Car of the Week: Lexus LC 500h
Lexus just ended one of the most beautiful cars it has ever made. That makes right now the moment to buy one.
This week's Car of the Week is a 2018 Lexus LC 500h, finished in Infrared Metallic and available at Garage - Carrosserie Guiot in Meux with just 25,369 km. Lexus has now officially retired the LC after nearly a decade, ending its V8 with it, which turns this stunning hybrid grand tourer into a guaranteed future classic. It is, quite simply, one of the best looking cars of its generation.
A concept car that made it to the road
Most concept cars get watered down on the way to production. The LC did not. It reached showrooms looking almost exactly like the LF-LC show car that previewed it, with a long bonnet, a dramatic falling roofline and details that still look futuristic years later. In Infrared Metallic over a black leather cabin, this one has real presence, and the interior is a reminder of how seriously Lexus took craftsmanship: beautifully finished, properly built and full of clever touches. It is a car you stare at in the car park before you drive off.
The 500h is the LC you can actually live with
The headlines belong to the V8, but the 500h is the LC we would run every day. Its 3.5-litre V6 multi-stage hybrid produces 299 hp and pairs it with an unusually clever gearbox, so it glides in traffic and still pulls hard when you want it. It is a grand tourer first, comfortable, quiet and surprisingly light on fuel for a car this size, and it comes with the kind of Lexus reliability that makes owning a future classic far less stressful. Heated and ventilated sport seats, a head-up display and the Sport Plus pack round it off.
Now a future classic, on purpose
Here is why the timing matters. Lexus has confirmed the LC ends production in 2026, after roughly nine years, with no direct successor and the end of Lexus V8 production alongside it. Cars this striking, this well made and this rare do not get built any more, and values of the best examples tend to move in one direction once production stops. With 25,369 km, a full service book and a certified Car-Pass, this is exactly the kind of low-mileage, well-kept LC that collectors will be chasing.
Key details
Year: 2018
Mileage: 25,369 km
Engine: 3.5 V6 multi-stage hybrid
Power: 299 hp
Transmission: E-CVT automatic
Drive: rear-wheel drive
Colour: Infrared Metallic
Warranty: 12 months
Location: Garage - Carrosserie Guiot, Meux
Price: €77,950
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We think the LC is one of the most beautiful cars of the last decade, and now that Lexus has ended it, buying one stops being a want and starts being a plan. The V8 will get the headlines, but the 500h is the LC we would actually run: smoother, easier to live with, just as gorgeous and famously bulletproof. At €77,950 with only 25,369 km, this Infrared Metallic one is a lot of future classic.
Cars this pretty do not come along often, and Lexus is not building any more of them. Buy the one everyone will wish they had bought. We would.
View the Lexus LC 500h on Gocar.be
