This is my first LS, I have a 2008 LS-460 and I don't know how the acceleration should be, I can say this though....

I was driving around 40-50 on the freeway and I wanted to get over into the lane on the right on the highway and so I pushed the accelerator all the way down and the transmission did not downshift and the car did not go fast enough and I came close to getting rear ended.

Driving between 40-50 in non-pwr mode, is this normal ?

 

Yes at times

 

It has happened to me from time to time at different speeds. You can't just mash the pedal when it... It being the transmission think it's just cruising loll it's a bit slow... You either need to put it in sport or power when you want to do those things I'm only just getting used to doing that. I think that's the proper way to do it... Just the pedal is for gradual acceleration it not going to do what you want sometimes
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