lame. I now hate Lexus. All their cars are boring, ugly, POS.
Go to my page and see mine. It's on 21" customs that are flush
One of the Ugliest car I have ever seen. ..the whole Design of Lexus is a shit. ..they should replace the whole team
J J fuck your self
souhaj! I have a question for you, are you a lexus hater? I mean you seem to be, there's been over lot's of reviews on this car and not one of these professional called this car ugly!
You are bias... If it does not look cool in you r eyes, it still shouldn't look ugly. It just different from other so that's good.
3rd comment for a car you hate, you one wierdo.
3rd comment for a car you hate, you one wierdo.
I have this car , but with blue paint, same interior . The glare of the tan dash on sunny days is horrible, you also get the same glare from the door panels. Lexus should have done a black dash top, then tan lower, they also should have done 2-tone black on door inserts and seats to break up all the tan EVERYWHERE. , Same goes with the red interior it's just way way too much. Also the infotainment system is just as bad as Land Rover/Jaguar's software. Lexus needs to do something about their software it's JUNK and a complete driver distraction when changing media, maps, etc etc . I really like the car, but it needs more work. Glad I leased it for only 2 years, not sure it's a long term relationship. I will say service & customer service has been as good as Porsche , zero complaints about post-purchase issues. they've taken care of everything without a question or out-of-pocket expense.
RTP is multimedia really that bad ? Plus I’ve heard that it locks you out of changing radio stations or tampering with navigation once when it’s on move so the driver wont get distracted (however it may sound ridiculous)
you can move between presets. Anything out of the presets, you must stop and change to a non-preset channel. Same with GPS, it's it's not a previous destination , pull over , to a dead stop and edit or change. I've had kia rental cars that have had apple car play and better & more intuitive infotainment system/software
RTP oh at least the presets makes a little more sense however the way that GPS is designed sounds rly impractical
it's because they make you try and use that stupid track mouse and touchpad.It's horrible to use while barring down the highway at 70++++mph. Someone had their head up their lower backside when they came up with the interior color scheme & infotainment system & software. Everything else is very well thought out. I would like the glass roof to at least vent , or even better open up. but I guess I can't have it all. As I said it's only going to be around for 2 years.
RTP well, at least it has an engine that is an helluva silver lining, hope you enjoy the more joyful bits of the car in good health
UGLY CAR
I don't think you've expressed your opinion well enough here..Ha!
Any male that chooses a car with this spindle grille, needs to consult with a psychiatrist. As to the pinched rear end, that’s a whole different subject!!
Tony S please elaborate on your ridiculous opinion?
And I think you need your eyes and brain check as well. I'm worry about you 😂😂😂
Tony S Yeah you need to chill.
Tony S I am a psychiatrist and I openly and most exuberantly approve of the Lexus LC500!
I own a 2018 Performance Package LC500. It gets more women than the Ferrari or GT-R's that I had all day long not even trying LOL. No psychiatrist just hot women consulted LMAO
ONE OF THE UGLIEST CAR EVEN MADE
I thought it was just me. I think it looks awkward as hell. Polarizing sure, but not beautiful or elegant at all.
You must be looking at yourself in the mirror Souhaj.
Tony, you are so bland...you do wear your name well though!
EXTREMELY UGLY DESIGN
...said the gay guy with a face full of zits.
Car for gays only
J J No I am not and I don't like Gays like you. ..
Oh so you want one then? I knew that with a name like that you had to be gay Souhaj...
VERY UGLY CAR