For sure and I dont mean any disrespect to those who like it. Black is boring but the only other color I would hope for would be a two tone blue on black, maybe two tone red on black. Blue doesnt exist except for the white/blue interior which would be nightmare fuel keeping clean. Red on black isnt bad, just not.common on USB coupes.


Honestly I like the tan color it it were two tone tan/black. All tan much like the white is panic inducing to keep clean/nice. I'm lazy when it comes to protecting car interiors from dirt, and light carpets & high touch areas would look awful if I owned them due to said lazyness.

 

22k miles is too high, especially for the price.

Love USB and the wheels!

 

@Korbek
“Red on black isnt bad, just not.common on USB coupes.”

Agreed. I think the Rioja red/ black would look quite attractive with the USB (And also with the beautiful Nightfall Mica exterior).

 

Come to think of it I am simply not a fan of any monochrome interior in anything but black. Tan, red, blue, grey doesnt matter. It's always "too much" of a given color. GM is a perfect example. The morello red dipped interior on a C8 (wine red) is an awesome shade of red but ALL of the interior? No thanks. Two tone with black seat inserts, black upper dash, black carpet, and black lower door panels with some other color (wine red, dark blue, dark brown or mahogany) on the lower dash, upper door panels, and seat bolsters is the way to go IMO. I dont understand auto manufacturers' penchants for monochrome interiors.

Imagine a rioja red set up that way. It would be amazing.

My ideal scenario would be the above with a sapphire blue for the blue bits, blue stiching on black portions, and black stiching on the blue portions.

Maybe someday I will have my LC interior disassembled & done this way custom.

 

@Korbek
“I dont understand auto manufacturers' penchants for monochrome interiors”

Preaching to the choir. How do presumably professional interior designers for automobile manufacturers resort to full monochromatic color schemes. It never made any sense to me. You would think people trained or with a talented eye for design would be the very last ones to go down this route.Contrast adds aesthetic interest and beauty.

 

Black is my interior color of choice. However, IMHO, the black would have been more appealing with a contrasting thread that was anything other than the white. Blue, like what was used on my ISF, would have been nice. I chose blue for the stitching on my steering
wheel 👍🏻

Lou

 

The white/blue and white/brown interiors are a deal killer for me.

 

I like this combo...

 

Wasnt that a prior year inspiration? The current two tone rioja has two different shades of red which is irritating. I agree the one in your pic is top tier.

I'm actually considering using a vin from a two tone blue/white interior to purchase the blue dash & door pieces and steering wheel, maybe floor mats, & sdat belts to add some blue to my black interior. Inhave a feeling the dash would be costly. Door may not be possible if all one piece which I think it is.

Heck even blue floor mats & seat belts would work. And maybe dye all the white stitching blue with a fabric dye pen.

Same. They are striking when impecably clean but would look awful dirty. White carpets???? Why on earth.

If only they had done a blue/grey or blue/black. Oh well.

 

This has been done but not with consistent results and wish they hadn't done it.

It is difficult if impossible to undo the tedious work.

 

Yeah if done wrong its a big no no. I've seen quite a few C8s done and if done right with a good color it looks great. The LC doesnt have quite as much white stitching though. Just considering it but I think the only things I for sure want to try are the blue floor mats and seat belts.

 

While looking into the door panels, I found a couple of parts that can be replaced according to the Lexus parts diagram.

 

I'm in the market for a 2026 LC Coupe with DHP.

I still see some inspiration series and convertible sitting on the lot. The other incoming ones are pre-sold or sale pending and not many with DHP. Originally wanted a Nori Green Pearl w/ DHP black or tan interior, but looks like its not going to happen. When I called around they don't see more allocation on their system, and the ones in transit are spoken for and mostly bespoke package.

Open to a 2025 Flare yellow or Atomic Silver too, mainly want DHP and black/tan interior. My ocd would drive me crazy on white interior.
If anyone have any leads please let me know, hoping I can still snag one this year before the car is discontinued.

 

Yeah I would NOT hold out hope for a 2026 with DHP. Almost all 26s I've seen are bespoke or inspiration. Bespoke and vert = no DHP. Not sure if inspiration coupes have DHP.

In my searches not many CPO 2024/2025 cars were optioned with DHP either. So your best bet is to stalk the car sites for used or CPO cars with DHP. Listings are often incomplete on options so you may need to call on them to confirm.

Private seller exchange on autotrader seems to have a higher % of DHP than dealerships IME.

 

The 2026 Inspiration Coupe comes with most the suspension components (variable ratio gear-ratio steering not listed - possibly omitted in error on the features list) of the DHP which wasn't available on any Bespoke order or earlier model year Inspiration series. Interestingly, it also might be the only LC that combines the DHP and the Semi-analine leather interior. Usually, the DHP package came with Alcantara.