What was the inspiration for the Lexus SC430?
The Lexus SC goes on a Mediterranean diet and slims down to a convertible. The chief engineer at Lexus, Yasushi Nakagawa, says the new SC430 design was inspired by the French Riviera.
Is the navigation screen on a Lexus SC430?
Still, in the world of Lexus, less is motorized. Push a button and a wooden door covers or uncovers the SC430’s unsightly stereo head unit. The navigation screen also resides behind some electro-hydraulic furniture. It’s just as well; the GPS device is as easy to understand as a vintage Porsche shop manual.
How big are the wheels on a Lexus SC430?
The squat greenhouse is as peculiar as the Chrysler 300’s is powerful. The 18” wheels look dopey; lacking shape, or delicacy, or style. Strange then, that Lexus’ kooky coupe soldiers on, even though its competitors have sharpened their creases, Bangled their butts and added Billy the Big Mouth Bass grills.
How does the climate control work on a Lexus SC430?
Many of the SC430’s systems adapt themselves to the roof position. The climate-control system compensates automatically for top-down driving, and the nine-speaker stereo system has dual equalization levels for the same purpose.
The Lexus SC goes on a Mediterranean diet and slims down to a convertible. The chief engineer at Lexus, Yasushi Nakagawa, says the new SC430 design was inspired by the French Riviera.
Where is the stereo on a Lexus SC430?
To cover the stereo system, Lexus had to drop it down to the center console level. The layout would have worked better with the stereo up where the climate controls now reside. In fact, we frequently scanned the climate-control console for volume or station-scan buttons. Other than that the SC430 seems an unqualified success.
Many of the SC430’s systems adapt themselves to the roof position. The climate-control system compensates automatically for top-down driving, and the nine-speaker stereo system has dual equalization levels for the same purpose.