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It's a gorgeous car, but in today's age, that V8 is extremely underpowered (467hp) and as has been stated, it's a heavy boat.
I think grand tourers are great, but this one still needs a diet and extra power. For that alone, I don't see how anyone can justify spending $100k+ on these. There are tons down here in S. FL. To me, that's more $$ than common sense.
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Never seen one in the Northeast, but I do see them every time I head to South Florida.
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I do agree that these will be very collectible though, so the 40k wish probably will never happen
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I like the styling and I'm sure it's built well but I just don't understand why it's so damn heavy as 4400 lbs is crazy for a 2WD coupe like this.
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It's a large luxury GT car with tons tech and comfort features. I'm sure the weight is not that different from say an 8 series which is what it would compete against. It's not a car for carving up the twisty roads but rather a car for cruising.
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Some of the haters should actually go drive RCFs, LC500s and if possible a GSF.
On paper they give off the false impression that they're underpowered, heavy and expensive. But driving these V8 NA cars is a phenomenal experience and a car like this will be coveted in the next few years. It will absolutely be a classic, even more so after electrification becomes mainstream. Something like an m8 will fall by the wayside, but not this. This is a great car and I really respect Lexus for bucking the trend of forced induction and just doing their own thing. I was hoping for an LC-F but that's prob not happening now. Here's a great vid if anyone's interested and I for one will buy an LC500 at some point. I'm glad production will run for a few more years and the minor tweaks being done to the car each year is a excellent strategy by Lexus and I'm hoping the final year will be the one to pick up. Admittedly I'm a Lexus F fan. I own a GSF and my first car was a 2002 manual IS300 but I get how it's not for everyone. |
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Also those original IS300 with an I6 and 6MT are awesome! Incredibly hard to find these days. From what I hear a lot of people will buy those older I6 Lexus' mainly to use parts in the Supra so a lot have either been modded or destroyed. A clean one is like a needle in a haystack these days.
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Ever since the convertible came out - LC sales have seen a nice increase.
This is a car you need to test drive - the Sound it makes will make you forget any lack of HP #s on paper. It is immensely more fun to drive than 8series. |
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Agreed. I test drove one last weekend and now can't get it out of my head. The experience of that supple ride, hearing the induction and exhaust sounds, feeling the soft touch of every surface of the interior. And then listening to the wiping cracks of the engine when ever I pulled the paddles to up or down shifts. The car sound very similar to our e9x engine, just louder and more visceral. I didn't care how fast or slow it was, I just want to have it every day.
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