The Show stopper
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A GRAND tourer but want to stand out from the usual European choices, then this is what you should be looking at. The 2020 LC 500h, flagship luxury coupé from Lexus, aims to bring together all the goodness of brands like Bentley Continental GT and the new BMW 8 Series, served with a pinch of authentic Japanese flavour.
Just look at the seductively curvy body with the flared-up wheel-arches and pulled-in doors which create a narrow waist. Some suggest that the profile is inspired by the form of a crouching tiger. And I agree. This beast is about to pounce on the Indian market towards the end of the year. Since we’ll be getting the hybrid version and not the fire-breathing 5.0-litre V8 monster, the question remains if the smaller capacity 500h has any hidden dragons within? To get the answer, we head to their award-winning Kyushu plant in Fukuoka, Japan. This is where the LC comes to life.
The design is unmistakably Lexus with a massive signature grille, an equally large front bumper
