malcolmw

https://blog.lexus.co.uk/lexus-lc-terrane-khaki/ I have seen this green metallic on another Lexus car recently and I don't really like it. This car had a cream leather interior which I think is a much better match with the exterior than tan. I often think that the restricted colour pallet offered by Lexus in the UK is problematic as it is Japanese taste and not British. On premium cars you should be able to order what you want provided you are prepared to wait for delivery. Our NX Takumi is in Sonic White with the Dark Rose leather. Pretty nice but why does Lexus insist on having brown inset panels in the seats between the red and black parts of the leather?

Bernie. I have got a friend to measure the cage. It is: 550mmW x 430mmD x 500mmH It does seem a bit small for a Golden Retriever! Let me know if it would be of use.

I will measure it. Unfortunately, it is not at my house so this may take a few days. I would mention that my lady colleague (who has unfortunately passed away) had 2 chihuahuas...😊

Press and hold the radio "on" button for 5 seconds. This reboots the satnav. See if this helps.

Agree about the cage for the back of the NX. A colleague of mine had a very nice one which fitted snugly in the luggage area with the parcel shelf removed. Would you be interested as she is unable to use it any more?

The same as ordinary parking sensors but they apply the brakes to stop you actually connecting with the obstruction. (At least, that's what I think they do!)

Have you actually experimented to see if the Smart Sensors actually do stop you before you hit the obstruction? I haven't had the courage yet on a 2 month old NX.

It seems that it is generally accepted that ethanol increases fuel consumption as its specific energy is lower than standard petrol. When fuel consumption figures are quoted for cars under the new scheme recently introduced, what fuel are they allowed to use for the testing? If it were me, I would put "this vehicle is designed for 99RON fuel but can run on 95RON E10" in the handbook straight away as a "get out of jail free card". If E10 reduces mileage by, say, 15% over pure super unleaded, will the extra fuel burned outweigh the claimed CO2 emission savings?

This is not a very good idea. If an uninsured driver were to seriously injure someone there would be no recompense to the injured party other than the bankrupting of the offender.

@Unhappy from Nottingham From your description, the gear changes you list are those produced by the "secondary" gearbox and not the main eCVT. This is what rayaans is saying above. When I test drove the hybrid LC500 it did not display the behaviour you describe so a test drive would not have shown this up. It sounds like there may be an actual problem here. Has the dealer technical rep. test driven yours? Can you tell us the age and mileage of your car? Did you have it from new? Has this problem got worse over time? What are the "other build issues" which you have experienced? All this would be very helpful to others on here. I can confirm that the V8 does not suffer from "jerky" shifts. @Malc Yes, 10 gears seems a lot but I think this is to compensate for the non-turbo engine. Most competitors have more torque but the LC500 just changes down until you get in the power band. It also promotes reasonable economy (I get 25mpg).

About the 4th Gen RX but...

Incredibly, I have seen another LC500 today quite near where I live! This was an 18 reg in black which was in Romsey at about 15:00 this afternoon. Was this you?

Yes, it looks very good. I would definitely consider one in future but... The back seats on the current coupe model are a bit of a joke and only small children could use them anyway. They might as well have just made this area a luggage stowage instead of mini-seats. The roof must retract into the back seat/boot area and probably where the extending wing is on the coupe. The boot is pretty small on the coupe so any encroachment would be a problem as there is really only space for a couple of weekend cases in the V8 with the hybrid even smaller. You need to actually be able to use the car to go away for a few days!

Excellent news. Let's hope it comes as a no cost update.

I agree about the font sizes being too small and the width of minor roads is also too small to see them clearly even at high zoom. The contrast between the grey background (in towns), the green background (in rural areas) and the thin white roads is very weak so you can hardly see them. I wonder if night mode (i.e. black and white) would be easier?

You actually got all the way home in a TVR? 😊

I saw only my second LC500 on the road last week. This was on the M3 nead J4 to J3 northbound at about 08:30 on Tuesday 4th June. It was red (like mine). Was this anyone on here?

I agree with the original post. Sonic red/black inside is fine if a bit "standard" - the Ochre leather is a bit questionnable IMO. Sonic White with Dark Rose is very nice (our NX is in this combo). I also agree that I would have gone for red outside with cream leather if it were available on the LC500. I think it is to do with Japanese taste.

I checked out my 4RX450h for this. I ran it down to zero miles left and then brimmed the tank. Basically, you still have enough fuel for about 45 miles when the range reads zero. The light/warning comes on at about 30 miles range left so you have typically 75 miles to fill up.

These days you really stream from your phone or playback from a USB stick rather than a CD.

We took delivery of a new NX300h Takumi the other day in Sonic White with Dark Rose leather. It looks very nice! From a short journey, it seems that the ECO drive mode suits this car very well which is interesting as I have never used it in any of my other Lexus cars (especially the LC500). However, I would like to use the air conditioning on normal with ECO drive mode and I see that this can be programmed as a Custom setting. I have looked at the Remote Touch setup menus but I can't see the custom mode setup screen. Can anyone guide me to where it is?

I have been driving an NX recently and the only time I have felt it to be a bit pedestrian was when loaded with 4 adults and luggage. I normal use it seems fine but it is no sports car. @Ziggy1024 Was it the F-Sport model you drove? I have found the suspension on this type a bit pitter-patter and I don't really like it. I was getting an indicated 38.3mpg.

Not mine but the only one I have ever seen on the road was also in yellow and was going down the A43 near Silverstone so, in the general area.

The "grandad" profile of Lexus will ensure that no young joy rider will bother with one. ☺️

I find wind turbines very distracting when placed near major roads.