2025 Lexus LC 500h keeps gorgeous hybrid GT dream alive

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  • The 2025 Lexus LC 500h costs $103,575, which is $1,425 more than the 2024 model
  • Lexus increased the LC 500h’s rigidity with additional bracing
  • The 2025 LC 500h is expected to check with an EPA-rated 29 mpg combined

The 2025 Lexus LC 500h luxury coupe continues to offer a more stylish take on hybrid tech.

Scheduled to arrive at dealerships later this fall, the LC 500h is priced from $103,575—$3,150 more than the non-hybrid LC 500 coupe and $1,425 more than the 2024 hybrid model. That’s due to small increases in both the base price and the destination charge (included above), which is now $1,175. Lexus also offers an LC convertible, but only in non-hybrid form.

After receiving a new infotainment system with a bigger screen for 2024, the LC 500h receives only minor changes for 2025. Lexus aims to increase rigidity with additional front and rear underfloor braces, a carbon fiber scuff plate is now part of the optional Sport Package, and a new Iridium hue brings the total number of color options to nine.

2025 Lexus LC 500h

The LC 500h has a complex hybrid system that incorporates an Atkinson-cycle 3.5-liter V-6 with the standard Lexus/Toyota planetary-gear set hybrid system, as well as a 4-speed automatic transmission. This setup is meant to simulate the 10-speed automatic transmission of the non-hybrid LC 500, which is powered by a 5.0-liter V-8.

The hybrid is rated at 354 hp, which is sent to the rear wheels and enables a Lexus-estimated 0-60 mph of 4.7 seconds. That’s 0.3 second slower than the V-8 version, but we’ve found the hybrid involves no compromise when it comes to the subjective driving experience.

2025 Lexus LC 500h

2025 Lexus LC 500h

The 2025 LC 500h is also likely to match the 2024 model’s EPA-rated 29 mpg combined (26 mpg city, 33 mpg highway). That’s a big improvement over the V-8 model’s 18 mpg combined (16 mpg city, 24 mpg highway)—and the gas mileage of most other grand tourers.

While parent Toyota announced in 2023 that it would transform Lexus “into a battery EV brand” by 2035, the luxury brand remains more focused on hybrids for now. And the LC 500h remains a gorgeous flagship for the fleet of higher-volume hybrid models.

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