Is 7-digit digital consumption just a superficiality? Lexus LC may really be worth it
Text/Su Jin Ji
In the eyes of many people, sports cars should be radical and burst, and these are the personality characteristics of GT sports cars, and they are also the core of most performance-oriented sports cars. However, except for Lexus LC, even the entire Lexus is not a family that can be interpreted by bursting.
Lexus is actually the same as most brands in the luxury field, with core technology as the support, but what it interprets is never bursting and flaunting. Even if the LC is a Lexus sports car, the same is true. The inexplicable thing about this model lies in the craftsmanship, in the details, in the ultimate aesthetic of the body interpretation.
The tonality of the Lexus LC is based on the elegance of the sports car, and if you look at the structure of this model, it is a typical sports car. Similarly, the design of the model can attract more attention with a physical beauty that is different from that of a car. Even on this model, the original design of the concept car is highly restored.
Every detail of this model is exquisitely crafted, and even if a part of it is taken out individually, it can still be proud. For example, the lamp group in the front face, which is designed with the eyes of the eagle god Horus, uses the lamp strip to outline the sharp corners, with the lexus family's iconic grille, under the edges and corners, showing its magic.
Including the smooth body line and the sheet metal structure of the outer silhouette, it is presented in a delicate way, and even if you rush through the air flow during the drive, you can still feel the silent silkiness. The C-pillar of the Katana katana is retained on the production model, but the all-glass roof is difficult to reproduce on the production model due to various constraints.
At the beginning of the design, the wheel hub on the drawing was only 19 inches, but soon, the plan was rejected. Therefore, there is also a profound story behind the 21-inch wheels on the mass production model, after all, the model must retain the precision of the handling, but also retain the large size and suspension reservation on the highly limited body, and various harsh conditions require a more accurate and delicate design scheme.
Then its front wheel hub will almost be at the same level as the cover, if you lift the front cover and look at the distance between the front wheels and the edge of the cabin, you will know how rare it is for the model to retain the design it has today. The taillight design of the model comes from the Jet engine tail flame, and it has even been restored on the LC's production model.
The driving experience of this model is more comfortable, and precise handling is the part it is giving to the driver. From the seat height adjusted by this model, to the steering wheel feel, as well as the stability of the chassis, every turn of the driver, every re-acceleration, the model will easily become a part of your body, which is the confidence it can give to the handling.
The current LC500h on sale is not a simple fuel version of the model, its energy model has entered the field of hybridization. So this model in addition to the engine also has an electric motor, the engine displacement is 3.5L V6, even if this is a 6-cylinder engine, but the self-priming type of 3.5L can not give much power.
For a GT sports car, the engine of 299 horsepower + 350 Nm of torque is not enough to make the model shine in the dimensions of its survival, but fortunately it has an electric motor. And its motor has 179 horsepower + 300 Nm of torque, and then when the motor intervenes in the drive, the speed of the model is silent, because the space is quiet enough, the motor is also quiet enough, so it can bring zero hundred acceleration for 5 seconds.
summary:
Lexus LC is a GT sports car, but it would be too thin to look at this model in this dimension alone, because this model not only carves the shell, but also shapes the soul. Indeed, if it is measured by GT's performance standards, its performance is not the best in its class, and it will even be considered that 7-digit digital consumption is only in vain. But the core of Lexus has always been in the delicate craftsmanship, it has its pride, but also its own persistence. The performance of the LC is indeed not outstanding, but its driving experience is very precise and rigorous.