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Next Lexus LS (2018 model)
10-19-14, 02:38 PM
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I think today the line between sports car and luxury (comfortable) car is getting blurred. With a "press of button" the suspension can go from soft to firm, and in soft the car can still handle well with little body role. With another button the interior can go from totally silent to the hearing of a sporty engine sound, and the engine can change its "character" from 'relaxed' to 'aggressive'. Normal cars are getting more and more sporty, while supercar cars are getting more and more easy to drive on daily basis.
Today customers want to have sportiness/performance if they wish with a tap on a button, but in normal situation drive relaxed, just know if they want, they have it. Today you can't drive on public roads as it pleases you, let us say aggressively, so all the aggressiveness is put in design.
The luxury sedan market is changing, many go for SUV, and luxury SUV are a growing market: Range Rover Vogue/Sport, up-coming Bentley, up-coming X7, up-coming Rolls Royce SUV, up-coming Q7/Q8, up-coming GLS Maybach, etc. So the sedans will likely be the "new" sporty cars of tomorrow.
I don't think there is any problem if the LS will look more dynamic (low, wider, sportier) yet glide smoothly on the road, and offer a lot of interior space and comfort. Can't say Lexus cars look modest now, so why should the LS be?
Can't wait for new LS.
Today customers want to have sportiness/performance if they wish with a tap on a button, but in normal situation drive relaxed, just know if they want, they have it. Today you can't drive on public roads as it pleases you, let us say aggressively, so all the aggressiveness is put in design.
The luxury sedan market is changing, many go for SUV, and luxury SUV are a growing market: Range Rover Vogue/Sport, up-coming Bentley, up-coming X7, up-coming Rolls Royce SUV, up-coming Q7/Q8, up-coming GLS Maybach, etc. So the sedans will likely be the "new" sporty cars of tomorrow.
I don't think there is any problem if the LS will look more dynamic (low, wider, sportier) yet glide smoothly on the road, and offer a lot of interior space and comfort. Can't say Lexus cars look modest now, so why should the LS be?
Can't wait for new LS.
10-19-14, 03:14 PM
#63
Take the article with a grain of salt folks, we know Lexus has not disappointed with some of its latest offerings and cars coming up in the line up in the near future. We already have a general idea of what style the LS will follow we just don't know how epic it is really going to be. If its anything like the last LS initial offering, it will be an excellent vehicle with great amenities and luxuries for its time, it will have bold F/spindle styling and it will have driver focused involvement along with great ride for luxury/sport occasions.
11-10-14, 05:26 AM
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Next Lexus LS will be ‘more emotional’ vows company's European boss
Source: http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ne...-european-boss
The next-generation Lexus LS will remain the company’s flagship but become “more emotional”, according to the company’s European boss Alain Uyttenhoven.
Speaking to Autocar, Uyttenhoven said: “The LS will remain the pinnacle of the range and have the highest price point.”
He also denied rumours that the luxury saloon was going to adopt a Porsche Panamera-style liftback: “You have to understand how our customers use these cars. In the US if they want to carry things they also have a pick-up and in China most of them are driven, while they sit in the back.”
Uyttenhoven refused to be drawn on the details of what is meant by “more emotional”, but it’s likely to include more distinct styling for the next LS.
“It’s not good for the brand to have ‘Russian doll’ styling,” he said. “We’re not chasing market share so we need to make cars that people notice, cars that polarise opinion so that people love them or don’t like them. We also need to trade on Japanese differentiation, design and attention to detail.”
Following the successful introduction of the new Audi Q5-rivalling Lexus NX to Europe it’s likely that the company will expand its SUV portfolio too. An all-new, larger, RX is due next year, although it’s likely to remain as a five-seater.
There’s also the possibility of a smaller model. designed to compete with the Mercedes GLA and BMW X1, though the business case would have to stand up.
“We could go smaller,” Uyttenhoven admitted. “It could make sense for the brand. Though we will never chase volume at any cost.”
The current iteration Lexus LS – which starts from £71,995 in the UK – has been on sale since 2007, and the replacement is slated to arrive in 2016.
Speaking to Autocar, Uyttenhoven said: “The LS will remain the pinnacle of the range and have the highest price point.”
He also denied rumours that the luxury saloon was going to adopt a Porsche Panamera-style liftback: “You have to understand how our customers use these cars. In the US if they want to carry things they also have a pick-up and in China most of them are driven, while they sit in the back.”
Uyttenhoven refused to be drawn on the details of what is meant by “more emotional”, but it’s likely to include more distinct styling for the next LS.
“It’s not good for the brand to have ‘Russian doll’ styling,” he said. “We’re not chasing market share so we need to make cars that people notice, cars that polarise opinion so that people love them or don’t like them. We also need to trade on Japanese differentiation, design and attention to detail.”
Following the successful introduction of the new Audi Q5-rivalling Lexus NX to Europe it’s likely that the company will expand its SUV portfolio too. An all-new, larger, RX is due next year, although it’s likely to remain as a five-seater.
There’s also the possibility of a smaller model. designed to compete with the Mercedes GLA and BMW X1, though the business case would have to stand up.
“We could go smaller,” Uyttenhoven admitted. “It could make sense for the brand. Though we will never chase volume at any cost.”
The current iteration Lexus LS – which starts from £71,995 in the UK – has been on sale since 2007, and the replacement is slated to arrive in 2016.
12-10-14, 07:37 AM
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Next Generation Lexus LS to be a Fuel Cell Vehicle?
According to Japanese magazine Best Car, the next-generation Lexus LS will be a Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) powered at least in part by hydrogen.
Not being able to read Japanese, I can only go by the pictures on the page — here’s the key illustration:
Let’s compare it to the Toyota Fuel Cell System found in the Toyota Mirai:
[img]http://lexusenthusiast.com/images/weblog/14-12-10-lexus-toyota-mirai.jpg[/img[
There are some visible differences between the two setups, which makes sense — the Mirai has a drive motor capable of 151 horsepower and 247 lb-ft of torque, fine in a small car but wouldn’t work in the Lexus flagship sedan.
Even so, it’s tough to say if this Fuel Cell system would be a compliment to the next-generation LS’s internal combustion engine or replace it all together.
Here’s the full page from Best Car, if anyone out there can provide more details:
Source: http://lexusenthusiast.com/2014/12/1...-cell-vehicle/
According to Japanese magazine Best Car, the next-generation Lexus LS will be a Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) powered at least in part by hydrogen.
Not being able to read Japanese, I can only go by the pictures on the page — here’s the key illustration:
Let’s compare it to the Toyota Fuel Cell System found in the Toyota Mirai:
[img]http://lexusenthusiast.com/images/weblog/14-12-10-lexus-toyota-mirai.jpg[/img[
There are some visible differences between the two setups, which makes sense — the Mirai has a drive motor capable of 151 horsepower and 247 lb-ft of torque, fine in a small car but wouldn’t work in the Lexus flagship sedan.
Even so, it’s tough to say if this Fuel Cell system would be a compliment to the next-generation LS’s internal combustion engine or replace it all together.
Here’s the full page from Best Car, if anyone out there can provide more details:
12-10-14, 09:10 AM
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Supercapicitor hybrid possibly. Hydrogen...maybe in some parts of the world. Probably just Japan. And there's nothing emotion evoking with those rendered pics about the next gen LS.
12-10-14, 09:13 AM
#68
it shows 200hp fuel cell, 295hp electric motors and reasonable weight (too reasonable?)... also shows low range which makes me wonder if it has anything to do with reality (384km range vs 600km in Mirai).
Hydrogen version would make sense in Japan, since they will add another 100 hydrogen stations in 2015 alone. 300hp and relatively light would be quite interesting.
12-10-14, 03:32 PM
#73
otherwise, it is just a render anyway
