I worked at GM just after they came out and we got a red one just like in this review in on trade (usually rare for a Lexus to swap hands so quickly), and honestly, it was such a hard sale. We used to have tons of things like Hummers and Escalades and Navigators coming in all the time, but not Lexus. After it sat on the lot forever, I managed to take a few people on test drives but NO ONE wanted it. Most of the customers complained about it lacking anything special. Maybe it's not ugly, but it was way too bland...being on par with perhaps a Camry based roadster for looks and feel. Sure it was a reliable and smooth beast, but me at the time with a Merc SL600, there was just no comparison. Sure the Merc was twice the price, but it felt like 7 times the car. Just my take.
This car is highly slept on and it has a wonderful V8 engine too. These actually aged very well and the statements Top Gear made about this being "the worst car in the world," is far from the truth nowadays looking at the terrible designs/vehicles leaving car companies constantly currently.
Top Gear will go down as the most overrated car show ever. It’s like the Kardashians for dudes. So many mouth breathers don’t understand it’s scripted. Top Gear creates narratives on par with cable news. It’s a highly produced entertainment show yet a ton of dumb dumbs still act like the reviews are legit and not prewritten reality show drama.
That’s because they tried to classify this as a sports coup instead of a grand tourer, that would be like trying to compare a BMW X3 to a Hummer or a G wagon
What's really shameful is that with a little tweaking, the SC430 can look amazing. It's only drawback are those hideous rims and bouncy suspension. There's a gentlemen, in the neighborhood, who has one on Advan GT Yokohama rims with 275 width tires that set flush with the body and dropped an inch. Nothing crazy. Just a lot more sportier stance. He also has a massive Brembo Big Brake Kit with large 4-piston calipers and cross drilled rotors. Car looks incredible. Lexus should have released a handling package were they beefed up the suspension. There's so much untapped beauty in this car. These mods alone transform the car to striking.
I have one 2002 with 236k miles and every single thing works as it should from engine to the convertible top. Engine and transmission is as smooth as it can get and top opens and closes within 25 seconds which is still impressive by today's standards too. I do agree that the appearance of the car is controversial and can be a bit ugly from certain angles but I still like it and get more compliments and looks with my SC430 than my 2017 911 Carrera 4s. It truly was jewel of Lexus and extremely refined car. Best thing is people that own these are mainly older folks so they are almost never beat on, left outside in snow or rainy weather. 2002-2005 are considered pre-face lift and 2006-2010 are considered face lift which had LED tails, better and sharper front end and 6 speed transmission. Every single model year is excellent but always better to get more recent year. All in all, I love it and daily it everyday here in Montreal, Canada which they are fairly rare
Still love ours...the 3UZ is still a truly spectacular engine, unbelievably smooth and free revving...it is a shame Clarkson said what he said...yes it is bubbly but it is still a handsome coupe especially on proper wheels and yes it isn't really tossable but it is very enjoyable to drive especially on a nice sunny day with the top down!
Unfortunately this will fall of deaf ears outside of a few likes from awareness. These were popular in the first half of the 2000s, no matter what Jeremy Clarkson said in the mid 2000s.
well it was doesn't help that Jeremy Clarkson and James May crowned this is "The Worst Car In The World", which is preceded by an hour of wild leaps in logic
One of my friends had one, and she never had any issues. It is elegant in its own way, and there is something to be said about a convertible. Otherwise, the platform, not the styling, is my favorite feature.
@@Sha-Ayo I remember seeing an article or news story that Lexus was the last to offer tape and or CD players. My elderly parents missed the tape players when only CDs were offered and then missed the CD players when neither was offered. I bought my mom's previous car a few years ago and discovered there was still a CD left in it for over 2 years.
Very nice car, I always liked it. I also love those wheels. I don't know why it was disliked so much by auto writers. Their biggest complaint was that it looked too bloated, and about having a weak engine. I don't think doing 0-60 mph in 5.9 seconds is bad.
Most average daily driver style people would be fine with 0 to 60 under 8 seconds . Enthusiasts want 0 to 60 in under 3 seconds. This is a cruiser with sporty acceleration and sporty handling but is not a sports car according to enthusiasts. For most people this car looks gorgeous and is a sporty car if not an all out sports car . Let's face it sub 6 second 0 to 60 time is probably more than enough for most people anything less than that is where you see cars wrapped around trees who see the only virtue of a sports car being it's 0 to 60 time .
Always loved the yacht like design scheme .. this car had.. this convertible came standard with all the goodies that were options on other Lexus models.. standard Mark Levinson etc.. panned r not… it just didn’t get better than the SC.. ❤
My grandfather has one of these in black. He got different alloys on it as he didn't like the stock alloys and had the interior re upholstered to black leather. One sharp looking coupe.
My Friend bought one of these back in the day,, which he still has to this very day,, the back seat can’t be used for any child less an adult,, I was not a fan of the design as in my opinion it was a feminine looking car!! But it’s power and it’s legendary Lexus/Toyota dependability has over time won me over!! You don’t see much of them anymore! Great little automobile 💜💜💜 a blast down memory lane!! Thank John for all the year with your commentary!!
Always liked these, even with the curious wheel design. They certainly aged better than SL’s, XK8’s, and certainly 8-series as far as livability. I never had an unhappy SC430 owner at the import repair center.
These are sweet cars with million mile engines. I remember a Canadian show called "Dream Car Garage" had one of these and started modifying it with suspension and exhaust. Then the show disappeared. I hope to own this car one day😎🏆
if you're thinking of buying one of these, do yourself a favor and get one from 2006 and up with the 6 speed transmission. lexus changed the final drive ratio from 3.27:1 on the early cars to 3.76:1 which makes the later cars accelerate more aggressively. still handles very floaty but i was able to test drive both a 2002 and a 2007 and its easy to tell the difference in gearing.
My Mom's friend's husband had a 2002 or 2003 for a few years. He got it when I was around four and I remember he used to take me rides around the block with the top down. It was the exact car in the thumbnail but I think the wood inlay was burled walnut instead of birds eye maple. Later on she got a 2007 Cadillac CTS and he sold the SC and got her 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora.
4:54 I was initially schocked by the sticker price for a car from 2002. But calculating for inflation this puts its cost at almost exactly what an LC500 costs today.
Anyone that has any V8 Lexus from this era, either 1UZ or 3UZ or even 2UZ needs to hold onto it regardless of mileage so you can keep on driving it instead of the junk they make today
I bet I can make it handle wonderfully! If I can confidently whip a Tacoma 2nd Gen and a 4R, and a Wagoneer on a 1200 mile trip- this little SC should be easy to feel out what exactly it's doing on the road.
I respect the durability of this Lexus. I do however prefer the style of the 2007/2008 Saturn Sky. I bought both the Base and the Redline offering. I like their style and performance. My Redline is 0-60 in 5 Seconds. That's fast enough for me. I appreciate the Lexus though. Great cars.
Test drove an 08 once and I was not impressed by it. I had a few LS430s so I was expecting it to be as smooth and a little faster. It is a very high quality and durable car but just not as special as the original SC coupe of the 90s that was 20 years ahead of its time. For being the flagship jewel of Lexus model in 08, it did not have smart keys, parking sensors, or a backup camera while most LS430 were optioned with that stuff. They did not add Bluetooth auto at all until the 2012 final model year. However, for around $15K you can buy a great example these days and have a reliable convertible to enjoy in nice weather. It is way better than a similarly priced used Miata as a fun cruiser.
The SC300/400 looked so much better. I always thought the sc430 looked too odd, especially with the roof up. It's actually grown on me in recent years, though
It is called Toyota Soarer in my country but come with smaller hp. Almost bought a used one, but didn t like its interior, too luxurious, not too fierce or sporty enough
This looks just like lots of luxury and comfort. Unfortunately Toyota didn’t give this car bigger engines. 5.0 litres and more or supercharged by turbos or compressors had to be if they want to compete with Mercedes and other European brands.
March 2001 is not 2002 nor 2002 $$ figures, it's even more expensive by inflation. This was really a delayed '01 model, renamed a 2002. Always was expensive, never cheap.
Its amazing to me, the Top Gear guys picked this as the Worst car in the History of the World. Like how out of touch with normal people had they gotten, and America hating by that point? The cars aged well in styling, like another guy said in the comments, modified they look really good. They still have very strong Resale exporting from Japan, still desirable by some people anyways.
Clearly you weren't old enough then to know much. No one had standard GPS Nav in early 2001, outside of the 7-Series and S-Class/CL500+. Audi hardly even offered it. Why do people who were not buyers nor observers of the luxury car market of 2001, bother even commenting with no credible context?
Top Gear's ""Worst Car in the World". Couldn't agree more. Firstly, I know Top Gear is satire and often speaks in hyperbole, but that being said despite being a petrol head, the sentiment of their argument is solid and sound. The SC430 was a laughable effort when it came to Toyota's goals (I worked in car sales when this was new). Toyota thought they could barge into the market competing against the likes of the Merc SL with a car that carried the ambiance of a jazzed up Camry and few pieces of wood added. No one questions Toyota's reputation because of their reliability and build quality, but Toyota had the arrogance and ego to think that just because they were world renown for one thing, they could step into uncharted territory by sending a few engineers to France on holiday and magically they'd have the maker's touch. It was so out of touch, so far off the mark, and the hate it receives is well deserved. Toyota should have stuck with what they knew, or taken a backseat as students to watch and learn how things are properly done.
My personal favorite was the late 80s 2nd gen Soarer that predated Lexus. Like the 3rd gen Soarer/1st gen SC it was more or less a fancier Supra. It had a limited version called the Aerocabin that had the power retractable hardtop like the 430 does. But in 1989.
This car had several problems. For one thing, the hardtop took up a lot of trunk space when folded down. Also, the back seat was a complete joke. It was there just for insurance purposes. Lexus apparently didn't learn their lesson. The LC500 and LC hybrid also have useless back seats.
With respect, it was an ill-concieved car. The back seats are useless. It should have been a 2seater with room for luggage. It was too soft, too slow, and the styling was just boring. The only car it completed with really was the Retro Thunderbird, and both failed because they didnt understand their potential buyers.
@ courting controversy more times than not, I took a car to Dunsfold from a manufacturer and the “script” I found was BS, it was all about generating ratings!, the presenters on the whole couldn’t drive a car with gusto, good job they had Ben Collins
I still don’t understand why people think it’s so ugly. I’ve always thought it was a handsome Grand Touring Coupe.
I worked at GM just after they came out and we got a red one just like in this review in on trade (usually rare for a Lexus to swap hands so quickly), and honestly, it was such a hard sale. We used to have tons of things like Hummers and Escalades and Navigators coming in all the time, but not Lexus.
After it sat on the lot forever, I managed to take a few people on test drives but NO ONE wanted it. Most of the customers complained about it lacking anything special. Maybe it's not ugly, but it was way too bland...being on par with perhaps a Camry based roadster for looks and feel.
Sure it was a reliable and smooth beast, but me at the time with a Merc SL600, there was just no comparison. Sure the Merc was twice the price, but it felt like 7 times the car.
Just my take.
This car is highly slept on and it has a wonderful V8 engine too. These actually aged very well and the statements Top Gear made about this being "the worst car in the world," is far from the truth nowadays looking at the terrible designs/vehicles leaving car companies constantly currently.
Worst car in the world? The Trabant says hi.
Haha you can't take those guys too seriously, especially the short one who bashed on the LFA a couple times
Don't forget Clarkson himself currently owns & drives & celebrates *2 Range Rovers!* 🙄 The legitimate worst car in the world.
Top Gear will go down as the most overrated car show ever. It’s like the Kardashians for dudes. So many mouth breathers don’t understand it’s scripted. Top Gear creates narratives on par with cable news. It’s a highly produced entertainment show yet a ton of dumb dumbs still act like the reviews are legit and not prewritten reality show drama.
That’s because they tried to classify this as a sports coup instead of a grand tourer, that would be like trying to compare a BMW X3 to a Hummer or a G wagon
What's really shameful is that with a little tweaking, the SC430 can look amazing. It's only drawback are those hideous rims and bouncy suspension. There's a gentlemen, in the neighborhood, who has one on Advan GT Yokohama rims with 275 width tires that set flush with the body and dropped an inch. Nothing crazy. Just a lot more sportier stance. He also has a massive Brembo Big Brake Kit with large 4-piston calipers and cross drilled rotors. Car looks incredible. Lexus should have released a handling package were they beefed up the suspension. There's so much untapped beauty in this car. These mods alone transform the car to striking.
Also timing belts !!!!!!! These cars cost a fortune to replace
I had one. They drove horrible
@@DanteWinamp I think k maybe it’s because of the short wheelbase . A little longer would ride better maybe
@@DiaperSNiFFER ya the gs 430 drove great 👍
😊😊😊
I still see this around and I think they still look good!
I loved my twilight amethyst SC430! The silky smooth V8 and transmission is unmatched even today 💕
The colour with some bronze or deep gold wheels would look awesome
I remember there were special Neiman Marcus and Pebble Beach versions.
I agree, I actually liked those special editions.
I have one 2002 with 236k miles and every single thing works as it should from engine to the convertible top. Engine and transmission is as smooth as it can get and top opens and closes within 25 seconds which is still impressive by today's standards too. I do agree that the appearance of the car is controversial and can be a bit ugly from certain angles but I still like it and get more compliments and looks with my SC430 than my 2017 911 Carrera 4s. It truly was jewel of Lexus and extremely refined car. Best thing is people that own these are mainly older folks so they are almost never beat on, left outside in snow or rainy weather.
2002-2005 are considered pre-face lift and 2006-2010 are considered face lift which had LED tails, better and sharper front end and 6 speed transmission. Every single model year is excellent but always better to get more recent year.
All in all, I love it and daily it everyday here in Montreal, Canada which they are fairly rare
Still love ours...the 3UZ is still a truly spectacular engine, unbelievably smooth and free revving...it is a shame Clarkson said what he said...yes it is bubbly but it is still a handsome coupe especially on proper wheels and yes it isn't really tossable but it is very enjoyable to drive especially on a nice sunny day with the top down!
Had the pleasure of driving one of these quality comfortable luxurious coupe with linear power
"Get in loser, we're going motoring." -Rachel McAdams, Mean Girls
Unfortunately this will fall of deaf ears outside of a few likes from awareness. These were popular in the first half of the 2000s, no matter what Jeremy Clarkson said in the mid 2000s.
Still a funny movie now. I wonder if the remake is any good
@TrickiVicBB71 Haha, well the same vibe just won't be there unfortunately.
Even though the Lexus SC430 is a great car but usually forgotten, people should put more respect on it
I still can't help but be reminded of the Toyota Solara when I see this Lexus.
well it was doesn't help that Jeremy Clarkson and James May crowned this is "The
Worst Car In The World", which is preceded by an hour of wild leaps in logic
Youve driven one? Ive never found it very special when i have?
@ no I haven’t driven one and I was born in ‘04 two years after the car was made. I didn’t know what each name of the car was back then.
With that price in 2002, i would forget about it as well.
One of my friends had one, and she never had any issues. It is elegant in its own way, and there is something to be said about a convertible. Otherwise, the platform, not the styling, is my favorite feature.
6 disc CD changer and a cassette tape player. NOICE!😮
It was sold until 2009 with the same set up - the last production car with a cassette player
@@Sha-Ayo I remember seeing an article or news story that Lexus was the last to offer tape and or CD players. My elderly parents missed the tape players when only CDs were offered and then missed the CD players when neither was offered. I bought my mom's previous car a few years ago and discovered there was still a CD left in it for over 2 years.
@@ml9867 interesting 🤔🧐
I need an 8 Track player too. lol
And a CB Radio.
Very nice car, I always liked it. I also love those wheels. I don't know why it was disliked so much by auto writers. Their biggest complaint was that it looked too bloated, and about having a weak engine. I don't think doing 0-60 mph in 5.9 seconds is bad.
Most average daily driver style people would be fine with 0 to 60 under 8 seconds . Enthusiasts want 0 to 60 in under 3 seconds. This is a cruiser with sporty acceleration and sporty handling but is not a sports car according to enthusiasts. For most people this car looks gorgeous and is a sporty car if not an all out sports car . Let's face it sub 6 second 0 to 60 time is probably more than enough for most people anything less than that is where you see cars wrapped around trees who see the only virtue of a sports car being it's 0 to 60 time .
I love this car, one of my dream ones
Cougars loved it.
@@Al_Lergic Rawr🐆
The broke ones definitely did and single moms.
@@CB12345”broke ones”?! It’s $62,000 in 2002 money.
4:39 John: LEXUS BILLS THE SC430 AS A 2+2 COUPE, BUT WE CAN’T IMAGINE ANYONE RIDING IN THE BACK! LOL
Probably the only convertible I would purchase. These things aged very well.
SC430 never picked up or lived up to expectations compared to the competition....a great coupe it was.....
I spotted one recently, and honestly it holds up design wise. Good looking machine
I spotted one on a motorway in Slovakia. It looked rather nice.
Always loved the yacht like design scheme .. this car had.. this convertible came standard with all the goodies that were options on other Lexus models.. standard Mark Levinson etc.. panned r not… it just didn’t get better than the SC.. ❤
My grandfather has one of these in black. He got different alloys on it as he didn't like the stock alloys and had the interior re upholstered to black leather. One sharp looking coupe.
These aged better than I thought. I see them all over Palm Springs
My Friend bought one of these back in the day,, which he still has to this very day,, the back seat can’t be used for any child less an adult,, I was not a fan of the design as in my opinion it was a feminine looking car!! But it’s power and it’s legendary Lexus/Toyota dependability has over time won me over!! You don’t see much of them anymore! Great little automobile 💜💜💜 a blast down memory lane!! Thank John for all the year with your commentary!!
Always liked these, even with the curious wheel design. They certainly aged better than SL’s, XK8’s, and certainly 8-series as far as livability. I never had an unhappy SC430 owner at the import repair center.
These are sweet cars with million mile engines. I remember a Canadian show called "Dream Car Garage" had one of these and started modifying it with suspension and exhaust. Then the show disappeared. I hope to own this car one day😎🏆
if you're thinking of buying one of these, do yourself a favor and get one from 2006 and up with the 6 speed transmission. lexus changed the final drive ratio from 3.27:1 on the early cars to 3.76:1 which makes the later cars accelerate more aggressively. still handles very floaty but i was able to test drive both a 2002 and a 2007 and its easy to tell the difference in gearing.
Cars soo slept on! Underrated gem!!!!
The 4.3L 300hp would have been nice to its predecessor SC400. I still like that better than this newer generation
My Mom's friend's husband had a 2002 or 2003 for a few years. He got it when I was around four and I remember he used to take me rides around the block with the top down. It was the exact car in the thumbnail but I think the wood inlay was burled walnut instead of birds eye maple. Later on she got a 2007 Cadillac CTS and he sold the SC and got her 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora.
These things are all over the place in southwest Florida. I still love them.
4:54 I was initially schocked by the sticker price for a car from 2002. But calculating for inflation this puts its cost at almost exactly what an LC500 costs today.
2001, 2001! These came out during Spring Break of '01, before 9/11. Not literally 2002. Different year, Different inflation $$$ figures.
So underrated
Just saw one today, still relevant and stylish...
Can you bring more retro content like more muscle cars and sports cars in the next coming weeks
We upload a retro car review every Thursday and Sunday!
Wow so cool to see the sc430 in its prime! Mine was a 2004 with 145k miles
That was one of my favorite cars in Sega GT 2002
Actually one of my dream cars
And I still see them on the roads of NYC
Anyone that has any V8 Lexus from this era, either 1UZ or 3UZ or even 2UZ needs to hold onto it regardless of mileage so you can keep on driving it instead of the junk they make today
I bet I can make it handle wonderfully! If I can confidently whip a Tacoma 2nd Gen and a 4R, and a Wagoneer on a 1200 mile trip- this little SC should be easy to feel out what exactly it's doing on the road.
The loud, repetitive background music was… interesting.
Always liked the look of this one.
Say wate about it's styling an performance this was a reliable an wall built I see a lot still running
I respect the durability of this Lexus. I do however prefer the style of the 2007/2008 Saturn Sky. I bought both the Base and the Redline offering. I like their style and performance. My Redline is 0-60 in 5 Seconds. That's fast enough for me. I appreciate the Lexus though. Great cars.
I remember when I used to drive a Lexus…when I was back in Nam
Test drove an 08 once and I was not impressed by it. I had a few LS430s so I was expecting it to be as smooth and a little faster. It is a very high quality and durable car but just not as special as the original SC coupe of the 90s that was 20 years ahead of its time. For being the flagship jewel of Lexus model in 08, it did not have smart keys, parking sensors, or a backup camera while most LS430 were optioned with that stuff. They did not add Bluetooth auto at all until the 2012 final model year. However, for around $15K you can buy a great example these days and have a reliable convertible to enjoy in nice weather. It is way better than a similarly priced used Miata as a fun cruiser.
I love this car! Always sweet on these sexy Lexi drop tops ;)
Even to this day, I just can't get used to the wheels. However apart from those, it's a gorgeous looking car
The SC300/400 looked so much better. I always thought the sc430 looked too odd, especially with the roof up. It's actually grown on me in recent years, though
Love the sc430
The rear headrests look so awkward with top down, especially when you notice how upright and tight the rear seat is.
430 Lex with convertible top, and the rims keep spinnin' every time I stop.
What song is this from ?
@@Star3 Big Tymers - Still Fly
I own one and she is a classic cruiser.
Been waiting on this one for a while now smallest back seat I've ever seen might fit lieutenant dan before the space ship metal leg
Always preferred the Sebring over this
It is called Toyota Soarer in my country but come with smaller hp. Almost bought a used one, but didn t like its interior, too luxurious, not too fierce or sporty enough
they all had the same engine which is 3uzfe and all made same power
The gages design look like the ones in the Alfa Romeo 147 🧐
Beauty that never gets old.
This looks just like lots of luxury and comfort.
Unfortunately Toyota didn’t give this car bigger engines. 5.0 litres and more or supercharged by turbos or compressors had to be if they want to compete with Mercedes and other European brands.
Why is the imitation smooth jazz so loud?
Imitation jazz? :/
@@relaxitsme_alex9104 You know, like imitation vanilla.
@@AmraphelofShinar i know. The term is contemporary jazz.
@@relaxitsme_alex9104 Sorry I didn't know the crappy music's pronoun.
@@AmraphelofShinar why is it crappy?
A much more fancier Toyota Solora
Bloated, Jellybean !
62k back in 2002? Expensive AF back then
March 2001 is not 2002 nor 2002 $$ figures, it's even more expensive by inflation. This was really a delayed '01 model, renamed a 2002.
Always was expensive, never cheap.
They look good when you lower them. It's high as shit
Its amazing to me, the Top Gear guys picked this as the Worst car in the History of the World. Like how out of touch with normal people had they gotten, and America hating by that point? The cars aged well in styling, like another guy said in the comments, modified they look really good. They still have very strong Resale exporting from Japan, still desirable by some people anyways.
Always reminds me of Terminator 3
Almost 60K and navigation was still an option was crazy back then SMH lol
Clearly you weren't old enough then to know much. No one had standard GPS Nav in early 2001, outside of the 7-Series and S-Class/CL500+. Audi hardly even offered it.
Why do people who were not buyers nor observers of the luxury car market of 2001, bother even commenting with no credible context?
Seriously? You decided to throw the Z8 into the same category as this geriatric chair on wheels, and then went on to call the gauges "Ferrari- Esque"?
All it needed was a 6MT.
Top Gear's ""Worst Car in the World". Couldn't agree more.
Firstly, I know Top Gear is satire and often speaks in hyperbole, but that being said despite being a petrol head, the sentiment of their argument is solid and sound.
The SC430 was a laughable effort when it came to Toyota's goals (I worked in car sales when this was new). Toyota thought they could barge into the market competing against the likes of the Merc SL with a car that carried the ambiance of a jazzed up Camry and few pieces of wood added.
No one questions Toyota's reputation because of their reliability and build quality, but Toyota had the arrogance and ego to think that just because they were world renown for one thing, they could step into uncharted territory by sending a few engineers to France on holiday and magically they'd have the maker's touch.
It was so out of touch, so far off the mark, and the hate it receives is well deserved. Toyota should have stuck with what they knew, or taken a backseat as students to watch and learn how things are properly done.
The first generation SC300/400 were special. This generation SC missed the mark in my book.
I agree, the first generation was so much better and popular, you would see them in a lot of music videos too.
My personal favorite was the late 80s 2nd gen Soarer that predated Lexus. Like the 3rd gen Soarer/1st gen SC it was more or less a fancier Supra. It had a limited version called the Aerocabin that had the power retractable hardtop like the 430 does. But in 1989.
This car had several problems. For one thing, the hardtop took up a lot of trunk space when folded down. Also, the back seat was a complete joke. It was there just for insurance purposes. Lexus apparently didn't learn their lesson. The LC500 and LC hybrid also have useless back seats.
I think adding a usable backseat would make its proportions look strange
@GoldPhish Maybe but at least the back seat would have been more usable.
Multifaceted Motoring
Los Santos Customs ahh wheels.
Lexus= luxury export U.S
Woaaah
With respect, it was an ill-concieved car. The back seats are useless. It should have been a 2seater with room for luggage. It was too soft, too slow, and the styling was just boring. The only car it completed with really was the Retro Thunderbird, and both failed because they didnt understand their potential buyers.
A vehicle never really appreciated.
I've been exclusively buying Lexus cars for 30 years.
I'm in the 'SC430 is just too ugly camp' to ever consider owning one.
jmho
Didn’t this win worst car by OG Top Gear?
Fun Fact: one of these was Taylor Swift's first car.
No way
Ger your life together
Fun fact: you voted for harris, waltz.
@@Shelter93 Good one.
Dang, you all know more about these celebrities than you do yourself and your family.
Top gear named this as worst car ever
In reality it is far from the worst car, even with all the garbage releasing nowadays from factories.
@@CB12345 probably true
Ah yes, the car Top Gear has dubbed "The Worst Car in the History of the World". 😂
That's old news now
Parroting drivel as expected per MW's lowest cm denom YT audience and vlogger channels.
Top gear voted this “worst car ever made”… so there’s that
Top Gear was fully scripted, so I wouldn’t take too much notice of that…….
@@bertiebasher906very true but they made solid points.
@ courting controversy more times than not, I took a car to Dunsfold from a manufacturer and the “script” I found was BS, it was all about generating ratings!, the presenters on the whole couldn’t drive a car with gusto, good job they had Ben Collins
Absolutely hideous
Over 20 years later and the SC430 is still one of the ugliest vehicles Lexus has built.
I loved this car, especially with that hard top... but i could never get over those UGLY wheels 😢...IMO
The review may be glowing, but in truth this car was peak meh.
These were always the ugly and softer alternatives to the G35s.
Those were never competitors. Must've been in diapers back then with such a clueless take.
@ was in my 20s. Tell me again how 2 Japanese GT coupes, with sporty characteristics, 300ish HP, with an upscale feel weren’t competitive?
"the worst car in the history of the world, all things considered"
Literally looks like a svelte whale
🗣️... Solara
Which internally copied this design as a poor man's version, being designed as this debuted in March 2001.
In what way
The wheels and the rear end is ugly
The worst car ... In the world
A pointless car that noone asked for.
Speak for yourself. You probably didn't even exist in 1996, when they started creating this car.