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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by NickL
What's your goal here? You have a 2021 in white(based on your profile) and it seems you have to get a USB based on your recent posts. USB was available in 2024. I don't think it has and will be changed much. Lexus already announced the 2026 inspiration series but they're Smoke(matte gray) and Wind(matte silverish). This is likely the final edition as well. And even if Lexus plan to announce the ultimate final edition, I'm still not holding my breath for a color that I would like. Now....if they bring back Structural Blue to be the final edition, that would get me thinking. Imagine Structural Blue as launch edition and Structural Blue as final edition.
If you have to have USB, I would just go ahead and get on the 2026 bespoke build. If you want to have the final edition, I think it's already here(2026 inspiration series). And if you just want a new car, well...the LFR(or whatever it will be called) is around the corner with highly likely more power. .
I'm going to wait for the LFR.
I want a USB....but not 100% sold on the white interior....but also don't want black. And I have zero faith that Lexus will release any other special editions that I like--they have some weird ideas for interiors (that Manhattan Henge is terrible and orange is my favorite color). The can't seem to get the color combos right with where to put the dark and light colors within the interior...

Zero interest in the 2026 Inspiration Series.

I have been hoping they would release a dark Saddle brown (toasted caramel is terrible for many reasons) interior but that hasn't happened on the 'vert.

This really sucks because I absolutely love the LC 500....and I love my circuit red interior. I don't hate the trackpad....don't care about a 360 camera.....but I have wanted another blue car for awhile now (I know....I should have just kept the 2021 Structural Blue 'vert I was lucky enough to have been able to buy at MSRP....but even that wasn't perfect as it has a white steering wheel!).

I am thinking 2026 will be my last year to buy a new LC....my biggest fear is longevity of the white leather/fake leather yellowing as I leave my top down basically from Oct-May...My current LC is 5 years old and the interior still looks brand new.

I've also been looking at a new M4 'vert as they do interiors perfectly and have some amazing interior and exterior color choices.

Got some things to figure out, for sure!

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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 355F1
I want a USB....but not 100% sold on the white interior....but also don't want black. And I have zero faith that Lexus will release any other special editions that I like--they have some weird ideas for interiors (that Manhattan Henge is terrible and orange is my favorite color). The can't seem to get the color combos right with where to put the dark and light colors within the interior...

Zero interest in the 2026 Inspiration Series.

I have been hoping they would release a dark Saddle brown (toasted caramel is terrible for many reasons) interior but that hasn't happened on the 'vert.

This really sucks because I absolutely love the LC 500....and I love my circuit red interior. I don't hate the trackpad....don't care about a 360 camera.....but I have wanted another blue car for awhile now (I know....I should have just kept the 2021 Structural Blue 'vert I was lucky enough to have been able to buy at MSRP....but even that wasn't perfect as it has a white steering wheel!).

I am thinking 2026 will be my last year to buy a new LC....my biggest fear is longevity of the white leather yellowing as I leave my top down basically from Oct-May...My current LC is 5 years old and the interior still looks brand new.

I've also been looking at a new M4 'vert as they do interiors perfectly and have some amazing interior and exterior color choices.

Got some things to figure out, for sure!
M4 vert lol...I love to have the car but 100k+ and you have to pull a lever to adjust your steering wheel. This is my only reason to not ever buy a 3/4 series.
The fanboys will say, you adjust your steering wheel once, you'll never have to touch it again. Really? what about easy entry/exit with the steering wheel moving in and out for you. For the price, it's criminal to not have this feature.
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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by NickL
M4 vert lol...I love to have the car but 100k+ and you have to pull a lever to adjust your steering wheel. This is my only reason to not ever buy a 3/4 series.
The fanboys will say, you adjust your steering wheel once, you'll never have to touch it again. Really? what about easy entry/exit with the steering wheel moving in and out for you. For the price, it's criminal to not have this feature.
I actually get to drive a 2023 M4 'vert pretty regularly (my brother's).....I think it is a fantastic car, albeit expensive, yes. And the LC is a smarter purchase in the long-run.
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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by NickL
M4 vert lol...I love to have the car but 100k+ and you have to pull a lever to adjust your steering wheel. This is my only reason to not ever buy a 3/4 series.
The fanboys will say, you adjust your steering wheel once, you'll never have to touch it again. Really? what about easy entry/exit with the steering wheel moving in and out for you. For the price, it's criminal to not have this feature.
It's true, in the LC you get a motorized choice between "too far away", "way too far away" and "somewhere over in the next state"... Personally, I'd take a steering column I could manually adjust to exactly where I want it, over an automated one which lacks sufficient movement.
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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 355F1
I want Molten Orange with black interior with orange stitching.
You got me thinking. Not sure if you are serious though. But if it's not matte Molten Orange, but gloss, and wanna stand out like the infared and yellow exteriors do, actually think it'd be HOT, though not my bag. Beastly in a NASCR way.
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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ratchettt
You got me thinking. Not sure if you are serious though. But if it's not matte Molten Orange, but gloss, and wanna stand out like the infared and yellow exteriors do, actually think it'd be HOT, though not my bag. Beastly in a NASCR way.
Yes, I am serious.

Molten Orange non-matte regular paint exterior with black interior with orange accents and orange stitching.

The most beautiful interior I have ever sat in was a RR Cullinan with Mandarin Orange interior. Just beyond words....

And I think Lamborghini has the perfect orange paint with their Arancio Borealis option.

Sadly, it is way too easy to make orange ugly....if not done right.

I love orange accents....see my current home I designed myself:



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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 355F1
Yes, I am serious.

Molten Orange non-matte regular paint exterior with black interior with orange accents and orange stitching.

The most beautiful interior I have ever sat in was a RR Cullinan with Mandarin Orange interior. Just beyond words....

And I think Lamborghini has the perfect orange paint with their Arancio Borealis option.

Sadly, it is way too easy to make orange ugly....if not done right.

I love orange accents....see my current home I designed myself:
Whomever designed your kitchen has great taste with an appreciation for the right amount of drama points in color among other things. The LC you envision is tantalizing indeed.

















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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 355F1
Yes, I am serious.

Molten Orange non-matte regular paint exterior with black interior with orange accents and orange stitching.

The most beautiful interior I have ever sat in was a RR Cullinan with Mandarin Orange interior. Just beyond words....

And I think Lamborghini has the perfect orange paint with their Arancio Borealis option.

Sadly, it is way too easy to make orange ugly....if not done right.

I love orange accents....see my current home I designed myself:
If ever decide to wrap over my USB it will be in this kind of orange. Basically would invert my current setup to orange base w/ blue accents.

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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 02:33 PM
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holy ghost np. Source of pics. Aftermarket?
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holy ghost np. Source of pics. Aftermarket?
A guy on facebook. It's a wrap I believe but the color is orange perfection for the LC IMO.
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Here's an example of orange done wrong LOL
May be an image of car and road
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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ratchettt
Whomever designed your kitchen has great taste with an appreciation for the right amount of drama points in color among other things. The LC you envision is tantalizing indeed.
haha thanks! THis is the first home I ever bought--built new and I picked everything out myself.

Gave away/sold everything I owned and moved in with a car...and clothes. Everything else inside was designed for home.

Plan to die in this home. (many years down the road, hopefully!)
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Old Sep 11, 2025 | 05:58 PM
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I put a deposit down today on the Inspiration vert. I would have gone Ultrasonic blue but have a Gentian Blue 911 coupe and didn’t want to add another car with similar colors or another coupe as that is somewhat redundant although totally different cars other than 2 doors. Had two red sports cars also and while I think Infrared is super classy, I’m not a fan of the entire interior in toasted caramel. I also didn’t want a black interior for this car either so willing to take a chance on the white interior just to go a different direction.

Refundable $1k deposit so nothing to lose if I decide it’s not for me whenever it gets here so we will see.
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Old Sep 11, 2025 | 08:06 PM
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I think that the white and saddle color scheme of the Inspiration convertible is very tasteful and quite elegant. Also I like the Wind exterior color more than I do the Matte Grey of the Inspiration coupe. This would definitely be a nice contrast to your blue Porsche.


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Old Sep 12, 2025 | 08:55 PM
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Flew up to OR today so I went down to my Lexus dealer to see about getting a 2026 Bespoke—no discount available even though my brother and I have bought 8 new Lexuses here.

He said if they get an allocated one it would be different…so he is keeping an eye on their allocations over the next few months and will let me know if they have any USB’s coming in….

Might have to order….but I also have a few months to figure it out.

They were allotted one Inspiration Series vert and it’s already been spoken for.
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Old Sep 23, 2025 | 11:01 AM
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Toyota announced a Final Edition Supra.

I can’t see Lexus NOT doing a FE for their flagship!

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