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Old 10-22-16, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Fizzboy7
After viewing the video, it barely has the look of a $100k car. However, I think Lexus could have done a little more business and profit here by toning it down slightly and offering it for $70k. That would have been a sweet spot more people could access, thereby getting more of them on the road and getting the Lexus name spread further. I believe the same thing should have been the case with the LFA, which Lexus w**r*d and sold so few, no one got to see them on the road.

By the way, those exterior door handles do not seem easier to use than today's traditional units. There shouldn't be several steps to open any door. Maybe there's a method to it not shown here, so I'll reserve judgement.
Some of what you said I agree with, however I do like the interior for the most part. But the gauge cluster kinda sucks.

I think the door handles will work.
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Old 10-22-16, 09:42 AM
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love the car. and I mean LOVE it. but I HATE the electronic shifter its going to have.
I just don't do electronic shifters. sad because if you look at other luxury cars, everybody else has gone to electronic shifters. we are the last holdout with real gear shifts. I know there is no clutch sadly, but at least there is still that satisfying "clunk" when shifting from P to D. very sad to see that go. not a fan of electronic parking brakes either, but oh well...

speaking of electronic shifters.. BMW has plastic mock shifters, Jaguar has that stupid motorized rotary dial, but the BIGGEST ****kicker is what Mercedes is offering, I mean Offering without another choice, these days and has for several years now. -electronic column shifters.. really? I mean.. REALLY??! WTF! I guess the designers at benz ran out of ideas scratching there heads and said, "HEY! LETS PLAY PRETEND WE ARE BUILDING 1980s OLDSMOBILES WITH A LITTLE NEW GIZMO FOR A SHIFTER!!!!"

-EPIC FAIL IN EVERY SENCE OF THE WORD. you've saddened me Bavaria, you've really let me down....
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Old 10-22-16, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by laovo

Awesome but there are so many great metal trim finishes inside but the steering wheel just had to be a black metal finish?

The super flat wide seat bottoms are pretty awkward still.
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Old 10-23-16, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by laovo
The car looks great
Nice job on the video!

I think the car looks great. Glad its here, cannot wait to see one in person. As much as I've enjoyed seeing it in Red and Blue, that Atomic Silver looks just as good. I'm starting to think the lines on the car are so well done it may be one of the few cars that will look great in any color.
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Old 10-29-16, 10:55 PM
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More pix from SEMA...
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Old 10-30-16, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ST430
More pix from SEMA...
Not a big fan of the color of this one. Angles look too pronounced.
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Old 11-01-16, 08:19 AM
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Old 11-01-16, 04:26 PM
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Nice. Overall it looks good. Not a fan of the wheels and the stance, but at least the kit isn't the rocket bunny bs we've been seeing repeatedly.
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Old 11-01-16, 04:36 PM
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Looks good in yellow, but rims are ugly.
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Old 11-01-16, 07:59 PM
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LOVE those HRE!!!! How can anyone hate on that "stance"... It screams performance lol. We don't need this to be "hellaflush"... It would defeat the purpose of a performance car
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Old 11-02-16, 06:26 AM
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The Lc is being built in Mexico not Japan just btw.
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Old 11-02-16, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by imrankh24
The Lc is being built in Mexico not Japan just btw.
LOL, really?
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Old 11-02-16, 07:29 AM
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i guess the car doesn't need any suspension travel. good for kidney stones.

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Old 11-02-16, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
LOL, really?
Yea I saw a pic of one where the windshield vin number started with a 3 which means Mexico
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Lexus has stated that the LC will be built in Japan.

“The LC will be built at the Motomachi plant, the same factory where we produced the LFA and some of the Takumi who worked on that model are now working exclusively on the new coupe,” said Lexus Takumi Koji Sato. “This way we have been able to tap into their knowledge and experience in areas such as the carbon fiber components, leatherwork and hand-finishing.”
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...8-lcs-interior
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