Editing Lexus SC (section)

=== 2006–2010 ===
In 2005 for the 2006 model year, the SC 430 was updated, with changes that included redesigned alloy wheels and the introduction of Bluetooth capability. In late 2005, the SC 430 premiered along with the Lexus marque in Japan; it was manufactured at the Kanji (Kanto Jidosha) assembly site in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lexus.com/about/corporate/manufacturing.html |title=Lexus Manufacturing |publisher=Lexus.com |access-date=4 December 2010 |archive-date=6 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506013055/http://www.lexus.com/about/corporate/manufacturing.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The SC 430 was sold in North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia; unlike its predecessor, the SC 430 was officially imported to the British Isles;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/team|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212061242/http://www.channel4.com/4car/rt/lexus/sc%2B430/646/2|url-status=dead|title=Team|archivedate=12 February 2008|website=Channel 4 News}}</ref> the old SC 400 had been a popular personal [[grey import]].<ref name= SCgreyUK/>

In 2010, a final special edition model for Japan, the SC 430 Eternal Jewel edition, was produced, limited to 200 units.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nikkei.co.jp/newpro/news/20100120edd2004w20.html |title=Nikkei News – SC 430 Eternal Jewel limited 200 units |language=ja |publisher=Nikkei.co.jp |date=1 January 2000 |access-date=4 December 2010 |archive-date=24 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124101204/http://www.nikkei.co.jp/newpro/news/20100120edd2004w20.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 2010 model was the last automobile from any major manufacturer in the United States to ship with a [[cassette deck|cassette tape deck]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/06/pl_musiccassettes/ |title=Cassettes Return for an Encore |date=July 2011 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |first=Eric |last=Steuer |access-date=7 July 2011}}</ref>

Production of the second-generation SC ended in July 2010 after nine years of production, but Lexus was still using them in the [[Super GT]] until the [[2013 Super GT season|2013 season]] ended.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.toyota.co.jp/jp/news/10/01/nt10_003.html |title=トヨタ自動車：ニュースリリース > LEXUS、SCの特別仕様車を限定200台発売 |publisher=Toyota |date=20 January 2010 |access-date=27 July 2010 |language=ja |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053324/http://www2.toyota.co.jp/jp/news/10/01/nt10_003.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>