Lexus LC 500 rumbles in from RM940K

By JAY WONG | 26 July 2017


KUALA LUMPUR: Meet Lexus Malaysia's latest 5.0-litre V8 offering - the 471hp LC 500.

At RM940,000 on-the-road with GST without insurance, the LC 500 (URZ100) is offered in 11 exterior colours with three interior colour themes.

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It also comes with a five-year unlimited mileage warranty and a five-year or 100,000km (whichever comes first) free scheduled service.

An 82-litre tank supplies fuel to a 4,969cc 2UR-GSE V8 naturally aspirated powerplant with a 12.3:1 compression ratio - the same engine in the RC F and GS F, but with an improved intake and exhaust system, power gets bumped up to 471hp (+4hp) at 7,100rpm and 540Nm (+10Nm) at 4,800rpm.

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Managing power delivery to the rear wheels is a 10-speed direct-shift automatic transmission to help it get from 0-100kph in 4.4 seconds and onwards to a top speed of 270kph.

With 2,870mm wheelbase and ride height at 133mm, the car sits on the company's new Global Architecture - Luxury (GA-L) platform and comes in measuring 4,770mm-long, 1,920mm-wide and 1,345mm-tall.

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The 1,970kg (kerb) sportscar has a front and rear multi-link suspension setup and also gets an adaptive suspension system for better comfort and cornering abilities.

There's no spare tyre under the 197-litre boot, with all four 21-inch wheels sporting 245/40 (front) and 275/35 (rear) run-flat tyres that obscure the ventilated disc brakes.

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With a lightweight carbon fibre roof, its signature spindle grille is flanked by the ultra-compact LED projector headlamps with auto-levelling function and its LED signature arrowhead design daytime running lights located just below. Also utilising LEDs are the front cornering lamps, rear combination tail lamps and rear fog lamps.

It also comes fitted with keyless entry with push-start button, automatic wipers, flush electronic door handles, an active rear wing spoiler, quad exhaust tail pipes and heated auto-folding side mirrors.

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Inside, there's a combination of leather and metal accents, leather-wrapped automatic tilt and telescopic multifunction steering wheel with paddle shifters, full-digital instrument cluster, cruise control, dual-zone automatic climate controls.

The 2+2 coupe also features an electronic parking brake, electronic push-button glove box, aluminium foot pedals, carbon-fibre door scuff plates and a frameless rear-view mirror, an internal sound generator,  one-touch walk-in system for access to the rear seats and six driving modes of Eco, Comfort, Normal, Sport, Sport+ and Customize.

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With the sun visors and seats upholstered in Alcantara, the front eight-way power adjustable sports seats with two-way lumbar support also have heated and cooled ventilation system, while the driver gets three-memory slots.

Entertainment comes from a 13-speaker Mark Levinson sound system with a 10.3-inch electro multi-vision display, remote touch-pad controller, reverse camera, 11-channel 918W amplifier, AM/FM tuner, single DVD/CD, MP3, WMA, FLAC, ALAC/OGG Vorbis MP4, WMV, AVI compatible with Miracast, AUX jack, two USB ports, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

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For safety, there's eight airbags, anti-lock braking system, brake assist, electronic brakeforce distribution, vehicle stability control system, traction control, vehicle dynamics integrated management.

There's also a rear Torsen limited slip differential, hill-start assist, tyre pressure monitoring system, blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert, pop-up hood, whiplash injury lessening system and rear two-point ISOFIX rear seats with top tether anchors.

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