Lexus SC

Name: 2000 Lexus SC
Brand: Lexus

EPA MPG: NA

CR's Take

Refined comfort and crisp performance coexist happily in this rear-wheel-drive luxury coupe. The SC300 comes with a spirited 3.0-liter, 225-hp Six. The SC400 has a new 4.0-liter, 290-hp aluminum V8, but you'll pay considerably more to get it. The ride is firm, and the front seats offer generally fine accommodations. The rear seat is better left uninhabited, however, and the trunk is very small.

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2000 Sports Cars & Convertibles Reliability

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Crash Tests

IIHS Front Moderate Overlap

IIHS Front Small Overlap, Driver

IIHS Side Crash

NHTSA Overall Crash

NHTSA Overall Frontal-Crash

NHTSA Overall Side-Crash

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Crash Tests

IIHS Front Moderate Overlap

IIHS Front Small Overlap, Driver

IIHS Side Crash

NHTSA Overall Crash

NHTSA Overall Frontal-Crash

NHTSA Overall Side-Crash

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2000 Sports cars 4/5-seat Ratings

2000 Lexus SC

$4,400 - $5,825

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Acura Integra

$3,150 - $13,325

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Audi TT

$3,450 - $4,425

EPA MPG NA

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2000 BMW 3 Series

$3,200 - $3,700

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Chevrolet Camaro

$3,625 - $8,050

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Ford Mustang

$3,200 - $4,750

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Hyundai Tiburon

$2,925

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Jaguar XK

$3,275 - $5,350

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Mercedes-Benz CL

$3,950

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK

$3,600 - $4,500

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Mercury Cougar

$3,025 - $3,200

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse

$3,050

EPA MPG 23 mpg

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2000 Toyota Camry Solara

$3,000 - $3,950

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Volkswagen GTI

$3,100 - $3,725

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Volkswagen Golf R

$ NA

EPA MPG NA

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2000 Volvo C70

$3,125

EPA MPG NA

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Features & Specs

coupe

2 front, 2 rear

Rear

3-liter 6 (225 hp)
4-liter V8 (290 hp)

5-speed automatic
4-speed automatic

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Model History

2002-2010

2002 Redesign Year

While the configuration of the Lexus SC430 may lead you to believe it is intended to be a sports car, it isn't. A personal luxury car with a retractable hard top, the Lexus SC430 offers the attributes of a plush coupe with the potential for open-air cruising in one of the most sumptuous and refined interiors on the market. The SC430 is very well finished, with extremely soft carpets and supple leather seats. Motorized panels covering the navigation screen and radio create a nearly continuous sweep of nice-looking wood across the dash. The 4.3-liter V8 engine is smooth and refined, but the SC430 is not particularly quick. However, it does return decent overall fuel economy at 21 mpg on premium, and the six-speed automatic transmission shifts smoothly.

1992-2001

1992 Redesign Year

The original SC coupes were introduced for 1992. The six-cylinder SC300 cost less than the V8-powered SC400 and still delivered good performance, though at the expense of some engine smoothness. The SC300 offered a five-speed manual transmission, but the SC400 was only available with an automatic. These cars handled nimbly in our tests, and their suspensions soaked up bumps without fuss. The front seats offer fine accommodation, but the rear is tight. The trunk is also small. Both cars were dropped following the 2000 model year. Their successor, the SC430 convertible with a retractable hard top, bowed in 2002.