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  • <p>Introduced for 2018, Lexus's stunning LC500 coupe enters 2019 with a few key—if minor—changes. Lexus has tweaked the two-door's suspension and transmission tuning, but thankfully it has not messed with its show-car looks and sumptuous interior. </p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    Introduced for 2018, Lexus's stunning LC500 coupe enters 2019 with a few key—if minor—changes. Lexus has tweaked the two-door's suspension and transmission tuning, but thankfully it has not messed with its show-car looks and sumptuous interior.

  • <p>Yep, that's the good stuff Lexus didn't change. From every angle, the LC500 looks to be a concept car that somehow escaped from an auto show and ended up in Lexus dealerships. </p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    Yep, that's the good stuff Lexus didn't change. From every angle, the LC500 looks to be a concept car that somehow escaped from an auto show and ended up in Lexus dealerships.

  • <p>Tuning work on the LC500's adaptive suspension has yielded a wider amplitude between its softest, most comfortable setting and its firmest, sportier mode. The result is a cushy ride that tightens up in the more aggressive drive modes to deliver decent handling and control. That said, the LC is clearly tuned more for comfort than outright speed.</p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    Tuning work on the LC500's adaptive suspension has yielded a wider amplitude between its softest, most comfortable setting and its firmest, sportier mode. The result is a cushy ride that tightens up in the more aggressive drive modes to deliver decent handling and control. That said, the LC is clearly tuned more for comfort than outright speed.

  • <p>The LC500 is certainly quick, if not exactly a sports car in disguise. Without turbocharging or supercharging, its 5.0-liter V-8 is low on off-the-line punch (although it does punt the LC500 to 60 mph in only 4.7 seconds) and big on wonderful intake and exhaust sounds. </p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    The LC500 is certainly quick, if not exactly a sports car in disguise. Without turbocharging or supercharging, its 5.0-liter V-8 is low on off-the-line punch (although it does punt the LC500 to 60 mph in only 4.7 seconds) and big on wonderful intake and exhaust sounds.

  • <p>Like it did with the LC500's suspension, Lexus retuned the transmission for added smoothness. The 10-speed automatic changes gears like a knife moving through warm butter. You'll only really know an up- or downshift has happened because the engine's sound changes and your speed is altered. </p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    Like it did with the LC500's suspension, Lexus retuned the transmission for added smoothness. The 10-speed automatic changes gears like a knife moving through warm butter. You'll only really know an up- or downshift has happened because the engine's sound changes and your speed is altered.

  • <p>Don't let this big coupe fool you, it isn't hugely practical. The rear seats merely exist; they're small and, with normal-sized humans in the front seats, barely accommodate people with legs. Ditto the shallow trunk, which only holds 5.0 cubic feet of stuff. </p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    Don't let this big coupe fool you, it isn't hugely practical. The rear seats merely exist; they're small and, with normal-sized humans in the front seats, barely accommodate people with legs. Ditto the shallow trunk, which only holds 5.0 cubic feet of stuff.

  • <p>The LC500's interior is as dramatic as its curvy body, although our test car's all-black color scheme doesn't play this up as much as the available two-tone arrangements. </p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    The LC500's interior is as dramatic as its curvy body, although our test car's all-black color scheme doesn't play this up as much as the available two-tone arrangements.

  • <p>As in many other modern Lexuses, the LC500's central display is manipulated via a fussy computer mouse–like touchpad controller, which moves a cursor to different on-screen buttons and belts out a funny sound each time it rolls over a selection.</p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    As in many other modern Lexuses, the LC500's central display is manipulated via a fussy computer mouse–like touchpad controller, which moves a cursor to different on-screen buttons and belts out a funny sound each time it rolls over a selection.

  • <p>The materials and design inside are otherwise first-rate. </p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    The materials and design inside are otherwise first-rate.

  • <p>Seriously, just look at that stitching on the seats!</p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    Seriously, just look at that stitching on the seats!

  • <p>The 2019 Lexus LC500 remains a slick, sexy coupe, albeit one made slicker by its minor mechanical updates. Top tip? Skip the available LC500h hybrid. Its turbocharged V-6 and electric motors can't match the LC500's glorious V-8. Plus, it doesn't get very good fuel economy, anyway.</p>
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    View Photos of the 2019 Lexus LC500

    The 2019 Lexus LC500 remains a slick, sexy coupe, albeit one made slicker by its minor mechanical updates. Top tip? Skip the available LC500h hybrid. Its turbocharged V-6 and electric motors can't match the LC500's glorious V-8. Plus, it doesn't get very good fuel economy, anyway.

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<p>Introduced for 2018, Lexus's stunning LC500 coupe enters 2019 with a few key—if minor—changes. Lexus has tweaked the two-door's suspension and transmission tuning, but thankfully it has not messed with its show-car looks and sumptuous interior. </p>
<p>Yep, that's the good stuff Lexus didn't change. From every angle, the LC500 looks to be a concept car that somehow escaped from an auto show and ended up in Lexus dealerships. </p>
<p>Tuning work on the LC500's adaptive suspension has yielded a wider amplitude between its softest, most comfortable setting and its firmest, sportier mode. The result is a cushy ride that tightens up in the more aggressive drive modes to deliver decent handling and control. That said, the LC is clearly tuned more for comfort than outright speed.</p>
<p>The LC500 is certainly quick, if not exactly a sports car in disguise. Without turbocharging or supercharging, its 5.0-liter V-8 is low on off-the-line punch (although it does punt the LC500 to 60 mph in only 4.7 seconds) and big on wonderful intake and exhaust sounds. </p>
<p>Like it did with the LC500's suspension, Lexus retuned the transmission for added smoothness. The 10-speed automatic changes gears like a knife moving through warm butter. You'll only really know an up- or downshift has happened because the engine's sound changes and your speed is altered. </p>
<p>Don't let this big coupe fool you, it isn't hugely practical. The rear seats merely exist; they're small and, with normal-sized humans in the front seats, barely accommodate people with legs. Ditto the shallow trunk, which only holds 5.0 cubic feet of stuff. </p>
<p>The LC500's interior is as dramatic as its curvy body, although our test car's all-black color scheme doesn't play this up as much as the available two-tone arrangements. </p>
<p>As in many other modern Lexuses, the LC500's central display is manipulated via a fussy computer mouse–like touchpad controller, which moves a cursor to different on-screen buttons and belts out a funny sound each time it rolls over a selection.</p>
<p>The materials and design inside are otherwise first-rate. </p>
<p>Seriously, just look at that stitching on the seats!</p>
<p>The 2019 Lexus LC500 remains a slick, sexy coupe, albeit one made slicker by its minor mechanical updates. Top tip? Skip the available LC500h hybrid. Its turbocharged V-6 and electric motors can't match the LC500's glorious V-8. Plus, it doesn't get very good fuel economy, anyway.</p>
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