my RC 350 lease is up and I'm looking to get in to an LC. All the reviews and comparisons seems to be of the cars being driven at their extremes: which I can see why the V8 would dominate.

Would love to get some feedback from actual owners in real world conditions. What made you decide one over the other? Would you choose the same given the chance? I love the sound of the V8, but being in Dallas there is really no windy roads or a place to stretch it's legs. The low end torque of the hybrid and the fuel ecomy seems like big practical advantages.

 

I have got the hybrid. When I test drove both cars it felt quicker to me up to about 40mph than the V8. I average about 30mpg, although this is a UK gallon and so yours will be slightly different. The hybrid is also much quieter (almost silent at times) than the V8.

The transmission works well at low revs but not so well at higher revs. I am not happy with a number of things about the car at the moment but for city driving I would say get the hybrid. Both models are exactly the same price here but I believe the hybrid is more expensive than the V8 in the US.

 

The V8 sound and power delivery is a large part of the experience. One of the selling points is if you drive it in normal mode and keeps the revs low, its as quiet as I would expect a luxury car to be. I wouldn't even consider the hybrid but honestly didn't even test drive it. Downside, gas mileage sucks, getting about 15mpg.

 

15mpg? I get that or better when I'm zipping around in Sport S+ and I have intakes, headers, catless mid-pipe and full exhaust. I got 31mpg on ECO mode driving on the interstates before the headers and mid-pipe. I have the V8 Performance Pack.

 

that V8 does sound amazing... and just something about having a 5.0.

 

I'm getting about 13, almost all stop and go. Same as my Vettes. Luckily the LC has a huge gas tank!

 

LC has a tiny tank. I drive my Huracan the same number of miles per week as the LC, and I have to fill the LC more often.

 

Really? You must do more easy highway cruising miles with the Lambo?

 

Definitely bigger tank than my last car.. Costs almost 50% more on average per fill up.

 

OK ladies, rather than arguing about who's is bigger, - just look at the numbers. Online specs show 2018 LC500: 21.7 gal, 2018 Huracan: 21.1 gal. Pretty close, but the LC has a bigger tank.

 

OMG, are you in grade school?!? I'll excuse you because you're American, and don't understand that the rest of the world doesn't revolve around US Gallons...

Reality is 90L > 82L.

And as a footnote, strangely, the LCh has 84L tank.

 

First of all, YOU'RE the one that stated the LC has a "tiny tank" - implying it has less capacity than the Huracan - which clearly is not the case. Secondly, here are the links I used - from AMERICAN websites:

• LC500 (21.7 gal): https://www.lexus.com/models/LC/specifications
• Huracan (21.1 gal): https://www.caranddriver.com/lamborghini/huracan/specs

Admittedly, the Lambo specs are from C&D, so they may not be accurate(?). Either way, they both seem pretty close, no?

 

Right from the owners manuals...

LC: 21.7 US Gallons < Huracan: 21.1 Imperial Gallons.

 

OK, my bad. C&D didn't specify Imperial gallons. You are correct sir - Huracan carries a larger capacity fuel tank. BTW - I hate that we don't use the metric system here.

 

Just read Patrick Morgan's artical about the 500H on the home page... now I'm back on the fence. doh.