Toe 2 Toe: the 2020 Lexus LC 500

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Automobile Magazine's Billy Rehbock and Conner Golden go toe to toe in the brand-new (yellow) 2020 Lexus LC 500.

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00:00 So you're not going to actually tell me what car you got for the new Toe to Toe video?

00:05 No, I'm not, but my clothes are a hint.

00:08 Whoa!

00:09 There he is.

00:10 That is really yellow.

00:12 Banana boy.

00:13 Who's driving?

00:14 Did you valet this?

00:15 Oh yeah, thanks Charlie.

00:16 Oh, Charlie.

00:17 Appreciate it.

00:18 Thanks Charlie.

00:19 No, no tip man, sorry.

00:20 Oh, let's do this.

00:21 [MUSIC]

00:27 Wow.

00:28 Okay, I'm guessing this is the 2020 Lexus LC 500?

00:34 It's slightly updated from our car that we had for All Stars.

00:37 Oh, this wasn't All Stars, wasn't it?

00:38 Oh yeah, but this one has the sport package.

00:40 So what does that sport package?

00:42 Carbon fiber roof, carbon fiber splitter, it's got sportier differential, it's got adaptive suspension.

00:48 That's exactly what I want in my Lexus, is a sportier differential.

00:51 [MUSIC]

00:53 I hope the viewers can hear how amazing this car sounds.

00:56 I know we're not going really quickly or really fast right now.

00:59 This 5 liter makes the best noise.

01:02 It's like way up there.

01:03 You know what I'll say?

01:04 It's way up there.

01:05 I think this is the best sounding Japanese car other than the LFA.

01:08 So it's 471 horsepower and 398 foot pounds of torque.

01:12 It's all about the looks, it's all about the luxury, because it's a budget exotic.

01:16 But I would think of something like a budget exotic as like, I don't know, maybe the new C8 Corvette that just came out?

01:21 Mid-engine Corvette?

01:22 I think that's more of a budget exotic for like $65,000.

01:24 I think that car is ugly.

01:26 I had this car at the Automaker Car Week.

01:27 I got recognized based on my Instagram alone.

01:30 I went to a sandwich place and they were like, "Oh, you're Billy, and that's your banana."

01:34 And I'm like, "Whoa."

01:35 I'm not quite sure I would want somebody recognizing me for my banana.

01:39 I'll take what I can get.

01:40 Yeah, okay.

01:41 [MUSIC]

01:43 So let's talk about competitors to this.

01:45 Would you say the S-Class Coupe competes with this?

01:47 Absolutely.

01:48 So Porsche 911, F-Type, S-Class, 8 Series.

01:52 This car goes toe-to-toe with all of those.

01:54 It's not a track car, but I have tracked one.

01:56 The idea of you tracking something with over 200 horsepower just sends a shiver down my spine.

02:02 And it has that differential, so it rotates around corners just the way you want it to.

02:06 Let's not rotate.

02:07 Let's keep things in a straight and narrow.

02:09 You know, there's always room for rotation.

02:11 It has CarPlay.

02:13 Billy the Lexus PR salesman.

02:15 I'm not.

02:16 No, because the RC just doesn't do it for me.

02:19 But this car makes me feel special and different.

02:22 It turns a bunch of heads.

02:24 It looks way beyond.

02:25 It punches above its weight class.

02:26 It punches way above its weight class.

02:28 That's another thing I noticed.

02:29 You can go over this one.

02:30 You haven't scraped it yet.

02:31 I have not scraped this yet.

02:32 I bet you have.

02:33 But I will.

02:34 I want you to back in.

02:35 Hey, thanks, Billy.

02:36 Like an adult.

02:37 Man, it doesn't come with a 360 camera, but it does come with a millennial to tell me how to back into a parking space.

02:42 You're welcome.

02:43 There you go, buddy.

02:44 That's so helpful.

02:45 Yeah.

02:46 [MUSIC]

02:47 Are we Marina Del Rey?

02:48 Playa Del Rey.

02:49 I'm not very good at skipping stones.

02:51 Jesus Christ.

02:52 They're too rough for skipping.

02:54 No, that's not true.

02:55 I bet I can skip one.

02:56 Oh, I bet you can skip one.

02:57 Hey, Connor.

02:58 Yeah?

02:59 You want to get going?

03:00 Yeah, I guess so.

03:01 [MUSIC]

03:03 Oh, geez.

03:04 You're driving now.

03:05 Oh, yeah.

03:06 Oh, no.

03:07 Get ready.

03:08 The sport and stop sign.

03:09 I see.

03:10 Mm-hmm.

03:11 We're going to the beach, aren't we?

03:12 [MUSIC]

03:13 It revs out so nice.

03:15 It sure sounds it.

03:16 Yeah, we're RPM at like 7,000.

03:18 7,000 RPM.

03:19 7,000 RPM is pretty good.

03:20 If all this is enough, I would not mind extra power.

03:23 Because this car is quick, but it's not fast, fast.

03:25 I would say fast, but it's not like super car fast.

03:28 If an F version stepped this car one step closer to super car fast, I would not be mad.

03:33 And I want better tires.

03:34 Better tires.

03:35 It could use a little bit grippier rubber.

03:38 [MUSIC]

03:44 Thanks so much for tuning in.

03:45 We'll see you guys next time for another episode of Toe to Toe.

03:48 Go to the beach, man.

03:49 Let's go to the beach.

03:50 So your shoes can handle all this sand?

03:52 I don't want them.

03:53 I want them to get ruined.

03:54 They're just shoes, man.

03:55 They're made for walking.

03:56 No, they're not.

03:57 They're made for flexing.

03:58 Oh, God.

03:59 [LAUGHTER]

04:00 [INAUDIBLE]

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