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I found this 45-minute video on the LC500 engineering worth a watch, learning quite a few interesting things about my car and the design philosophy behind it. There's a really good guided tour of the underside and at last, a proper explanation of the exhaust set-up with those nice muffler-bypass valves.

Hi, I've just been trying (without success) to update the maps on my 2017 LC500, following the instructions on lexus-tech.eu. My current navdb_version is 860 which I understand is 2017, so it has not been updated by the dealer at the services I downloaded the Lexus Premium system (MM17 & MM19) Maps from lexus-tech.eu onto FAT32 16gb usb stick and followed the instructions. - Entered my device ID into lexus-tech.eu - Plugged the usb stick into my LC and, after validating the files, it asked it I wanted to update to 2019 maps. Hit "Yes" and it gives me an activation code - so far so good. - Entered the activation code into lexus-tech.eu and it gives me error message "IE5585-Not able to determine product mapped to SKUID" Has anyone else tried to update the maps on their LC500 or experienced this issue? Many thanks for advice, Andy

I'm having outrageously many problems with my LC 500 that I bought in late June brand new. The car has been out of my possession for a total 1/4 of the time since then due to a variety of technical issues: * Front brakes were replaced due to abnormal squealing. * Rear brakes were replaced due to abnormal squealing. * Breakdown due to fuel pump failure. * Low engine oil level at 8000 km. * Skewed steering that was attempted to get fixed multiple times without success. * Resonations in the left door due to insufficiently installed cables. * Resonations from the engine/fuel injection system at 1500 RPM. Now I'm spending my Christmas without a car, because it's under repairs once again. I filed a request to my dealer and the local distributor (Lexus Switzerland) to replace the car entirely. I really doubt they'll do that, so I want to escalate this case further. I'd like to send a written report of the case to the European HQ and possibly the global one in Japan. Do you have an address and a department in mind I can target this to? Thanks in advance!

Feeling fulfilled and, if I'm honest, slightly smug - first let me tell you a story... It was a dark and stormy night, well actually it was last November when I bought my LC, just couldn't wait for the good weather, just had to buy it! We always enjoy a great road trip and our favourite destination is Scotland. You can imagine how much we were looking forward to talking the LC for a tour. Finally, last week we managed to get away, I have to say it was amazing, taking a true GT across mountain passes and straight open roads. We covered just over 1200 miles, not quite the NC500 but all the places we love none the less. As you can imagine, with a car needing regular fill ups, we planned a little to make sure we weren't caught short. Previous we hadn't bothered so much as we've toured around in a diesel BMW.... So we planed for 20/25 mpg based on fairly spirited driving, which we did. Imagine my surprise when the final average for the whole trip came out at - wait for it - 35.5mpg, even reaching 39.1mpg on one of the days. So, as well as having a wonderful time roaring through the Glens in a big and soulful V8, we even saved on our fuel budget - can't wait for our next road trip.

Hi mighty Lexus fellas, I recently had a wheel alignment (in an official dealership) on my LC 500 Sport+. The car used to slightly lean left. When I got it back I noticed the steering had become stiffer, and it was leaning right (e.g. when I hold the steering wheel straight the car goes right slightly). I took it to a professional garage specialized for wheel alignments with lasers and whatnot. They said the angles had been restored to factory positions and the steering wheel position is perfectly horizontal. Yet the car still leans right noticably, and I think the steering wheel has become harder to turn especially on lower speeds. Any ideas? The wheel alignment dude told me that it might be a miscalibrated steering angle sensor, but the dealer says it's impossible. I'm really frustrated because it's a virtually new car. In the attached picture you can see the "straight" position of the steering wheel.

Here we go again! Well, almost. The so-called "Roar Before the Rolex 24" will run for two days from tomorrow at Daytona. It is the first opportunity for the North American RC-Fs to have a proper run in their new team, AIM Vasser Sullivan. For those Twits amongst you, their Twitter page is here. I hope they won't mind that I've nicked a picture, just to show the new colour scheme as the Lex comes off the truck...

Hey Guys, IS300h owner here, Lexus Glasgow kindly allowed myself to make a video on their LC500, it is a cracking car with a high quality interior! Here is a link to a video I made on it if anyone wants to experience the LC500? Enjoy, Thomas

Hey Guys, I really like the LC500 and would love to own an LC (IS owner atm). I love how unique the LC is and I made a short video on some of my favourite design elements if anyone is keen to explore the LC? Thomas 🙂

I’ll start my review with a huge thumbs-up to Lexus Hedge End. They’re consistently a pleasure to deal with but this time one of their sales guys and true petrol head, Michael, really pulled out the stops for me... I’ve been given a LC500 as a courtesy car. So, “how does it compare to the GSF on a rain-soaked February afternoon?” I hear you all ask... Under normal driving, it’s remarkably familiar! The engine is the same 5.0 V8, albeit with twin intakes over the single one of the GSF/RCF. The gearbox is now a 10-speed, with a slightly clumsy new design of shifter, but economy appeared the same. The rear-wheel steering is unusual! Sage advice from a slightly nervous Michael - “take the first few roundabouts gently, and don’t steer as much as you think you need to!” He was right - it feels like the rear wheels are sliding sideways! An odd experience, but ok once you learn to work with it. I believe the rear wheels turn slightly in opposite directions to the fronts at low speeds, effectively shortening the wheelbase - this has the result of making the car feel more like a go-kart, together with the Torque Vectoring Differential. The opposite happens at high speed to increase stability. Picking the speed up, the twin intakes give the V8 a proper howling scream above 6500rpm with lovely pops and the occasional crackle on a downshift. The car is more of a GT that can be hustled than a sports car - I though it felt it’s weight a bit more than the GSF. The OEM tyres are 21” runflats and provide good, if not exceptional grip - perhaps the non-RFs on the GSF as well as, frankly, me owning rather than borrowing it, allowed me to push the saloon harder. The ride quality is good - only the occasional thump over really bad roads, but I did notice a bit of squirming over undulating poorly maintained tarmac. The brake pedal felt slightly spongy, but the stopping ability was good. Inside, the seats are just as supportive, the cabin roomy (in the front) and the equipment list is extensive. Many of the features the GSF has buttons for are now incorporated into the computer, which now uses a touch pad to navigate instead of a mouse-lever-platform-type thing. Compared to the (dare I say “corporate”) interior of the GSF, the designers have really cut loose here! They seem to have used every type of material/surface/texture they could get their hands on, with bold, swooping lines devouring the insides of the doors. This is, of course a matter of taste, but I found it a little busy. A few bits of the switchgear are in different places - I particularly like the drive mode selector and the traction control knob to either side of the instrument binnacle - a nice nod to the utterly unobtainable LFA. There’s not much room in the back - it’s a 2+2 at an absolute push - I’d say if the person in the front seat is 6ft+, you’ve just generated a bag storage area behind. Finally - is this a car I’d look to trade up to? I’m not sure. It’s very good indeed, but apart from the looks, it feels so similar to my GSF (not a bad thing!!), I’d need to think about it more. I’d like to try the hybrid sister LC500h before a firm verdict! So, there you have it. Enjoy the pictures!

Finally! Apart from the curious 24h Dubai, its seems ages since any sort of motorsport action. And Lexus are in the first big race of the year, the Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend. Qualifying is taking place as I write this post with 3GT Racing running - as they did in 2017 - two RC-Fs in GT3 spec in what IMSA categorize as 'GTD'. Cars 14 and 15 have strong driver line-ups (with some familiar faces from Blancpain and GT Open) in Kyle Marcelli, Bruno Junqueira, Dominik Baumann and Philipp Frommenwiler in #14, and David Heinemeier Hansson, Jack Hawksworth, Dominik Farnbacher and Scott Pruett in #15. Live streaming will be available at imsatv.imsa.com but as multiple category racing - with GTD the slowest - you'll need to be patient to catch sight of the electric blue Lexus. Hopefully though, they both be running for the full 24 hours each so plenty of opportunity... You can see catch some of the atmosphere from 'The Roar Before The 24' here on YouTube and an article on the Lexus Blog here. Elsewhere, Emil Frey Racing will be competing (probably ) in the GT Open series they did so well in last year, although they may be planning an assault in the Blancpain series. It's too early to be certain just who will be running the GT3 Lexus in Europe as both series won't be starting until April; more on those in due course. Also starting in April will be SuperGT in Japan with Lexus represented (as reigning champions) by the GT500 spec LC500s, and hopefully by GT3 spec RC-Fs in the GT300 category. Those of you looking forward to the rumoured LC500-F might like this article detailing the lightly modified LC500 that will compete in the ADAC 24H of Nurburgring. Will the road going version get that big rear wing, I wonder? Finallly, next weekend is the hugely enjoyable Bathurst 12 hours, unfortunately without any Lexus involvement but always worth a look. Live streaming should be on their website.

The new breathtaking flagship coupé from Lexus tested and reviewed. Read our Lexus LC500 review and prepare to want one :D If you not logged in then log in/register to the club to leave your love letter comments ;) :D http://ownersclub.co/LexusLC500review Please comment on the review as this post is locked.

This weekend is the third round of the 2017 Japanese Super GT season at the Autopolis circuit, missing since the devastating Kumamoto earthquake. Lexus have been doing very well with both the LC500 in GT500 and the RC-F in GT300 but a little more effective competiton would be welcome! Qualifying take places tomorrow with the race on Sunday; live streaming will be on the Nismo TV YouTube channel from 6.00am UK time. A link to the official website is just here, and a picture from the website is attached...

For anyone fortunate enough not to face the daily commute tomorrow morning (how I envy you!), the second race of this year's Super GT will be run at picturesque Fuji, 6am UK time. No, I don't know why its been run a Friday either; perhaps it's a public holiday in Japan? You can catch live streaming at Nismo TV on YouTube. At the first race, it was a Lexus benefit with Honda self-destructing and Nissan being way off the pace. Official website is here: Super GT

This weekend, Lexus will be challenging on two fronts in the first round of the 2017 Super GT series in Japan. There'll be plenty of the new LC500s competing in the premier 'silhoutte' GT500 category against the NS-Xs and GT-Rs, while the new GT3 spec RC-F will be competing in the 'production' GT300 category. If you haven't seen any Super GT, it is definitely worth a look. The Japanese have some great circuits with frequently unpredictable weather and the fanatical, partisan crowds are quite something to see. The GT500s are - from what I remember - all based on the same chassis and are closely related to those run in the similar DTM. However, where the two series differ in terms of car spec is while the DTM run normally aspirated V8s, Super GT use turbo-charged four pots, and are very quick. The GT300 category not only allows international GT3 spec motors like the AMG and Ferrari 488s, but also some domestic specials; you'll soon spot the very fast Prius. Other highlights are the Police parade lap at the start, the twin grid start and the HSE nightmare of spectator buses running round the track with cars at full chat! And this season, Nismo TV will be streaming races live on their YouTube channel which means some early mornings. The official Super GT website is here.

This thing sounds pretty beastly!