Deemed as one of the sexiest grand tourers ever made, the Lexus LC will blow seven candles off its birthday cake next March. Yet it seems that it's becoming even more seductive with each passing year.
There isn't probably anything that hasn't been said about it, as we've seen in every possible scenario. That includes tuning, too, as it has visited various garages worldwide. Liberty Walk has had its way with it multiple times, and now it is time for another example that bears their signature to step under the online spotlight.
You're looking at a black Lexus LC 500 boasting the typical makeover of the tuner based in the Land of the Rising Sun. It has fender flares with visible bolts, fat side skirt attachments, an apron, a new rear diffuser, and a ducktail spoiler. The 20-inch Y-spoke alloys have wide lips and fill the arches just perfectly with the body close to the ground courtesy of the air suspension that's part of the modifications.
Liberty Walk chose not to give it their usual decals, so the black body looks very clean. The same can be said about the cabin, which mixes red leather and suede on various components with some black trim. The odometer read 26,954 kilometers (16,748 miles) at the time of cataloging, and by the looks of it, it's a very well-maintained vehicle that should bring nothing but joy to its future owner.
Photo: Liberty Walk
Made in 2017, as per the listing that we will get to in a few moments, it is in the LC 500 specification. This means that it rocks a 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine under that long hood, which used to produce 471 horsepower (478 ps/351 kW) back in the day and 398 pound-feet (540 Nm) of torque. The manufacturer quotes around four and a half seconds for the 0-60 mph (0-97 kph) acceleration and a 168 mph (270 kph) top speed.
The performance is enough for everyone who's looking for a nicely styled daily driver designed to feast on highways, and since Liberty Walk isn't known for applying any elbow grease to their projects, this one likely retains the original firepower. A ten-speed automatic transmission delivers the output and torque to the rear wheels. Besides the 500, the Lexus LC is also available in the 500h configuration, which has a 3.5L electrified V6.
This 2017 Lexus LC 500 is a right-hand drive example that calls Japan home, and it is listed on the used car market by Liberty Walk. The asking price is 15,580,000 yen or nearly $110,000 at the current exchange rates. A 2024 LC 500 has a $99,050 MSRP, so if you were in the market for such a model, which one would you buy?
After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s. Full profile
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