The Lexus LC is officially on the clock. Production of the brand’s flagship coupe and convertible is set to wrap in August 2026, closing the book on a nine year run that turned a wild concept car into a street legal statement piece. For a company better known for quiet hybrids and practical crossovers, watching its most theatrical grand tourer fade out really does feel like the end of an era.
It is not just that the LC is going away, it is what disappears with it. The car takes Lexus’s last V8 with it, and with that, a certain kind of long hood, naturally aspirated drama that will not be back in quite the same way. The timing lands right as the luxury world leans harder into electrification and SUV-heavy lineups, which only sharpens the sense that something special is slipping into the rearview.
The countdown to August and the end of a 9 year run
The basic facts are now clear: Lexus has told dealers that LC production will end in August 2026, capping what the company itself frames as a nine year chapter for its halo coupe. Internal communication described in a dealer letter spells out that the assembly line for The LC is scheduled to stop at the end of that summer window, with the 2026 model year serving as the farewell tour. A separate Report on Lexus Ends LC Production This Year underscores that timing and notes that dealers have already been briefed on final colors, options, and finishes.
On the product side, multiple accounts line up on the same key detail: the Lexus LC 500 Production Will End in August, After a 9 Year Run. Another breakdown of Lexus LC Production Will End in August, After a Year Run, calls the LC 500 one of the One of the best grand tourers of its era and notes that it has always been a seriously low volume vehicle. That low volume status is part of why the end date feels so finite: there will not be a quiet continuation for fleet buyers or a surprise extension for a forgotten market. When the line stops, that is it.
A stunning GT, a dying V8, and a changing Lexus
What makes the LC’s departure sting is how fully it committed to being a grand tourer at a time when most brands were chasing lap times or SUV profits. One detailed look at the car’s legacy describes how There is a sense that this was the kind of swing that builds legends, and that the LC will go down as one of the greats in the GT and touring car realm, a point backed up in a deeper There analysis of its design and character. A separate piece on Lexus LC Production Reportedly Ends in August 2026 and It Feels like the End of an Era leans on the same idea, arguing that There was nothing else quite like it in the showroom, and that its mix of naturally aspirated power and concept car styling will be hard to replicate, as reflected in another There focused write up.
At the same time, the LC’s exit is not happening in a vacuum. The Stunning Lexus LC Will Finally Be Laid to Rest Later This Year, as one New News piece puts it, and that same coverage stresses that The Stunning Lexus LC Will Finally Be Laid to Rest Later This Year alongside the brand’s last V8. Another report framed as Dead, The Stunning Lexus LC Grand Tourer Will Finally Be Laid to Rest Later This Year notes that Lexus LC production has totaled roughly 15,000 copies through December 2025, underlining just how rare the car has been in the wild, a point highlighted in a Dead summary of The Stunning Lexus LC Grand Tourer Will Finally Be Laid to Rest Later This Year. On social media, the reaction has been blunt: one widely shared post simply states that The Lexus LC is dead and adds that it will be dearly missed, a sentiment captured in an The Lexus LC tribute.
The corporate backdrop is shifting just as quickly. With the LC 500 coupe and convertible gone, Lexus is left with a lineup that one analysis says is now decidedly SUV heavy, even as Toyota’s luxury arm keeps the ES and IS sedans alive. Another breakdown of the decision notes that Lexus reportedly confirmed 2026 as the LC 500 final model year and that coupe and convertible production ends at the end of August, information attributed to reporting by Stephen Rivers on how Lexus is handling the wind down. A parallel summary of Lexus Dealers Were Just Told Something V8 Fans Will not Like repeats that the LC 500 is done after 2026 and again credits Stephen Rivers with detailing how Lexus framed the news to retailers.
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