The Lexus LC (Japanese: レクサス・LC, Rekusasu LC) is a grand tourer/personal luxury car from Lexus, Toyota's luxury division. It is based on the 2012 LF-LC Concept, designed by Toyota Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, California. It was developed under the program codename "950A" from 2011 to 2016, design work was transferred from Calty to Toyota Technical Centre in Aichi, Japan from January 2013, with a final production design freeze in the first half of 2014.
The Lexus LC was developed under the program codename "950A" from 2011 to 2016. It was previewed by the LF-LC Concept, which was designed at Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, California. The concept vehicle was revealed at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Design work was later transferred from Calty to Toyota Technical Centre in Aichi, Japan in January 2013, with a final production design freeze in the first half of 2014.
Four years after the concept's debut, the production model, dubbed LC 500, was introduced in January 2016 at the same venue. It shares the same 5.0-litre 473 PS; 348 kW (467 hp) 2UR-GSE V8 engine with the RC F and GS F. It is paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission.
A hybrid-electric model, dubbed LC 500h, was revealed in Geneva in February 2016. It is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine, a hybrid transmission, and a lithium-ion battery pack with a combined 359 PS; 264 kW (354 hp) output at 6600 rpm, and an estimated 500 N⋅m (370 ft⋅lb) of combined torque at 3000 rpm. The battery has 44 kW and 1.1 kWh and can power the car for 6 km (4 miles).
The LC retained the overall design of the concept model. It has a variant of Lexus' corporate "spindle" grille with a gradient pattern; a tightly compressed mesh at the top transitions to a wider diamond at the bottom. However, unlike other vehicles in the lineup, the top of the spindle grille does not have a chrome surround. The compact LED triple-projector headlight is in the small overhang between the bumper and wheels.
The front and rear overhangs are short—the front is 920 mm (36 in), and the back is 970 mm (38 in). The lines from the front fender build up the A-pillar to form the boundaries of the blacked-out roof—Lexus cites “the traditional Japanese sword” as the inspiration for the sharp edges of the C-pillar molding.
The Lexus LC was developed under the program codename "950A" from 2011 to 2016. It was previewed by the LF-LC Concept, which was designed at Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, California. The concept vehicle was revealed at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Design work was later transferred from Calty to Toyota Technical Centre in Aichi, Japan in January 2013, with a final production design freeze in the first half of 2014.
Four years after the concept's debut, the production model, dubbed LC 500, was introduced in January 2016 at the same venue. It shares the same 5.0-litre 473 PS; 348 kW (467 hp) 2UR-GSE V8 engine with the RC F and GS F. It is paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission.
A hybrid-electric model, dubbed LC 500h, was revealed in Geneva in February 2016. It is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine, a hybrid transmission, and a lithium-ion battery pack with a combined 359 PS; 264 kW (354 hp) output at 6600 rpm, and an estimated 500 N⋅m (370 ft⋅lb) of combined torque at 3000 rpm. The battery has 44 kW and 1.1 kWh and can power the car for 6 km (4 miles).
The LC retained the overall design of the concept model. It has a variant of Lexus' corporate "spindle" grille with a gradient pattern; a tightly compressed mesh at the top transitions to a wider diamond at the bottom. However, unlike other vehicles in the lineup, the top of the spindle grille does not have a chrome surround. The compact LED triple-projector headlight is in the small overhang between the bumper and wheels.
The front and rear overhangs are short—the front is 920 mm (36 in), and the back is 970 mm (38 in). The lines from the front fender build up the A-pillar to form the boundaries of the blacked-out roof—Lexus cites “the traditional Japanese sword” as the inspiration for the sharp edges of the C-pillar molding.
