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]
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