New 2026 Lexus NX F Release Date, Engine, Price

New 2026 Lexus NX F Release Date, Engine, Price    –   A new 2026 Lexus LC 500 convertible prepped for its loudest, sportiest, most white-gauged setting on a quiet, winding, rural backroad with a partly overcast sky and a warm 19 degrees Celsius. Perhaps appropriately, The Black Keys’ “I Got Mine” began to blast from the car’s top-of-the-line audio system. No obligations, no traffic, no police, and no fear. With only time and gasoline to burn, it’s just myself and one amazing car. “This is it,” I told myself as I leaned on the gas and allowed the metallic V8 cry to echo off the trees and back into my eardrums, with only the clear, spring Saturday afternoon air to interfere. “This is life.”  New 2026 Lexus NX F Release Date

New 2026 Lexus LC 500 Convertible Redesign and Update Plan

Exterior and Interior

The LC is actually a pretty nice car to live with, despite its fabulously boisterous nature. Thanks to the previously mentioned wind deflector and an acoustic windshield, Lexus’s droptop GT is quiet on the road whether the top is up or down. In either normal or comfort mode, it doesn’t ride any rougher than, say, a mid-range sport sedan.  New 2026 Lexus NX F Release Date

It is quite peaceful to cruise the highway top-down with all the windows open and that wind deflector. In addition to being incredibly supportive and soft, the front chairs provide neck warmers, heating, and cooling for top-down operation in cooler climates. Additionally, the steering wheel is heated.

New 2026 Lexus LC 500 Convertible Specs

Lexus does not provide any option packages that would raise the price or, of course, complicate manufacture. Instead, all LC convertibles come equipped with a 10.3-inch touch pad information technology system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 13-speaker high-quality sound, aesthetically pleasing digital gauge display which physically shifts to one side, and, of course, that retractable top.  New 2026 Lexus NX F Release Date

Engine and Performance

The LC’s voice may be even more pleasing to listen to than its appearance. Because the LC 500’s exhaust system differs from that of the company’s RC F coupe and muscular IS 500 sedan, the 5.0L V8 engine performs best here. It is both melodious and animal-like; at low revs, it is growly, and at high ones, it can scream like the coolest trumpet in the world. It makes the most deliciously annoying machine gun noises when you run it up against the rev limiter, almost as if it was made for that purpose. This is absurd given that this is a Toyota.

The LC sounds better than its RC F and IS 500 siblings, but it also sounds better than the more gravelly Jaguar F-Type, in my opinion. It sounds better than the Acura NSX Type S race car, the whiningly supercharged Dodge Hellcats, and—I might have to say this in a whisper—I honestly believe it sounds better than Lamborghini’s insane V10. It’s better that way. Not more aggressive or louder. Better.) The amazing focal point of the LC 500 is the engine sounds, which is enhanced in this open-air convertible variant. The acceleration isn’t too awful either, with 471 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque available. That gearbox’s magnesium manual paddles feel expensive and sturdy in the hand, and the adjustments are made with precisely the appropriate degree of snappiness.  New 2026 Lexus NX F Release Date

New 2026 Lexus LC 500 Convertible Fuel Economy

The New 2026 LC 500 Convertible’s fuel efficiency is 16.0 L/100 km in urban environments, 9.5 L/100 km on the interstate, and 13.0 L/100 km overall, according to Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). However, when I drove it as intended, I discovered an unbelievable 16.8 L/100 km after precisely 484 test kilometers. It goes without saying that premium fuel is necessary. New 2026 Lexus NX F Release Date

New 2026 Lexus LC 500 Convertible Safety Features

You can estimate how well the LC 500’s all-speed range adaptive cruise control works because Lexus Canada has a 500-kilometer mileage restriction for press loans, and I refused to give any of those kilometers to any kind of semi-autonomous driving technology. Additional onboard safety features include a pre-collision system, lane-departure alert with steering assistance, automatic high-beam headlamps, an auto-dimming rear view mirror, an active roll bar that prevents drivers’ heads from striking the ground in the case of a rollover, and more. All things considered, the LC Convertible is fairly simple to look out of, although the rear cross-traffic warning and blind-spot monitoring are very helpful.  New 2026 Lexus NX F Release Date

New 2026 Lexus LC 500 Convertible Price and Release Date

However, considering what you receive and the other vehicles in this class, the Lexus LC isn’t really that expensive to purchase—as long as you can handle the gasoline costs. After adding $650 for the orange paint and $2,175 for delivery, the original price of $124,300, which Lexus charges, amounted to $127,095 before taxes. In all honesty, this seems totally acceptable given the excitement and joy I had. In contrast, a standard Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet without any upgrades won’t even cost $127,000. Get a BMW M850i cabriolet without any extras. New 2026 Lexus NX F Release Date