LS500 from GS350
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RX is a great vehicle that does everything really well. My friend has Hybrid and I have driven non hybrid as loaner. smooth and quiet.
GS "Grand touring" was very satisfying to drive and had a huge trunk. Made me smile.
RX, you'll logical, comfortable, and very competent.
Few years ago I looked at an RX F-sport. They really look the part. Just did not make me smile.
LS500 makes me smile for many reasons.
If I had two kids and needed the utility I'd go with the RX. "Makes sense" if you are hell bent on staying with Lexus. If married, what does the wife drive?
GS "Grand touring" was very satisfying to drive and had a huge trunk. Made me smile.
RX, you'll logical, comfortable, and very competent.
Few years ago I looked at an RX F-sport. They really look the part. Just did not make me smile.
LS500 makes me smile for many reasons.
If I had two kids and needed the utility I'd go with the RX. "Makes sense" if you are hell bent on staying with Lexus. If married, what does the wife drive?
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From: VA
Just get a 1999 Toyota Century and forget about everything else. The ULTIMATE driving luxury. Good enough for the Japanese royal family. (Joking!) No, I don't have any real world experience with the LS500 or GS350. Just to say keep trying different cars and see what feels right to you. I'm in a LS460 now, but someday maybe a LS500. Or maybe a Merc S580, or a BMW 740i... Gonna drive them all when I'm actually in that market.
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From: NC
Just get a 1999 Toyota Century and forget about everything else. The ULTIMATE driving luxury. Good enough for the Japanese royal family. (Joking!) No, I don't have any real world experience with the LS500 or GS350. Just to say keep trying different cars and see what feels right to you. I'm in a LS460 now, but someday maybe a LS500. Or maybe a Merc S580, or a BMW 740i... Gonna drive them all when I'm actually in that market.
My take is the A8, S class and 7 series might be technically better and perhaps the interiors more to my liking. Im a former Teutonic snob myself.
No right or wrong here. My hope is this car does not financially stress me out or become a pain in the ***. I mostly had very good luck with my BMW's but they lost their souls when they offered no manual Trans in sedans and the only way to get them on 3 series is to have boy racer interiors which did not appeal to me.
The german builds are excellent vehicles and all things being equal perhaps I roll with one of them. But not all things are in my book and my boxes get checked with the LS500.
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From: NC
Just get a 1999 Toyota Century and forget about everything else. The ULTIMATE driving luxury. Good enough for the Japanese royal family. (Joking!) No, I don't have any real world experience with the LS500 or GS350. Just to say keep trying different cars and see what feels right to you. I'm in a LS460 now, but someday maybe a LS500. Or maybe a Merc S580, or a BMW 740i... Gonna drive them all when I'm actually in that market.
It was right hand drive of course. Strange but very cool!!!!!
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From: SC
AWD puts this thick girl at 4900 lbs!
A 1976 Fleetwood caddilac is 5215lbs!!!!
My 2020 GS350 f sport AWD was 3900 lbs.
LS500 as we allknow has that 4.6 sec 0-60.
Im not sure I quite believe this or it never really feels it.
My little german 2 seater is not nearly as fast but low to the ground and seat just forward of rear wheels feels far more “Visceral”.
Or “Fun” as one might say. LS500 is not built for fun. Its built to be Niiiiiiice!!!!
OF course come on to a LS500 thread your going to get unobjective recommendations from happy owners.
Might be former owners not so happy? But thats to be expected.
At the end of the day money matters, what you do with it, and what you want vs. need.
Nobody really needs a high end luxury car and the elevated running costs that come with it.
Its self indulgence. That can be fun too!!! Good luck with your choices and let us know what you do.
A 1976 Fleetwood caddilac is 5215lbs!!!!
My 2020 GS350 f sport AWD was 3900 lbs.
LS500 as we allknow has that 4.6 sec 0-60.
Im not sure I quite believe this or it never really feels it.
My little german 2 seater is not nearly as fast but low to the ground and seat just forward of rear wheels feels far more “Visceral”.
Or “Fun” as one might say. LS500 is not built for fun. Its built to be Niiiiiiice!!!!
OF course come on to a LS500 thread your going to get unobjective recommendations from happy owners.
Might be former owners not so happy? But thats to be expected.
At the end of the day money matters, what you do with it, and what you want vs. need.
Nobody really needs a high end luxury car and the elevated running costs that come with it.
Its self indulgence. That can be fun too!!! Good luck with your choices and let us know what you do.
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Joined: Dec 2021
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From: Adeje
You'll definitely need to do a thorough test drive. If you like good handling and a fun driving experience, then the LS is probably not for you. It's quick enough and definitely fast enough, but it's completely dead and not at all fun. Even my wife is bored with our 2022 LS, and she loved her Prius years ago. The run flats ruin the recipe, but even with non-fun-flat tires it is not even close to a sports sedan. You should test drive the IS500. I bought a 2023 IS500 a year ago, and I absolutely love it. It's like a Japanese muscle car, and with the rear seats folded down it swallows an impressive amount of cargo. Just my opinions of course. I respect the LS for what it is, but I'm just not into what it is.
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From: NC
The Door panels of the LS500 speak more of a Zen Garden with the goal of peace and serenity.
This car is an expression of Japanese design more so than any other LS before it. Love or hate it is ones own taste.
You go fast, but don't experience the thrill. This is by design.
This car is an expression of Japanese design more so than any other LS before it. Love or hate it is ones own taste.
You go fast, but don't experience the thrill. This is by design.
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