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2019 Lexus LC 500h is a gorgeous luxury coupe

It's not as fun to drive as the V8 variant, but it's way more efficient.

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Andrew Krok
Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media director of a small European-focused garage outside of Chicago. From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars.
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Thanks largely to its comically oversized grilles, Lexus hasn't exactly been at the forefront of vehicle design lately, but everything coalesces near perfectly on the LC. 

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The hood is long and low, exuding lots of grand-tourer appeal as the bonnet and fenders converge on a pretty set of headlights and a grille that's almost appropriately sized.

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Livability is an issue, which chips away at the LC's grand-tourer credentials.

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Thanks to its low stance, visibility isn't a problem on long trips, but storage definitely is.

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Aside from one tiny cupholder and one slightly larger cubby ahead of the armrest, there's not much space for one's stuff.

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The door panels can't hold much more than a single item each, the glove compartment is barely large enough for the owner's manual and the under-armrest storage won't handle more than a small e-reader.

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I advise using the second row as a parcel shelf, because as long as there are two adults up front, it's not like humans are capable of fitting back there.

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Its 4.7 cubic feet of trunk space is 0.7 cubes smaller than the non-hybrid variant, but they're both on the small side, coming in well behind competitors like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe (14.1 cu.ft.), BMW 8 Series (14.8). 

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Considering the long weekend trip is at the heart of grand touring, this is a bummer.

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