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Old Jul 15, 2021 | 01:18 PM
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Does anyone have any idea when the LC 500 convertible might receive the new infotainment system?
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Old Jul 15, 2021 | 03:48 PM
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Not until the redesign or never at all.
I've never seen a manufacturer change the infotainment system mid refresh or during a current generation
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Old Jul 15, 2021 | 05:10 PM
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What’s the word about Lexus changing some other of their models to a touchscreen?
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Old Jul 15, 2021 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Exhilr8n
What’s the word about Lexus changing some other of their models to a touchscreen?
they've already added touch to RX, LS, IS and next year's NX. i don't see it happening in the ancient GX and maybe not ancient LX either.
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Old Jul 16, 2021 | 06:21 AM
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The GX is getting a new infotainment for next year as part of a refresh. So it's not impossible, but I wouldn't hold out hope either. I think the GX got it because the car was last completely redesigned in 2009 and the next gen doesn't look to be out until 2024. Here's the thread for the 2022 GX for those that are curious. It's a significant upgrade to the infotainment.
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Old Jul 16, 2021 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by mehran888
The GX is getting a new infotainment for next year as part of a refresh. So it's not impossible, but I wouldn't hold out hope either. I think the GX got it because the car was last completely redesigned in 2009 and the next gen doesn't look to be out until 2024. Here's the thread for the 2022 GX for those that are curious. It's a significant upgrade to the infotainment.
well that's good to know. If Lexus really wanted it, they can change that whole setup quite easily. Thanks to tech, this isn't actually quite difficult, just requires them to QA it.
My parents drive the new 2022 MDX and I think that Trackpad is fantastic. Watching Videos of the LC climate settings looks like a nightmare.
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Old Jul 16, 2021 | 08:11 AM
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back to the LC, the tricky thing with putting in a touch screen is it likely has to come forward and likely be bigger than the current screen. that could potentially ruin the aesthetics of the dash, but not necessarily. i can image a 'gap' being put in the top part to allow a bigger (taller) screen to poke through and also be positioned forward of the current screen to be reachable.
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Old Jul 16, 2021 | 09:19 AM
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I think they will stop making the LC before they change it to touch screen.
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Not to hijack the thread, but in just a month, I have gotten quite comfortable with the touchpad system - I'd much rather see them put some energy into equipping the LC with a front camera and a system capable of creating the birds-eye view that is becoming widely available on cars far less expensive than the LC (including some RXs). I really miss that, for safety and car-body-preservation reasons.


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Old Jul 16, 2021 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by r1lee
Not until the redesign or never at all.
I've never seen a manufacturer change the infotainment system mid refresh or during a current generation
From another thread:

Originally Posted by flowrider
Yep - The screen on the LS dash went from the built-In look to the Added-On look





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Old Jul 16, 2021 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by flowrider
From another thread:



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Yeah that’s an aesthetic disaster. “Designed before lunch”
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Old Jul 16, 2021 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by redhot47fl
Not to hijack the thread, but in just a month, I have gotten quite comfortable with the touchscreen system
Maybe you mean the touchpad? The LC doesn't have a touchscreen.
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Yes. Fixed. Again.
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Old Jul 16, 2021 | 06:34 PM
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Lexus just introduced a whole new interface which looks amazing but as mentioned... I doubt it will get refit to anything that is not getting a major makeover.

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Old Jul 18, 2021 | 03:19 PM
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I think the infotainment stays the same in 2022, but I wouldn't be surprised if they lost the CD player and replaced it with a wireless charger.
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