Great review. Minor correction, "Lexus shied away from touchscreens for a long time" - they actually had touchscreens before all of the competitors. The previous generation LS had a touchscreen. The 2006 IS and 2004 GS had touchscreens. But the Germans avoided touchscreens because of fingerprints, so Lexus followed suit. Now they've finally come back around again!
@@chasingcars Sedans these days are very low slung. Look at the ES and Genesis G80. Not great for side impact protection. Even the S class and A8 active suspension lift won't do much to enhance crash compatibility especially against tall SUVs. The GV70 2.5T with luxury pack is on my future shopping list. Great review BTW on the GV70 3.5
LS does not rival any german flagship. Its a class of its own with trouble free ownership und unparallelled design language inside & out. Pinnacle of fossil fuel cars.
The next test you do of a 'luxury' vehicle please take it over the same road as I thought there was a lot of tyre thump intruding into the cabin as you crossed the joining strips. I would like to see how others react to those bumps.
Looking into the power plant, this is the same power setup used back in 2007/8 GS performance hybrids. the gs were producing 254 KW total power, which is 10kw less than this car. Brilliant engines, reliable to the toth but I still believe LS must have a V8
2 main reasons... 1. the Aussie dollar sucks compared to the USD.. the exchange rate AUD-USD is 0.74. Reason 2: Our gvt in Australia rapes us with taxes. In addition to the RRP of the vehicle when you add the costs off all the extra options you ordered eg metallic paint, bigger rims etc there is also a dealer delivery charge which can be anywhere from $1500 - $8000 depending on the vehicle and is at the total discretion of the car dealership selling you the car. A further 10% Goods and Services Tax (GST) is applied and this is the vehicles base value excluding further government charges. These include Stamp Duty which is an additional 3-5% charge, and the notorious Luxury Car Tax which is an additional charge of 33% on top of any value exceeding the LCT threshold which is set pretty low, last time i checked it was around $68,000. Finally there are smaller charges involving Registration and CTP. In your example above, $110,000 USD = approx $150,000 AUD (110,000/0.74). Lets say dealer deliver for a car like this around $5000 so thats $155,000. GST of 10% = $15,500 (155K x 0.1) so your new costs are now $170,500. Now calculate the Luxury Car Tax which is on the base value of the car including GST being $170,500K, so any amount above the threshold of $68,000 is taxable an additional 33%. In this case this is equal to $33,825 ((170,500 - 68,000) x 0.33)). Add this to your other costs and you get $204,325 AUD (33,825 + 170,500). Thats why you wont see many LS, S class A8 or 7 series on the streets in Australia.
awful tacked on touch screen. something like a small tablet an amateur geek picked up from jb hifi and tacked on. to be fair, new mb s class is the same. I guess young, wet behind the ears, overpaid executives will find appealing.
It definitely is! I reviewed it against the 740Li and was so disappointed with the build quality! It was 6 months old and the safety systems weren't even working! I made a video of it feel free to check it out!
$200K for any car sounds crazy but the way this works is director/middle management leases this car under the business name then it goes back to Lexus after 4 years. The depreciation is written off and they end up paying next to nothing for those 4 years of ownership. This is also how fleet leasing works with big companies that have large fleets of vehicles.
Whilst driving, takes eyes off the road -looks at the camera, wave his hand around - 1 hand on the steering wheel..I would not want to be a passenger - why is he wearing a hat - inside a car ? He really needs to do a Driving Course….
@@73willyg Cars define owners. This owner will probably have a high IQ, be successful and not spend all night talking about home renovation, fishing, footy, babies or the usual mind numbing bogan detritus.
I agree! Anyway, some major US manufacturers have killed all or several of their sedans. I think Lincoln doesn't offer any sedan since a short time now!
If you judge someone by the style of car they drive, and you think it makes you some enlightened conversationalist, you're probably not getting invited anywhere to talk to these "plonkers" anyway.
Nice but challenging for me to understand. Like most commenting here, 10 years later if it’s been looked after by an elderly retired couple that have been put into a home & no longer able to drive with dealer servicing without fail…hey then I’ll pay it some attention…maybe…😂
Hey mate, cool to see you're here too 😂 I know you've watched my videos but I thought to mention the bass is insane and still has clarity so you can still here the trebles and mids as well! Something like a Range Rover can go deep but becomes quite distorted and loses clarity whereas the Lexus won't because it will not sacrifice the full range of sound. See you on the next one mate 😊
@@chasingcars nobody sales their stereo or speakers with the slogan “clear and crisp”. When is the last time you saw a button on a stereo or even a boom box that said “clear and crisp”? It’s the bass that sales and adds gravitas and power to music. That’s why you have manufactures that advertise cliché rhetoric like “ bass boost ( Sony)” “ mega bass” ( Sony)”, “Super Extra Bass System” ( Panasonic). I can get clear and crisp from a Yugo.
@@chasingcars the problem with Toyota’s TNGA platform is that there is still a noticeable hump even if it’s FWD or e4WD. The older platforms say on the RX gives a complete flat floor.
The most beautiful sedan that nobody will buy unfortunately
$200k makes any car pretty exclusive, particularly if they aren't SUVs
If you're reading this, i hope one day you can afford to buy this car :')
Amen!
I got a 9 year old BMW, the youngest car I ever owned!
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Great review. Minor correction, "Lexus shied away from touchscreens for a long time" - they actually had touchscreens before all of the competitors. The previous generation LS had a touchscreen. The 2006 IS and 2004 GS had touchscreens. But the Germans avoided touchscreens because of fingerprints, so Lexus followed suit. Now they've finally come back around again!
Yes, that's true, but then they scrapped them for what, a decade?
@@chasingcars I've retrofitted Apple CarPlay to my 07 LS460, it's a doddle to use due to the touch screen.
Really nice cabin looks classic and contemporary at the same time
Agreed. The design is quite a pleasant blend of old and new.
In the 90s, the LS were as ubiquitous as the Corolla. Now, you'd be lucky to see one in about 6 months.
Rise of SUVs has to be a factor. I see many more new LXs getting about.
@@chasingcars Sedans these days are very low slung. Look at the ES and Genesis G80. Not great for side impact protection. Even the S class and A8 active suspension lift won't do much to enhance crash compatibility especially against tall SUVs. The GV70 2.5T with luxury pack is on my future shopping list. Great review BTW on the GV70 3.5
Saw one recently in adelaide, it was in red. Its beautiful and a lot bigger than i though it was aha
But if you look at the convoy of most businessmen, SUVs are used as escort vehicles ... but the most important person in it is a sedan.
@@prathyushprasad7518 Time to get that corolla sedan.
The LS500 is a work of art
Literally!! I got a chance to review it and actually do a side by side comparison of it to the 7 series. Feel free to check it out :)
I can't believe I am saying this, but I prefer the LS' looks to the S-Class.
Nobody can!
You need to drive both to realize that even the previous gen S-Class is superior.
in terms of looks I agree, but the S class is way more luxurious and high tech. It also offers a V8
I’m into it for the depreciation in 10 years 🙌🙌
LS does not rival any german flagship. Its a class of its own with trouble free ownership und unparallelled design language inside & out. Pinnacle of fossil fuel cars.
Lexus is the art of Japanese and also the proud of Asian :)
The next test you do of a 'luxury' vehicle please take it over the same road as I thought there was a lot of tyre thump intruding into the cabin as you crossed the joining strips. I would like to see how others react to those bumps.
I really like your reviews, you have a good unbiased style, excellent tom.👍
Hi Santill, I've made a few reviews I've made on Lexus, I would love to hear your feedback :D
@@SergCarReviews yes i would look forward and enjoy giving feed back Serg.
Very few car journalists advise us about the spare tyre situation. How about it?🙏
Looking into the power plant, this is the same power setup used back in 2007/8 GS performance hybrids. the gs were producing 254 KW total power, which is 10kw less than this car. Brilliant engines, reliable to the toth but I still believe LS must have a V8
Its to Old Design - no Ambiente Light, this Old Touchpad from 1991? Infotainment 🤢 Very Ugly. Its a Very Expensive Toyota Camry
Gorgeous car. And the interior, WOW.
A great car and will take this over the merc or Audi
This is not like the ordinary German Ultra premium luxury saloons...... This is exactly the ❤️ART OF LUXURY & ART OF LEXUS❤️
Agreed! I actually reviewed the LS500 vs the 740Li, feel free to check it out :)
@@SergCarReviewsI already viewed the video and subscribed......
You must pump out 2 to 3 video's a week Tom?
Busy,busy,busy. Good problem to have in these times :-)
We try our very best!
Why is the LS500h so much more in there than in the US? Here it goes to $110,000 with pretty much all the options.
2 main reasons... 1. the Aussie dollar sucks compared to the USD.. the exchange rate AUD-USD is 0.74. Reason 2: Our gvt in Australia rapes us with taxes. In addition to the RRP of the vehicle when you add the costs off all the extra options you ordered eg metallic paint, bigger rims etc there is also a dealer delivery charge which can be anywhere from $1500 - $8000 depending on the vehicle and is at the total discretion of the car dealership selling you the car. A further 10% Goods and Services Tax (GST) is applied and this is the vehicles base value excluding further government charges. These include Stamp Duty which is an additional 3-5% charge, and the notorious Luxury Car Tax which is an additional charge of 33% on top of any value exceeding the LCT threshold which is set pretty low, last time i checked it was around $68,000. Finally there are smaller charges involving Registration and CTP. In your example above, $110,000 USD = approx $150,000 AUD (110,000/0.74). Lets say dealer deliver for a car like this around $5000 so thats $155,000. GST of 10% = $15,500 (155K x 0.1) so your new costs are now $170,500. Now calculate the Luxury Car Tax which is on the base value of the car including GST being $170,500K, so any amount above the threshold of $68,000 is taxable an additional 33%. In this case this is equal to $33,825 ((170,500 - 68,000) x 0.33)). Add this to your other costs and you get $204,325 AUD (33,825 + 170,500). Thats why you wont see many LS, S class A8 or 7 series on the streets in Australia.
awful tacked on touch screen. something like a small tablet an amateur geek picked up from jb hifi and tacked on. to be fair, new mb s class is the same. I guess young, wet behind the ears, overpaid executives will find appealing.
That looks so well made
It definitely is! I reviewed it against the 740Li and was so disappointed with the build quality! It was 6 months old and the safety systems weren't even working! I made a video of it feel free to check it out!
@@SergCarReviews Lexus are just made next level.
$200K for any car sounds crazy but the way this works is director/middle management leases this car under the business name then it goes back to Lexus after 4 years. The depreciation is written off and they end up paying next to nothing for those 4 years of ownership.
This is also how fleet leasing works with big companies that have large fleets of vehicles.
Not really, even a corporates pay much for such cars, but yeo it's not for regular Joe customer targeted offering
I would love to own one of these cars or a s class.
You and me both :D!
The squared off boot lid reminds me of the Bangle boot. It seems to be in conflict with the sweeping lines that you see with the side on view.
Isn't that "left hand drive" drive you drive on the left side of the road, and have the "gear" on the left hand?
Whilst driving, takes eyes off the road -looks at the camera, wave his hand around - 1 hand on the steering wheel..I would not want to be a passenger - why is he wearing a hat - inside a car ? He really needs to do a Driving Course….
Thanks for the feedback, but I've done advanced driver training. This is called presenting a review.
Talking about courses, how about you getting a course in English and punctuation first and, while we're at it, some lessons in good manners?
Gorgeous car - love the way they’ve made the interior opulent, but different from the Germans (without being wacky).
Tacky.
@@stringer-ik1pc Nah, they're not
The interior alone... wow.
It's quite special.
$100K Nicely equipped in the US. You guys getting charged twice as much......something seriously ain't right.
Sedans really do make a statement in an SUV saturated world.
Someone who has this is probably more interesting to talk to than the average plonker.
Didn’t know cars define talking topics.
@@73willyg Cars define owners. This owner will probably have a high IQ, be successful and not spend all night talking about home renovation, fishing, footy, babies or the usual mind numbing bogan detritus.
I agree! Anyway, some major US manufacturers have killed all or several of their sedans. I think Lincoln doesn't offer any sedan since a short time now!
@@mvnorsel6354 Hahaha too true! But at least might learn how to afford this thing.
If you judge someone by the style of car they drive, and you think it makes you some enlightened conversationalist, you're probably not getting invited anywhere to talk to these "plonkers" anyway.
Nice seats and leather colour
Very nice review of a beautiful car.where is this place, nice scenery by the lake. Thanks
Agreed! The location is stunning :D! If you would like Sriram, I have a few reviews on Lexus, you're welcome to check them out :)
How the other half live!
Quite right!
Nice but challenging for me to understand. Like most commenting here, 10 years later if it’s been looked after by an elderly retired couple that have been put into a home & no longer able to drive with dealer servicing without fail…hey then I’ll pay it some attention…maybe…😂
sounds like theres a lot of road noise
No pedigree, no breeding. Junk.
Wait one year, and buy a significantly depreciated example with very low kms. You can’t go wrong!
The ultimate is the bmw 745Le xDrive. At 5.8L per 100km is the best
Excellent review, I love Lexus!
Thanks!
one expensive toyota
4:40. Clear and crisp???? That’s all you have to say??? That’s not anything. Even generic stereos can do that. How’s the bass??? The deep bass??
No, generic stereos often aren’t clear or crisp, and I’m not going to provide deep insights to comments that are posed rudely
Hey mate, cool to see you're here too 😂 I know you've watched my videos but I thought to mention the bass is insane and still has clarity so you can still here the trebles and mids as well! Something like a Range Rover can go deep but becomes quite distorted and loses clarity whereas the Lexus won't because it will not sacrifice the full range of sound. See you on the next one mate 😊
@@SergCarReviews thanks!!
@@chasingcars nobody sales their stereo or speakers with the slogan “clear and crisp”. When is the last time you saw a button on a stereo or even a boom box that said “clear and crisp”? It’s the bass that sales and adds gravitas and power to music. That’s why you have manufactures that advertise cliché rhetoric like “ bass boost ( Sony)” “ mega bass” ( Sony)”, “Super Extra Bass System” ( Panasonic). I can get clear and crisp from a Yugo.
Too much money for a car.
The hybrid gives great mileage and it’s comfortable to ride in . Far more exclusive and special then the Germans
The fuel consumption is impressive, yes.
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The video shows in Australia？
What place is this in the background
Hybrid...
mmm..
Kinda old tech..
Still got the Omega SM300 I see. Well done.
ensconsed... alright mate
There's no wine chiller on this series huh?
Opulence. I has it.
A stunning executive saloon. The ability of Lexus to improve and adapt is a real lesson to other manufacturers.
Agreed Mark! I have actually a few reviews on the LS with some side by side comparison reviews as well. Feel free to check it out :)
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Skip the 500 and go for the 600, well worth the money!
The old LS 600hL?
@@chasingcars yes, personally I've always disliked the hybrid!
I love the interior but have never liked that spindle grille.
You can't see it from inside, I suppose.
@@chasingcars That’s what I told my mate with his Lexus RX and he didn’t like the comment very much at all 🥴
The Lexus ES has more rear legroom.
Feels that way - FWD platforms help rear legroom but not driving pleasure
@@chasingcars the problem with Toyota’s TNGA platform is that there is still a noticeable hump even if it’s FWD or e4WD. The older platforms say on the RX gives a complete flat floor.
This is Luxurious Sedan From Lexus This is The Full Size To But Luxury
Have the F Sport and it can be as comfortable as a limo or as sporty as your prepared to go :-)
A beautiful and elegant luxury sedan. So tired of tall boxy Station Wagons as we call estates in the U.S. Well done review!
Hey Daniel, I've got a couple reviews on a few Lexus cars, feel free to check them out :)