2018 Lexus LC500...
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Burt Gummer (05-25-2017)
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People will buy it since there is still the strong perception (if not based in reality) that the Japanese are still building more reliable cars than anyone else (case in point, my Tundra which is still ranked as the most reliable full-sized truck).
But then there is the reality (if not based in perception) that the Japanese really do not design good looking cars compared to a lot of other offerings (case in point, my Tundra that I had to serious mod to get to the point where I liked its looks...lol).
Cross shopping the LC500 against the F-Type sort of makes sense but the Lexus is trying too hard and therefore confusing to look at.
But then there is the reality (if not based in perception) that the Japanese really do not design good looking cars compared to a lot of other offerings (case in point, my Tundra that I had to serious mod to get to the point where I liked its looks...lol).
Cross shopping the LC500 against the F-Type sort of makes sense but the Lexus is trying too hard and therefore confusing to look at.
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Performance: Worse than an F Type
Weight: Significantly more than an F Type
Transmission: God awful gear ratios; seriously... you've got a 10 speed gearbox and 3rd does 89 mph.... why!?
I don't understand why this thread exists.
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I just came across this and since we were talking about the Gold Rush Rally earlier in the thread....
Gold Rush Rally Lamborghini Impounded After Two Speeding Tickets in 30 Minutes - The Drive
Gold Rush Rally Lamborghini Impounded After Two Speeding Tickets in 30 Minutes - The Drive
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buickfunnycar.com,
I used to drive my former partner's Audi S5 6spd. everytime we went to the track. It is a great car, does everything well and so smoothly, it was like cheating on the track, it was so easy to drive quickly. That was with the V8, I think they're all V6 now, correct? I would take it a hundred fold over the Lexus, because I'd have to look at the Lexus everyday before I got into it. Good luck with whatever choice you make, including keeping your beautiful F-type.
I used to drive my former partner's Audi S5 6spd. everytime we went to the track. It is a great car, does everything well and so smoothly, it was like cheating on the track, it was so easy to drive quickly. That was with the V8, I think they're all V6 now, correct? I would take it a hundred fold over the Lexus, because I'd have to look at the Lexus everyday before I got into it. Good luck with whatever choice you make, including keeping your beautiful F-type.
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buickfunnycar.com,
I used to drive my former partner's Audi S5 6spd. everytime we went to the track. It is a great car, does everything well and so smoothly, it was like cheating on the track, it was so easy to drive quickly. That was with the V8, I think they're all V6 now, correct? I would take it a hundred fold over the Lexus, because I'd have to look at the Lexus everyday before I got into it. Good luck with whatever choice you make, including keeping your beautiful F-type...
I used to drive my former partner's Audi S5 6spd. everytime we went to the track. It is a great car, does everything well and so smoothly, it was like cheating on the track, it was so easy to drive quickly. That was with the V8, I think they're all V6 now, correct? I would take it a hundred fold over the Lexus, because I'd have to look at the Lexus everyday before I got into it. Good luck with whatever choice you make, including keeping your beautiful F-type...
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Couldn't agree more
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On the way home from the golf course, this afternoon, my best friend and I, stopped at our local Lexus dealer to look at the LC500 up close. They had three of them on the floor. My friend's BMW 535i lease is coming to an end soon, and he'd like to get back to a two door, luxury car with some performance. The saleman and sales manager were very eager to get us to test drive the car, but we were going to lunch, so we just sat in one. My impressions:
Exterior, except for the front grill and rear end is better in person than in pictures. Big, wide hips, not as beautifully rounded as any Jaguar coupe in history, but attractive nonetheless.
Interior: Not nearly as attractive, comfortable, or luxurious looking as the pictures. The whole cowl is as high as the gauge binnacle, and therefore to see out over it, if you're not tall, you're raising the seat to where your head is hitting the fake sunroof. Fake in that it is only a retracting cover not open to the air. The seats are beautiful looking but not terribly comfortable. Now, maybe if I had time to adjust them every which way, I may have found a comfortable setting, but in fooling around with the controls, I did not find that setting. The glove box has what appears to be two small A/C vents just above it but below the dash. It actually appears that the glove box is open and I tried to close it, but that's part of the design....very strange look. Rear seats are of the XK/XKR type, strictly for looks. Finally, the interior of the car we sat in was black with burgundy seats, and was very dark and sort of depressing looking. The other cars had camel colored interiors that didn't look as foreboding.
Overall, not as good as I thought it might be even though the exterior was better than I expected.
Exterior, except for the front grill and rear end is better in person than in pictures. Big, wide hips, not as beautifully rounded as any Jaguar coupe in history, but attractive nonetheless.
Interior: Not nearly as attractive, comfortable, or luxurious looking as the pictures. The whole cowl is as high as the gauge binnacle, and therefore to see out over it, if you're not tall, you're raising the seat to where your head is hitting the fake sunroof. Fake in that it is only a retracting cover not open to the air. The seats are beautiful looking but not terribly comfortable. Now, maybe if I had time to adjust them every which way, I may have found a comfortable setting, but in fooling around with the controls, I did not find that setting. The glove box has what appears to be two small A/C vents just above it but below the dash. It actually appears that the glove box is open and I tried to close it, but that's part of the design....very strange look. Rear seats are of the XK/XKR type, strictly for looks. Finally, the interior of the car we sat in was black with burgundy seats, and was very dark and sort of depressing looking. The other cars had camel colored interiors that didn't look as foreboding.
Overall, not as good as I thought it might be even though the exterior was better than I expected.
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Can't be any worse than a Jag lol.
I always find it interesting what people cross shop to the F-type. I think everyone agrees that the F-type is a classically beautiful, supermodel-esque sports car, and yet people commonly cross shop them against a C7 corvettes, GTRs and vehicles like this, which i think are just extremely ugly by comparison. Shows maybe the looks aren't that important for a lot of our members perhaps?
I always find it interesting what people cross shop to the F-type. I think everyone agrees that the F-type is a classically beautiful, supermodel-esque sports car, and yet people commonly cross shop them against a C7 corvettes, GTRs and vehicles like this, which i think are just extremely ugly by comparison. Shows maybe the looks aren't that important for a lot of our members perhaps?
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I saw one at a show, so not quite as much experience, but on the whole I agree. The pictures overhype The interior and do not do justice to a decent exterior (teardrop lights asides, which just do not do it for me). I would differ in the utility of those rear seats though - they are great for luggage. Not that I care much but it had me wondering, as I sometimes do, about why our cars are so big and yet have so little space. Overall - Lexus did better than I expected but not a chance that I would ever consider swapping.