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  • Lexus says its hybrids are fast as h

    If we say "hybrid", your mind instantly moves to visions of slow wedge-bricks clogging up the fast lane on your local highway. Lexus is looking to change that. A new campaign called "Fast as h" aims to show the performance aspect aligned with its own hybrid offerings. Those aspects are easy to see when you're staring down the long hood of a Lexus LC 500h. The environmental and cost benefits of a hybrid vehicle are clear. You have a car that pollutes less and uses less fuel along the way. But you also have a vehicle that's capable of doling out tremendous torque right off the line. When you...

  • Toyota Gazoo Racing Lexus LC race car
    Lexus LC race car ready to take on 24 Hours of Nürburgring

    Toyota Gazoo Racing will field a Lexus LC race car at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, the brand announced on Friday. The LC racer will participate in the 46th running of the grueling 24-hour-long race. Gazoo Racing made multiple modifications to the Lexus LC for its race debut. The division also...

  • Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2018
    2018 Lexus LC 500 video road test

    Concept cars can be beautiful, but they’re ideas. They’re not always made to be real cars. Sometimes an automaker takes a chance and builds that concept. This time, it’s Lexus, and the result is this beauty. Want to find out if this 2018 Lexus LC 500 drives as great as it looks?...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500
    Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2018 nominee: Lexus LC

    The Lexus LC is a concept car come to life. It started life as the LF-LC concept at the 2012 Detroit auto auto show, and the public's response was so overwhelming that Lexus put it into production. We're glad it did because this grand tourer drives as good as it looks. From the arrowhead LEDs that...

  • 2018 LC Inspiration Series
    Lexus looks to Wakanda for LC Inspiration

    Lexus' flagship LC coupe is headed to the big screen, where it will serve as the chariot of choice for Wakandan leader T'Challa. You'll soon have your chance to buy your own version of this Marvel-commissioned coupe as part of the limited edition LC Inspiration Series. Just 100 are earmarked for...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500 at the S.C. Johnson Research Tower
    Achievements in design: the 2018 Lexus LC 500 with Wisconsin's Frank Lloyd Wright buildings

    He was arguably the greatest architect of the 20th century, but he wasn't always respected in his home state. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, briefly attended college in Madison, and lived for 50 years in Spring Green. Unfortunately, he often stiffed his contractors, he...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500

    These days, Lexus doesn't do boring. It's all about outrageous styling, big power, and luxurious interiors. The new 2018 Lexus LC 500 has all of the above. No, I'm not high. I'm sober; the LC 500 is serious too. Before you dismiss the wild spindle grille, check out these 10 things regarding the 2018 Lexus LC 500. Looks like $250,000 The 2018 Lexus LC 500 starts from just $92,975? That's right, under $100,000. The LC 500 looks like an out-of-this-world concept car, and it should—it was designed after the LF-LC concept car from the 2012 Detroit auto show. Rolling down the road, the...

  • Lexus LC appears in the new Black Panther film
    Lexus LC 500 to hit the big screen in upcoming 'Black Panther' flick

    Tony Stark might like his Audis, but T'Challa, also known as the Black Panther, has a different vehicle in mind for his turn as the star on the big screen. The leader of the advanced African nation of Wakanda will team up with a Lexus product to bring his super hero to life in the upcoming Marvel...

  • Lexus LC production at Toyota Motomachi Plant in Aichi, Japan
    Lexus gives inside look at LC production

    On a dedicated line at the Toyota Motomachi Plant in Aichi, Japan, Lexus’ most skilled craftspeople, known as Takumi, Japanese for “artisan,” work on LC production. Many of the same staff worked on Lexus’ LFA at the Motomachi plant and now they’re using the skills...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500h fitted with TRD exterior parts
    TRD trots out upgrades for Lexus LC

    The Lexus LC is more luxury cruiser than sports car, but that hasn’t stopped TRD from developing performance upgrades for the car. TRD is one of a handful of official motorsport departments at Toyota. The others are Gazoo Racing and TMG. For the LC, TRD has rolled out several exterior mods...

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    Lexus LC F edges closer with trademark filing

    New evidence suggests Lexus is planning a high-performance LC developed by the F division. Lexus parent company Toyota has made trademark filings for “LC F” and “Lexus LC F” with trademark offices in the United States and Europe. The most recent filings were made on February...

  • 2018 Lexus LC500
    Lexus prices 2018 LC 500 under $100,000

    It's been kicking around the auto show circuit for a while now, but the stunning 2018 Lexus LC 500 is finally one step closer to adding some eye candy to a road near you. Lexus has announced pricing for the LC 500 and the LC 500h, and both models wear a starting price tag that lands a few ticks...

  • 2018 Lexus LC500

    SEVILLE, Spain--If you remember the very first days of Lexus, you remember the clever ads: the champagne glasses on the hood of the car, the ball bearing rolling down its hood, the "relentless pursuit of perfection." Forget it all. Now Lexus is chasing after world-class luxury and performance with big power, great handling and outrageous styling. They don't ever want to be called boring again. The evidence so far: the shapely GS sedan, RC coupe, even the latest RX crossover. Next up: the most extroverted Lexus you’ve ever seen, the 2018 Lexus LC 500 and LC 500h, the most convincing show...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500 by Gordon Ting/Beyond Marketing, 2016 SEMA show
    Lexus LC 500 unveiled at SEMA ups power with enlarged V-8

    Lexus on Tuesday unveiled the first modified version of its upcoming LC coupe during the 2016 SEMA show. The LC isn’t due in showrooms until early 2017 so the tuning firm responsible for the SEMA show car, Beyond Marketing, were given early access to a pre-production example. Overseeing the...

  • 2018 Lexus LC500 spotted running around the Nürburgring
    Lexus LC 500 spotted making great noises at the 'Ring

    There are many fun jobs out there. One of them is, without a doubt, logging thousands of test miles in new vehicles. That goes double when those test miles take place at Germany's Nürburgring and you're behind the wheel of the upcoming 2018 Lexus LC 500. A YouTube user spotted the car running...

  • 2017 Lexus LC GT500 Super GT race car
    2017 Lexus LC Super GT racer revealed

    Lexus has unveiled the new race car based on its upcoming LC flagship coupe. The car has been designed for the popular Japanese touring car series known as Super GT and will compete in the premier GT500 class. It will make its debut in the 2017 motorsport season and replace Lexus’ current...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500, 2016 Detroit Auto Show
    Lexus confirms more power for 2018 LC 500

    Lexus used Sunday’s 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California to show off its upcoming LC coupe. The version on show was the LC 500 V-8 model and on hand to talk about the car was chief engineer Koji Sato. There, he confirmed that the LC 500’s 5.0-liter V-8...

  • Lexus LC race car spy shots - Image via Lexusracing_36
    Lexus LC race car spied testing

    Lexus is developing a race car based on its new LC coupe. A prototype was spotted recently in Japan by Twitter user @Lexusracing_36, and although it’s heavily disguised we can clearly see the car is based on the LC. Lexus’ LF-LC GT Vision Gran Turismo concept from 2015 hints at...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500

    We are still patiently waiting for Lexus' new LC sports coupe to hit the market, but now we get to see it in action. The automaker's German arm recently released a video teasing the coupe, and it offers us our first opportunity to hear its familiar V-8. The wait has been worthwhile. The LC 500 will be offered in both standard gas and gasoline-electric hybrid (LC 500h) models when it goes on sale for the 2018 model year. The LC 500 will utilize the 5.0-liter V-8 that powers the RC F and GS F, rated at 467 horsepower and 389 pound-feet of torque. We've heard that big V-8 before, since it 's not...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500h
    Lexus “Takumi” explains the design of the 2018 LC’s interior

    The 2018 Lexus LC luxury coupe has one of the most stunning interiors we’ve seen on a production car. This was no small feat for the Lexus design team, as explained by one of the automaker’s “Takumi” craftspeople. Many of the manufacturing techniques to be used on the LC...

  • Lexus LC 500 races a fighter jet
    Watch the Lexus LC take on a fighter jet

    Lexus' new LC coming early next year is bound to be pretty fast, but racing a fighter jet? That may put the two-door luxury coupe out of its element. In this video/commercial released by Lexus' Spanish distributor, a bright red LC 500 piloted by actress Mar Saura takes on an F-18 fighter...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500h, 2016 Geneva Motor Show
    2018 Lexus LC 500h debuts at 2016 Geneva Motor Show: Live photos and video

    Lexus unveiled the hybrid version of its stunning LC coupe at this week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The car is designated an LC 500h and it features a next-generation hybrid system. The new hybrid system, detailed in full here, drops the Lexus Hybrid Drive moniker of Lexus’ previous...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500h
    2018 Lexus LC 500h: First details on multi-stage hybrid tech

    Lexus recently confirmed that the hybrid version of its stunning LC coupe, the LC 500h, would be shown for the first time at next month’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Today the automaker released the first details on the hybrid technology that features in the car, known as the Lexus Multi Stage...

  • 2018 Lexus LC 500 interactive video
    Watch The 2018 Lexus LC On The Move In 360-Degree Interactive Video

    The 2018 Lexus LC was easily one of the most exciting reveals at this week’s 2016 Detroit Auto Show. We’re still more than a year out from seeing the stunning coupe in showrooms but you can get a taste of what it will be like out on the road in this interactive 360-degree video. The...

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