Photos and Videos from LS500 Event
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Photos and Videos from LS500 Event
Hi all,
I just returned from a LS500 preview at Mungenast Lexus of St. Louis. Several photos and a couple of videos in following posts. Quick impressions.
1) The car is gorgeous The interior is very unique and sets it apart from the Germans and G90. The Kiriko cut glass, metal flutes on the dash are all very nice.
2) The interior feels disappointingly small. Several guests and even the sales people remarked that the rear seats felt claustrophobic. The roof line is very low, and compared to my 2014 LWB, head clearance appears to be a good 1-2 inches less. The knee space for rear passengers is also very tight compared to that in my LWB, even though the LS500 is about an inch longer.
3) HUD looks good, am not sure whether the size makes a difference.
4) The surround camera view must be good, but I could not work it properly. One of the videos shows it in action, and it looks weird.
5) No options for colored ambient lighting in passenger cabin unlike the S class and G90. Big disappointment!
6) Although the base price starts at around 75K, I was informed that most reasonably equipped models will have an MSRP of $87559. A fully loaded non-hybrid is listed at 103,899, and the fully loaded hybrid featured at the event was listed at 118,980.
Happy to answer any questions.
I just returned from a LS500 preview at Mungenast Lexus of St. Louis. Several photos and a couple of videos in following posts. Quick impressions.
1) The car is gorgeous The interior is very unique and sets it apart from the Germans and G90. The Kiriko cut glass, metal flutes on the dash are all very nice.
2) The interior feels disappointingly small. Several guests and even the sales people remarked that the rear seats felt claustrophobic. The roof line is very low, and compared to my 2014 LWB, head clearance appears to be a good 1-2 inches less. The knee space for rear passengers is also very tight compared to that in my LWB, even though the LS500 is about an inch longer.
3) HUD looks good, am not sure whether the size makes a difference.
4) The surround camera view must be good, but I could not work it properly. One of the videos shows it in action, and it looks weird.
5) No options for colored ambient lighting in passenger cabin unlike the S class and G90. Big disappointment!
6) Although the base price starts at around 75K, I was informed that most reasonably equipped models will have an MSRP of $87559. A fully loaded non-hybrid is listed at 103,899, and the fully loaded hybrid featured at the event was listed at 118,980.
Happy to answer any questions.
Last edited by comotiger; Jan 25, 2018 at 05:17 AM.
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The air vents blend seamlessly and beautifully into the fluted metal trim
Ambient display panel with artsy image. Cannot be changed.
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Thanks for posting.
So much of me wants to love this car, but there are so many issues I have with it. Why can't that second screen be used, why is the legroom less than a camry? If I got that glass, I'd want to touch the grooves of it, otherwise whats the point? UGH...
So much of me wants to love this car, but there are so many issues I have with it. Why can't that second screen be used, why is the legroom less than a camry? If I got that glass, I'd want to touch the grooves of it, otherwise whats the point? UGH...
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comotiger
Thank you sir! Most of your impressions echo mine. I'd like to add that they dropped the ball with that terrible touch pad controller.Much harder to use than the mouse.
And yes the sunroof opening above the car? Looks cheap!
Thank you sir! Most of your impressions echo mine. I'd like to add that they dropped the ball with that terrible touch pad controller.Much harder to use than the mouse.
And yes the sunroof opening above the car? Looks cheap!
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Oh man, more cumbersome input system than even RTC?!?
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Well, it's the same system that's found in the latest ES and NX etc. It may grow on you, but I agree it was not very intuitive. Very touchy and the force-feedback felt odd.