---
title: "Lexus LC Convertible to Drop Its Top in the Next 18 to 24 Months, Report Says"
description: "A convertible version of the Lexus 2+2 has been internally approved with a company insider telling the publication that a droptop LC is a \"done deal\" and should see the light of day in the next 18 to 24 months."
date: "2018-01-18"
modified: "2018-01-18"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/17766/lexus-lc-convertible-to-drop-its-top-in-the-next-18-to-24-months"
categories:
  - "Lexus News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Convertible"
  - "Convertibles"
  - "lc"
  - "Lexus"
  - "Lexus LC"
  - "luxury"
  - "luxury coupe"
---

# Lexus LC Convertible to Drop Its Top in the Next 18 to 24 Months, Report Says

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While the hardtop Lexus LC's back seat [proved to be a challenging fit for *The Drive*'s resident Tall Person](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/14792/how-well-does-an-nba-sized-man-fit-in-the-back-seat-of-a-lexus-lc500>), the luxury division of Toyota appears to be plotting an LC that's a little less claustrophobic. According to a new report from [*Auto Express*](<https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/lexus/102356/lexus-plans-sporty-expansion-with-lc-convertible-and-an-lc-f-performance-model>), a convertible version of the Lexus 2+2 has been internally approved with a company insider telling the publication that a droptop LC is a "done deal" and should see the light of day in the next 18 to 24 months.

Provided the limitless headroom that comes with a retracted roof, life in the back seat of an [LC](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) should be significantly less taxing for those above a certain height.

*Auto Express* goes on to quote Lexus president Yoshihiro Sawa, who expressed interest in bringing convertibles back to the brand, stating that doing so with the LC is a possibility, engineering-wise.

"I hope that we will have a convertible in the near future. We know the luxury market requires a convertible," said Sawa. "We are always studying the possibilities. And yes, technically it's possible."

Speaking to *The Drive* on the condition of anonymity, a Lexus source corroborated the report's claims, saying an LC convertible is indeed a thing that's internally understood to be imminent.

Further confirming [something we already knew](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/16952/lexus-lc-f-is-happening-will-go-turbo>), the *Auto Express* report goes on to say that a hotted-up LC F is in the works with the publication's source echoing previous reports of the car using a 600-horsepower, twin-turbocharged, 4.0-liter V8.

While Lexus refuses to publicly confirm the LC F's existence, Sawa had this to say: "We are studying many possibilities and more power is another candidate. It's not decided yet but in my mind, a high-performance LC is a good opportunity."

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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