Unimpressive. There are at least a half dozen other hardtop convertibles available, many have been around for years. All of which are better looking. Toyota really cheaped-out with the roll bar hoops. The competitors all have pop-up safety bars which is more sophisticated and creates a much nicer visual line. It’s hard to make an unattractive convertible. But Toyota has managed to do it.
The real test of a hardtop convertible is how it looks with the top up.. and on that measure, Lexus really blew it with this one. Granted, the donor car was a tallish sedan.. but grafting a low, flat and squarish roof to it completely ruined the shape. It’s even less elegant than the outgoing SC, which was pretty unattractive in its own right.
the last part killed the mood
Unimpressive. There are at least a half dozen other hardtop convertibles available, many have been around for years. All of which are better looking. Toyota really cheaped-out with the roll bar hoops. The competitors all have pop-up safety bars which is more sophisticated and creates a much nicer visual line. It’s hard to make an unattractive convertible. But Toyota has managed to do it.
The real test of a hardtop convertible is how it looks with the top up.. and on that measure, Lexus really blew it with this one. Granted, the donor car was a tallish sedan.. but grafting a low, flat and squarish roof to it completely ruined the shape. It’s even less elegant than the outgoing SC, which was pretty unattractive in its own right.