2021 Lexus LC 500 Coupe - POV Driving Impressions
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MSRP: From $92,950
Engine: 5.0 L V8 with 471 hp and 398 lb-ft torque
MPG: 16 city / 25 highway
Curb weight: 4,340 lbs
Dimensions: 187″ L x 76″ W x 53″ H
Transmission: 10-speed automatic
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Re-uploaded this to fix the audio issues we had yesterday - enjoy! Here are the 2021 LC 500 Specs: MSRP: From $92,950 Engine: 5.0 L V8 with 471 hp and 398 lb-ft torque MPG: 16 city / 25 highway Curb weight: 4,340 lbs Dimensions: 187″ L x 76″ W x 53″ H Transmission: 10-speed automatic
Should i get this or keep my 94 Celica?
It's as heavy as an SUV so that's good performance in my opinion and well made.
@@slowgoat6089 Scotty would be proud
Can you not use the voice commands to change the seat temps etc ?
Not fast enough for 92 grand
People must feel really let down by their living room when they get home after driving one of these.
Exactly what I was thinking. Car's interior is more premium than most people's home
true, but if you own one of these, your living room is probably very nice too lol
@@skidstung well
That’s pretty much every Lexus.
😂
It's rare to see performance, looks, reliability and build quality this high all in a single package. A masterpiece!
Toyota ^^
It's not old enough to know it's reliability
@@nolife1199 the powertrain has been in use since 2007. Other than that it is a Lexus.
@@miladhomayoun9924 It really doesn't matter
@@nolife1199 yes it does, anything lexus or toyota puts out is bulletproof
First 7 seconds of hearing that beautiful v8 made me go max volume
Needed to grab some lotion and tissues
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If I owned one of these but I would be downshifting constantly just to hear that throttle blip. What a gorgeous (and gorgeous sounding) car!
Same! Would totally be “that guy” barking downshifts at every light.
There was a GSF in my local supermarket underground car park and it sounded like a pleasing thunderstorm :)
The LC500 is my attainable dream car, the interior is just on another level to anything else I have seen. Great video, and also no one ever says anything but love your new Speedmaster too!
I haven't seen anything quite like it's quality outside of a 500k pricetag anyway.
Same too bro, the LC500 is my attainable dream car. It's stunning inside and out, has stellar build quality, tons of power, sounds great, and you know it'll be reliable. That tan interior is simply fantastic.
Mine too!
I love it so much if I don’t get it one day my life isnt completed.
Honestly yea man this is my dream car
The first time I've ever seen this car, was when I was on a vacation trip in Key West, FL. I was walking on Duval street with my wife, beautiful sunny day, blue sky, was enjoying every moment of it, and right when I thought that this day couldn't get any better, this old couple pulled on the side of the curb right in front of me with this convertible, Red color, with the exact same interior... I had never seen or heard about this car (And I'm a car enthusiast)... I remember freezing in my spot as I watched that old gentlemen parking the car, and I was speechless and wondering "What is this car???", and just by looking at the form of the car from the side, before looking at any badge, I guessed that it looked like a LEXUS personality, and then I spotted the LEXUS logo on the steering wheel, I moved to the back and looked at that LC500 badge, and that "500" gave away that this had a serious V8 under that hood... and I was just mad in love. The couple left their car, unlocked with the roof opened, and entered a shop. And I just circled around that car for a solid 5min just admiring every detail in and out, searched about it online, to discover that it had just came out, and saw the price, and to my dismay, found out that only old couples can afford this beauty. What a sight that was. Absolute beauty! I still remember that moment so vividly, like if it was yesterday.
90k price tag is for only old couple money?
@@Draxxuzownzu you got 90k sitting around to blow on a car?
In California tons of people spend more than 100k on a car and they get a lot less than what this offers.
This is my dream car - powerful, reliable, gorgeous inside and out, and it still has a naturally aspirated V8.
Same here
I own a gray one of this Best Grand tourer ever. I took it on a road trip and put 3k miles on it Enjoyed eveery moment of it
Dream car will surely buy this and the LFA one day
Better start saving!
i will buy the 2022,on 2032 😂
Best of luck man💯
you can get a 2018 LC500 for $55,000 and it will depreciate slowly so it’s relatively attainable
@@evilliveshere985 in
The first time I even saw this car was on the freeway, in a metallic black cherry red. It’s a heck of a head turner compared to the Benzs, Aston Martins, Jaguars, and Bentleys imo.
The most stunning car on road, the engine is soulful and miles better than sounding than anything else on road
That V8 is music to my ears, and the interior looks gorgeous too. Awesome review.
My realistic dream car. I will own one some day. Great to have a quality vehicle that sounds great, drives nice and dead reliable. Perfect daily driver
@LBEmpire that's a good way to put it
Did you get it
@@PolandMapping I'm still in college so I have to keep dreaming lol
@@rubbertoe.oh lol well good luck it’s a beautiful car
This video took my breath away I have never seen anything more beautiful.
I have one and I really love hearing them like this. That exhaust is addicting. I wish the IS500 sounded like this. Great review
man i just love how that interior looks with the color and leather wrapped E V E R Y T H I N G. beautiful
5:11 had to cut there to go shout at that person in the white escape LoL 😂 Great video man! Been watching you alot lately! Keep it up!
Love it everytime you guys get one to film
I like the concept. A true Grand Tourer in a world filled with cars designed on and for the race track that are used as commuters
This car is definitely a masterpiece, what a sexy beautiful car, damn.
My favorite color combo for this car is the dark green paint with the tan interior, it makes it look like it should.
I like how you kicked the dust off your feet before hopping back in. Also nice new speedy. Lol subbed
best interior Ive ever seen in entire my life
I really appreciate the efforts Lexus put into this car. For me, this is far better than all those German luxury brands that you see everywhere nowadays.
Very Nice POV Test Drive Bro!!!!!!
Great colour,great interior with such a great engine sound and it’s lovely design! Wish I could make POV Like yours!
Topher doesn't even need to talk, just let the sweet engine say everything...
After the LFA this SOUNDS AMAZING
Amazing sweet orange candy color, particularly the suede interiors. The taillights are a bit overdone, recognizable from a mile. Beauty inside and out, the engine bay is a piece of art :). And your soothing review-voice quality enhances the likeness of the overall car. Well done!
Absolutely! Lexus just put all into it!
“Let’s take a look at the engine.” (Can’t see engine) “Okay then!”
always love the vids!
My next car for sure.
Dream ahead.
@@bemoll7311 huh?
Your voice is so soothing and brilliant
Man the car looks sharp !!! Like a future concept
Another insane car And Another useful review, thanks
O interior dele é espetacular e Internamente a estética é um tapa na cara!!
I honestly don’t know how a better interior could be designed. This is perfection.
The 2024 MY has a few tweaks here and there but noticeably, it now comes with an updated infotainment system... FUGLY big screen replacing that so elegantly hidden screen in the dashboard. The original dashboard was sooo bloody exclusive but the new one with the tablet like screen makes it loose something.
It could have no screen at all, and I don’t think I’d care one bit. Lol
@69-avec-ta-soeur the tablet isn't the issue, it's that they removed the passenger side trim next to the screen and replaced it with nothing.
At this point, I think you've done more LC 500 videos than savagegeese
best car review channel, and its not even close
I have loved this car since I first saw it!
wow that interior is beautiful
Gah, the sound of that V8, it's intoxicating! I can't imagine how it would sound like IRL.
I used to dislike that interior color in vehicles and now I just drool to it. Best interior I've ever seen especially with those colors. Same as my reatta
haha true the 80's Nissan interiors were a similar colour. I had an 84 Nissan Bluebird LX with that colour door cards and dash etc :)
man this car with AWD 4 L V8 TT and 700 HP, a Dream.
I finally got one. It’s a dream.
Nobody can really appreciate this car until they've owned what's called a "supercar". Once you've had the misfortune of owning an Aston-Martin, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini or one of the other ridiculous cars, you will really appreciate the LC-500 for what it is. It's simply like no other car on the market. The dopes who buy supercars think they live in a world that the rest of us don't. They are of the belief that the public roads are race tracks for their pleasure and in their imagination they are the macho race car driver zooming around like it's the 24 Hours of LeMans out there. So, what happens with dopes is they buy a ridiculous car that really isn't meant to be driven every day on the street to get them from Point A to Point B. They don't take into consideration the crowded roads and the inept drivers in their Prius'. They shell out a few hundred thousands bucks, drive their fantasy car for a year or so and put 2000 miles on the odometer. In that year, they get about two minutes of "fun" stomping on the gas and the rest of the time, they realize what a foolish mistake they've made. Doubt me??? Look at any place that sells these cars. They are a year or two old and have 2000 miles on them and are listed at 50% original price. If the dope who bought the car in the first place was lucky, they avoided a major repair bill. All these cars are junk except the LC-500. I really don't care if anyone believes me or not. Been there. Done that. If you're lucky enough and bright enough to have selected an LC-500 as your car of choice, that's about as good as it gets. Don't listen to ANY of these reviewers. Once you buy the car...READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL THREE TIMES AND LEARN ALL ABOUT THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. Once you do that, you'll come to the realization that this car is as close to perfect as there is. And, if you're stupid enough to think 471 horsepower isn't enough, you're insane. These are not race cars. They are built for everyday driving. The only thing that will happen to you when you own a car with 600 h.p.or more is you'll die young. Enjoy the car. Drive it every single day. Consider yourself very fortunate.
Very food review. I love how you get straight to the point and cut out alot if the bullshit that other content creators put on
4:52 It is an inssrument. A driving instrument that also makes great music👌
That peanut butter inside goin crazy !!
i set this car as my desktop wallpaper, dream car.
An LC500 would be my dream daily car. Luxury and reliable. I’ll keep the maintenance and tinkering for my weekend and track cars. Hence why I don’t want BMW’s and Mercedes’ luxury offerings. Sounds good, can get out of its own way, and just so beautiful.
That interior 🤯
I love your videos
Such an underrated car. I almost never see any of these on the road where I am.
This thing is an absolute head turner. I'm tempted to sell my Mustang and get one of these.
@@Nigel__ do it, you know youre gonna get bored of that mustang lol. And although services might be more expensive on the lexus...its a lexus, no doubt itll live longer than your stang and much more reliably
I saw one of these on the road one day in the green color Lexus offers this car in, with bronze Vossen rims. Fell in love with the beauty of the car, I've never seen a car look that good before.
Topher reminding me how badly I want one of these things
Major issue of LC 500: Left hand side paddle shifter wears out whole lot of fast than the right hand side, engineers do not know why.
I think the moment they improve the entrainment system of the lc 500, make it up to date and improve the handling. Nothing will stop this car. Or we all wait and wish to drive a new LFA
Love the color and exhaust.
Man this is beautiful
I was afraid you were going to forget to give me a hit of rev limiter. Thanks for feeding the habit!
Between Lexus's 5.0L offerings so far, IS-F, RC-F, GS-F and LC500, which one is your favorite and why?
Goodness how things have changed. Beautiful car. Still not keen on Lexus's break from their traditional front end to what we see here but at 90 some odd thousand dollars I'll keep my 01 ES300!
The car you can’t hate
Did you get yourself the new Speedmaster? It looks like the hesalite version. Nice choice.
7:00 that laugh sounded like frieza lool
Would pick this over any BMW any day
Why
Yes less likely to catch fire. 🇬🇧👍😉
This and the BMW i8 turn heads. That’s what I love most about them. Btw I would choose the Lexus
You are my man dude
The LCF seems to be cancelled but roomers say there is going to be a LFA ll with a 660hp Twin-Turbo V8 instead (@Kirk Kreifels)..! The LC 500 still is a masterpiece of a car!
Damn won’t be the same without that v10 man
@TheTopher, so you have driven the LC500, RC-F, RC-F Track Edition, G80 M4 manual and even the IS500. Let's say you had 60-100 to play with, what would you choose and what would be the main decision driver?
such a wonderful machine
Nice Speedy there!
Love this model
I love that car so much
Such a beautiful car
what a gorgeous car
There’s some amazing engines out there but I think this is might be my favorite, second maybe to the Maserati V8. The character and music are simply unbeatable. And as long as gasoline is still around it will run for ages.
The coupe is beautiful but I would 100% go with the convertible so I can hear the exhaust while driving with the top down.
this car has everything i wanted for THE dream car. just need to get successful when I'm 18, then grab this car new I hope.
man i fkn love this car.
Love Lexus❤️
Such a nice car
Autos and DCTs that auto rev match downshifts are fun even in the most boring of cars. Like mine
Damn thats a nice ride.
@TheTopher How comfy are those seats by the way?
Excelente video
This would look really nice in white.
Such a beautiful car but Alas i can only afford the lowly RC350 . Still enjoy it though. I did add an Invidia Quad Exhaust though so it sounds pretty nice.
Lexus aside, really love the new 3861 Speedmaster!
I took delivery on a white and caramel 2021. But I really like the orange 😎
Love it
Has anybody on the planet ever seen what TheTopher looks like?
what a sound
Thet are just so cool and beautiful 😊
Reliability > Everything
I saw a black one yesterday and i made a video of it driving around the Nurbyürgring
Hey Topher, would you get this or the m8?
The leather interior is as impressive as handmade Ferrari leather. but what is the horizontal handle bar across the top of the steering wheel?
in Germany the car makes the top speed from 280 Kmh ( limiter ) in 6th gear.