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I have Rs-R lowering springs on my 2018, and though it rides very nice, there is nothing stiff about it...in my opinion.
Don't get me wrong. My words were "more stiff" and "stiffer". That doesn't mean the LC is stiff. What I meant was Lexus tend to soften up the rides in the later model years.
Remember when the 2013 GS350 F sport came out? It was on par with the 5 series and there was a lot of rave and marketing on how Lexus has tuned their cars to be competitive in handling to the Germans. But by the time 2016 came out, the suspension has already gone back to the Lexus way. And by 2020, the GS350 was almost a different car than the 2013 when it first came out.
Maybe it's just me, but I honestly don't feel any significant change in the cars suspension in the different drive modes. I would expect "comfort" to be cushier, but it feels just like any other mode to me.
2024, Coupe, DHP, Dunlop tires from factory. I did try different drive modes, multiple times, on a section of bad road that I drive twice a week but never felt any major change to the suspension. All modes felt almost the same except in Sport+ the road imperfections were very noticeable. I leave it in Comfort mode while driving in the city.
I have a 2018 with Michelin Pilot Sport AS's which are a slightly larger tire than OEM - which I had to do in order to get all season tires on the car - and absolutely love the suspension. I wouldn't want it to be any softer although it is nice to have just a bit extra side wall on the 21" rims.
I do notice a difference between drive modes, but it's not as big of a difference as you'd see on cars with an air suspension. Although I primarily have it on Sport+ unless I'm cruising on the freeway and want the two extra gears, or I'm on a really crappy road, or I just ate too much Taco Bell.
2018/ Mich Pilot 4AS as well. I have nothing to compare my ride/suspension to and know no difference. In other words if it aint broke dont fix it. Love the ride.
This may have been mentioned, but sport mode is the 'normal' suspension setting. You have to select Sport+ to get the 'sport' suspension setting. I almost exlcusively use Comfort and Sport+. I certainly notice a different between the two.
Don't get me wrong. My words were "more stiff" and "stiffer". That doesn't mean the LC is stiff. What I meant was Lexus tend to soften up the rides in the later model years.
Remember when the 2013 GS350 F sport came out? It was on par with the 5 series and there was a lot of rave and marketing on how Lexus has tuned their cars to be competitive in handling to the Germans. But by the time 2016 came out, the suspension has already gone back to the Lexus way. And by 2020, the GS350 was almost a different car than the 2013 when it first came out.
I totally understood your use of "more stiff" vs. "stiffer." And I fully agree. I'm sure that hopping in /out my Masi GT and the LC, is definitely skewing my feel of the LC's level of "stiff."
The LC in Sport+ is just more comfy than the Masi even in NON-Sport. When I go into sport in that thing, it's like a go kart on train tracks...which I love on smooth pavement or any corners. That thing doesn't have any tilt or lean, in a corner. But then it does have 275 series tires up front and 355's in the rear. It sucks on less than smooth pavement though, in Sport mode. The LC is KING, in that regard! They are as similar as they are different.
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This may have been mentioned, but sport mode is the 'normal' suspension setting. You have to select Sport+ to get the 'sport' suspension setting. I almost exlcusively use Comfort and Sport+. I certainly notice a different between the two.
Here’s a question - when setting up Custom mode, one doesn’t have a choice for the steering or dynamic handling mode, only for the other three variables - are these variables fixed according to the AVS setting?
With the roads in rural Maryland (and urban NJ) being on the bumpy end of things, I have my custom mode set to normal for the A/C, (not quite) max attack for the powertrain and comfort for the suspension… quite why Lexus cannot trust us with full flexibility on the custom settings, I don’t know - it’s a bit like how their idea of “bespoke” is more like my idea of “tailored”.
Oh, and yeah, there’s a significant difference between the ride in Sport and in Comfort, over the bumps - in Sport mode, you risk the occasional deflection, which just doesn’t happen in Comfort. It’s why I’ve always found Lotuses to be devastatingly quick on back roads - they’re supple, so can put more power down, more of the time, where a Porsche would feel like it was about to ping you into a ditch.
Maybe it's just me, but I honestly don't feel any significant change in the cars suspension in the different drive modes. I would expect "comfort" to be cushier, but it feels just like any other mode to me.
What year is your car? If it's a 2018 or 2019, what you're saying isn't surprising. There was a significant suspension revision in 2020 and is slightly tweaked every year after that, 2018 and 2019 are generically considered the roughest years.
What year is your car? If it's a 2018 or 2019, what you're saying isn't surprising. There was a significant suspension revision in 2020 and is slightly tweaked every year after that, 2018 and 2019 are generically considered the roughest years.
It was more than "slightly tweaked" for starting with the 2024 model year. For 2024, it was heavily revised along with a number of major enhancements for 2024, especially the vert. Not least of which is more structural bracing, TSS 2.5+ (which is night and day better than TSS 2.0), 360 degree cameras, etc. I am purposely leaving out the change from the track pad to the touchscreen to avoid staring another religious war on that again. . .
What tires came standard on the 2024 Convertible. I
Originally Posted by Gojirra99
My 2024 LC500 comes with non-run flats from the factory as standard, and switching from run flats to regular tires does make very noticeable difference, since I also finally switched to regular ties last year for my AMG GT S, it used to ride very firm with the standard run flats, but now it becomes noticeably more supple, I wished I had done that sooner …..
How can I tell if my tires are runflats? I do get a very satisfactory ride in Comfort which is my standard way to go. The few times I’ve used Sport+ I felt the steering and suspension tighten up a bit, not much. If someone said it was my imagination, I wouldn’t have much of a comeback. But on trips without a spare, I rely on runflats(or thought I did).
How can I tell if my tires are runflats? I do get a very satisfactory ride in Comfort which is my standard way to go. The few times I’ve used Sport+ I felt the steering and suspension tighten up a bit, not much. If someone said it was my imagination, I wouldn’t have much of a comeback. But on trips without a spare, I rely on runflats(or thought I did).
What year is your car? If it's a 2018 or 2019, what you're saying isn't surprising. There was a significant suspension revision in 2020 and is slightly tweaked every year after that, 2018 and 2019 are generically considered the roughest years.
Mine is a 2018, and I wish it was a bit stiffer in Sport+
I've learned that my year/model is about as rough a ride as it gets. Ok, then!
😂
It certainly is not rough IMO.