Video & Photo Gallery: 2018 Lexus LS 500 in Autumn Shimmer

Posted by Kevin on September 22nd, 2017

Next week, the floodgates will open with reviews of the new 2018 Lexus LS flagship all over the Internet — before that happens, let’s start looking at some of the official photos & video that will get buried in all of the coverage.

This is the 2018 Lexus LS 500 AWD in Autumn Shimmer with a Parchement interior:

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http://www.carscoops.com/2017/03/2018-lexus-ls-500h-debuts-in-north.html

Also it looks like it's an AWD model if you look at that teeny-tiny badge just right of the LS500h badge.



I wish Lexus somehow was more elegant in indicating that this has AWD than just slapping an "AWD" badge as if it were some family sedan.
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http://www.carscoops.com/2017/03/2018-lexus-ls-500h-debuts-in-north.html

Also it looks like it's an AWD model if you look at that teeny-tiny badge just right of the LS500h badge.



I wish Lexus somehow was more elegant in indicating that this has AWD than just slapping an "AWD" badge as if it were some family sedan.
Ian Schmidt
Nice picture. And I don't know a more elegant way to say "AWD". Mercedes and BMW use the same nomenclature (4MATIC and X-Drive) all the way up and down the line.
Ian Schmidt
Nice picture. And I don't know a more elegant way to say "AWD". Mercedes and BMW use the same nomenclature (4MATIC and X-Drive) all the way up and down the line.
Ian Schmidt
Nice picture. And I don't know a more elegant way to say "AWD". Mercedes and BMW use the same nomenclature (4MATIC and X-Drive) all the way up and down the line.
Ian Schmidt
Nice picture. And I don't know a more elegant way to say "AWD". Mercedes and BMW use the same nomenclature (4MATIC and X-Drive) all the way up and down the line.
meth.ix
Lexus needs some fancy nomenclature for AWD like Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
meth.ix
Lexus needs some fancy nomenclature for AWD like Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
meth.ix
Lexus needs some fancy nomenclature for AWD like Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
meth.ix
Lexus needs some fancy nomenclature for AWD like Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
Ian Schmidt
You don't want it to be too fancy though. On that score, Mercedes does OK because even non-car-people can figure out that 4MATIC means AWD/4WD. Similarly, Acura's SH-AWD is unpackable, and the "Super Handling" part describes more or less what it does for you. But "X-Drive" sounds like something that's going to go wrong on Star Trek: The Next Generation and strand Picard with the Klingons.
Ian Schmidt
You don't want it to be too fancy though. On that score, Mercedes does OK because even non-car-people can figure out that 4MATIC means AWD/4WD. Similarly, Acura's SH-AWD is unpackable, and the "Super Handling" part describes more or less what it does for you. But "X-Drive" sounds like something that's going to go wrong on Star Trek: The Next Generation and strand Picard with the Klingons.
Ian Schmidt
You don't want it to be too fancy though. On that score, Mercedes does OK because even non-car-people can figure out that 4MATIC means AWD/4WD. Similarly, Acura's SH-AWD is unpackable, and the "Super Handling" part describes more or less what it does for you. But "X-Drive" sounds like something that's going to go wrong on Star Trek: The Next Generation and strand Picard with the Klingons.
Ian Schmidt
You don't want it to be too fancy though. On that score, Mercedes does OK because even non-car-people can figure out that 4MATIC means AWD/4WD. Similarly, Acura's SH-AWD is unpackable, and the "Super Handling" part describes more or less what it does for you. But "X-Drive" sounds like something that's going to go wrong on Star Trek: The Next Generation and strand Picard with the Klingons.
zeusus
Ian Schmidt
Nice picture. And I don't know a more elegant way to say "AWD". Mercedes and BMW use the same nomenclature (4MATIC and X-Drive) all the way up and down the line.
I don't know, 4MATIC sounds pretty silly to me but its important to chose a name and commit to it or don't change the name at all if you can't take it all the way home. X-drive sounds much cooler.
zeusus
Ian Schmidt
Nice picture. And I don't know a more elegant way to say "AWD". Mercedes and BMW use the same nomenclature (4MATIC and X-Drive) all the way up and down the line.
I don't know, 4MATIC sounds pretty silly to me but its important to chose a name and commit to it or don't change the name at all if you can't take it all the way home. X-drive sounds much cooler.
zeusus
Ian Schmidt
Nice picture. And I don't know a more elegant way to say "AWD". Mercedes and BMW use the same nomenclature (4MATIC and X-Drive) all the way up and down the line.
I don't know, 4MATIC sounds pretty silly to me but its important to chose a name and commit to it or don't change the name at all if you can't take it all the way home. X-drive sounds much cooler.
zeusus
Ian Schmidt
Nice picture. And I don't know a more elegant way to say "AWD". Mercedes and BMW use the same nomenclature (4MATIC and X-Drive) all the way up and down the line.
I don't know, 4MATIC sounds pretty silly to me but its important to chose a name and commit to it or don't change the name at all if you can't take it all the way home. X-drive sounds much cooler.
F
Well, that's the thing....4Matic, Xdrive, Quattro....yeah, it may come off as gimmicky but it does a good job of highlighting an option or a feature that a customer may not be aware of.
F
Well, that's the thing....4Matic, Xdrive, Quattro....yeah, it may come off as gimmicky but it does a good job of highlighting an option or a feature that a customer may not be aware of.
F
Well, that's the thing....4Matic, Xdrive, Quattro....yeah, it may come off as gimmicky but it does a good job of highlighting an option or a feature that a customer may not be aware of.
F
Well, that's the thing....4Matic, Xdrive, Quattro....yeah, it may come off as gimmicky but it does a good job of highlighting an option or a feature that a customer may not be aware of.
mikeavelli
LEXUSATTACKMATIC!
mikeavelli
LEXUSATTACKMATIC!
mikeavelli
LEXUSATTACKMATIC!
mikeavelli
LEXUSATTACKMATIC!
mikeavelli
KREW will post soon.....

http://pressroom.lexus.com/releases/2017nyias+lexus+ls+500+f+sport+global+debut.htm?view_id=39709
mikeavelli
KREW will post soon.....

http://pressroom.lexus.com/releases/2017nyias+lexus+ls+500+f+sport+global+debut.htm?view_id=39709
mikeavelli
KREW will post soon.....

http://pressroom.lexus.com/releases/2017nyias+lexus+ls+500+f+sport+global+debut.htm?view_id=39709
mikeavelli
KREW will post soon.....

http://pressroom.lexus.com/releases/2017nyias+lexus+ls+500+f+sport+global+debut.htm?view_id=39709

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