This Is From 1994?! (Lexus SC400 drive)

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Roman offered his opinion on the 1994 Lexus SC400 on the latest Race to the Bottom, and now it's time for Brian to add his two cents. How could a car from the early 90s feel this advanced? Was Toyota going after Mercedes-Benz with this design?
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Adam's Story
01:28 Initial driving impressions
03:00 Interior weirdness
04:46 Acceleration and winding roads
06:51 Unexpectedly involved discussion of lights
08:40 This car is hot
10:51 This is the corner that upsets cars
11:52 Into the engine bay
14:57 Home stretch
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21 июл 2024

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@dawnpoint Месяц назад

Sounds like a 4-cylinder?!? Maybe volume-wise ONLY, but those UZ V8s in particular have a velvety tone that no other V8s have.

@RobertSmith-js2kz Месяц назад

This guy is a moron. One of the best sounding V8's this side of a small block ford.

@Fish-de7pm 28 дней назад

Jit triflin

@thebanane8588 27 дней назад

Especially when it's peaking between gears

@drewpeaballs4405 29 дней назад

that's my uncle, we were all very honored to be on your show

@AaronSmith-kr5yf Месяц назад

I had a 1992 SC300, 5 speed. Bought in 2012 with 60k miles on it, garage princess, 1 owner. Just NUTS how nice/ahead of the curve that car was for 1992. Toyota was out to prove a point with this car and the LS400. That they could build a better car than Mercedes at a lower price point. After owning that car for 9 years/50k more miles, it being rock solid reliable, didn't suffer any cosmetic maladies with age, they proved their point to me.

@eVerProductions1 Месяц назад

Your telling me, my same situation 1994 Celica is amazing, it was basically a Lexus Corolla. Smooth, reliable, quick, what you get from a Lexus but like a entry level base model.

@peterdevreter Месяц назад

My old es300 from 95 has the exact same coolingfan construction. Never seen it in any other car. Until this video. The more you learn :)

@xFactoryUSA Месяц назад

Had a 92 manual ES. 😎

@milamber319 Месяц назад

The ls400s also had a whacky thermofan. We swapped ours out for the ones from an E series falcon which are basically identical in size massively powerful by comparison. Never had a cooling problem after that. And easier to control

@SwapBlogRU Месяц назад

I think my JZX90 Tourer V had one (though I might be mistaken, I sold that car about 15 years ago).

@Mr.Pidgeon Месяц назад

Valved exhaust would be beautiful, loud when desired, quiet for day to day

@CockatooDude Месяц назад

This is probably just me but it feels like this is a kind of car to which being loud is never really suitable. It doesn't strike me as having that kind of personality. The gearbox and throttle mapping are simply too smooth, the bodywork too friendly and unassuming.

@RattyRatson Месяц назад

both my sc300 and sc400 dump heat from the exhaust in the engine bay. exhaust ticks like crazy in both after driving decent distances

@michaeldurrett8388 Месяц назад

My dad has a 92 sc400 he got nearly new. Love that car. I do all the work on it for him.

@bobhill3941 Месяц назад

Interesting review, I learned alot. This was a great accompanying piece to Nick's full review.👍🇨🇦🇧🇲

@throttledan Месяц назад

"I need my 90's glasses" (proceeds to clip on sunglasses to regular glasses) 🤣

@Where2bub Месяц назад

This was nice! I could get into more vids like these. Loved the small breakdown of flaws and how he’s fixed stuff.

@KaiPonte Месяц назад

This was hilarious. Great video. By the way, the passenger cup holder is only useful for holding an empty cup when you need both hands. I have two, a '93 and a '99. I drive my '99 (with 205,000 miles) whenever I can. I did take out the six CD changer and Nakamichi head unit and have a double-din unit with CarPlay. Great for cruising. As I watch this, I remember how much more refined the '97 to '00 cars are. I would love a black interior.

@SoylentGamer Месяц назад

I love 2+2 GTs. Car enthusiasts don't understand GTs for some reason, when they're oh soooo fancy

@stoneylonesome4062 Месяц назад

There’s a three-way balance between handling, road-holding, and ride-quality - when designing a car, you have to pick two.

@SoylentGamer Месяц назад

@@stoneylonesome4062 GTs try to do all 3, and that's why many so-called enthusiasts think they're dumb, when they're honestly really cool. They're not meant for the track, they're meant to be a private jet for the highway.

@stoneylonesome4062 Месяц назад

@@SoylentGamer I own a Citroën SM (3.0L Fuel Injected, 5MT, Euro-spec headlights). It arguably has the best handling and ride-quality of any production car ever made, but most have never heard of it because it can’t road-hold very well.

@SoylentGamer Месяц назад

@@stoneylonesome4062 Again, that's why I think they're so cool, they inherently have to compromise in some way so comparing GT coupes isn't as simple as comparing stat-sheet numbers, it's all very subjective, it feels like engineering meeting art

@naute2day Месяц назад

mr regular needs to put his camera to auto balance but other than that great video as always. Love any episode that Roman is in.

@RobsNeighbor Месяц назад

Love this car. My friend's dad had one of these in school.

@TorquilMcLeod Месяц назад

DRLs on Canadian model cars are similar using the existing lighting, with most using the high beams at 50%, some using the parking light/turn signal, and a small amount using a fog or driving light.

@TypeTuber Месяц назад

Have never seen a hydraulic fan before. Keep that fluid fresh!

@moofree Месяц назад

16:00 Your commentary about Porsches reminds me of my experience with Amiga computers in middle school. My friend's dad had an Amiga 3000 in his garage, and it just sat there doing nothing.

@phdep1 Месяц назад

I have a 1993 Acura Legend L Coupe 6MT if you want to compare and contrast

@CPMUNSEY Месяц назад

The Legend Coupe is my all time favorite car ever produced. I’d love to own one! My sister bought a 94 brand new in the dark green with camel colored interior. I’ve been in love with them ever since. That’s the only car she ever regretted getting rid of.

@PhaedruS007 29 дней назад

I had a legend coupe as a loner for about six months back in 2003. LOVED that thing, and hard to hand the keys back for sure. It was an automatic though

@biggersmaller1 Месяц назад

I would enjoy seeing 50% more candid car talk and %50 less comedy. Easily my favorite video of yours.

@eastonnida8213 Месяц назад

I agree and I think the comedy is holding his channel back because it’s niche. My favorite reviews are the ones where he jokes for max 5 min then the rest is history of the car, it’s variations, the driving experience, his impressions, oddities, etc

@shanec5957 Месяц назад

This is my favorite style content from you. I also loved your EFI swap, trips to Texas and your Euro Adventure. The Roman rocks! Keep up the good work guys!

@vernongamble1115 28 дней назад

He would never drive my older car like that 😮

@CPMUNSEY Месяц назад

Wouldn’t the MK4 Supra manual be the go to swap with these? Seeing as how it’s based off the same chassis?

@Doty6String 20 дней назад

Beautiful interior

@ngarci8040 24 дня назад

Our 2001 is the car i miss the most…!!!

@_chipchip Месяц назад

Jesus dude go easy on those old plastics

@blu_is500 27 дней назад

I thought the same thing! I literally said: "WTF is wrong with you? Calm down, none of that is necessary." It actually made me stop the vid halfway through, because I couldn't focus on anything else.

@ShaneMorris1986 29 дней назад

My wife’s boyfriend has one of these. They’re really comfortable.

@byronp8158 4 дня назад

😂😅

@ahuman9864 10 дней назад

i have a 460… but id go back to a low mileage 400 tomorrow

@eduardmaduro4412 Месяц назад

"The guy bought 2 of them because he didn't know which color he wanted" Oh bother. Don't you hate it when that happens? #SeeeeeewFawncy

@xFactoryUSA Месяц назад

The 93 GS was more Supra then the SC. Part for part, matching number across the board and not JUST because of the engine 😂 Chassis length aside

@agum820 Месяц назад

ls400's have the exact side sidefladps for the door and its one of the very few unlexus like things in the car, how could they miss that one glaring obvious annoyance? we've all driven a car right? although modern cars do that too its a wonder why all cars dont just have an extended sideshade thingy whatever its called

@agum820 Месяц назад

all 1uz/2uz/3uz cars runvery hot even on a 60 degree day i could see heat waves eminating from my car but that temperature gauge always stayed dead in the middle somehow even on 110 degree days running on the highway.