Lexus LC 500?

I heard the gear selection are weird and the steering feel may not be up to par.

 

I ad a RC Sport for two years. Nice DD, pretty quick, easy to drive dependable. I got on the list when I saw the prototypes of the LC500. My was delivered in May, one of the first. While the lines are gorgeous, it just did nothing for me like a Maser ( my wife has a GT Spyder). One of my friends to me to buy it and he would flip it, glad I did not as most dealers already have several sitting on their lot even though they expected a huge back order.
Test drive one and see what you think, I would enjoy hearing your opinion as I di think they are gorgeous but "sterile"

 

I think this review of the car does a good job explaining what is actually is as opposed to what might have been expected.

 

That grille...

 

IMHO, 10 speeds is far too many to keep track of, especially if the last 4 are decimal polishing. Would be nice if the red line could be upped to 8K. Agree that a radio that can't be changed while the wheels are rolling is a PIA. Can't tell from the literature if a CD is included standard to get around the radio limitation.

 

I’m sure you can actually change the radio when the car is on the move. That’s been debunked. Motor Trend has a tendency to say stupid things in their videos for affect. Similar to Top Gear except the audience expected it with Top Gear.

 

I got rid of my ISF because I couldn't stand the 8 speed trans.

THe LC 500 is geared so tall (2.97 differential) that wide open acceleration will usually still only use the first four gears of the 10 speed trans.

Top of 4th gear is 109mph

7th gear is 1-1 8-10 overdrive. 7100rpm in 10th is 340mph. Of course not possible but gives you some idea of the gearing. It would drive me crazy.

 

I test drove the LC 500 because I thought it was going to be a more limited production car like the LFA only minted at four or five times as many.
Wrong. The salesman said.."They are only going to release 20,000 in the southern states this year".
Nice cars with lots of tech features but for the same money (Ok a bit more) one can get a CPO 599.

 

all i have is i saw one on the road the other day and liked it. thats a big accomplishment for lexus

 

Exactly. They have not made an attractive mass production car since the 2nd generation GS in the late 90s. They have not made a car that is sexy and gorgeous in almost 20 years. This car is a stunner. Great design harmony, and actually pulls off that funky grille, unlike the rest of the herd where the grille looks terrible.

The only decent looking car they have made since the late 90s was the revamped IS in 2006. Decent enough looking car, not bad, but not really that pretty either. They love wierd accents and bubbles everywhere. You would think Bangle has been designing their cars this whole time.

Lexus was a big hit in the beginning because they took basically everything that people loved about German cars (minus engine grunt) and mated them with the reliability of a japanese car. The first LS400s are legendary and still look great today. Once they stopped cloning the German styling and started going cheaper on materials, I lost interest. Owned a GS400 and Gs430 second Gen. after my 1991 LS400 and while they were both nice to look at, fast, and great cars, they lacked the sparkle and just couldn't keep me interested. The LS400 was 100x the car, and I still miss it to this day.

I welcome the high produciton number. Just means you'll be able to get a bargain on one in 7-10 years. If it's a good car then it will be a great buy as a cruiser