2013 Lexus LS Unveiling
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If this does somehow become just a 2nd refresh,it will not pick up much sales. You can fairly easily slap on an ugly grill but to redo a whole 460 interior to mimic the GS for 1 or 2 more years would be financially dumb. If this is refresh,it will be just exterior with maybe some extra interior leather/wood combos. It would be a bummer.
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This is something Lexus should have had done for every model, especially 3GS. Their MMCs are one of the weakest in whole industry. LS has always been an exception to this rule but I wish more models would adapt that strategy.
Still shame for no update on wonderful 600h drivetrain.
Still shame for no update on wonderful 600h drivetrain.
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This is something Lexus should have had done for every model, especially 3GS. Their MMCs are one of the weakest in whole industry. LS has always been an exception to this rule but I wish more models would adapt that strategy.
Still shame for no update on wonderful 600h drivetrain.
Still shame for no update on wonderful 600h drivetrain.
Lexus Drops a Smokey Teaser of All-New 2013 LS Flagship Sedan
Hot on the heels of the announcement that the next generation of the LS sedan will break cover during a special event in San Francisco on Monday, July 30, Lexus has now released the first official teaser image of its luxury model that will take on the Audi A8, BMW 7-Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, also due for a replacement.
The photo shows blue-tinted streaks of smoke that outline the shape of the new LS, which will be marketed as a 2013 model in North America.
Not much but we expect the Japanese carmaker to provide more information and possibly additional images over the next week or so.
Lexus previously told us that the 2013 LS will be available as the V8-powered LS 460, LS 460 L long wheelbase, LS 600h L hybrid sedan and the all-new LS 460 F SPORT, which we suspect will encompass a similar range of styling and chassis upgrades to the new GS F-Sport models.
The photo shows blue-tinted streaks of smoke that outline the shape of the new LS, which will be marketed as a 2013 model in North America.
Not much but we expect the Japanese carmaker to provide more information and possibly additional images over the next week or so.
Lexus previously told us that the 2013 LS will be available as the V8-powered LS 460, LS 460 L long wheelbase, LS 600h L hybrid sedan and the all-new LS 460 F SPORT, which we suspect will encompass a similar range of styling and chassis upgrades to the new GS F-Sport models.
Last edited by Vh_Supra26; Jul 18, 2012 at 01:59 PM.
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No one says a model can't have multiple facelifts throughout its life cycle.
Lexus uses the adjective "new" to describe facelifts and "all-new" to describe redesigns and newly introduced models. In this case only the LS F-Sport is described as "all-new" and the regular LS is described as "new". It's exactly like the "new" RX and the "all-new" RX F-Sport, which are both technically facelifts, but since the F-Sport is a newly introduced model, they call it "all-new" anyway.
Lexus uses the adjective "new" to describe facelifts and "all-new" to describe redesigns and newly introduced models. In this case only the LS F-Sport is described as "all-new" and the regular LS is described as "new". It's exactly like the "new" RX and the "all-new" RX F-Sport, which are both technically facelifts, but since the F-Sport is a newly introduced model, they call it "all-new" anyway.
No one says a model can't have multiple facelifts throughout its life cycle.
Lexus uses the adjective "new" to describe facelifts and "all-new" to describe redesigns and newly introduced models. In this case only the LS F-Sport is described as "all-new" and the regular LS is described as "new". It's exactly like the "new" RX and the "all-new" RX F-Sport, which are both technically facelifts, but since the F-Sport is a newly introduced model, they call it "all-new" anyway.
Lexus uses the adjective "new" to describe facelifts and "all-new" to describe redesigns and newly introduced models. In this case only the LS F-Sport is described as "all-new" and the regular LS is described as "new". It's exactly like the "new" RX and the "all-new" RX F-Sport, which are both technically facelifts, but since the F-Sport is a newly introduced model, they call it "all-new" anyway.
Last edited by Vh_Supra26; Jul 18, 2012 at 02:33 PM.
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In the case of the LS, it clearly states "next generation of the LS sedan....". On to the RX, Lexus didn't say it was a new generation. We all know that was just for marketing purposes. We can all go back and forward all day long, but lets just wait until 7/30/12 and see.
Like I said before, lets just wait and see. Also when the RX had its face-lift there wasn't much fuss over it, not to this "new" LS.
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As I said, while not up to the same level of changes as usual, this is far more than a facelift... as both exterior and interior will change, as well as all of the features.
