Stunning Cinnabar Pearl SC400 a Rare Gem
Looking as beautiful today as it did 20 years ago, SC400 just one of 243 built for the U.S. market in the final year of production.
During the first decade of Lexus, the brand offered something for every luxury fan. The flagship LS had all the things Lexus stood for, while the ES gave potential customers a foot in the door at the entry level.
Then, there was the SC. Known in its home market as the Toyota Soarer, the luxury coupe was the one for those who wanted their luxury to be more personal. We recently happened upon a stunning SC400 on Bring a Trailer, representing the last of its kind unlike any other.
Dressed in Cinnabar Pearl over beige leather, this SC400 is one of 243 built for the U.S. market during the car’s final year of production. Since leaving Colorado’s Kuni Lexus, the coupe’s resided in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Ohio. Back in 2000, the Lexus with its options retailed for $62,176. That’s $93,948.21 today, barely enough to get you into the SC’s successor, the LC 500.
Under the hood is the 4.0-liter 1UZ-FE V8, linked to the rear through a five-speed automatic. The engine, which debuted with the Lexus brand back in 1989, delivered 290 horses to the road by the end of its time with the SC400 in 2000. Certainly a far cry from the 250 horses it had at the start of the 1990s.
Inside, the beige leather seating looks like the comfy place you’ve dreamed about. Even the backseat occupants could melt into the cushy seats. The gauges look good as new, registering just over 47,800 miles on the odometer. You also gotta love the AM/FM/CD with tape deck in the center console. It’s the perfect place for all those vaporwave cassettes you bought from Bandcamp.
The Cinnabar Pearl is trimmed with gold badging, plus a pair of gold exhaust tips; the wheels remain chrome, though. Either way, the SC400 is a fiery ride to long-gone days. With bidding around $10,000 as of this writing, it just may be the best Lexus to get into yet. And with the same engine as the original LS, it might just rack up a million miles, too.
Photos: Bring a Trailer
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