Johnny

Probably has to do with shipping constrictions - IOW, anything more than that gets charged two spaces on the boat so to speak. Shipping restricts sizing of a lot of large equipment. In my previous life, the size of our very large load-handling cranes was severely limited by rail or road widths. If our client needed oversized equipment, it would add significantly to the cost limit the time it could be shipped in - adding further to this cost.

sphereman

wow.. great pic.

I've owned (or still owning) a 91, a 98, and a 05 (1st, 2nd, and 3rd).
maybe it is time to own a 4th? LOL

LexFather

That is a beautiful pic!! I always wanted to see a Lexus one.

encore888

Well the '05's still young yet.

astrotoy

Thanks for the great post. What are the years of the various models? I think the first is the 1990 LS400 (came out in 1989) and the 460 and 600 are 2007 and 2008 model years. What are the other two? My first was a 1991 LS400 bought new in the fall of 1990. (It made it to 2006 with 350K miles.) My second is a 460 L exec class bought new last September. Larry

rominl

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i know the ls430 was from 01-06, that's 3rd gen

the 2nd gen, i can't remember when did it start, but of course it ended in 2000

Gojirra99

1995 I think ...

encore888

Yes, the 2nd car from the left is the 2nd gen LS 400, which debuted in 1995. However the pic is of a 1998 refresh version.

ikey78

Here is the way I understand the various LS models:

1990 1st Generation

1995 2nd Generation

1998 2nd Generation Refresh

2001 3rd Generation

2004 3rd Generation Refresh

2007 4th Generation

As you can see, since 1995 substantial changes have taken place every three years and not sooner. Therefore, in my opinion, there will be no significant change to the LS 460 such as all wheel drive before the 2010 model year.

Nextourer

Yeah or just take a look at the picture you posted comparing the 3 generations. The middle one is the 95-97 one.

Gojirra99

No, the middle one is the facelifted 04+ LS430.

encore888

The middle one in the original post:
(https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...44&postcount=1)
is the facelifted 04+ LS 430, correct...

However, I think Nextourer is talking about the 3 gen comparo pic here:
(https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...0&postcount=14)
which is also correctly the 95-97 one in the middle.

LiCelsior

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omg my car is in there !!!

encore888

Here is a chart I made using all the PDF info provided on Lexus.com:

97-SC300

iTrader: (17)

wow, great pics. thanks for finding them and sharing!