2007 Lexus SC 430

For 2007, the Lexus SC 430 receives standard front knee airbags for driver and passenger. The Pebble Beach edition also returns for another year.

The SC 430 uses a 4.3-litre V8 with six-speed automatic transmission with manual mode. Its aluminum roof retracts at the touch of a button, and its climate control has an “auto” setting for top-down use, directing the air into two streams when the top is down and the outside temperature is cool.

Features include 18-inch alloy wheels with run-flat tires, stability and traction control, dual-zone automatic climate control, auto-tilt wheel with memory, ten-way power heated front seats, leather interior, Mark Levinson CD stereo with nine speakers, auto-dimming rearview mirror, maple or walnut woodgrain trim, illuminated scuff plates, water-repellent door glass, auto-dimming heated exterior mirrors, variable intermittent wipers, auto-levelling high intensity discharge headlamps with washers, fog lamps, and adaptive front lights.

The Pebble Beach model comes with unique 18-inch alloy wheels, Pebble Beach badges and floor mats, unique black birds-eye maple wood trim, and a leather luggage set.

The SC 430 is technically called a four-passenger, but in reality it should be considered a 2+2, as it’s very cramped in the rear seat. Still, you’ll want this all to yourself: the SC offers beautiful styling, quick acceleration, and a roof that protects from the elements and then opens up to let the sun shine in.