I don't care about the 0-60 times on this baby, heavy is the reason is why this thing smooth and flushy ride and at the same time fast enough for you to enjoy that glorious V8, this thing weigh as much as almost a pick up truck, I am damn sure this will be a safe car in crash conditions, either you can have light weight fast car that will beat your body or have little bit both smooth ride and fast at the same time, I don't know why some of the RUclipsrs criticizing it's weight so much, but this is damn fine
Such a gorgeous car, so happy Lexus knocked it out of the park on this one. Glad the driving experience makes up for the 4 different red colored interior 😂😂😂. Love the vids keep em up!
Automatic like!! Love, love, love. Mat, you are very understated, but very informative and smart. I really love your channel. As long as live I will always support your channel. Strong statement I know, but I live in truth.
There is nothing this car lacks. It is incredible. Perfect car. Coupe is soo sexy though. Maybe an MX5 RF version one day? You convinced me to get my BRZ and my now MX5 RF. I haven’t commented in a while. Good job wrxfan :)
Matt Maran Motoring oh man i am. It is such a perfected car. I never had anything so nice. It’s my regular daily car :) in New York. It works in the snow too. BRZ in the snow was easier due to maybe the weight. I have to get non wide tires for it next season I think. I have wider than stock size winter tires on a 2400 lbs car vs 2800
Hi Matt, excellent review! You deserve even more recognition than you already have. Do you think this would be a great 2nd car for an enthusiast for commuting to work while still having fun along the way, or is considerably less fun than the 911/Lotus Evora 400 as a daily? Thanks!
Thanks Tommy! I've never driven an Evora but I had more fun in this than I did in the 991 911 I reviewed a few years ago. And the Lexus is more comfortable as well, so I think it would make a great 2nd car.
Beautiful car all the way around but i'm afraid it will be hard to find buyers for those at that price range. I give it a few years before the production dies
Lexus predicts 200 to 300 a year. It's purpose driven for a lot of reasons. Large sales volumes are not high on the list. One must remember that this is going to be Lexus's halo choice for a new generation. Just like the original LS series it was a game changer. This LC series is changing the game as well. In a small segment one could argue. Why? The 2 seater ultra coupes are non existent and not selling well industry wide. In my opinion. This vehicle perfectly sits between ultra performance and entry level ultra performance luxury. The LC delivers on so many popular needs at it's price point. They will sell every one they make.
Hi Matt, just rcvd an insider email from Cadillac with a large photo of the V Blackwing. Thoughts? My understanding is the prior powertrains from the previous ATS V and CTS V will be used for the blackwing editions of the CT4 and CT5
When Matt starts a video with that shit eating grin in place before the drive, then we know that we’re in for a screaming review, lol. Great job, Matt. Did you let Beth drive it?
Imo, visibility shouldn’t be included in the sport cars ratings because they’re sport cars, you gotta sacrifice that to make the car look good. You want visibility get an SUV
@Robert Blackford Im not ignoring everything else. Im saying acceleration is too slow and that is a huge reason why it doesn't sell as well as its competitors.
The best confirmation of how good a car is is the smile it puts on your face when you hit the throttle. And you had that smile for the entire 22 minutes of the video. I just wish it was a little cheaper than the retail price they have set for the car.
A very beautiful and sexy car. I hope in the near future the make a hardtop convertible version and a white on white option ( white exterior , white interior ), plus more aggressive rims.
Beautiful car in person had the opportunity to test drive a 2020 in red and it was very nice all beit slow for how much your paying. Ended up with a supercharged 19 gt350 because I can't get away from American muscle it seems. Car really is an amazing peice of art
I had an SC 430 for a year a long while ago and this car is really another dimension now. Really nice looks! - Even when I would prefer the Coupé because I don`t want to look like a guy in his midlife crisis. - What can happen quickly when you are 40+ :-D
It's a canvas top. I don't think that is the "instrument of measure". I suspect it is the "model" of the car, which varies on what you can afford. A dentist buys (finances) a Bentley, average person gets a Corvette, a 40 year old "poor" buys a Miata.
@@danger450 I think I am out of the convertible age. - People can better look at the car than looking at an old guy with strange-looking hairs. I don't want to impose my look on anyone when I'm at the traffic lights. :-D - I leave that privilege happily to the younger people out there.
@@MattMaranMotoring When I have something sporty it would be a Coupè for sure. I would go at the weekends to the Nürburgring and for that, you are better off with a fixed roof. Gives me more joy than driving with the top open. - I don`t want to impress other people, I want just something for me and my joy. My wife loves convertibles so it would anyway end up in her hands when I would buy one :-D
The LC is so sexy. I'm still baffled on why Toyota decided to have a rebadged Z4 as their Supra when they literally have the LC. Strip that (LC) car out all that unnecessary luxury crap, slap a slightly tuned twin turbo V6 they have on their LS and call it a Supra.
Its hellcat heavy and it'd more than likely would get walked by all the cars they wanted supra to go against and mainly that it'd need to be tunable which u can't do much with toyos engines without it being overly expensive to do.
I don't know but if Nissans GTR weights 3,933 lbs while the non convertible LC weights around 4,340 lbs, you're telling me that Toyota can't make the LC lighter? And i don't mean just slapping some parts for carbon pieces like they did to their RCF track edition. I seriously think Toyota, if they wanted to, can have a Supra running on their LC's platform but all we'll probably get is more excuses on why they won't.
@@Sarcastic_Asmodeus it still won't do much if it still weights more than its competition. Including that the gtr is awd and has 600+hp and can still hold its own against today's supercars vs the LC being noting more but a Gt cruiser. And They mainly wanted it to have a sportscar chassis with a i6 so the LC wouldn't have worked from the get go considering it's a GT chassis that can only support V6s and V8s. Also with the rcf track that's them barely doing much of any difference with a base rcf with just a wing,and carbon parts didn't change that it was still a boat either with them throwing it up for 50k more than a base rcf that you might aswell get a base RCF and make your own track edition and have more power in the process for much cheaper than buying a whole 100k rcf track of barely half the price.
That's what what I mean. Toyota is slacking if Nissan can achieve that kind of weight and power on a AWD car.. eh. I guess you're right. Toyota, a way richer and bigger auto company, can't come close to something like the Nissan GTR without any help. By help I mean pretty much using other companies platforms or resources. Guess we should be happy that they're at least giving us the GR Yaris. Which isn't coming out here in the states. Maybe In a Corolla version? Who knows. Maybe next year? Don't know. Luckily we can speculate the release date. Man, i wish Toyota had their own sporty cars that weren't Grand Touring boats without needing to share platforms or creating Frankenstein results like the RCF. We can only dream.
@@Sarcastic_Asmodeus in toyos case tbh. People just don't wanna do anything with their cars tbh. They've had the RCF around forever to use but no ones gone around and played around with that platform worth anything even with the isf being around longer. In toyos case people just don't wanna do anything with their platforms so that morw or less was the reason they went on and co developed the 86 and mk5. They also can't really do the same thing as Nissan considering that they don't like wasting money on cars that won't make profit and they can't really use their old V6s(unless its twin turbo'd)since people are already tired of them overusing the death out of them in every car plus the fact that toyo normally overprices cars like those anyway. In Nissan's case they have a better chance in selling cars like that(like the q50,q60,370,etc with enthusiasts falling in love and messing around with them without them costing too much to get)vs toyo with no one really messing with the platforms as much for whatever reason even tho they're nearly as old as Nissan's.
If you drive this car and don’t get a reaction like Matt’s or Sofyan’s when you floor it with the top down, then you don’t appreciate cars. Love the enthusiastic reactions
How does this car compare to its competitors at 100-120k? It’s it better than a GT-R, Audi TTRS, RS5, M4, GT500, C8 Z51, ZR1, ZL1 or do all those cars make it look grotesquely overpriced?
I discuss the main competitor later in the video, the AMG GT C Roadster (there's timestamps in the description). All the cars you listed there are much cheaper with cheaper interiors and a less luxurious ride. All the other cars you listed will handle better and be more focused sports cars, but the LC is more of a grand tourer.
That Lexus v8 roar is intoxicating 😍😍
I wouldn't care about speed with this car, The style is just amazing and that sound 😍😍
❤
The Lexus LC500 does three things very well: It looks amazing, it sounds amazing & it feels amazing
Lexus: Engineering Amazing
This sounds WAY better than I thought it would! Great looking car and awesome video once again Matt👍🏻
I don't care about the 0-60 times on this baby, heavy is the reason is why this thing smooth and flushy ride and at the same time fast enough for you to enjoy that glorious V8, this thing weigh as much as almost a pick up truck, I am damn sure this will be a safe car in crash conditions, either you can have light weight fast car that will beat your body or have little bit both smooth ride and fast at the same time, I don't know why some of the RUclipsrs criticizing it's weight so much, but this is damn fine
Facts !
Great review!
I like watching you review sports cars. Your like a teenager who borrowed Dad's Vette without permission!
Haha accurate description! Thanks for watching!
Such a gorgeous car, so happy Lexus knocked it out of the park on this one. Glad the driving experience makes up for the 4 different red colored interior 😂😂😂. Love the vids keep em up!
Mark Vallejo it’s like the FN Scar of car interiors
BEST LOOKING CAR RELEASED IN 2020
I can't wait for the next edition of Matt's acceleration reactions 🤣
The Exhaust Sounds Real Fluffy!!!!Great V8 Sound the Rims are Chromed Love that Too. Nice Nice Nice Car!!!
That Backroad Action!
Automatic like!! Love, love, love. Mat, you are very understated, but very informative and smart. I really love your channel. As long as live I will always support your channel. Strong statement I know, but I live in truth.
Thank you Dexter I really appreciate that!
There is nothing this car lacks. It is incredible. Perfect car. Coupe is soo sexy though. Maybe an MX5 RF version one day? You convinced me to get my BRZ and my now MX5 RF. I haven’t commented in a while. Good job wrxfan :)
Thanks Dorian! Hope you're still enjoying your RF! MX-5 is still my favorite affordable convertible.
Matt Maran Motoring oh man i am. It is such a perfected car. I never had anything so nice. It’s my regular daily car :) in New York. It works in the snow too. BRZ in the snow was easier due to maybe the weight. I have to get non wide tires for it next season I think. I have wider than stock size winter tires on a 2400 lbs car vs 2800
I need this car in my life!
Im sold on the convertible
My retirement car!! I’ll get a gently used one in about 5-8 years.
Good video. I've driven the coup at several Lexus Drive events, it cracks and pops too. Bystanders will hear it, trust me. :-)
the coupe crackles/pops as well but its easy to hear them if you lower the windows in it but im sure sound is 10x better in the convertible haha.
Guys, if all 413k of us pitched in 25 cents we could buy Matt an LC!!
Went for a joyride in the 2020 couple with a lexus employee, phenomenal car
Hi Matt, excellent review! You deserve even more recognition than you already have.
Do you think this would be a great 2nd car for an enthusiast for commuting to work while still having fun along the way, or is considerably less fun than the 911/Lotus Evora 400 as a daily?
Thanks!
Thanks Tommy! I've never driven an Evora but I had more fun in this than I did in the 991 911 I reviewed a few years ago. And the Lexus is more comfortable as well, so I think it would make a great 2nd car.
@@MattMaranMotoring Thank you! 😀👍
Stay safe!
The first car I think I actually prefer the convertible version over the coupe version.
Beautiful car all the way around but i'm afraid it will be hard to find buyers for those at that price range. I give it a few years before the production dies
Lexus predicts 200 to 300 a year. It's purpose driven for a lot of reasons. Large sales volumes are not high on the list. One must remember that this is going to be Lexus's halo choice for a new generation. Just like the original LS series it was a game changer. This LC series is changing the game as well. In a small segment one could argue. Why? The 2 seater ultra coupes are non existent and not selling well industry wide. In my opinion. This vehicle perfectly sits between ultra performance and entry level ultra performance luxury. The LC delivers on so many popular needs at it's price point. They will sell every one they make.
What a fantastic car
Great review Matt. 1 Question. How does the exhaust sound compare to your Bullitt. I have Bullitt myself and am interested in the comparison.
I’d say Bullitt is louder at low rpm but once the valves open on the LC it’s just as loud.
i fucking want this car
Love Lexus, great review 👌👌👌👌
I’m in love with this car❣️
Loved it since the first sight
the downshift sounds so nice on that!
I have one. Nori green. It. Is. AWESOME
So Dope!!!! BEAUTIFUL CAR LOVE IT!!!
I think Matt likes Waking up Neighborhoods! Do you think the sound is pumped in? HAHAHAHA
You need to get one!
I would like for you to drive a 2020 Mercedes S cabriolet amg 63. Thats a dream for me
I love my Bullit, but this is a car I would swap for!
If I had more dough, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
Absolutely
Just wait a few years until they’re the price of a new Camry.
Same
Hi Matt, just rcvd an insider email from Cadillac with a large photo of the V Blackwing. Thoughts? My understanding is the prior powertrains from the previous ATS V and CTS V will be used for the blackwing editions of the CT4 and CT5
Yeah, that's what I've seen too.
hi Matt. nice vid. liked b4 watching b/c i knew it was goin to b good
This car is 🔥
Nice,I Like my Lexus !!!!
I am buying my wife one 💯💯💯💯
Vinny Booboo wanted to ask the same thing haha
When Matt starts a video with that shit eating grin in place before the drive, then we know that we’re in for a screaming review, lol. Great job, Matt. Did you let Beth drive it?
Haha I'm glad you liked it! Beth doesn't drive the press cars, I haven't gotten her authorized as a driver with the press fleets yet.
Nice, I swear almost every car now a days is either white or black
Not really
It’s not all black and white, bro. My car is all black, with a tan interior.
@@Big.W. nice
White with a red or black interior. Classic.
Matt will this replace the Bullitt?
Nope, Bullitt is a keeper.
Imo, visibility shouldn’t be included in the sport cars ratings because they’re sport cars, you gotta sacrifice that to make the car look good. You want visibility get an SUV
I want a coupe so bad
Damn this car is very sexy
Matt u should get this car
I’d love to if I could afford it haha. Maybe someday!
@@MattMaranMotoring lease it or possibly finance it since it's a Lexus and it ain't gonna breakdown after 4 years lool
Still way too big of a payment for me sadly.
@@MattMaranMotoring oh :(
review a 2021 Chevy Tahoe
interesting
It's pretty terrible performance wise if you ask me. 4.6 seconds 0-60. The is350 did it in 5.1 all the way back in 2006 with its V6.
@Robert Blackford Im not ignoring everything else. Im saying acceleration is too slow and that is a huge reason why it doesn't sell as well as its competitors.
Idc who he is, if he drives this he’s mine
4.6 seconds is still fast even tho it’s not 4.4 or 4.5
It’s fast enough
Rajkiran Natarajan True that!
Is this Matt Farrah's million mile Lexus?
Overpriced sadly.
Just don't have passengers because the backseat is unusable.
Lexus went from the SC to this! Doesn't look a day old this design.
Matt's voice became auto tuned when he stepped on it
True lol
The interior it's amazing, the outside is amazing, the engine is amazing. G❤️❤️❤️❤️
Most beautiful car that’s not a exotic. (Even tho this could pass for a exotic car)
That interior is fire 💯
@6:35 “let’s turn onto this backroad here”.. thank me later folks
Thanks bro👍👍
Thats what your mom sounds like.
@@driftx2 random but golden
PHENOMENAL. I think you've found your 2nd car, Matt!
Haha maybe someday!
Would kinda suck in the winter but YES
Ciello ___ not in florifa, LOL
The best confirmation of how good a car is is the smile it puts on your face when you hit the throttle. And you had that smile for the entire 22 minutes of the video. I just wish it was a little cheaper than the retail price they have set for the car.
This and the C8 corvette are the only GT sports coupe with a N/A V8. Dying breed
Mustang GT350?
@@clu4u not really a gt car, more of a sports car / track car
Mustang Bullitt
I absolutely love these. Sure it's not the fastest, sure it's not the most luxurious, but goddamn I can't stop looking at it
That you can't drop the top from the key is BS
For $100k, just get it done
I agree.. I was pretty disappointed when I bought mine.. im looking into an aftermarket system that would work
Hitting a Home Run!!!!!Knocking it Out the Park with this One!!!!!!
A very beautiful and sexy car. I hope in the near future the make a hardtop convertible version and a white on white option ( white exterior , white interior ), plus more aggressive rims.
beautiful
LFA 2 when ?
Be nice to have some Lexus LC 500 Convertible money.
Beautiful car in person had the opportunity to test drive a 2020 in red and it was very nice all beit slow for how much your paying. Ended up with a supercharged 19 gt350 because I can't get away from American muscle it seems. Car really is an amazing peice of art
I think it looks amazing but the shape of the headlights make it look like it's crying
I'm so sad they cancelled the F version of this beauty... Not like I could afford it anyways, but still....😢😢😢
Youve made me love this car Matt!
👍👍👍👍👍
Yes God Said So Mind your Business Like he said!!!
I love seeing Matt reaction when hitting it hard
u should get the wind cancelling things for ur camera mic, or whatever mic you use
I have one that I always use now. I didn’t think there was much wind noise on the mic.
Wind noise wasn’t that bad bud, you’ll be okay
Its Aged Extremely Well
6:30 for the "back road" lol
Do people still say "first"? Because this is my first time being first. Keep up the good work!
Haha gj 👍
If you ain’t first, you’re last Ricky Bobby.
You were smiling 99.9% during the entire review of this car. That alone speaks louder than words. What a beautiful machine it is.
Much too overly designed car.
Reminds me of the lfa
Please forgive me! But darn, this is awesome, awesome. Matt you just nailed this review. I don't know what else to say.
Dexter Smith forgive you for saying 'darn'? Lol
My LC Convertible should arrive this week, can’t wait it’s stunning🏖️
It's a luxury Japanese car which is way better than a mustang but not better than a shelby GT.
Absolutely beautiful and gorgeous ❤❤❤❤
Love, Love, Love!!!!
Sounds so good!!! 🤤
I had an SC 430 for a year a long while ago and this car is really another dimension now. Really nice looks! - Even when I would prefer the Coupé because I don`t want to look like a guy in his midlife crisis. - What can happen quickly when you are 40+ :-D
It's a canvas top. I don't think that is the "instrument of measure". I suspect it is the "model" of the car, which varies on what you can afford. A dentist buys (finances) a Bentley, average person gets a Corvette, a 40 year old "poor" buys a Miata.
@@danger450 I think I am out of the convertible age. - People can better look at the car than looking at an old guy with strange-looking hairs. I don't want to impose my look on anyone when I'm at the traffic lights. :-D - I leave that privilege happily to the younger people out there.
Haha well you should do what makes you happy! Don't worry what others think! :)
@@MattMaranMotoring When I have something sporty it would be a Coupè for sure. I would go at the weekends to the Nürburgring and for that, you are better off with a fixed roof. Gives me more joy than driving with the top open. - I don`t want to impress other people, I want just something for me and my joy. My wife loves convertibles so it would anyway end up in her hands when I would buy one :-D
Reviewed the Coupe version a couple weeks ago... can’t wait for the convertible to come to Australia 👌👌
How Do I get A Press Car to Test Drive
I see Cheetah
The LC is so sexy. I'm still baffled on why Toyota decided to have a rebadged Z4 as their Supra when they literally have the LC. Strip that (LC) car out all that unnecessary luxury crap, slap a slightly tuned twin turbo V6 they have on their LS and call it a Supra.
Its hellcat heavy and it'd more than likely would get walked by all the cars they wanted supra to go against and mainly that it'd need to be tunable which u can't do much with toyos engines without it being overly expensive to do.
I don't know but if Nissans GTR weights 3,933 lbs while the non convertible LC weights around 4,340 lbs, you're telling me that Toyota can't make the LC lighter? And i don't mean just slapping some parts for carbon pieces like they did to their RCF track edition. I seriously think Toyota, if they wanted to, can have a Supra running on their LC's platform but all we'll probably get is more excuses on why they won't.
@@Sarcastic_Asmodeus it still won't do much if it still weights more than its competition. Including that the gtr is awd and has 600+hp and can still hold its own against today's supercars vs the LC being noting more but a Gt cruiser. And They mainly wanted it to have a sportscar chassis with a i6 so the LC wouldn't have worked from the get go considering it's a GT chassis that can only support V6s and V8s. Also with the rcf track that's them barely doing much of any difference with a base rcf with just a wing,and carbon parts didn't change that it was still a boat either with them throwing it up for 50k more than a base rcf that you might aswell get a base RCF and make your own track edition and have more power in the process for much cheaper than buying a whole 100k rcf track of barely half the price.
That's what what I mean. Toyota is slacking if Nissan can achieve that kind of weight and power on a AWD car.. eh. I guess you're right. Toyota, a way richer and bigger auto company, can't come close to something like the Nissan GTR without any help. By help I mean pretty much using other companies platforms or resources. Guess we should be happy that they're at least giving us the GR Yaris. Which isn't coming out here in the states. Maybe In a Corolla version? Who knows. Maybe next year? Don't know. Luckily we can speculate the release date. Man, i wish Toyota had their own sporty cars that weren't Grand Touring boats without needing to share platforms or creating Frankenstein results like the RCF. We can only dream.
@@Sarcastic_Asmodeus in toyos case tbh. People just don't wanna do anything with their cars tbh. They've had the RCF around forever to use but no ones gone around and played around with that platform worth anything even with the isf being around longer. In toyos case people just don't wanna do anything with their platforms so that morw or less was the reason they went on and co developed the 86 and mk5. They also can't really do the same thing as Nissan considering that they don't like wasting money on cars that won't make profit and they can't really use their old V6s(unless its twin turbo'd)since people are already tired of them overusing the death out of them in every car plus the fact that toyo normally overprices cars like those anyway. In Nissan's case they have a better chance in selling cars like that(like the q50,q60,370,etc with enthusiasts falling in love and messing around with them without them costing too much to get)vs toyo with no one really messing with the platforms as much for whatever reason even tho they're nearly as old as Nissan's.
If you drive this car and don’t get a reaction like Matt’s or Sofyan’s when you floor it with the top down, then you don’t appreciate cars. Love the enthusiastic reactions
Lexus power
Where do you live Matt? Beautiful town.
How does this car compare to its competitors at 100-120k? It’s it better than a GT-R, Audi TTRS, RS5, M4, GT500, C8 Z51, ZR1, ZL1 or do all those cars make it look grotesquely overpriced?
I discuss the main competitor later in the video, the AMG GT C Roadster (there's timestamps in the description). All the cars you listed there are much cheaper with cheaper interiors and a less luxurious ride. All the other cars you listed will handle better and be more focused sports cars, but the LC is more of a grand tourer.
Good review