2010 Lexus LS sedan brochure leaks showing mild updates

this is extraordinary luxury automobile.

i guess to many ppl r so jealous from japanese cars as they make always better cars then Germans... wht a foolish ppl!!!!!!!

any way that car rocks on any way...

that is all.

Guess it really appeals to Americans then - if they can afford it.

..then I REST MY CASE

1. yes, the ls460 is a nice luxury car--quiet and serene with good gadgetry. however, so do its competitors. and unlike its competitors, the ls offers a sedate and derivative styling that makes the car literally vanish when sitting next to its rivals*. it does not help that its styling is very close to that of the camry.

2. the interior reflects too much of the older flagship luxury sedan design philsophy: put all the features you can in a car and make sure the owner knows this when he stares onto the dashboard. whereas the germans have cleaned up there dash designs (the s-class, especially, with its very elegant center console), the ls460's interior is still cluttered with so many buttons for all those functions similar to the older s-class or even the older ls430.

3. i find it hard to believe that the "best luxury hybrid car" is one that doesn't perform much better (if at all) than its lesser ls460 sibling. its mileage is even similar to the ls460's. now to make matters worse, lexus marketed the ls600h as their answer to the v12-powered europeans by having the performance of a v12. this is not the case. despite a 438hp v8 being assisted by 389hp motors, the ls600h is comparable to the ls460 as well as the other v8 europeans. it is certainly no match for the v12 s600 and 760li. the disappointing mileage and performance is most likely due to the the extra heft that the ls600h carries as a result of the hybrid powertrain. and how is fuel economy supposed to be improved by using an even larger 5-litre v8 than the normal ls460's 4.6?

so, given that the ls460 can be had with all the luxury amenities of the ls600h, has pretty much the performance of the ls600h, and has a mileage even near it, what, then, is the real advantage to spending the extra for the "h" badge? even ls600h's other key difference, an awd system, is now available on the ls460.

*as per the review by the new york times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/automobiles/autoreviews/15AUTO.html

A: NO driver enjoyment. B: Plus Americans - No driving skills

The two match perfectly!

96% of all cars sold in the USA are AUTOMATICs. In Europe automatics are for: 1). The Elderly 2). The handicapped 3). American tourists!

Go figure

I still see Toyota switches, Toyota steering wheel, the leather are fake, the wood are all plastic, the "aluminium" are plastic, the ride of the new RX is poor even compare to a Volvo XC90, I'm sorry, but calling Lexus a luxury brand is like calling Porsche Panamera beautiful, just a load of bulls**t