It's a SAD day for Lexus Fans... 

They aren't super rare tho so I don't expect them to become unobtainable

Your comment doenst make any sense? ​@@royshavrick

Just need those v8 LC500 prices to come down

Sure

​​@@KirkKreifelsdo you feel the prices will come down now that they're signaling they won't be making any more?

I don’t know what it’s like in your area, but used LCs only come up once in a blue moon for me, and those that do have barely depreciated. With this news, it might even go up 😓

@@hamsterbrigade Not really since it's essentially a halo car, R35 prices never really came down, LFA prices exploded, haven't looked at NSX prices recently.

I think it would’ve been better with v8tt or v6tt!

Congrats, most people that own them do not want to sell them, neither would I if I owned one. Out of all the cars in its class, I would rather drive an LC since I wouldn't ever plan on pushing any sports car to its limit, endangering my life and others.

@@miketwotwentyLC F with a v8 twin turbo or supercharger, weight saving, body kit, etc. was a missed opportunity! Would’ve been expensive but I think it’d be adored. Probably even better than the LFA if we can look past that v10 exhaust note. It would actually compete with the M8, AMG GT, and 911s

@@stocksxbondage It was too heavy sadly and then you have COVID.

@@miketwotwenty there were always rumors of a LC R with a tt v8, but they never actually sold it.

Same here. But probably not for 10 years or more 💀

so far.. let's see what's cooking! :)

​@lvpvs23 ah, right. Totally forgot about the future.

Same here, 2021 LC500c with 10,000km (6,000miles) so far. Excited to see what’ll happen in its market now

IS500 great entry into the 2URGSE and good weight also.

Love my 22' IS500 iridium, see ya on down the road.....

I can see it in your pfp. Beautiful car!

I love my IS500 but would like to pick up a LC500 in a few years. I'll keep both alive as long as I can! :P

@@spdlmt307 LOL! Amen!

That’s not necessarily reality in European countries. Norway has the most electric cars. Eventually, EVs will be the future since it already is.

@@blackgold754 But here in the US, it's a different story due to massive cities. I don't see EVs going away in the US, but they're definitely not the saving grace that these EV fanatics think they are. Even if we had the charging infrastructure along the highways of the US and other roadways, charging is an absolute nightmare in cities like New York and Chicago where the population of people surpasses the amount of cars on the road. Just imagine the cost of living if half the people in an apartment building owned an EV let alone if there's a charger available for everyone which in itself is impossible. EVs as the only solution to this going green approach is just simply unrealistic in the US. In fact, it's not even the only solution for the entire world.

@@fenrirslip It is a realistic solution. I disagree that cost of living would skyrocket if everybody owned EVs because gas cars were once a luxury too for those who could afford it and eventually, everybody too started having gas cars. Ev infrastructures does not simply include charging infrastructures like charging stations all over the place. It also involves creating of new batteries like solid state batteries that is actually resistant to flames or explosion of it were to interact with oxygen. Additionally, we will also have wireless charging infrastructure and fast charging car. We already live in a world where people have to wait in lines for minutes and even hours just to fill up their gas! Human beings aren’t exactly monoliths. Not everybody is going to run of if battery in their cars at the same time. There is a proper time and schedule to how people charge their cars. For example there are car manufacturers who can make affordable EVs like Hyundai ioniq 6 Se long range trim so when you they make more EVs available the parts become common and thus insurance too will cool off for EV consumers. Besides whether it’s EV or not, the cost of living is already high in major cities. Sure, we don’t have to make start with the cities, but other areas like in towns, neighborhood, and country could definitely benefit a lot with EVe as R&D progresses in future along with public transportations.

Not happening my man. At this point it’s old tech on its way out rather you like it or not!

@@blackgold754Depends on who wins the US Election. If Trump wins then gas cars will stay. If Democrats win then EVs will take over. Toyota and BMW also have stated EVs are not sustainable as a complete solution over ICE. Hydrogen will most likely take over both in the future tbh.

How on earth are any of the Lexus V8 cars “the real mk5 supra”? The only thing they have in common is a front-engined/RWD drivetrain. The b58 supra is a MUCH more realistic successor to the MK4 as it weighs about the same, has a very similar drivetrain/powertrain, & similar dimensions.

@@CarsOverPeople That BMW has more in common with the old clown shoe, just badge swapped with a stiff suspension for a cheap cope nostalgia cash grab. The LC cars are made by Toyota from the ground up and are the real 2+2 touring sports car Supra successors.

​@@anydaynow01 The issue with that logic ( and im a Lexus hyper fan ) is the LC is the slowest Lexus current performance variant due to its weight. It would not be the ethos of a Supra to have a chassis based of an LS to be a new Supra. To even compare it to the Supra chassis weight-wise is ...and I say this as a Lexus fan....just not acknowledging physics. The MK5 Supra Chassis is by far better for what a modern-day Supra needs to be. Weight is king. There would be no MK5 Supra without BMW so we need to celebrate those wins. Even an RCF TE at nearly 500 lbs lighter than a fully loaded LC wouldn't quite fit the bill for a Supra. The Supra a modern Supra...needs to be light and a sports car. Toyota achieved that with a highly tunable, light weight sports car that makes great power and handles well along with being faster than nearly everything in its class.

@@anydaynow01 I used to be a hater of the new supra too when they first came out. I didn’t like the exterior design & the fact that it wasn’t fully made by Toyota. Then I saw one in person & did some research on it & found out that it’s basically the best option we had for a new supra. BMW engines aren’t all bad/unreliable; the b58 is one of BMW’s best engines (& apparently, Toyota made some changes to it to make it even more reliable).

@@CarsOverPeople If you think about the financial situations of Toyota, the J29 Supra makes a lot of sense. Toyota would never tolerate a car with a huge loss for its portfolio. This car will be always hated by a handful of people, but carrying on the Supra nameplate like this is pretty sensible.

Back when the LC500 first came out I thought they would do something like this to the LC chassis for the Mk.V Supra.

Lighter? Not sure. Lots of extra plumbing and radiators for TTV6

doesnt the hybrid LC use this engine?

@@anydaynow01 even at that time the LC was too heavy to be a Supra ( word was Covid and also leadership was not sold on its weight for a F model release since Yaguchi retried ), so they went all in on the RCF etc. The LC is based off the LS chassis of course which is to be expected. Its chassis makes no sense for a Supra. Not even the RCF TE which is roughly 500 LBS lighter than an LC ( insane when you think of it ) isnt optimal for a modern Supra, the BMW chassis was a better option for the Supra at the time. I love the RCF over the LC but both I believe are reaching their time for a dedicated chassis and certainly a new F complete variant to challenge the M4.

Def not. The current supra took that look and squared it down to fit the body of the current supra. And toyo said they'd more than likely make it a EV if they were to aim to make a mk6 or use mazdas rwd platform and I6 to make it.

Wait, they never sell the LC500h in Europe? That's surprising since it's pretty logical to sell it alongside the regular ole V8 considering the emissions climate there.

@@AbrahamArthemius They did sell it, I have one. They discontinued the RC and LC hybrids.

That wouldn't be smart cause now u have a possibly 55-6000lbs+ coupe that's over 100k+ that didn't even sell well in its gas model form.

well the only great thing about the LC was the 5.0 V8 lol......

My b58 doesn’t sound anywhere near as good as my LC 500 -

@@naveenthemachine ey, I want competition so we can get better tech for a better price. Even if bmw has better engineering focused on performance, if lexus can bring 80% of it for a fraction of the cost it would be a win. Most Toyota and lexus owners want an A to B car that's reliable and comfortable. Performance is an afterthought, that's why the v6, v8, and their transmissions are so old with little bits of changes.

@@naveenthemachine Keep driving your Kia Carnival

​@@naveenthemachine korean fan boy and loser who live in the mom basement . just shut up

My guess is that they will move to the v6 twin turbo out of the new LS500

M50 for studio. R6 for the field

But Toyota built a V8 hybrid back in 2008 when they had the LS600h at the time. I have no clue why they never brought it back.

​​@@JokerG16 v8 hybrid is useless .first it does not give a mpg advantage and if its about performance then a v6 hybrid or something makes more sense .

@@MYLIFEISLEGENDARY936. then how come we have cars like the upcoming BMW M5 g60 and C8 e ray

​@@jamesabrams3715 those are high end super cars or crazy sports sedans. For them sure but lexus dont focus on high performance .instead they care more about mpg comfort refinement and so on. Every brand does things different

@@MYLIFEISLEGENDARY936. downsizing to turbo 6 cylinders don't give much of an MPG advantage either. and they could've brought back a modernized version of the hybrid V8 tho, obviously.

That's the bitter truth, why the heck foreign car manufacturers mandate to discontinue their v8s, and not America 😡😡

Picked up my V8 IS500 couple weeks ago. Super glad now…..

Also they don’t have an v8 engine in the sedan too.

@@JamesKarne CTS-V if you count Cadillac maybe

And thank God they do. With all this technology, why can’t we find a way to increase efficiency and increase power in V8 motors instead of completely stop production of them? They’ve definitely gotten better over the years, but I’m sure they can get even more efficient if the industry just tried. They put so much R&D into electric vehicles and turbocharged and supercharged small engines, why don’t they do more with the V8s?

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Agreed

We had a 2019 ES300h. It was by far the best Lexus sedan we ever drove. Comfort, Luxury and enough power. Had to sell it due to illness and job loss in 2021. Now have a 200k miles GX470 that's still almost perfect and an ISF that is perfect. Maybe we will add the 2025 ES back to our line up!

@@paulmeglasson1919 Nice line up 👍 I still have my 2015 ES350 with 260k miles and still drives like new. Lexus cars are forever. I used to have bunch of Mercedes models when i was younger but when you get older reliability is more important than looks and status

Luxury for $30k

Not everyone has an $100k to just snap up a Hot rod lexus coupe

Agreed

A few of us in Europe have a love of the NA V8, but since Lexus caved in to the loud minority and put a fat ugly ipad on the otherwise beautiful dash, the new model is undesirable anyway. BTW I have a 2018 model, looking forward to the value rising soon.

@HarryBaalzach People with M3's, M4's, M5's in Europe etc., are not complaining about gas, either. They want a faster car. Simple as that.

@@USMC_LAterZ Those who want a disposable characterless box with an unusable overpowered engine designed for power at the expense of reliability are welcome to do that. If you’re so shallow you’ll put performance numbers ahead of comfort, quality and form you deserve to spend huge amounts of time waiting for repairs.

@@HarryBaalzach I love V8 BMW's, just telling you the truth that that's want Europeans want, not the other way around. Shallow? Hardly LOL.

Americans love their V8s a lot, so that makes sense why NASCAR remain successful, the V8 sound

why aren't you in the front supporting zelensky corruption?? take that flag off now you piece of sh*t!!! you already lost, quit begging.GTFO of Canada immediately

Is it the f type SVR? 😏

@@Hannibalmiles8494 disagree. 2nd problem, Lexus has no marketing effort in Europe...., very few dealerships.

@@Hannibalmiles8494 In the UK it did not sell well. It sold well in the US for what it was but hes correct based on the data.

They never pushed or promoted it in Europe - thought was they were losing money on each one sold

Or the LS?

Hopefully Toyota’s discontinuation of BMW and Subaru.

​@@Sibluenot subie but the mk5 is expected to discontinue in 25-26 anyway like it was planned from the get go,unless they made it hybrid cause bmw doesn't plan on discontinuing the engine nor trans till a point in the 2030s.

Well, worse for Mercedes is the G wagon and S class is getting the 4 cylinder because BMWs controversial design caught a lot of attention, Mercedes try to do something to get the talks away from BMW