Lexus LC 500h 3.5 Sport 2dr Auto [Mark Levinson] Review

Category: Sports car

Section: Version review

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Lexus LC 500 front right tracking
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  • Lexus LC 500 interior infotainment
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  • Lexus LC 500 headlights detail
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  • Lexus LC 500 alloy wheel detail
  • Lexus LC 500 rear detail
  • Lexus LC 500 interior front seats
  • Lexus LC 500 interior detail
  • Lexus LC 500 interior detail
  • Lexus LC 500 front right tracking
  • Lexus LC 500 rear tracking
  • Lexus LC 500 interior dashboard
  • Lexus LC 500 interior back seats
  • Lexus LC 500 interior infotainment
  • Lexus LC 500 right tracking
  • Lexus LC 500 front right tracking
  • Lexus LC 500 rear right tracking
  • Lexus LC 500 headlights detail
  • Lexus LC 500 rear lights detail
  • Lexus LC 500 alloy wheel detail
  • Lexus LC 500 rear detail
  • Lexus LC 500 interior front seats
  • Lexus LC 500 interior detail
  • Lexus LC 500 interior detail
RRP £105,410What Car? Target Price£100,235
Fuel type:
hybrid
Gearbox:
semi-auto
Doors:
2 doors

The Lexus LC has stunning looks inside and out, with an exquisitely built interior. Of the two versions available, the LC 500 V8 is the obvious pick, thanks to its thunderous engine and more agile handling. The hybrid LC 500h doesn’t offer enough of a financial incentive to make it the pick of the range, and doesn’t offer as much driving excitement, either. Overall, though, the LC doesn’t have the satisfying crispness of handling on offer from the best sports cars, nor the beautifully cosseting ride of the best grand tourers.

For our money, Sport trim’s sports front seats, part-Alcantara upholstery, carbonfibre-reinforced plastic roof and 21in forged alloy wheels seem only a modest gain for the extra money required. We’d stick with the entry-level trim.

The V6 hybrid offers lower fuel bills than the V8, but it comes at the price of pace and drama. With almost nothing to separate the two by list price, the V8 makes more sense as it is superior in every department aside from fuel economy.


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Key information

Doors2
Seats4
0-62 MPH5 seconds
Fuel TypePetrol/Electric Hybrid
GearboxSEMI-AUTO

Available colours

MPGOfficial overall fuel economy figure

34.8

Boot CapacityHow much space is there?

172

litres

EmissionsOfficial emissions rating

184

g/km