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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@mikeavelli doing the good work :)
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@mikeavelli doing the good work :)
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@mikeavelli doing the good work :)
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@mikeavelli doing the good work :)
Madi
LEXUS just revealed the ALL NEW LS 350 !!

With naturally aspirated 3.5 Liter V6. Produces 318 HP & 380 N.m.





Madi
LEXUS just revealed the ALL NEW LS 350 !!

With naturally aspirated 3.5 Liter V6. Produces 318 HP & 380 N.m.





Madi
LEXUS just revealed the ALL NEW LS 350 !!

With naturally aspirated 3.5 Liter V6. Produces 318 HP & 380 N.m.





Madi
LEXUS just revealed the ALL NEW LS 350 !!

With naturally aspirated 3.5 Liter V6. Produces 318 HP & 380 N.m.





Ian Schmidt
Interesting. So they're moving upmarket but not abandoning the current price range to Genesis.

I'm going to just boggle for a moment at the concept of powertrain-starved Lexus suddenly having at least 3 powertrain options for the LS, of all things.
Ian Schmidt
Interesting. So they're moving upmarket but not abandoning the current price range to Genesis.

I'm going to just boggle for a moment at the concept of powertrain-starved Lexus suddenly having at least 3 powertrain options for the LS, of all things.
Ian Schmidt
Interesting. So they're moving upmarket but not abandoning the current price range to Genesis.

I'm going to just boggle for a moment at the concept of powertrain-starved Lexus suddenly having at least 3 powertrain options for the LS, of all things.
Ian Schmidt
Interesting. So they're moving upmarket but not abandoning the current price range to Genesis.

I'm going to just boggle for a moment at the concept of powertrain-starved Lexus suddenly having at least 3 powertrain options for the LS, of all things.
Gecko
Madi
LEXUS just revealed the ALL NEW LS 350 !!

With naturally aspirated 3.5 Liter V6. Produces 318 HP & 380 N.m.
The numbers seem to tell me this is 2GR-FKS from GS?
Gecko
Madi
LEXUS just revealed the ALL NEW LS 350 !!

With naturally aspirated 3.5 Liter V6. Produces 318 HP & 380 N.m.
The numbers seem to tell me this is 2GR-FKS from GS?
Gecko
Madi
LEXUS just revealed the ALL NEW LS 350 !!

With naturally aspirated 3.5 Liter V6. Produces 318 HP & 380 N.m.
The numbers seem to tell me this is 2GR-FKS from GS?
Gecko
Madi
LEXUS just revealed the ALL NEW LS 350 !!

With naturally aspirated 3.5 Liter V6. Produces 318 HP & 380 N.m.
The numbers seem to tell me this is 2GR-FKS from GS?
Carmaker1
Gecko
The numbers seem to tell me this is 2GR-FKS from GS?
I guess you and mikeavelli are correct. I had hoped it would be a Dynamic Force engine, but perhaps I was a little asleep on something. What is clear to me is, they can get more power out of these engines, but are deliberately not trying to. The GS should not even have less than 320 hp, yet now the Camry XSE tops the RX and the ES, which the latter goes into production in Q4 2018, on stream for December 2018 release. The IS if I recall, only has 306 hp. How do they plan to manage this?

The LS is now a 2018.5, so an LF-FC-inspired facelift is not due until early 2021 at earliest. The fifth generation might last until 2024, with the turbo 4-cylinder arriving mid-cycle or pre-mid in late 2019. It is too bad they cannot give the GS another refresh for 2018.5 (Jan intro) in the meantime, with these improvements in power output. I highly doubt it is coming stateside, as no LS 350 trademark was filed with the USPTO.
Carmaker1
Gecko
The numbers seem to tell me this is 2GR-FKS from GS?
I guess you and mikeavelli are correct. I had hoped it would be a Dynamic Force engine, but perhaps I was a little asleep on something. What is clear to me is, they can get more power out of these engines, but are deliberately not trying to. The GS should not even have less than 320 hp, yet now the Camry XSE tops the RX and the ES, which the latter goes into production in Q4 2018, on stream for December 2018 release. The IS if I recall, only has 306 hp. How do they plan to manage this?

The LS is now a 2018.5, so an LF-FC-inspired facelift is not due until early 2021 at earliest. The fifth generation might last until 2024, with the turbo 4-cylinder arriving mid-cycle or pre-mid in late 2019. It is too bad they cannot give the GS another refresh for 2018.5 (Jan intro) in the meantime, with these improvements in power output. I highly doubt it is coming stateside, as no LS 350 trademark was filed with the USPTO.
Carmaker1
Gecko
The numbers seem to tell me this is 2GR-FKS from GS?
I guess you and mikeavelli are correct. I had hoped it would be a Dynamic Force engine, but perhaps I was a little asleep on something. What is clear to me is, they can get more power out of these engines, but are deliberately not trying to. The GS should not even have less than 320 hp, yet now the Camry XSE tops the RX and the ES, which the latter goes into production in Q4 2018, on stream for December 2018 release. The IS if I recall, only has 306 hp. How do they plan to manage this?

The LS is now a 2018.5, so an LF-FC-inspired facelift is not due until early 2021 at earliest. The fifth generation might last until 2024, with the turbo 4-cylinder arriving mid-cycle or pre-mid in late 2019. It is too bad they cannot give the GS another refresh for 2018.5 (Jan intro) in the meantime, with these improvements in power output. I highly doubt it is coming stateside, as no LS 350 trademark was filed with the USPTO.
Carmaker1
Gecko
The numbers seem to tell me this is 2GR-FKS from GS?
I guess you and mikeavelli are correct. I had hoped it would be a Dynamic Force engine, but perhaps I was a little asleep on something. What is clear to me is, they can get more power out of these engines, but are deliberately not trying to. The GS should not even have less than 320 hp, yet now the Camry XSE tops the RX and the ES, which the latter goes into production in Q4 2018, on stream for December 2018 release. The IS if I recall, only has 306 hp. How do they plan to manage this?

The LS is now a 2018.5, so an LF-FC-inspired facelift is not due until early 2021 at earliest. The fifth generation might last until 2024, with the turbo 4-cylinder arriving mid-cycle or pre-mid in late 2019. It is too bad they cannot give the GS another refresh for 2018.5 (Jan intro) in the meantime, with these improvements in power output. I highly doubt it is coming stateside, as no LS 350 trademark was filed with the USPTO.
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Carmaker1
I guess you and mikeavelli are correct. I had hoped it would be a Dynamic Force engine, but perhaps I was a little asleep on something. What is clear to me is, they can get more power out of these engines, but are deliberately not trying to. The GS should not even have less than 320 hp, yet now the Camry XSE tops the RX and the ES, which the latter goes into production in Q4 2018, on stream for December 2018 release. The IS if I recall, only has 306 hp. How do they plan to manage this?

The LS is now a 2018.5, so an LF-FC-inspired facelift is not due until early 2021 at earliest. The fifth generation might last until 2024, with the turbo 4-cylinder arriving mid-cycle or pre-mid in late 2019. It is too bad they cannot give the GS another refresh for 2018.5 (Jan intro) in the meantime, with these improvements in power output. I highly doubt it is coming stateside, as no LS 350 trademark was filed with the USPTO.
few more or less at 6900 rpm is hardly an improvement anyway. They should massage it to lower maximum torque even more down the line and not add few hp at high end. 2018 Camry will have 296 hp in sport version and 292hp in regular, difference in exhaust.

Quite often new engines from TMC have no difference in maximum torque/hp, but have changed power curve. Only possible difference would be when adding new tech like D4S or Turbo to the engine, this is how new 4cly Dynamic Force engines have more hp than before, they added D4S.
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Carmaker1
I guess you and mikeavelli are correct. I had hoped it would be a Dynamic Force engine, but perhaps I was a little asleep on something. What is clear to me is, they can get more power out of these engines, but are deliberately not trying to. The GS should not even have less than 320 hp, yet now the Camry XSE tops the RX and the ES, which the latter goes into production in Q4 2018, on stream for December 2018 release. The IS if I recall, only has 306 hp. How do they plan to manage this?

The LS is now a 2018.5, so an LF-FC-inspired facelift is not due until early 2021 at earliest. The fifth generation might last until 2024, with the turbo 4-cylinder arriving mid-cycle or pre-mid in late 2019. It is too bad they cannot give the GS another refresh for 2018.5 (Jan intro) in the meantime, with these improvements in power output. I highly doubt it is coming stateside, as no LS 350 trademark was filed with the USPTO.
few more or less at 6900 rpm is hardly an improvement anyway. They should massage it to lower maximum torque even more down the line and not add few hp at high end. 2018 Camry will have 296 hp in sport version and 292hp in regular, difference in exhaust.

Quite often new engines from TMC have no difference in maximum torque/hp, but have changed power curve. Only possible difference would be when adding new tech like D4S or Turbo to the engine, this is how new 4cly Dynamic Force engines have more hp than before, they added D4S.
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Carmaker1
I guess you and mikeavelli are correct. I had hoped it would be a Dynamic Force engine, but perhaps I was a little asleep on something. What is clear to me is, they can get more power out of these engines, but are deliberately not trying to. The GS should not even have less than 320 hp, yet now the Camry XSE tops the RX and the ES, which the latter goes into production in Q4 2018, on stream for December 2018 release. The IS if I recall, only has 306 hp. How do they plan to manage this?

The LS is now a 2018.5, so an LF-FC-inspired facelift is not due until early 2021 at earliest. The fifth generation might last until 2024, with the turbo 4-cylinder arriving mid-cycle or pre-mid in late 2019. It is too bad they cannot give the GS another refresh for 2018.5 (Jan intro) in the meantime, with these improvements in power output. I highly doubt it is coming stateside, as no LS 350 trademark was filed with the USPTO.
few more or less at 6900 rpm is hardly an improvement anyway. They should massage it to lower maximum torque even more down the line and not add few hp at high end. 2018 Camry will have 296 hp in sport version and 292hp in regular, difference in exhaust.

Quite often new engines from TMC have no difference in maximum torque/hp, but have changed power curve. Only possible difference would be when adding new tech like D4S or Turbo to the engine, this is how new 4cly Dynamic Force engines have more hp than before, they added D4S.
S
Carmaker1
I guess you and mikeavelli are correct. I had hoped it would be a Dynamic Force engine, but perhaps I was a little asleep on something. What is clear to me is, they can get more power out of these engines, but are deliberately not trying to. The GS should not even have less than 320 hp, yet now the Camry XSE tops the RX and the ES, which the latter goes into production in Q4 2018, on stream for December 2018 release. The IS if I recall, only has 306 hp. How do they plan to manage this?

The LS is now a 2018.5, so an LF-FC-inspired facelift is not due until early 2021 at earliest. The fifth generation might last until 2024, with the turbo 4-cylinder arriving mid-cycle or pre-mid in late 2019. It is too bad they cannot give the GS another refresh for 2018.5 (Jan intro) in the meantime, with these improvements in power output. I highly doubt it is coming stateside, as no LS 350 trademark was filed with the USPTO.
few more or less at 6900 rpm is hardly an improvement anyway. They should massage it to lower maximum torque even more down the line and not add few hp at high end. 2018 Camry will have 296 hp in sport version and 292hp in regular, difference in exhaust.

Quite often new engines from TMC have no difference in maximum torque/hp, but have changed power curve. Only possible difference would be when adding new tech like D4S or Turbo to the engine, this is how new 4cly Dynamic Force engines have more hp than before, they added D4S.
Gecko
spwolf
few more or less at 6900 rpm is hardly an improvement anyway. They should massage it to lower maximum torque even more down the line and not add few hp at high end. 2018 Camry will have 296 hp in sport version and 292hp in regular, difference in exhaust.

Quite often new engines from TMC have no difference in maximum torque/hp, but have changed power curve. Only possible difference would be when adding new tech like D4S or Turbo to the engine, this is how new 4cly Dynamic Force engines have more hp than before, they added D4S.
Numbers are out and the New Camry is at least 301hp, and I think maybe 306 on XSE because of quad exhaust.
Gecko
spwolf
few more or less at 6900 rpm is hardly an improvement anyway. They should massage it to lower maximum torque even more down the line and not add few hp at high end. 2018 Camry will have 296 hp in sport version and 292hp in regular, difference in exhaust.

Quite often new engines from TMC have no difference in maximum torque/hp, but have changed power curve. Only possible difference would be when adding new tech like D4S or Turbo to the engine, this is how new 4cly Dynamic Force engines have more hp than before, they added D4S.
Numbers are out and the New Camry is at least 301hp, and I think maybe 306 on XSE because of quad exhaust.
Gecko
spwolf
few more or less at 6900 rpm is hardly an improvement anyway. They should massage it to lower maximum torque even more down the line and not add few hp at high end. 2018 Camry will have 296 hp in sport version and 292hp in regular, difference in exhaust.

Quite often new engines from TMC have no difference in maximum torque/hp, but have changed power curve. Only possible difference would be when adding new tech like D4S or Turbo to the engine, this is how new 4cly Dynamic Force engines have more hp than before, they added D4S.
Numbers are out and the New Camry is at least 301hp, and I think maybe 306 on XSE because of quad exhaust.
Gecko
spwolf
few more or less at 6900 rpm is hardly an improvement anyway. They should massage it to lower maximum torque even more down the line and not add few hp at high end. 2018 Camry will have 296 hp in sport version and 292hp in regular, difference in exhaust.

Quite often new engines from TMC have no difference in maximum torque/hp, but have changed power curve. Only possible difference would be when adding new tech like D4S or Turbo to the engine, this is how new 4cly Dynamic Force engines have more hp than before, they added D4S.
Numbers are out and the New Camry is at least 301hp, and I think maybe 306 on XSE because of quad exhaust.
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Gecko
Numbers are out and the New Camry is at least 301hp, and I think maybe 306 on XSE because of quad exhaust.
ok, so now IS has to be 308 or else why buy it?
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Gecko
Numbers are out and the New Camry is at least 301hp, and I think maybe 306 on XSE because of quad exhaust.
ok, so now IS has to be 308 or else why buy it?

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