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Great article. I would have never guessed they were going to sell that many LCs. Expectation for GSF is much lower isn't it?
View the original article postLexus is expecting 6,600 annual LC sales globally, with the USA making up 60% of the volume.
a carbon fiber roof to replace the standard glass roof, performance seats with premium leather and Alcantara inserts, an active rear spoiler, and larger wheels have been the only options revealed so far.
The standard seats ARE performance seats, I guess the optional ones will look more racy.So wait krew, the seats that we've seen so far in pics and the auto shows with the LC, are those seats the regular ones or the performance seats? To me they look like performance seats. Some clarification from Lexus would have really helped here.
Great article. I would have never guessed they were going to sell that many LCs. Expectation for GSF is much lower isn't it?
Correct, GS F production is supposedly only 3k a year I believe....Lexus knows it won't be a big seller.
For some comparison, the old SC 430 sold 12k I believe its first year and then 10k the first couple of years after until dropping off. Mind you that car was 62k or so back in 2002 (not sure of inflation changes).
That sounds about right. But something tells me the LC won't be $81,840 or am I mistaken...According to an inflation calculator: $62k in 2015 dollars is $81,840 ...
($1 in 2002 = $1.32 in 2015)
Wait till August for deposits and it's released what spring 17?I've already got a customer chomping at the bit to give me a deposit. I'm told I have to wait until August to start taking orders. I hope Lexus keeps the production down, that way the car retains an air of exclusivity.
Correct, GS F production is supposedly only 3k a year I believe....Lexus knows it won't be a big seller.
For some comparison, the old SC 430 sold 12k I believe its first year and then 10k the first couple of years after until dropping off. Mind you that car was 62k or so back in 2002 (not sure of inflation changes).
Base model transactions will go for LESS than a 6-series? What a steal.
According to an inflation calculator: $62k in 2015 dollars is $81,840 ...
($1 in 2002 = $1.32 in 2015)
That sounds about right. But something tells me the LC won't be $81,840 or am I mistaken...
At its launch, the SC 430 was marketed as the "jewel of Lexus", and as the marque's first convertible, was intended as a more ostentatious addition to the Lexus lineup.[25] Reviewers from Car and Driver magazine praised the SC 430 for 2002 as "an unqualified success", calling it "comfortable, fast, smooth, and quiet" with "all of the virtues expected in a patrician roadster."[29]
I hope the SC comes back to but is there room for it with the RC and LC now?If I recall the initial SC allocation was sold out. When the car debuted I believe 3,000 deposits were taken right away. It was a pretty hot car when it debuted the "frog eye" Lexus which was popular with celebrities and musicians. Not to change the topic but a shame Lexus didn't build on that and just let the car get old. From Wiki...
Its such a great nameplate, I hope it comes back.
I do think the LC will be better supported and with its dramatic styling will surpass the SC in regards to demand and being a halo model. The feedback I'm getting from non Lexus fans and owners is tremendous.
Wait till August for deposits and it's released what spring 17?
I agree selling initially is great and you have to strive for that but year after year Lexus has to keep selling and gaining interest.SC430 was very hot car at its introduction, and Lexus didn't allow dealer markup on its new cars. So, people had to wait in line. In its 1st year, some people traded in their Sc430 and were selling higher price than the new ones.
I will guess that LC500 starts at USD95-99K, 15K more when fully loaded, hybrid version costs another 20K or so.
It is no question that it is gonna sell like hotcakes for the first two years, the really challenge to Lexus will be how to maintain a decent sale number after 4-5 years.
Very true, especially in the case of "halo" sports cars like LC. Toyota itself is strongly aware of this because of how GT86/FR-S sales plummeted farther and faster than they'd anticipated after the first year or two.It is no question that it is gonna sell like hotcakes for the first two years, the really challenge to Lexus will be how to maintain a decent sale number after 4-5 years.