Butterfly-inspired iridescent Structural Blue paint appears first on Lexus LC 500

For the past 15 years, Lexus has been conducting a research into butterfly wings. And this study resulted in a special paint job from the Japanese automaker. It is so complicated that the paint alone requires 12 steps and 20 quality inspections. We will first see this on the LC 500 Structural Blue Edition, that creates an iridescent look on the grand tourer.

The company was inspired by the Morpho butterfly, which gave them this particular shade of blue. Lexus says that unlike conventional finishes where the paint reflects just under 50 percent of the pigments, this shade reflects almost 100 percent. The tiny pigments let the vehicle produce an ever changing shade of blue. The only downside is that this is not apparent in photographs, which is why you cannot really appreciate it in these photos.
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MDarringer - 10/11/2017 11:54:58 PM

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I hope my wife does not see it. She loves the LC and she loves blue. Sweet Jesus.

TheSteve - 10/12/2017 12:18:45 AM

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I really like blues. I love this color. Color aside, I feel the car itself is seriously unattractive. But love that paint, though!

cidflekken - 10/12/2017 1:50:42 AM

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I've seen a few Escalades with paint work that changes hues at different angles and lighting. Looks tacky.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 10/12/2017 2:46:50 PM

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Non starter. I am sure there are a few folks who pay for $20k paint jobs on exotic cars, but they won't do so on this Lexus.

momentofsurrender - 10/12/2017 5:25:39 PM

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It is also hard not to think about what happens when you get the inevitable scratch or dent or chip? How do you repair paint like that?

MDarringer - 10/12/2017 6:57:18 PM

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This is why you lease with a "no-fault" clause.