LEXUS LS400 - Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed
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The Lexus LS400 was designed to save Toyota from restrictive import laws in the US. Designed from the ground up to defeat BMW and Mercedes, Toyota spent $400 million on designing the engine alone! Join James as he explores the history of Lexus’ flagship sedan, which took the luxury world by storm, and put Toyota on top.
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How many times did James mention a horse, horses, or horsepower in this video? Let us know what YOU think! #buffhorses
probably OVER 9000
Excuse me sir, may I have a Martini? Could you make it up to speed... I'm in a rush?
I just like hearing him say HRSPRS
#HRSPRS
herspers
Alot
Lexus: Reliability and VIP.
Aka the billion dollar experiment that worked!
Are you lowkey Justin Y. MkII?
Melvin Nakavenzi He’s a legend...I’m honored
Honestly you guys need an episode of ALPINA
1 i have seen you everywhere,
2 thats luke says hot and cold
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I've been saying this for years, the LS400 is one of the greatest rwd v8's you can get and they're dirt cheap too, so shhhh don't tell anyone how awesome they are so they can stay cheap when I finally can buy one!
they are super popular in canada haha prices have stayed the same for like in the last 6 years but dont see as many for sale. Ive always loved this car but bought by e38 and havent gotten back to an ls
@@liamleech4748 how is the e38s reliabllity, I’m going to be buying a car soon and idk if I want to go with a accord or civic, maybe a is350 or ls400?
@@Eclipsile can really go wrong with a Toyota/Lexus honestly. So depends what you want. Personally I chose the e38 over all those options. 4.4l v8 with 290hp but honestly seems like way more, especially in sport mode. Has alot of options including electronic damper control, ads. Etc. Probably the smoothest transmission I've ever experienced and for a v8 it is somehow good on fuel. I've had no issues in the 3-4 years I've owned it. Doesn't guzzle gas or oil. I could go on about why I'd choose an e38, hard to explain until you drive and own one. But an is350 would be sick too, I just like my v8 to much
@@Eclipsile so yes it's very reliable and will put a smile on your face everytime you drive and will definitely turn heads. But to each their own, test drive a few and see how it feels. I'm from Canada so it says alot if I daily a rwd car and haven't been disappointed even in winter
there's one in my area clean unmodified for 3,200cad but it has kinda 273,000km
I have a 1998 ls400. 111000 miles, drive it every day. You can easily see the quality of materials used to build this car. Nothing fades, head light covers are crystal clear, runs great and is even pretty quick. You don't feel any bumps on the road, ride is smooth as silk. Car was built to last. Very good for long trips, I find I can drive much longer hours comfortably than any other car I have driven. It's in a class by itself!! It has the 290hp engine and is much quicker than the previous generation. I have driven both and mine is much more powerful. I know 290 horse power doesn't sound like much but the car has great acceleration. Its a cruiser for sure and I really like this car.22 years old, daily driver and never has any problems. Can't ask for any better.
My grandfather had a 94 LS 400 and it's one of the finest vehicles I've been in to this day. V8, RWD, leather seats, snazy looking speedometers and gauges. And it handled like a dream in middle of no where Canada where we get tons of snow and -40 weather conditions. And he kept it for about 10 years until he upgraded, and it was still running strong when it was traded in.
This car is a old person car sleeper. I'm doing my research and looking around for one. I think it has become my dreamcar.
Got a bagged one for sale
Avery Milton where you located
@@user-bg4qv3jp7e south carolina
Brooooo you still selling it?? I’m willing to come from Kansas and pick it up
@@chrisrosales470 possibly to the right person
Toyota Engineer: I want a holiday in LA
2nd Engineer: What if we say we need it to live in LA for a month in a well off area so we can learn what Americans want?
1st: Go on
2nd: And then we'll need to test drive the cars across the US and Europe to ensure they're designed properly
1st: Keep going
2nd: Toyota has almost given us a blank check and says we can put a 4l V8 in the car
1st: NANI?!
Now that's a great comment👍
NANIII!!!
lol and everyone wins in the end 😎👍
I managed to practically steal a ‘98 model with 79k miles on it for just $2,400(gorgeous factory navy blue paint). Everyone I have taken around in it is absolutely amazed at how comfortable and smooth the ride is, whilst sounding like an angry caged beast at just a couple thousand rpm. My dudes, if you manage to stumble upon one of these you will not be disappointed. 25k miles later and all she needed was a few oil changes, and a few sets of rear tires😆
I’ve watched this episode more than ever others I watch usually once. I still get goosebumps when you say ‘it’s an awesome engine’
I just started a job at Lexus, and as part of my training, I had to learn about this car. This video was both more informative and more entertaining than my training was :)
As are the buff horses...
Time to submit this video to your management. Donut Media providing entertaining training videos for your staff
do my timing belt. ;) lmao.
I call BS. there's a ton of amazing facts about thus vehicle he dodn't mention while he was yeling nascar driver's names. for intance the macining tolerances on the engine parts are so tight that the engine ran a one million mile bench test without an oil change during testing. Any part outside the 1/40,000th of an inch tolerance was melted back down to be recast.
@@dawggonevidz9140
Okay well I definitely didn’t learn any facts like that about the car in either case 😂
LS -Luxury Saloon
GS -Grand Saloon
ES -Elegant Sedan
IS -Intelligent Sedan
RX -Recreational Crossover
LX -Luxury Crossover (well..)
So the GX would be the Grand Crossover?
So the rx 7 was a crossover?
@@omarpadilla8033 RX 7 was Rotary Experiment 7
LFA-LEXUS is F****** AWESOME
@@omarpadilla8033 😐😐😑😑 that's mazda😂😂😂
I love how you guys do your cut-aways to cars. Sometimes it's an impressive display that fits the mood of how much you're hyping it up. Then other times it's a complete mood change of someone failing horribly and wrecking the car. I love it so much haha.
This is the only episode that I always go back to! It’s an amazing video about an amazing car!
I drive a lowered SC400 and had a kid on Instagram tell me the 1UZ sucked.
His loss.
More cylinders the better
I'm a 2JZ fanboi all day but the UZ is a seriously respectable piece of kit. If I got a 1SC or 2GS I'd actually prefer them with the V8.
@@froggodoggo79 my biggest complaint about the 1uz is where the alternator and power steering pump is located but I'm looking forward to driving mine (hopefully soon)
@@Dunki113 Lemme guess. Under the intake manifold like the 2uz-fe 4.7L V8? (I own a 2001 Tundra)
@@deandrej674 the alternator is under a very leaky power steering pump which almost always causes them to fail.
Every time I look at an LS400 , I remember the bonus stage of Street Fighter 2.
Ha! I hear you
Topkek!
Tearing apart that car in record time lol
Oh yeah. Pretty sure that was a Lexus
Makes sense being Japanese and current at that time 😅
Love hearing about the history behind it all. Makes me appreciate the car even more. Thanks for a great video!
Hey, James. Bring back the Up To Speed segments. There are so many vehicles you haven't covered yet(including other Lexus models).
I think James missed one of the BIGGEST things about the LS430. It's drag coefficient was 0.25.
To put that in perspective, the McLaren P1 has a drag coefficient of 0.34, the LaFerrari at 0.30, and the Porsche 918 at 0.29.
IN FACT, the Tesla Model S has a drag coefficient of 0.24. The Model X at 0.25, and the Model 3 at 0.23. The Lexus LS430 was produced in 2001. Over a decade before any of these cars. That is FUCKING INSANITY. I LOVE these cars so much.
The Lexus ls430 was Lexus pinnacle model hands down. It’s features we’re light years ahead of the competition and still relevant today, two decades later. The build quality is above and beyond any auto maker. The materials all just hold up. You actually have to go out of your way and treat these cars poorly for them to look even a little aged. They have such a neutral sophistication about their styling cue, that any person could get out of the drivers seat and you wouldn’t be surprised. Any other car almost always has a type of driver. Everyone who enjoys the best of vehicles would enjoy the ls430. Outside of the timing belt service every 100k, and regular oil changes, the ls430 is basically a maintenance free vehicle. Two decades later, and Al the electronics still work, leather is perfect, natural wood grains look amazing, and the ride is like driving my couch. Oh, and quiet…find me a car that’s quieter inside from factory then an ls430. It’s the best vehicle I’ve ever owned, and if I buy another vehicle, it will be another 430. Now the gens after that, sorry, they’re just not ass good. I’d roll with with an ls400 though. Lexus picked up where early 80s Mercedes’ left off for sure. Precision engineering with the highest quality materials, and something to be proud of. But planned obsolescence and greed made manufactured make things that would fail within 10 year spans.
Despite being a box (which I love the look of) lol
The inspiration for design for the low drag was from the Bullet Train
Dayum yall makin me look good 😊😂
I thought he was gonna say that when he mentioned the mclaren and Porsche n not talk about hybrid stuff
I'm so glad this car is getting recognition. The car is so underrated
My dream lexus from the 90s
Seriously mine is from the 70's! The Challenger is what I want!
Amd now people will sell it for twice the price
@@skys9085 yea I was thinking that as soon as I saw the video
I was like "well shit, there's my chance of owning one"
The SC 400 is basically a cheap v8 supra
Maxxas Crow it’s not underrated at all bro. The LS400 is a legend 💯 and it made Lexus the best Japanese luxury automarker
THANK YOU for the research YOU did so we did not have to. And I gotta say, YOU'RE SO HILARIOUS.
I've rewatched this video so many times, proud owner of a Third Gen ES, it aint as thick as the german or american whips, but the build quality and sense of Zen while driving one is outta this world.
There was one at one of those junk yards that you pick the parts yourself and it was so sad seeing it in pieces. People had ripped it apart, destroying most of it in order to get the one or two parts that they needed. For some reason what I remember most is that I could see that the wood paneling were real pieces of wood and not just thin veneers. You could tell they were all hand crafted and lacquered many times and a lot of work went into just these simple parts.
Stephen Mason bet it looked like a carcass that hyenas devoured
i've seen about 5 at my local yard in the past year they will be torn apart days after getting there its crazy.
One of my relatives bought a 2001 BMW 7 series and, most of the time, it was at the mechanic who's fixing so many problems. Until I told him to sell it and buy a Lexus. After so much research, he bought a 2000 Lexus LS400. It is just as good as a new car. It rarely breaks. He only changed few parts and it simply works. Very stable, quite, reliable, great isolation and luxurious.
To be fair, Beemers like the E38 and E39 had all sorts of new gadgets an unnecessary tech it was like "ehh, we are not really suppose to have this yet, but screw it, throw it in". Thats why those particular BMW's can be plagued with electrical issues if you're unlucky.
@@placeholdername3206 Toyota and Lexus are blamed that their cars don't have enough gadgets. I always tell those people that the reliability aspect is much more important than the luxurious aspect. Toyota gives you what you need but doesn't risk it by putting unreliable parts. Lexus also does the same but a bit extra. They put alot of luxurious gadgets but they make sure that they are good and they'll last for at least 10 years . Even a rich man will be annoyed of his car sitting broken at the garage.
One of the best channels to get lost in!! Lol I seen some old videos and love seeing you grow! You got a winning team . That editor give him props!!
This really made me miss my 95 Ls400, only had 60000 miles on it. She was a beautiful and comfortable car that had a beast under the hood, very fun. Someone with a huge truck ran into it going 40 in a parkinglot. Dismonted the engine and totaled it. So sad:(
When I was younger i was never into luxury car. I mostly had small, leighweight rear wheel drive cars like the RX7, Celica Supra, AE86 Corolla, 1st Gen MR2. Ended up getting a 2001 Lexus GS430 as my 1sr luxury car.....I straight fell in love.
Gs430 nice car. Fk the 6cyl.
Things change as we grow old. I know the feeling. Use to dream about Ferraris and Lamborghini as a kid, now it’s transitioned to Nissan GT-Rs and old skylines, porsches, bmws. Now my adventurous self wants to get a wagon, or suv/truck for camping/ overland. Also speaking of luxury, check out Buick Park Avenues. Normally it’s a grandma car, but from what I’ve been told it’s a sofa on wheels.
got me the same year and make too!!! love it!
Damn dude.. I would love to drive any of those cars
Comfy tanks
You guyd didn't mention the 98-00 LS400. The body panels; were redesigned, interior, and the engine gained about 40hp due to vvti. The transmission became a 5 speed.
Whats the difference between the gs series and LS?
@@ethixhiggins5059 LS is full size luxo barge, GS is mid size. LS used to be always a V8, gs used to be always a V6(Fun fact now its th other way around)
@@EduSanjuan777 gs had a straight 6 2jz ge
@@mitchellhayman381 GS was offered with either the inline 6 or v8
Just bought my second one yesterday! First ones got 253,000 miles and going strong. New one only got 166xxx. G2g for 100k
Awesome video. Great job guys thank you so much! Love your videos. Keep up the good work!!
This was my first car and it was soooo much fun! I had her in highschool and she had some rust so the other kids always underestimated us ... Won every single race. 💅🏻
Lexus
The only thing you need to know is that it will never leave you stranded
MaxSpeed wrong. Lexus LFA V10 is something you need to know. Japan’s only Full High performance luxury cars called F is what you need to know. Sexy LC500 V8 space coupe. Lexus LX570 is better off-roader then any German luxury SUV. These are things you need to know.
Stop underrating Lexus
@@Toyota4Life True... mama lexus knows her shit
My SC400 left me stranded once, but it was my fault 😂
My GS300 left me stranded in Iowa....Iowa!!!
@@Toyota4Life seems like every review and comparison puts the g wagon above the 570 so idk. G wagon has 3.5 inches more clearance, lighter, more tech, more comfort, more grip, more power, as efficient...
Up to speed on COSWORTH!!!!!!
BeCOS you're WORTH it.
@@6wim6 Hahahahahaha you're a legend!
This channel won't be worth anything if you don't
I smell some Escort here...
Yes please!
I was given a 1999 Lexus ls 400 for my first car after graduating. It’s still insanely underrated and such a smooth drive and sexy beast
Kudos for the editing of your videos, they are great and you are awesome. Keep up the good work. Cheers
DO AN IS300/ALTEZZA EPISODE!
As an IS owner I approve . Let's get these likes up!!
Nah SC300 ftw
I forgot all about the altezza they should do that one
Just don’t forget the IS 300Cs.
Pleaseee
Everything you need to know to get up to speed on the Nurburgring
Mike Arredondo this is such a fucking awesome idea
sounds great
Good tip: Don't crash.
Lol
Id say a german would have to answer that
What a great video! keep up the fantastic work
Super rad these up to speed videos are hands down the best
**mentions the ls430**
**doesn't mention the fact that it's more aero dynamic than a corvette as well as was tested in the same wind tunnel as the Japanese bullet trains.**
KanJyro yeah than a c4
Not just the c4 :D
B2G4me lol yeah right .
Deez Nuts exactly bro .
@Deez Nuts hey, it also makes 400 something horsepower... Doesn't mean it has a better drag coefficient
Up to speed on Keiichi Tsuchiya
That would be epic
thats what i wanted to ask
Absolutely necessary
Most reliable car of all time! Just bought my second one yesterday!
Haha I'm not even miss any of episodes since day one. Love & respect to you James & co from your fans from Malaysia.
I don't think I've ever clicked on a video so fast. Proud 1992 LS400 owner here
I own a gold 2 tone 93 ls400. Very reliable
My mind has been blown right now, I did not for my life know about the history of this car. Even I’m thinking about getting one now.
I love the idea that they had this secret plan and carried it out under everyone else’s nose and then BAM! The secret weapon was revealed that not only dominated the game but the secret philosophy behind it made the the future of all luxury cars.
The key thing here is Research and hardwork! Love it, keep these coming, I love the in depth story and your humor adds color. Love it love it,
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Why are Japanese cars so much more reliable than other manufacturers? Is it culture, engineering, quality control...????
@@jsilva7005 My best guess is societal expectations.
J Silva Kaizen. Toyota Production System - Look ‘em up. You’ll understand. And you’ll no longer buy anything but Toyota/Lexus
Get it
I love the LS400 and this is great information. Worthwhile video.
dude, first time i found your videos - this intro is bangin hard
happy to find a running 1995 lexus ls 400 for $500 with 294,00 miles
wow enjoy
I don’t think that’s it chief, but enjoy the sweet ride nonetheless
That means you literally have about 3 to 5 hundred thousand miles left on that engine if properly maintained. No one wants to get rid of these cars. Best overall vehicles made.
I just acquired a '92 LS 400 with 180K miles. It's been in a garage since 1998 and it is spectacularly clean and runs like you would expect. What a find.
@@chrisgustafson4465 I am patiently looking for a 2004/05 LS400. I live in Naples,FL. and many affluent people reside here. None of them wish to let go of these vehicles. Most are garage kept and low mileage. I'll find one soon enough meanwhile, I'll keep driving my 350k Corolla until the unicorn is within my grasp.
Some say that the #unknownvariable goes around hearting comments from fans....
I've been lusting over the LS430 - 460 for weeks. Had to revisit this video
Another great One. Thank You.
Lexus LS400 from the 80’s-90’s is the best flagship ever. It’s a must have.🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Even tho LS was better.. Dictators and movies made the W140 S aka Tank most well known flagship car of the 90's
I like my 94 2jz SC300 more ;p
@@BobetoSlim NA 2JZ :D jdm model atleast got 1jz turbo
@@DuBstep115 it is na, BUT, i have the Aristo JDM engine, swapped with like 80k miles on it. Thicker headgasket, arp headstuds, replaced a bunch of other shit, basically ready for turbo :p Now I just gotta take care of this 25 yr old suspension and bushings and transmission X)
@@BobetoSlim Why you didn't buy an 2JZ GTE straight away?
Absolutely one of the most amazing cars ever made. I have always liked the Lexus LS cars. I like that engine so much, that it's my engine of choice for a swap. Smoothest V8, I have ever driven and the way it delivers power is unlike any other V8 out there. Yes, they aren't the most powerful V8's out there, but it's how they go about doing their job that makes them amazing engines.
I also want an LS 400 as a daily car one day. (:
Honestly I think some of that smoothness needs to be attributed to the 4-speed auto. My old SC400 was awesome but I just felt it needed a manual, although I wonder how much of its luxurious character it would lose. Even though I had to part with it, it left a mark on me and I also want to make a proper build with a 1UZ, be it an SC or some A70/80 Supra.
@@zaxash the smooth ride is all in the engineering and build quality I can assure you. The gearbox is nothing special. The power delivery feels that urge in the top end because of the quad cams too, pretty rare in 1989.....
J Nelson dude wth how? I bought a 98 ls400 for 3 stacks and it had 200,000 miles. And it came with problems lol
ive got one in my e36 mated to an e39 530d manual box, slap a turbo on these and 500hp is easily done
gogzy That’s awesome. How did u mate the tranny to the engine ?
It feels so right driving my LS400 Coach Edition through Laguna Beach, I’m grateful that I get to every weekend.
going down pch from laguna to doheny is soo great in my ‘99
I own and enjoy two LS430s. Thank you for making this excellent video!
LEXUS = Luxury EXports to US
That's how they came up with the name !
Factory
@@beastmaster415 huh?
@@BPoweredLove facts... Factory... Facsimile
@@beastmaster415 Those are all different words. Cool.
@@BPoweredLove different words for when using the word "fact" or "facts" in agreement to whatever was said
🙌RAMCHARGERS🙌
I look for it every video. I find it, every video. RAMCHARGERS!
Not a Mopar guy but i'll take it. I'll take anything old really, a lot of these kids need educated.
I really like the way he said RAMCHARGERS
Ramchargers
I did a little happy wiggle with that "Ramchargers!" callback...had it's own animation sequence to boot!!
Lookin at buyin one soon. Very excited!!
So my dad worked at volvos testtrack here in Sweden, they also tested a Lexus extremely extensively. They concluded that the Lexus was the best built car they had ever tested. Like the best built car ever not just of volvos but all the other competitor cars they tested
“RAMCHARGER!” If you know you know shout out to the real ones tht hve watched all the videos
🖐🏾
RAMCHARGERS!
🙌 *RAMCHARGERS* 🙌
👌RAMCHARGERS👌
R A M C H A R G E R S
I Never miss an UptoSpeed, ScienceGarage, or a Wheelhouse episode, Donut rocks!
what ever happend to the bestest show cuz that was awesome as well
I gave you 60 likes bro
@@chasemc69 I know right donut bring that show back!
First car I owned was my dad's 08 gs 350. Easily one of the greatest cars nobody talks about. That car has not had a single mechanical problem even though my dad didn't take care of it at all. I got it a bit before he passed away. I'm currently 17. Still driving it today.
You are funny and make your videos fun to watch. Keep up the excellent job.
I really thought that Ram Charger Jumphrey was gonna turn into Shooting Stars.
Lexus Ls400 my dream car since i was a kid.
Your avatar is illegal
Really?
Lunar Pitch you make no sense
Trump Jong Un
Not much of a dream
I absolutely love Lexus and what they have done to the automobile business, I still got back to these videos months and years later just to revisit that nostalgic feel we all receive from seeing all these amazing cars done decades ago, I still have the dream of donut doing up to steed in the IS300 😎👌
This is one of my favorite episodes
Hey random person scrolling down the comments..
Happy Holidays :)
Are you from Guelph ON? Kitchener here
Again?? Thanks again!!
fuck
Happy Holidays to you and yours! Cheers From Canada!
Thank you and to you too
is that Matt Farah's Million Mile Lexus?
Dammit you beat me to it
No, thats on Regular Car Reviews lol
yep
@@brokenacoustic IT'S TIME TO BROWN!!!! WINGADINGA WINGADINGA
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It's been almost a year now, but thank you sooooo much James for reminding me about this incredible car. Less than a week after I watched this video I bought myself a 1995 LS400 for 4K.
I'm totally in love with my LS430 and I wouldn't get rid of it ever It's amazing... unless gas prices get too high that premium gas and low mpg hurts guys
Hate to break it to ya…
@@thisisrndr9388 wooooooooh
I love your energy, creativity, and passion for your videos
Profile pic matches comment.
Noisy 😱but I needed to know about this particular vehicle.
Deer Lord 😂🦌
He’s definitely on coke
Is that Matt Farah's million mile Lexus?
Yotsuba thank you, I came to the comments for this!
Yotsuba THATS SUBARU IMPOSSIBRU
No, that's the vagabond falcon
Just bought my 96 LS400 yesterday and I absolutely love it!!
Probably most entertaining video I've seen on the history of the Lexus.
I didn’t know anything about the LS lineup. This was an amazing episode
Kevin Capps lil peep gonna murder you
My dad’s first car when he moved to the states was the first gen LS400. I remember him telling me he couldn’t tell if the car was on because of how smooth the V8 engine was. Kinda sad it got neglected over the years and that we let it go eventually.
Love the closed captions
This was an incredible video. Love the old editing.
A luxury car that can be used for drifting
That’s Lexus!
You guys should do a vid on Keiichi Tsuchiya. The man, the drift king himself. And Tie it into all those Best Mortoring battle videos! :) We wouldn't have those gems without him. Oh and I guess talk about F&F Tokyo Drift.
Dont forget about Hot Version
Up to speed on hot version would be neat
@@itsedwinguzman Heck yeah I forgot about Hot Version at the time haha
Love the LS400 /Celsior it was truly a spectacle to behold
Very informative yet Hilarious !! I love it 😎
This is one of the best videos y'all have ever made. I love how funny he is lol
Justin Timberlake wants his hair back... PUMPHREY
I’m very fortunate to have driven one, dad used to own one for 18 years.
The ride is silky smooth, seats super plush, the nappa leather so soft and age really well!
Despite with 4 gears only the car just hoofs along, drives like a boat.
To put in words it felts like a flying carpet!
Quiet, smooth and floaty!
As an car enthusiast from young I will never forget the experience from it, I even dare to say better built than today car standard.
I love mine bought it to pull the motor for another project but ended up keeping it. Now it's getting boosted!
RAMCHARGERS
I owned a 91 LS400 back in the day. I loved that car, so simple and elegant.
I saw this video and fell in love with this car. I bought a 98 ls400, don’t regret it one bit.
Pls do one on a merc w124
300D specifically
This!
Great video. My first car was a hand me down '92 ls400 in 2003. Loved it. Wish I would have appreciated it more.
thanks to this video, all of the local ls 400 craigslist listing shot up to 5k+ this year, they used to be around 1-2k.....
Great job
I LITERALLY REQUESTED THIS VIDEO OMGGG
Certainly an example of engineering perfection! LS400 for the win.
My dream car was a LS430 for a while. I was looking for a Avalon then I found a 2005 LS430 Ultra Luxury. Air suspension, massage seats, radar cruise control, pre collision system ect.... here the car is almost 16 years old and everything works in it. And due to the quality of how these cars were built it still looks and drives like new.
I watch this video multiple times a week jus to see n hear about how great it is
How you not going to mention Lexus employed a man to make sure the buttons in the cabin made the correct noise or the gold badge LS400?
because everybody knows that luxury car makers have sound designers for this kind of stuff (door noise,buttons etc and of course exhaust sound)
Probably because every automaker is doing that. Well, I know that Mercedes is doing that too. Don't know about BMW tho
IM SO GODDAMN HAPPY YOU FINALLY DID A VIDEO ON THE LS400
I've been trying to find one in my neighborhood they are hard to find of people want to much money for them. The search continues!!! Thanks for the inspirational video!!!
Picked up my 96 LS400 five years ago to break it for the motor. Still running it and now its getting boosted. Literally the best car I ever owned, not the fastest (yet) but all round awesome car.