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LS 600H press Conference Live 9:25 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 pg52

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Old 01-08-06, 12:51 PM
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Whats the MSRP on one of these fully loaded? Anyone know?
Old 01-08-06, 12:57 PM
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I truly am in love with this vehicle.

The waiting list will be REALLLLLLLLLLY long

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Old 01-08-06, 01:00 PM
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AND BTW y does only the right seat recline and do the action? To me that osunds really cheap... Other than that the car is amazing


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Originally Posted by enigma354
They better keep the oscillating vents...

Edit: thx for the Lexus.jp notice!!! Lexus LS site!!! http://lexus.jp/ms/2006detroit/

And MOVIES!!!
Those clips are awesome
Old 01-08-06, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by mink92890
AND BTW y does only the right seat recline and do the action? To me that osunds really cheap... Other than that the car is amazing


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If it's true, I hope both left & right seats can recline & massage for the LS600h . . .
Old 01-08-06, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by enigma354
Some unique features I'm absolutely digging...

body temperature sensors
automatic parking systems
World's first 8-speed automatic transmission
Smart Card auto technology
Onboard 8-GB audio server
What exactly is an automatic parking system and what is different about this smart card? Sorry if I stound ignorant, just wasn't able to find any info about what it actually does.

Thanks.
Old 01-08-06, 01:12 PM
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Automatic parking system, first previewed on the Toyota Prius.

You simply use the touchscreen to highlight the spot where you want to park, and the car will automatically do it for you, with your only inputs being your foot on the brake to make corrections/adjustments.

Very handy for parallel parking.
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Old 01-08-06, 01:17 PM
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I like it overall. Very nice.

The exterior is a bit bland. Based on pics, I like the more aggressive 2007 S550. The A8 is still the most classic and prettiest car in this class. The 2007 LS is certainly better looking than the ugly 7 series, although I do see some resemblance in the profile. The LS just did it better than the 7 though.

The interior is pretty generic, but still tops in class, about equal to the A8 interior.

Acceleration seems to be about equal to the S550 (5.3s tested) and 750i (5.4s tested). Of course, the Germans cost about $15k more, guess prestige counts for something. Wonder when the S and the 7 are going to get direct injection.
Old 01-08-06, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX


Egads, please keep your badges on.
Old 01-08-06, 01:28 PM
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Hot damn your right.
Old 01-08-06, 01:29 PM
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I think the dark gray one is the SWB and the silver one is LWB, right? To me the dark gray one looks better. The LWB one looks like the car was made of clay and 'stretched' so the side profile middle looks 'thin'.

Other than that, I love many aspects of the car - the front grill looks BEAUTIFULLY integrated. The wheel fitment looks decent for a Lexus, and I'm DROOLING over the HUGE nav screen..

And Gene, saying you want to use an iPod instead of uploading the music is kinda silly - you'd want to find music with that tiny device vs. using that monster screen?

I hope it has wi-fi so data can be easily transferred.

Everyone's asking why only the right rear seat on the LWB reclines with the foot rest - the reason I suspect is you probably need the front seat far forward to fit it and that wouldn't work for the driver. The right rear seat will be for Miss Daisy.

If one day I can afford one I'd get the SWB version though.

Way to go Lexus.
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Holy shtness thats AMazing.
Old 01-08-06, 01:46 PM
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Looks great. Go Lexus..
Old 01-08-06, 01:55 PM
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Full resolution pics can be found on the Press Release posted on the home page of CL.
Old 01-08-06, 01:57 PM
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This is an amazing car. DId anyone else notice in those Japanese videos how fast the car went to 100.


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