Lexus LC500 in last week's Autocar magazine

K22MDL · February 21, 2023

Interesting 'First Drives' for 2023 on the LC500 Sport+ with enhanced this and that. I'm sure Lexus only do a few minor tweaks to get free editorial in car mags.

Interesting read nevertheless.

Brian R · February 22, 2023

Honestly, can anyone identify what they perceive as shortcomings/weaknesses on a test drive? You'd have to be intimately familiar with the earlier generation to even have a chance of pointing out the differences.

Nah, for me, it's another journalist being controversial and dumbing down a product and with no idea what they are talking about.

K22MDL · February 22, 2023

And there's no way they could be unless they drove one for more than a few hours which is probably all Matt Prior had to form his view. However, he is an experienced car journo and compares with other similar set-up vehicles, BMW 8 series and F-Type V8S. (see 'Rivals')

Reading between the lines though, I think he liked it and several of the LC's shortcomings/design features have been highlighted by owners many times all of which I willingly forgive for everything else the LC offers an owner.