2018 Lexus LC500h Hybrid Tested: Hot and Heavy

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VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe

PRICE AS TESTED: $108,360 (base price: $97,505)

ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 24-valve Atkinson-cycle 3.5-liter V-6, 295 hp, 257 lb-ft; 2 permanent-magnet synchronous AC motors, 177 hp, 221 lb-ft; combined output, 354 hp; 1.1-kWh lithium-ion battery pack

TRANSMISSION: continuously variable automatic with 4 fixed ratios and manual shifting mode

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 113.0 in
Length: 187.4 in
Width: 75.6 in Height: 53.0 in
Passenger volume: 80 cu ft
Trunk volume: 5 cu ft
Curb weight: 4521 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.8 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 12.6 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 24.0 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 5.1 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 3.1 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 3.9 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.6 sec @ 103 mph
Top speed (governor limited, mfr's claim): 155 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 165 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.91 g

C/D FUEL ECONOMY:
Observed: 24 mpg
75-mph highway driving: 30 mpg
Highway range: 660 miles

EPA FUEL ECONOMY:
Combined/city/highway: 30/26/35 mpg

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