Reviews & News: The Lexus LC 500

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LDeleuran said:
Autobild Germany has pitted the new Audi RS5 against the LC500.

You can read the article here. The title is "Geld oder Liebe" (yellow or love) where the LC500 is the one that is yellow:

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/audi-rs-5-lexus-lc-500-test-13304493.html

The article starts out by telling that the Audi RS5 had just lost a comparison review against the BMW M4 and Mercedes-AMG C 63. Luckily they have an LC500 on hand so that the Audi can save some face.

The article continues with by describing the fancy new details of the Audi while sprinkling in some complaints about the LC (weight, you have to control seat heating using the touchpad, how a V8 is old school technology, that the door handles Jaguar, etc.)

Read a translated version if you can stomach it. I was surprised by seeing not one, but two points raised against the Audi: High price and uncomfortable ride. Autobild has become quite adventurous lately!

The conclusion is (apart from the obvious win by anything German over anything non-German) that Lexus has spent too much focus on design, and too little on weight... in their large Grand Tourer... so that it is outperformed by a lighter and more powerful car on track.

Autobild is just being its usual self.
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These idiots don't realize that the LC doesn't even compete in the same class of car. So if I compare a RCF vs a BMW 8-Series then it would win because it is faster, lighter and more performance oriented? They don't compete in the same class. Why don't you compare the LC vs the S-Class Coupe? The 8-Series? Or what about a flagship Audi coupe? Oh wait, they don't have one. Trash review. End of story.
 
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LDeleuran said:
The conclusion is (apart from the obvious win by anything German over anything non-German) that Lexus has spent too much focus on design, and too little on weight... in their large Grand Tourer... so that it is outperformed by a lighter and more powerful car on track.

Autobild is just being its usual self.
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If you said this is an article from 1930s Germany, I would have believed it. That first paragraph reads "oh, so some slacker built a disappointing auto for the Vaterland, but at least it should still be superior to a chunk of low-tech Asian metal", very insulting indeed.
 
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That is f****** disgusting. Shame on those pieces of sh**s. I thought they were much more mature than that. I'm sorry for such profanity, but that is honestly so low. This article goes for show how shallow most European media are. It makes me more want to shove a Japanese product in their face because they cannot produce anything with soul, beautiful and damn reliable anymore. Shame on you Europeans. I know not all Europeans are like this, and no European car companies have this behavior (hopefully not, but I am aware some are sh***y like that). The only thing I can say is...... shame.
 
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Note in the overtake test, they lock the car in gear so the LC500 had comically slow acceleration. The LC500 did 60-100 km/h (45-62mph) in a jokingly slow 4.2s in 4th gear. But Motor Trend tested number is 2.5s. And these 7th and 8th gear results: that Aisin 10spd had four freaking overdrive gears. This is plain stupidness, no manual nor computer controlled transmission overtake that way. This test is conducted specifically in a way to make naturally aspirated engines with tall gearing (which the LC500 has) look pathetically slow, and it's irrelevant in real world in any way, shape, or form. What kind of conclusion can one draw from this kind of test? That overtaking in overdrive is a bad idea?
The Aisin 10spd is designed for the turbocharged V6, which benefits from tall gearing and unfortunately degrades the experience on the NA V8.
 
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Husband & Wife Reviews the 2018 Lexus LC 500

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Funny review from the NY Daily News.
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Joaquin Ruhi said:
I really enjoyed this review. It took me back to Paul and Anita Lienert's He Drove, She Drove reviews for the Detroit News, which sadly ended just over a decade ago. But this one is longer, more detailed, and a bit more irreverent in some aspects. All fine by me.
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Agree -- despite being from a daily newspaper, I found this review to be well done. Weird thing though, it was published in the NY Daily News but the reviewers both live in LA. BIG difference in driving conditions.
 
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My LC continues to excite whenever I see it; I also love to see all of the renderings and mods that people are doing with this car (like Mikeavelli's). The LC is a "Lexus Masterpiece" that has had such a huge impact across the spectrum of reviewers and prizes/ awards. This is such a HIT! Lexus. You have really done well in listening to the responses to the original LF-LC concept. I see many many good things in the future (hell! the present is fantastic and I'm very fortunate to own one of these cars). Love my LC! Love Lexus!
 
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F1 Silver Arrows said:
That is f****** disgusting. Shame on those pieces of sh**s. I thought they were much more mature than that. I'm sorry for such profanity, but that is honestly so low. This article goes for show how shallow most European media are. It makes me more want to shove a Japanese product in their face because they cannot produce anything with soul, beautiful and damn reliable anymore. Shame on you Europeans. I know not all Europeans are like this, and no European car companies have this behavior (hopefully not, but I am aware some are sh***y like that). The only thing I can say is...... shame.
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I'm late seeing this, but let's cut down on the use of expletives, please. You're articulate and well written... the periodic bleeped out words detracts from that! :)
 
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Gecko said:
I'm late seeing this, but let's cut down on the use of expletives, please. You're articulate and well written... the periodic bleeped out words detracts from that! :)
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Yes sir! It's just my passion that's seeping through the keyboard. LOL.

EDIT: I just realized that you complimented me, which I forgot to recognize before. Thanks man! I appreciate it, and I am really glad you understand my point of view. :)

Really though, that's shameful thing to say (referring to the article).
 
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really great article! Of course, I agree with their conclusions; nonetheless, the article is a great read, you get a feel for each car and their respective sound, and feel, and it's well-written. BTW: I have not driven the Grand Turismo, but I can say that the Vette is not nearly as comfortable as the LC. However, the vette is King of the track of these 3 cars. However, one only drives a car at a track now and again.
 
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