Lexus LM Minivan Levels Up Luxury Transportation
By Verdad Gallardo

It's being compared to a private jet on wheels!

 

I have never seen one in the U.S. Makes you wonder why they never tried marketing it here, except that the steam-locomotive-grille might turn some people off.

 

I would consider getting the 3-row version if available, it is spacious enough for us, I just saw they are offering it for the UK market too

 

These are much smaller than American minivans, and quite narrow. Just not designed for the US.

 

Years ago, tall and narrow, of course, meant frequent roll-overs (just ask Suzuki with the Samurai LOL), but today's stability and steering/yaw controls have gone a long way towards battling that age-old law of physics.

 

Looks like a toaster mated with a cylon from the original Battlestar Galactica.

 

Lexus does not need a minivan. They certainly don’t need a pickup truck either. Leave those markets to Toyota please. What they really need is a good RWD Midsize sedan…..

I will say, though that this does look better than the previous generation LM. That thing was hideous!

 

Lexus had one (GS)...and it just did not sell that well in the American market. The FWD ES simply crushed it in that department.

 

What they need are good RWD crossovers

 

I had the opportunity to ride in a Toyota Alphard and Vellfire while traveling in Singapore and Bali this past summer. Really cool vans, don't care for the styling, but cool nonetheless. The reclining seats were very comfy, too bad Singapore is such a small island, would have been nice to taking a road trip in one.

 

I had been in those travelling in Hong Kong a few years ago pre-covid, love riding in them

 

Some places in the world love these types of vans and they do well. I wish Lexus best of luck on this as they did do their homework here.

 

The front end is comically ugly. They need to introduce random drug testing to their design studio.

 

It looks like a diesel locomotive! Why can't Toyota/Lexus let go of their polarizing grill design trend? It's a fatal flaw in my book.

Toyota/Lexus should design a Sprinter-like van for the American market. Rec-van conversions are big business these days and it would also have a large demand among utility-van buyers.

 

Have you looked at the grills on basically everything else? Lexus is not alone here.