Most cars aren’t perfect. Most aren’t previously owned by an astronaut, or equipped with a slick shifting 6-speed gearbox. And most cars have little nicks and dings an imperfections…but sometimes you stumble on a car that isn’t perfect, but is mostly good. Or at least, good for the price. Today’s next car isn’t an ultra-low […]
More than 300,000 miles on an odometer is a serious feat in any car, particularly one with a large and complicated V8 under the hood. Today’s high miler is from Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus, which might give the average person the impression that it’ll last forever…but lovers of depreciated luxury cars know that stuff breaks […]
You could make the argument that the Lexus SC400 is a Supra in a tuxedo similar to the Lincoln Mark IV and Mustang (written up here a couple weeks ago). It is safe to say that most any car is better or more certainly interesting as a widebody. However, it’s the details, details, and details […]
The first generation Lexus SC (and its JDM cousin, the Toyota Soarer) was built from 1991-2000 using sheet metal designed in California and mechanical parts similar to a Mk IV Supra. The high spec version (SC400) of the Lexus badged sport coupe eschewed the twin-turbo inline-6 from the Supra and instead used a V8 borrowed […]
By the early 1990s Toyota had solidified its position as a builder of reliable economy cars, but it was still working on breaking into the luxury car market with its Lexus brand. In 1991 Lexus introduced the SC; a sporty 2+2 coupe to compete with Mercedes SL & BMW 8-series. This 1992 SC400 is located […]