2019 Lexus LS 500 Luxury Sedan - FULL REVIEW!
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- 2018 Lexus LS: Once Again at the Top of Its Class?
Lexus's biggest sedan looks to reinvent itself.
It’s possible that Lexus will never be able to make as big a splash as it did when the first LS400 made its debut at the 1989 Detroit auto show. Sure, the new LC coupe is ridiculously cool, and the RX crossover sells in big numbers, but no other vehicle in Lexus’s history has been as much a signal of intent as that original LS was. That’s the true power of a flagship, and Lexus is looking to recapture some of that same enthralling aura with the all-new 2018 Lexus LS500 sedan, debuting nearly three decades later.
To re-establish the LS’s credentials in the segment it once upended, Lexus is making this fifth-generation luxury sedan larger, more powerful, and more stylish than ever before. The front end, with its prominent spindle grille and sharply angled front headlights, is mostly in keeping with Lexus’s current design language. But beyond that, the designers have taken a few more liberties with the car’s profile, introducing a flowing character line along the side and softer, more rounded forms around the rear fenders; they’re refreshing changes from the sharper, creased aesthetic found across the rest of the Lexus lineup. The LS also is breaking tradition from its typically upright, conventional three-box shape with more rakish rear glass and a D-pillar that curves dramatically downward, both of which suggest that Lexus is keen to draw comparisons with cars such as the Audi A7 and the Porsche Panamera.
One Size Fits All
Underneath the dramatic new sheetmetal is a version of the same Global Architecture-Luxury (GA-L) platform used in the LC, although the wheelbase is stretched by 10 inches for duty in the four-door. Lexus no longer is offering a choice between standard- and long-wheelbase versions, instead going with a single size to better align the LS with its German rivals in the U.S. market (the Audi A8, the Mercedes-Benz S-class and the BMW 7-series are sold here only in long-wheelbase form). The new LS’s overall length is up by one inch over the outgoing long-wheelbase LS, which puts the new car in the same size neighborhood as the Benz and the BMW. And the car is lower and wider now, which is said to impart it with a lower center of gravity for improved handling and responses.
The same front and rear multilink suspension setup that imbues the LC with spirited handling is employed in the LS, as is a rear-wheel-steering system. Air springs are optional; cars so equipped have an access mode that automatically raises the sedan for easier entry and exit.
All-New Powertrain
For now, Lexus is showing only the LS500 model, which uses an all-new, twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 3.5-liter V-6. Output is 415 horsepower and 442 lb-ft of torque, numbers that put this six-cylinder somewhat in the hunt with competitors’ V-8s, including the 449-hp Mercedes-Benz S550 and the 445-hp BMW 750i. It mates with an Aisin-supplied 10-speed automatic transmission, with rear-wheel drive standard and all-wheel drive optional. A claimed zero-to-60-mph time of 4.5 seconds for the rear-drive model is impressive, no surprise given the new engine’s 29-hp and 75-lb-ft boost over the rear-drive version of the outgoing LS460 with its 4.6-liter V-8.
A hybrid model could join the lineup later on; although Lexus isn’t releasing any details yet, it likely will use the same multi-stage hybrid setup from the LC500h. There’s also no mention of an F Sport trim level for the new LS, although we suspect it will be added sooner rather than later.
Plush, Posh, and Premium
Lexus built its reputation largely on impeccable assembly quality inside and out, and the new LS looks to carry that torch. Plush, buttery-smooth leather pervades the cabin, and a beautifully sculpted dashboard design is more daring than anything you’ll find in the current Lexus showroom. Customers can choose among several different types of wood trim, and ambient lighting is said to be inspired by Japanese lanterns. Each door panel is artfully crafted, too, incorporating a gorgeous wood inlay, a highly detailed speaker grille, and an armrest that appears to be floating. All in all, the new LS appears to rival the wow factor of the latest Mercedes-Benz S-class’s interior, at least based on first impressions.
A large, 12.3-inch central display screen is controlled by a new version of Lexus’s remote touch interface, with a new, supposedly more smartphone-like operation that should improve on the clunkiness of the current mouse-like pad. As in the LC, twist knobs to select the drive mode and stability-control setting are mounted on top of the gauge pod, a nod to Lexus’s LFA supercar.
Lavishly appointed 28-way power front seats with a massage function are an option, and a rear-seat luxury package offers heating, cooling, and massage for passengers there.
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Beautiful car, superb quality, Lexus nailed it.
Perhaps the most beautiful 4 door sedan ever produced. A stunning automobile.
No:P
G90 >
"new doesn't have limitations, it dares to be different" well said
Absolutely gorgeous.
Its great in every angle! They really made a good job at this car
Rafael de Freitas Rebe
This is the most beautiful sedan in the world.
Jesus Christ! That's the perfect car in my opinion! 140km/h with electric? Really amazing!
Lexus brand, the best car brand...
It is my dream car
I remember when they first came out, no mass-produced luxury sedan had the mechanical sophistication that these cars had, at least with regards to the engine. What a work of art.
@@titototi7661 me too
Totally agree.
Nothing like Toyota and Nissan reliable and long lasting,with good resale value.They also make their cars goodlooking and unique which satisfies the customers.Lexus and Mercedes gives such modern design on their cars which even after 10 or 15 years they don’t look old and outdated which is nice.
I just bought this 2020,,,
$70,000 out the door..
I knew the owner of the dealership.. Love it 💘. But I also appreciate my 2016 beamer (BMW)...
What do you do for a living
At least Lexus is not a copycat,copying their rivals or other luxury brands,they have their own distinctive look with this spindle grille is a“predator”grille.Nothing like Toyota and Nissan Iam saying this again and again because they earn it.
Shahrukh Abbas LoL do you not know Lexus belongs to Toyota ?
respect Japan planet 🇯🇵
It’s not a review, don’t bother.
My cousin has this car.
He got it from Dallas Texas.
It’s the exact same one.
He got it last month
The exterior is badly designed
Anthony Lam don't be jealous..
wtf are you stupid?
And???
The f sport or the hybrid
MAN OH MAN..THIS IS AWESOME...
Lexus should never change that front grill.
The grill looks like nothing so much as a big ugly mouth. Who would want this in their driveway?
Iconic Japanese expensive ugly mouth, I need one for driving my friends to corporate meetings and church functions.
Oh yeah and it lasts forever.
@@donho1776 better than the current Audi a8 and BMW 7-seires grille.
That's Lexus signature
A very good presentation for an excellent car, indeed!
Best luxury car on sale.
I have one, I love her. Matador Red, named Ginger.
Will buy it in 2035 haa!
This is the hybrid for me!!!
Hybrid has bad sound, cvt
Wow! Love it 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Better than any German , American, and Korean equivalent!!!!
This is a commercial, not a review.
Epic
New classic
Best car you money can buy! Minus super/ super luxury cars.
The best!
Realy lexus work good
I'll get it in 10yrs
WTF?! LS 511, LS 500h?? First time in 2021! I only have Lexus RX 450h fourth generation, restyled 😕
How much?
I want to order, How much? Can you exspot to Cambodia?
Nice
So is that a 2019, or 2018? Not clear.
An advert. With adverts!
how much is the price of lexus ls500
Why this new Lexus LS 500 doesn't have fog lights, not good at all ?
In to concurrate German s class lexus mus put a good technology like panoramic option and other things
dache diesel noooo it's unnecessary all the other things are simply gimmicks that will break easily toyota know what he puts in his cars will last longer
It's simply awosome...
The fact that japanese luxury cars didnt dominate the car market, shows how stupid humanity is.
Simple et classique high-tech
Awsome
Este lexux é o mesmo do filme a pantera Negra? Alguém sabe?
How much?
NO CAR PLAY or ANDROID AUTO?
how can a car cost around $ 75,000 in the United States, and in Brazil costs around $ 200,000? It's a lot of theft !!
Its almost 300000 SGD in Singapore 😀 selling like hot cakes..
paulo about $250K in Vietnam 😂
Huy Thai a maybach are you jocking the maybach is much more complicated than this there is not too much gimmicks like the maybach
@@chandransuppiah5147 You're wrong. It's more than half a million Singapore dollars. If it were only SGD300k, I would immediately go down to the showroom to book one now.
It's call deep sheet of legal state mafia
Avalon+ Camry look
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JUST GET RID OF THAT TOUCH PAD!!!
Пушка!
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only issue with the car is the wheel gaps lol
What does that mean? Wheel gaps?
L - N - 1.
Top up Lexus LS 350
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Dayı_313 hello
Elom Emmanuel Hello✋
Why not get 2 ES's over an LS what makes the LS worth 2 es's. Pls explain
The massaging rear seats
KITSCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Would you pay $200000 Australian dollars for this
No
GOOGLE MAPS ON LEXUS FFS.
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Buy a jag
*******
Mercedes is better.
Fkld
COPY AUDI A8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MrWoyty copy Audi you are fucking kidding me how do you compare lexus to Audi idiot Audi is another level moron