If I was in the market for a large limousine, I'd head straight to the Mercedes-Benz dealer and order an S-class. Like it or not, nothing else has the brand cachet of the S-class.
Simple, cuz it’s too expensive. Ppl that can afford it would rather by a mainstream luxury sedan (A8, 7 series, etc). Lexus used to be known as the most reliable and luxurious bang for ur buck, now it’s right there (price wise) wit the Germans.
@@BomberFletch31 You would be relived of a great deal more money than the Lexus. Then there is the reliability o consider. The cost of owning a Mercedes out of warranty that is full of tech and features can be eye watering.
This is not only a machine but also this is an art. Sharp treatments and japanese cultural touches in the design , takumi craftmanship , homotenashi hospitality is quite enough to highlight LEXUS LS........ Nice job Chasing Cars team....... 👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻♥️♥️
I got LS500 base model, 2021 and it is a wonderful car. I love it. It is fun to drive and better than 730iL. On the serpent road, 70 mph, you still have the confidence. On the straight highway, 100 mph, it is still solid as a rock, quiet. Uphill? 80 mph, floor it, it surged strongly.
Hello from Texas, I own a 21’ LS 500 and it’s absolutely an amazing car to drive and low maintenance. I have owned Mercedes Benz in the past and they are way more costly to maintain and the reliability is poop in comparison to Lexus. The Mercedes Benz build quality is garbage and gadgety. I agree, the infotainment is lacking in comparison and the controls are quirky but if your going to own a car like this long term, reliability is paramount and way better than MB and BMW.
I agree, I think it’s a far better car than any other brand and not just because of reliability. Lexus is extremely comfortable and nice to drive and it’s not flashy but decent and elegant which is attractive to me. I’m only 30 years old so maybe it was an older people’s car before but not anymore
A very handsome executive sedan with incredible resale &reliability. Excellent rolling smoothness & road isolation, though I miss the V8 engine. Nicely done Ponch. Cheers from Virginia USA 🇺🇸
Excellent review, Nathan. Lexus LS 500, what a beauty. Far better than the German rivals and I can say this with surety, buying a Lexus will result in worry free ownership for many years.
This car actaully hasn't delivered superior reliability scores per Consumer Reports, and others have reported the engine is extremely complex if it needs repair.
@@analysethis6061 I wouldn't go so far as to say it's unreliable. The Car Care Nut is a certified Lexus tech, and in his video on this car he flatly says he's heard the buzz about unreliability and that it's unjustified. But it is more complex than its predecessors, by far.
Good review, however, I don’t agree with you that the touch pad should be removed because I think sometimes you just might need to do a little thing and don’t want to reach out to the touch screen.
Totally disagree with the centre console commentary. I get the hate with the TouchPad. But it is just ergonomically superior to a touch screen. Functionally it is lacking yes. But ergonomics...great. Plus look at the fingerprints all over the touch screen! Ghastly! Again in understand the hate for the TouchPad. But I for one will miss it sorely in the coming generations.
some time ago people hated the 2018 version of the lexus because it didn't have a touchscreen then why when there was a touchscreen, they hated it too, instead of using the lexus trackpad it was more difficult?
Excellent no nonsense review of the LS500 2022. I agree the ride is much improved with the much lower interior noise. The Hyundai G90 may be a competitive choice to the LS, however the unprofessional service environment is real!
In the States at least, the ES is absolutely not one of the best selling Lexuses. In fact, it is by far one of the slowest sellers in the Lexus lineup, and very badly lags the sales of the S Class.
This is a performance luxury sedan with V8 engine and it is also the most *reliable* luxury car and also *the most beautiful* sedan I’ve ever seen. You did a great job, Japan! 🇯🇵
Great video. It inspired me to go test drive one locally. I love everything about this car, except two things. One, those two "horns" at the top of your dash over the steering wheel look awkward. It makes your driver console/command center look small and cramped into that tiny screen. I'd rather have a full and flowing dashboard that uses all the screen space possible for a car equipped with this much technology. They really should find somewhere else to put those like down on the gear shift/phone charger area. Two, if you get the glass inserts in the door panels they look cool. But the faux wood paneling leaves much to be desired. I know its not REAL wood, but at least try to convince me a little more Lexus? I'm paying $80k for the damn car. Otherwise, masterful job on the details of the car.
@@chasingcars yes I did watch that it was 7 months ago & a 2021 model. There are more improvements for the 2022 model so looking forward to that test when there is a car avail. Also those LS F rumours are not going away either 🤞
These cars sell like hot cakes in the US. we know these cars last forever and the resale are extremely,high .....they hold value more than any other car
It needs a V-8 and need to increase the HP which not competitive at all with other vehicle in its class 415 HP is old fashion need to add third turbo to boost its muscle to 485 HP .
Love Lexus. I had 3 of them: is, gs and ls. But now I wanna cry each time when I see LS model. Why? No V8 available. This is so wrong. V6 is okay and should stay but such executive car deserves nice, powerfull v8 engine. Sorry lexus.
I can't prove it, but my suspicion is that Toyota used this low-volume car as a test mule for this engine before installing it in the new generation of LX/Land Cruiser SUVs and pickup trucks.
My Brother who is CA(Chartered accountant) got LexusES 300h 2018 model driven (77k), he bought BMW 7series Diesel (In India) 2020 driven (32k) cause he want to be a part of The Crowd, and after almost a month he got only two problems first Engine Sound changed and another got lot's of friends in Service center 😂😂 Reason is they Are just endless Money pits, the problem with the Germans are they painted their Bad things Very Good that you can't Register it.
V6 bi turbo vs V8 in the LC500. Meh. Bad idea. And turbos never age well. Even if it’s a Lexus. I would buy the other LS450 just because of the engine. I look for longevity
Just Like This All Full Size Sedan is: BMW 5 Series,Audi A6,Mercedes E Class,Lexus ES 350,Toyota Avalon,Nissan Maxima or Kia Cadenza All Midsize Sedan is: BMW 3 Series,Audi A4,Mercedes C Class,Lexus IS 500,Toyota Camry,Nissan Altima,Honda Accord or Kia K5 Just Happen The ES is Larger Like Avalon
Why are you not there doing this presentation? He must know or got what you don't have. I understand everything he says. Remember this is not English class. Thank you.
Still baffles me how this car doesn’t sell better; it looks amazing, has a strong engine and it’s bombproof. Even the tech is there.
Probably because it’s not an SUV!
@@chasingcars and not german.
If I was in the market for a large limousine, I'd head straight to the Mercedes-Benz dealer and order an S-class. Like it or not, nothing else has the brand cachet of the S-class.
Simple, cuz it’s too expensive. Ppl that can afford it would rather by a mainstream luxury sedan (A8, 7 series, etc). Lexus used to be known as the most reliable and luxurious bang for ur buck, now it’s right there (price wise) wit the Germans.
@@BomberFletch31 You would be relived of a great deal more money than the Lexus. Then there is the reliability o consider. The cost of owning a Mercedes out of warranty that is full of tech and features can be eye watering.
This is not only a machine but also this is an art. Sharp treatments and japanese cultural touches in the design , takumi craftmanship , homotenashi hospitality is quite enough to highlight LEXUS LS........
Nice job Chasing Cars team....... 👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻♥️♥️
I got LS500 base model, 2021 and it is a wonderful car. I love it. It is fun to drive and better than 730iL. On the serpent road, 70 mph, you still have the confidence. On the straight highway, 100 mph, it is still solid as a rock, quiet. Uphill? 80 mph, floor it, it surged strongly.
this is the car my dad deserves to drive, I will make that happen after med school
Hello from Texas, I own a 21’ LS 500 and it’s absolutely an amazing car to drive and low maintenance. I have owned Mercedes Benz in the past and they are way more costly to maintain and the reliability is poop in comparison to Lexus. The Mercedes Benz build quality is garbage and gadgety. I agree, the infotainment is lacking in comparison and the controls are quirky but if your going to own a car like this long term, reliability is paramount and way better than MB and BMW.
I agree, I think it’s a far better car than any other brand and not just because of reliability. Lexus is extremely comfortable and nice to drive and it’s not flashy but decent and elegant which is attractive to me. I’m only 30 years old so maybe it was an older people’s car before but not anymore
ABSOLUTLY TOP LUXURY SEDAN 😎👍🏻 LEXUS LS 👌🏻😎 THE FIRST CLASS QUALITY & THE PERFECTION
A very handsome executive sedan with incredible resale &reliability. Excellent rolling smoothness & road isolation, though I miss the V8 engine. Nicely done Ponch. Cheers from Virginia USA 🇺🇸
Great review done again . " No criticism, just pointing it out " really Nathan 🤣🤣
I love the LS, it’s the best full-size luxury sedan.
I have a 2021 LS500 with white interior. Have loved this car for years and finally bought one. A great touring car
Enjoy the car!
Excellent review, Nathan. Lexus LS 500, what a beauty. Far better than the German rivals and I can say this with surety, buying a Lexus will result in worry free ownership for many years.
This car actaully hasn't delivered superior reliability scores per Consumer Reports, and others have reported the engine is extremely complex if it needs repair.
@@tonysterbenc coming from a Lexus, unreliability is unheard of. Sad to hear this, if this is true.
@@analysethis6061 I wouldn't go so far as to say it's unreliable. The Car Care Nut is a certified Lexus tech, and in his video on this car he flatly says he's heard the buzz about unreliability and that it's unjustified. But it is more complex than its predecessors, by far.
@@tonysterbenc that's good to know.
Thank you for doing this video. I'm glad somebody finally did a Lexus LS500 video with white exterior and white interior. This car is sexxy 😍
That looks so well made
Good review, however, I don’t agree with you that the touch pad should be removed because I think sometimes you just might need to do a little thing and don’t want to reach out to the touch screen.
I'd never be in the market for a car like this. But I just won't miss watching Nathan's reviews for the entertainment! Another great one!
I have the 2014 LS460L. It’s a different car but the reliability and luxury are all there. Buy the LS and drive it for years.
Totally disagree with the centre console commentary. I get the hate with the TouchPad. But it is just ergonomically superior to a touch screen. Functionally it is lacking yes. But ergonomics...great.
Plus look at the fingerprints all over the touch screen! Ghastly! Again in understand the hate for the TouchPad. But I for one will miss it sorely in the coming generations.
some time ago people hated the 2018 version of the lexus because it didn't have a touchscreen then why when there was a touchscreen, they hated it too, instead of using the lexus trackpad it was more difficult?
Excellent no nonsense review of the LS500 2022. I agree the ride is much improved with the much lower interior noise. The Hyundai G90 may be a competitive choice to the LS, however the unprofessional service environment is real!
Love the LS! Great video
Today i saw the same car white, it look amazing. This big grill and the interior. Wao.
The ES is one of the best selling Lexuses - nobody forgot about it - people in Australia just forgot about their freedoms and then were imprisoned 😂😂😂
In the States at least, the ES is absolutely not one of the best selling Lexuses. In fact, it is by far one of the slowest sellers in the Lexus lineup, and very badly lags the sales of the S Class.
This is a performance luxury sedan with V8 engine and it is also the most *reliable* luxury car and also *the most beautiful* sedan I’ve ever seen. You did a great job, Japan! 🇯🇵
it's a V6.
Welcome back Lexus fan boiz!
i love the review - very helpful in making a decision to buy the 2022 model. Is a review of the hybrid being planned?
Great video. It inspired me to go test drive one locally. I love everything about this car, except two things. One, those two "horns" at the top of your dash over the steering wheel look awkward. It makes your driver console/command center look small and cramped into that tiny screen. I'd rather have a full and flowing dashboard that uses all the screen space possible for a car equipped with this much technology. They really should find somewhere else to put those like down on the gear shift/phone charger area. Two, if you get the glass inserts in the door panels they look cool. But the faux wood paneling leaves much to be desired. I know its not REAL wood, but at least try to convince me a little more Lexus? I'm paying $80k for the damn car. Otherwise, masterful job on the details of the car.
Need to test the F Sport such a totally different car. It is the drivers car and I never get sick of driving mine fast or just cruising.
Reviewed it pretty recently right here on the channel.
@@chasingcars yes I did watch that it was 7 months ago & a 2021 model. There are more improvements for the 2022 model so looking forward to that test when there is a car avail. Also those LS F rumours are not going away either 🤞
That long ago, wow! Time has been weird lately.
@@chasingcars haha all good glad there was reviews to watch in lockdown 🙏
LOVE THE LS ❤️💪🏿
These cars sell like hot cakes in the US. we know these cars last forever and the resale are extremely,high .....they hold value more than any other car
This is absolutely not true. The car has been a sales disaster, less than 3,800 sold in the entire United States in calendar 2022.
I just can't get over those two horns either side of the instrument cluster....
Our next car. A Mercedes/Bemmer without all the constant need for expensive maintenance.
Never realised it was so heavy! That is about 300kgs heavier than my XJ
The previous generated LS600h is a much better car. More room, buttons for controls, smoother, quieter.
You're not the only one who concluded that. They can't give these away.
I'd love too have this car! ❤️
wish the lexus ls 500 have a touchscreen like the model 2020 , it looks much prettier
May I ask how tall are you?
The LS is a big car. Physically.
Yes, and without the room to show for it. It's, pardon the pun, a big reason for its sales failure.
I like previous interior 18-20 model year. The touch screen is really destroy the interior look.
The toyota crowns don't have that cool box since 14th gen
It needs a V-8 and need to increase the HP which not competitive at all with other vehicle in its class 415 HP is old fashion need to add third turbo to boost its muscle to 485 HP .
Love Lexus. I had 3 of them: is, gs and ls. But now I wanna cry each time when I see LS model. Why? No V8 available. This is so wrong. V6 is okay and should stay but such executive car deserves nice, powerfull v8 engine. Sorry lexus.
The V6 is far more powerful than the V8s, so please stop complaining
I am not complaining. I just believe that lexus should still keep v8 together with v6 an hybrid version. Lc is a pwrfect example it's possible.
I can't prove it, but my suspicion is that Toyota used this low-volume car as a test mule for this engine before installing it in the new generation of LX/Land Cruiser SUVs and pickup trucks.
I really want to get behind Lexus, I really do. But something about that interior (maybe the buttons on the wheel?) seems a bit *too* much Toyota
Do you say that about the Audi looking like a Volkswagen?
You wouldn't think that in person. The materials quaility is exquisite.
Sorry but “auto high beams” is nothing compared to matrix beam
My Brother who is CA(Chartered accountant) got LexusES 300h 2018 model driven (77k), he bought BMW 7series Diesel (In India) 2020 driven (32k) cause he want to be a part of The Crowd, and after almost a month he got only two problems first Engine Sound changed and another got lot's of friends in Service center 😂😂 Reason is they Are just endless Money pits, the problem with the Germans are they painted their Bad things Very Good that you can't Register it.
I’d have one if it had the V8
Yes me too.
Lexus LS 500 price sir
$75k base, $100k loaded US.
$223,000 on the road. I can’t afford that.
Cute. So is the car :-)
Хорош !😉
V6 bi turbo vs V8 in the LC500. Meh. Bad idea. And turbos never age well. Even if it’s a Lexus. I would buy the other LS450 just because of the engine. I look for longevity
This or Toyota Century
Would love to drive a Century some day
@@chasingcars Yeah
Lexus IS With a Toyota Camry
Lexus ES with Toyota Avalon
This With Toyota Century
@@rakhsiprayogo82 IS with Mark X ，
ES with Camry/Avalon，
Century is over than this！
@@noahjia7423 I Am Sorry Brother That IS 500 More Like a Camry & ES 350 With Toyota Avalon
Just Like This
All Full Size Sedan is:
BMW 5 Series,Audi A6,Mercedes E Class,Lexus ES 350,Toyota Avalon,Nissan Maxima or Kia Cadenza
All Midsize Sedan is:
BMW 3 Series,Audi A4,Mercedes C Class,Lexus IS 500,Toyota Camry,Nissan Altima,Honda Accord or Kia K5
Just Happen The ES is Larger Like Avalon
What a completely over priced car! For $200,000, there shouldn't be any annoyances.
I am sure it's an amazing car but it's looks like a Camry
Too much expensive the price for the Lexus Le lollll I can pay
2 Mercedes - S new one if s- class 70,000$ one Lexus LS 200,000$ !!!!!
Lexus LS 500 starts from 70k USD
In this video he said 200k Australian dollars
Bmw audi merc way behind in design and reliability. People are stupid picking the germans right now.
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I never want to see any car with a right side steering wheel. It's odd and stupid.
Stop saying these "ones" there is no plural to one....learn english when doing reviews dude.
I understood his English perfectly thank you, it’s a car review, a good one at that … not a lesson in grammer etc 😉, thanks for the video !
Why are you not there doing this presentation? He must know or got what you don't have. I understand everything he says. Remember this is not English class. Thank you.
Jon, you're not only bigoted and rude, you're incorrect. One could say you're among the ones who should be blocked from RUclips comments.
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