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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White Beach
I think the new LS shown at NAIAS is the five seats version, isn't it?
Will there also be 4 seats, executive version? There should be!! Really want to see Lexus' way to do "super luxury"!

Mercedes Maybach rear seats. Very curious to see how Lexus is going to compete with super luxury rivals like this!!!
White Beach
I think the new LS shown at NAIAS is the five seats version, isn't it?
Will there also be 4 seats, executive version? There should be!! Really want to see Lexus' way to do "super luxury"!

Mercedes Maybach rear seats. Very curious to see how Lexus is going to compete with super luxury rivals like this!!!
White Beach
I think the new LS shown at NAIAS is the five seats version, isn't it?
Will there also be 4 seats, executive version? There should be!! Really want to see Lexus' way to do "super luxury"!

Mercedes Maybach rear seats. Very curious to see how Lexus is going to compete with super luxury rivals like this!!!
White Beach
I think the new LS shown at NAIAS is the five seats version, isn't it?
Will there also be 4 seats, executive version? There should be!! Really want to see Lexus' way to do "super luxury"!

Mercedes Maybach rear seats. Very curious to see how Lexus is going to compete with super luxury rivals like this!!!
LDeleuran
CIF
(...) In fact, as of now so far, this is the highest torque engine Toyota has ever offered in any model under any ToMoCo brand. I don't think that twin turbos alone, even if combined with some electric technologies can account for this. I think a new engine design combined with these technologies does account for it. Also Jeff Bracken mentioned the new Lexus engine as being a "long stroke" engine, which is a hallmark of the new TNGA Dynamic Force modular engine concept. I am 99% convinced it truly is an all new TNGA Dynamic Force engine.
For comparison. The 1UR-FE (Landcruiser V8 diesel) produces 460NM. (vs the 600NM of the new LS)
LDeleuran
CIF
(...) In fact, as of now so far, this is the highest torque engine Toyota has ever offered in any model under any ToMoCo brand. I don't think that twin turbos alone, even if combined with some electric technologies can account for this. I think a new engine design combined with these technologies does account for it. Also Jeff Bracken mentioned the new Lexus engine as being a "long stroke" engine, which is a hallmark of the new TNGA Dynamic Force modular engine concept. I am 99% convinced it truly is an all new TNGA Dynamic Force engine.
For comparison. The 1UR-FE (Landcruiser V8 diesel) produces 460NM. (vs the 600NM of the new LS)
LDeleuran
CIF
(...) In fact, as of now so far, this is the highest torque engine Toyota has ever offered in any model under any ToMoCo brand. I don't think that twin turbos alone, even if combined with some electric technologies can account for this. I think a new engine design combined with these technologies does account for it. Also Jeff Bracken mentioned the new Lexus engine as being a "long stroke" engine, which is a hallmark of the new TNGA Dynamic Force modular engine concept. I am 99% convinced it truly is an all new TNGA Dynamic Force engine.
For comparison. The 1UR-FE (Landcruiser V8 diesel) produces 460NM. (vs the 600NM of the new LS)
LDeleuran
CIF
(...) In fact, as of now so far, this is the highest torque engine Toyota has ever offered in any model under any ToMoCo brand. I don't think that twin turbos alone, even if combined with some electric technologies can account for this. I think a new engine design combined with these technologies does account for it. Also Jeff Bracken mentioned the new Lexus engine as being a "long stroke" engine, which is a hallmark of the new TNGA Dynamic Force modular engine concept. I am 99% convinced it truly is an all new TNGA Dynamic Force engine.
For comparison. The 1UR-FE (Landcruiser V8 diesel) produces 460NM. (vs the 600NM of the new LS)
L
I take my words back. It looks stunning.




LDeleuran
For comparison. The 1UR-FE (Landcruiser V8 diesel) produces 460NM. (vs the 600NM of the new LS)
Land Cruiser V8 Diesel is 1VD-FTV and produces 650 Nm.
L
I take my words back. It looks stunning.




LDeleuran
For comparison. The 1UR-FE (Landcruiser V8 diesel) produces 460NM. (vs the 600NM of the new LS)
Land Cruiser V8 Diesel is 1VD-FTV and produces 650 Nm.
L
I take my words back. It looks stunning.




LDeleuran
For comparison. The 1UR-FE (Landcruiser V8 diesel) produces 460NM. (vs the 600NM of the new LS)
Land Cruiser V8 Diesel is 1VD-FTV and produces 650 Nm.
L
I take my words back. It looks stunning.




LDeleuran
For comparison. The 1UR-FE (Landcruiser V8 diesel) produces 460NM. (vs the 600NM of the new LS)
Land Cruiser V8 Diesel is 1VD-FTV and produces 650 Nm.
LDeleuran
Levi
(...)



Land Cruiser V8 Diesel is 1VD-FTV and produces 650 Nm.
Argh! You are right. I was too fast on the configurator. The 1UR-FE is the 4.6 petrol, while the 1VD-FTV is the diesel. So the new LS has -almost- as much torque as the diesel Land Cruiser!
LDeleuran
Levi
(...)



Land Cruiser V8 Diesel is 1VD-FTV and produces 650 Nm.
Argh! You are right. I was too fast on the configurator. The 1UR-FE is the 4.6 petrol, while the 1VD-FTV is the diesel. So the new LS has -almost- as much torque as the diesel Land Cruiser!
LDeleuran
Levi
(...)



Land Cruiser V8 Diesel is 1VD-FTV and produces 650 Nm.
Argh! You are right. I was too fast on the configurator. The 1UR-FE is the 4.6 petrol, while the 1VD-FTV is the diesel. So the new LS has -almost- as much torque as the diesel Land Cruiser!
LDeleuran
Levi
(...)



Land Cruiser V8 Diesel is 1VD-FTV and produces 650 Nm.
Argh! You are right. I was too fast on the configurator. The 1UR-FE is the 4.6 petrol, while the 1VD-FTV is the diesel. So the new LS has -almost- as much torque as the diesel Land Cruiser!
R
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    RAL
  • January 10, 2017
Well, it has been almost 24 hours. I should have known better than to verbalize my initial reaction ... There is no way this car is even remotely comparable to a Buick LaCrosse ... which was my initial sinking-feeling response to the reveal. I was left hoping the presence and grandeur of this car would come across in real life. But after absorbing all the pictures and videos available, I'm happy to say I've changed my mind. Now I feel like I can sincerely say ... Well done Lexus!
R
  • R
    RAL
  • January 10, 2017
Well, it has been almost 24 hours. I should have known better than to verbalize my initial reaction ... There is no way this car is even remotely comparable to a Buick LaCrosse ... which was my initial sinking-feeling response to the reveal. I was left hoping the presence and grandeur of this car would come across in real life. But after absorbing all the pictures and videos available, I'm happy to say I've changed my mind. Now I feel like I can sincerely say ... Well done Lexus!
R
  • R
    RAL
  • January 10, 2017
Well, it has been almost 24 hours. I should have known better than to verbalize my initial reaction ... There is no way this car is even remotely comparable to a Buick LaCrosse ... which was my initial sinking-feeling response to the reveal. I was left hoping the presence and grandeur of this car would come across in real life. But after absorbing all the pictures and videos available, I'm happy to say I've changed my mind. Now I feel like I can sincerely say ... Well done Lexus!
R
  • R
    RAL
  • January 10, 2017
Well, it has been almost 24 hours. I should have known better than to verbalize my initial reaction ... There is no way this car is even remotely comparable to a Buick LaCrosse ... which was my initial sinking-feeling response to the reveal. I was left hoping the presence and grandeur of this car would come across in real life. But after absorbing all the pictures and videos available, I'm happy to say I've changed my mind. Now I feel like I can sincerely say ... Well done Lexus!
White Beach
Gecko
In the live reveal, Bracken reviewed the wheel options... but that was clipped from the version that was put online. I wonder why?
From AutoSpies.com
White Beach
Gecko
In the live reveal, Bracken reviewed the wheel options... but that was clipped from the version that was put online. I wonder why?
From AutoSpies.com
White Beach
Gecko
In the live reveal, Bracken reviewed the wheel options... but that was clipped from the version that was put online. I wonder why?
From AutoSpies.com
White Beach
Gecko
In the live reveal, Bracken reviewed the wheel options... but that was clipped from the version that was put online. I wonder why?
From AutoSpies.com
B
My biggest problems are three:
1. They threw away the V8, for no good reason, where a twin-turbo V6 has to fight against German twin-turbo V8's. Why? How?
2. Apparently, the concept design was thrown right in the garbage, and that is EXACTLY what I wanted the car to look like. That would have crushed the market, and they could have printed money, if it looked like that. What happened to the concept's design?
3. The infotainment design and functionality looks even more outdated than ever. That alone will probably lose Lexus deals if the buyer has ever set foot inside a new Mercedes sedan. Lexus threw in the towel here, and didn't even try to compete.

If Lexus hit a home run here, they could have sold 1500-2000 units a month for the first couple of years! The market wants a bold, sexy design, like the concept provided, and Lexus misread the market, badly. This is a shadow of what the concept's design would have brought back in sales. It looks good if the light hits it just right, and it looks like a stretched GS from most angles.

If you told me this was a tweener vehicle, like the 6-series Gran Coupe or the Cadillac CT6, I'd look at it much more positively, because Lexus does need a vehicle in that segment. Or if you said this was replacing the SWB LS.

This does not live up to the promise made by the well-received concept. They sold me a bill of goods. Not cool. I had dreams of the next LS and this was not it. THIS WAS NOT IT! (Russell Crowe in 'Gladiator')
BD
B
My biggest problems are three:
1. They threw away the V8, for no good reason, where a twin-turbo V6 has to fight against German twin-turbo V8's. Why? How?
2. Apparently, the concept design was thrown right in the garbage, and that is EXACTLY what I wanted the car to look like. That would have crushed the market, and they could have printed money, if it looked like that. What happened to the concept's design?
3. The infotainment design and functionality looks even more outdated than ever. That alone will probably lose Lexus deals if the buyer has ever set foot inside a new Mercedes sedan. Lexus threw in the towel here, and didn't even try to compete.

If Lexus hit a home run here, they could have sold 1500-2000 units a month for the first couple of years! The market wants a bold, sexy design, like the concept provided, and Lexus misread the market, badly. This is a shadow of what the concept's design would have brought back in sales. It looks good if the light hits it just right, and it looks like a stretched GS from most angles.

If you told me this was a tweener vehicle, like the 6-series Gran Coupe or the Cadillac CT6, I'd look at it much more positively, because Lexus does need a vehicle in that segment. Or if you said this was replacing the SWB LS.

This does not live up to the promise made by the well-received concept. They sold me a bill of goods. Not cool. I had dreams of the next LS and this was not it. THIS WAS NOT IT! (Russell Crowe in 'Gladiator')
BD
B
My biggest problems are three:
1. They threw away the V8, for no good reason, where a twin-turbo V6 has to fight against German twin-turbo V8's. Why? How?
2. Apparently, the concept design was thrown right in the garbage, and that is EXACTLY what I wanted the car to look like. That would have crushed the market, and they could have printed money, if it looked like that. What happened to the concept's design?
3. The infotainment design and functionality looks even more outdated than ever. That alone will probably lose Lexus deals if the buyer has ever set foot inside a new Mercedes sedan. Lexus threw in the towel here, and didn't even try to compete.

If Lexus hit a home run here, they could have sold 1500-2000 units a month for the first couple of years! The market wants a bold, sexy design, like the concept provided, and Lexus misread the market, badly. This is a shadow of what the concept's design would have brought back in sales. It looks good if the light hits it just right, and it looks like a stretched GS from most angles.

If you told me this was a tweener vehicle, like the 6-series Gran Coupe or the Cadillac CT6, I'd look at it much more positively, because Lexus does need a vehicle in that segment. Or if you said this was replacing the SWB LS.

This does not live up to the promise made by the well-received concept. They sold me a bill of goods. Not cool. I had dreams of the next LS and this was not it. THIS WAS NOT IT! (Russell Crowe in 'Gladiator')
BD
B
My biggest problems are three:
1. They threw away the V8, for no good reason, where a twin-turbo V6 has to fight against German twin-turbo V8's. Why? How?
2. Apparently, the concept design was thrown right in the garbage, and that is EXACTLY what I wanted the car to look like. That would have crushed the market, and they could have printed money, if it looked like that. What happened to the concept's design?
3. The infotainment design and functionality looks even more outdated than ever. That alone will probably lose Lexus deals if the buyer has ever set foot inside a new Mercedes sedan. Lexus threw in the towel here, and didn't even try to compete.

If Lexus hit a home run here, they could have sold 1500-2000 units a month for the first couple of years! The market wants a bold, sexy design, like the concept provided, and Lexus misread the market, badly. This is a shadow of what the concept's design would have brought back in sales. It looks good if the light hits it just right, and it looks like a stretched GS from most angles.

If you told me this was a tweener vehicle, like the 6-series Gran Coupe or the Cadillac CT6, I'd look at it much more positively, because Lexus does need a vehicle in that segment. Or if you said this was replacing the SWB LS.

This does not live up to the promise made by the well-received concept. They sold me a bill of goods. Not cool. I had dreams of the next LS and this was not it. THIS WAS NOT IT! (Russell Crowe in 'Gladiator')
BD
meth.ix
Black Dynamite
2. Apparently, the concept design was thrown right in the garbage, and that is EXACTLY what I wanted the car to look like. That would have crushed the market, and they could have printed money, if it looked like that. What happened to the concept's design?

BD
Jheez... how many times on this forum have we said that the 5LS was designed way before the LF-FC was designed?
meth.ix
Black Dynamite
2. Apparently, the concept design was thrown right in the garbage, and that is EXACTLY what I wanted the car to look like. That would have crushed the market, and they could have printed money, if it looked like that. What happened to the concept's design?

BD
Jheez... how many times on this forum have we said that the 5LS was designed way before the LF-FC was designed?

M