2025 Lexus LC 500

Grand Tourer · 5.0L V8 · RWD

88/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a grand tourer is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	5.0L V8
Horsepower	471 hp
Torque	398 lb-ft
0–60 mph	4.4 sec
Top speed	168 mph
Drivetrain	RWD
Seats	4
Combined MPG	20 mpg (16 city / 25 hwy)
Range	356 miles
MSRP	$101,100
Body style	Grand Tourer

The verdict

What's good

One of the best-looking cars sold
Spine-tingling V8 exhaust note
Jewel-like cabin craftsmanship
Calm, refined grand-touring ride

What's not

Back seats are nearly useless
Tiny trunk swallows little luggage
Heavy, more cruiser than corner-carver
Dated touchpad controls

The engine

5.0L V8

5.0L Naturally Aspirated V8

The 2UR-GSE is a hard-revving, naturally aspirated V8 that pulls cleanly past 7,000 rpm with a low growl that hardens into a metallic howl near its 7,300 rpm redline, an analog antidote to turbo V8s.

Part of Toyota's UR engine family and developed with input from Yamaha, it debuted in the 2008 Lexus IS F and now serves the LC 500, RC F and IS 500.

Yamaha contributed high-flow cylinder heads, and the engine breathes through titanium intake valves and a dual-length intake.
It uses Toyota's D-4S system, running both port and direct injection.
Production of this naturally aspirated V8 is winding down, making the LC 500 and IS 500 among the last of their kind.

See the rest in AutoVault

The six sub-scores behind the 88 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 5 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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