interesting pics of the LS460

tuddy · 10-09-05, 10:40 PM

i got these from another japanesse magazine my bro in law gave me with what he said should be the offical design of the new ls430 and the new supra..here they are

tuddy · 10-09-05, 10:42 PM

side view of the supra

tuddy · 10-09-05, 10:44 PM

LS460...

tuddy · 10-09-05, 10:47 PM

back view of the LS

GFerg · 10-09-05, 10:48 PM

I like those renderings of the LS. Very similar all the others we have seen, so its probably not to far off. Nice GS450h rims though.

The Supra?? I will believe it when I see something come out from Toyota directly. That has to be the 847234 artist rendering I have seen of the new Supra.

tuddy · 10-09-05, 10:55 PM

yea..hopefully they are the real deal or close to it

1SICKLEX · 10-09-05, 11:00 PM

That is a pretty nice looking guess. I can see this, it has the new Lexus split lower air vents in the bottom, the horizontal grill, though I think the headlights will be bigger. It has the curved C-pillar like all LSs. The rear looks L-finesseish

howiedoit · 10-09-05, 11:01 PM

i don't like the rear of the LS

sha4000 · 10-09-05, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by howiedoit

i don't like the rear of the LS

me neither but overall its a nice design

tuddy · 10-09-05, 11:09 PM

im not too found of it either..but i do like the front

rominl · 10-09-05, 11:16 PM

if the new LS looks something similar to that i really think i am getting a new car sooner than expected

PhilipMSPT · 10-09-05, 11:17 PM

The Supra is definately in Toyota territory. It looks like a coupe non-convertible version of the MR2. And the windshield! Too much of a slant; it seems like your forehead will touch the glass.

As for the LS460, I definately like the influence of L-Finesse on the design. They should however (1) get rid of the side door moulding, (2) create vertical grills, and (3) define the rear better by creating (a) more prominently distinctive lights [like those of the IS350] and (b) placing the license plate on the bumper, not the trunk.

It's all about design, and the LS should definately have distinctive design. Right now, it isn't jumping right at me...

encore888 · 10-09-05, 11:20 PM

The front to me seems to be an evolutionary design off the current LS 430, which looks great already. Of course the multi-horizontal bar grill is retained...

which is an LS tradition of sorts (the first grille though was cross-hatched).

The side though seems ok, but is less L-finessed than earlier sketches. In fact, the side profile seems to look too generic and also too close to the Toyota Crown.

It needs to be sufficiently different from the current LS...hopefully sleeker. And also have a dynamic, class-leading quality in terms of visual appeal. The current sketches approach some of that, but still fall short.

As for the rear, I like this more L-Finessed version than the previous sketches, which were terrible. I would still change the corner shape of the taillights--too much like the ugly rear end of the 5-series.

This image seems to be based on the earlier Motor Trend / Car and Driver (?) preview pic, shown in white in the inset there---too BMW-ish, if you ask me. Something sleek and more artistic rather than heavy and aggressive is what's called for, IMHO.

xioix · 10-10-05, 12:29 AM

really like the front of that LS, not so much the rear

jracerlmn · 10-10-05, 12:35 AM

i like the new supra design...

the LS looks a bit hyundai-ish in the rear and acura RL-ish in the front...