Current LS and Dream LS
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Current LS and Dream LS
Went to my local grocery store last night and my car's older brother was parked 2 spaces away. Same color combo (silver/grey), same tint level, same rims (5 stars, although mine are smaller). I stood there for a minute just looking at the difference in the lines of the cars with them side-by-side. I really do like the lines of the '10's-'12's, especially the shape of the windows and the rear tail lights and exhaust design. I actually think I prefer them to the '13's and beyond (although I like the '13 + interior much more). I almost pulled the trigger in July on a 2012 LS just like this one. Ended up deciding to keep my LS for about another year to take advantage of one more year of depreciation on a '12 and also see if the '13 will come down a bit when the LS500 gets released.
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I think Lexus as a co. is stellar....but the one thing I wish they would do is up the performance.....with the LS460 I know there is a F sport....what does it get you? I do know the brakes are pretty large, almost 15" up front, which is nice. That's something our cars lack (decent sized discs), even though they have 4 piston fixed calipers....another question is why did the trunk shrink so much...
oh no, is Lexus playing the numbers game where the number does not represent the displacement, or is the V8 going up to 5 liters?
oh no, is Lexus playing the numbers game where the number does not represent the displacement, or is the V8 going up to 5 liters?
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I think Lexus as a co. is stellar....but the one thing I wish they would do is up the performance.....with the LS460 I know there is a F sport....what does it get you? I do know the brakes are pretty large, almost 15" up front, which is nice. That's something our cars lack (decent sized discs), even though they have 4 piston fixed calipers....another question is why did the trunk shrink so much...
oh no, is Lexus playing the numbers game where the number does not represent the displacement, or is the V8 going up to 5 liters?
oh no, is Lexus playing the numbers game where the number does not represent the displacement, or is the V8 going up to 5 liters?
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Bye--bye V8 ... How does a 3.5 L V6 with 415 rated hp sound? https://www.clublexus.com/articles/l...mored-drop-v8/
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I'd rather them keep a big v8 in the car to keep the heritage of the LS line. People spending 65k to 80k on a new LS aren't going to be obsessing over gas mileage numbers I'd imagine.
I'd hold onto your 430 as long as you can. You won't find a better car for the money. I love the 460 but after test driving a brand new one it wasn't a big enough wow factor to justify the money from my current 2005.
the 430 was quieter and interior felt nicer. the 460 did have much more power which was an upgrade but the engine made a lot more noise at idle and driving.
I'd hold onto your 430 as long as you can. You won't find a better car for the money. I love the 460 but after test driving a brand new one it wasn't a big enough wow factor to justify the money from my current 2005.
the 430 was quieter and interior felt nicer. the 460 did have much more power which was an upgrade but the engine made a lot more noise at idle and driving.
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Bye--bye V8 ... How does a 3.5 L V6 with 415 rated hp sound? https://www.clublexus.com/articles/l...mored-drop-v8/
I have faith in Lexus to know the audience well enough for the LS to know that there's a lot of us who would ditch the car entirely if it lost a V8.
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Agree. I've driven two 460's and just didn't see that much improvement. Still think the 430 is quieter and more luxurious. Yeah, from some angles the 460 looks more interesting. From the side? The 460 wins. From the back? With the narrow trunk? Not even sure it's an LS. It's all personal opinion here.
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As I said, I think it will follow the LC...which has a 3.5L V6 in the hybrid. But a naturally aspirated V8 is the more common configuration for that car. http://www.motortrend.com/news/2018-...-preparations/
I have faith in Lexus to know the audience well enough for the LS to know that there's a lot of us who would ditch the car entirely if it lost a V8.
I have faith in Lexus to know the audience well enough for the LS to know that there's a lot of us who would ditch the car entirely if it lost a V8.
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I'd offer to donate the '01, a 16-year old northern climate survivor, and one of the original 3rd Gen LS's, to the LS430 Museum - currently an idea offered by wynjazz.