Video & Photo Gallery: 2018 Lexus LS 500 in Manganese Luster

Posted by Kevin on September 24th, 2017

Manganese Luster is a new exterior color that will debut on the 2018 Lexus LS — it’s a beautiful dark silver, with a deep finish similar to Infrared or Ultra Sonic Blue:

Here’s the accompanying photo gallery of the beautiful new color:

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Rydo
So...how likely is it that Lexus will show off a 4-seat variant of the LS500 at Geneva with a proper big central unit with tables etc?

Is it just me who feels the middle seat being folded down to provide this seems a little cheap? I know the current LS you can spec with either this 5-seat variant and then the 4-seat variant with the impressive big centre console unit...but that also came with the reclining seats and longwheelbase which the LS already is.

This leads me to think there will no longer be a 4-seat variant of the car which is a shame, I know this may seems strange and splitting hairs but I feel opening the door to a car with the big chunky centre console in the rear with fold out tables etc. is far more impressive than the seat folded down...even worse the head rest is attached so it hangs down and just looks silly/cheap.

Here's hoping...



Rydo
So...how likely is it that Lexus will show off a 4-seat variant of the LS500 at Geneva with a proper big central unit with tables etc?

Is it just me who feels the middle seat being folded down to provide this seems a little cheap? I know the current LS you can spec with either this 5-seat variant and then the 4-seat variant with the impressive big centre console unit...but that also came with the reclining seats and longwheelbase which the LS already is.

This leads me to think there will no longer be a 4-seat variant of the car which is a shame, I know this may seems strange and splitting hairs but I feel opening the door to a car with the big chunky centre console in the rear with fold out tables etc. is far more impressive than the seat folded down...even worse the head rest is attached so it hangs down and just looks silly/cheap.

Here's hoping...



Rydo
So...how likely is it that Lexus will show off a 4-seat variant of the LS500 at Geneva with a proper big central unit with tables etc?

Is it just me who feels the middle seat being folded down to provide this seems a little cheap? I know the current LS you can spec with either this 5-seat variant and then the 4-seat variant with the impressive big centre console unit...but that also came with the reclining seats and longwheelbase which the LS already is.

This leads me to think there will no longer be a 4-seat variant of the car which is a shame, I know this may seems strange and splitting hairs but I feel opening the door to a car with the big chunky centre console in the rear with fold out tables etc. is far more impressive than the seat folded down...even worse the head rest is attached so it hangs down and just looks silly/cheap.

Here's hoping...



Rydo
So...how likely is it that Lexus will show off a 4-seat variant of the LS500 at Geneva with a proper big central unit with tables etc?

Is it just me who feels the middle seat being folded down to provide this seems a little cheap? I know the current LS you can spec with either this 5-seat variant and then the 4-seat variant with the impressive big centre console unit...but that also came with the reclining seats and longwheelbase which the LS already is.

This leads me to think there will no longer be a 4-seat variant of the car which is a shame, I know this may seems strange and splitting hairs but I feel opening the door to a car with the big chunky centre console in the rear with fold out tables etc. is far more impressive than the seat folded down...even worse the head rest is attached so it hangs down and just looks silly/cheap.

Here's hoping...



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Rydo
.even worse the head rest is attached so it hangs down and just looks silly/cheap.
Well, same "cheap" headrest hanging down from segment leader, LWB S Class W222.



And the LWB 7 Series G01 with 2 individual reclining seats and 3rd middle seat (not optional 2 seat with center console running through) does not look "expensive" without hanging middle headrest.



You think the "expensive" Ghost (re-badged BMW) does a good job? Those are not even seats, it is a bench.



I think the most important thing is that Lexus proposes optional 4 seats, like they did with the previous one. Nothing much can be done to 3 rear seats.
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Rydo
.even worse the head rest is attached so it hangs down and just looks silly/cheap.
Well, same "cheap" headrest hanging down from segment leader, LWB S Class W222.



And the LWB 7 Series G01 with 2 individual reclining seats and 3rd middle seat (not optional 2 seat with center console running through) does not look "expensive" without hanging middle headrest.



You think the "expensive" Ghost (re-badged BMW) does a good job? Those are not even seats, it is a bench.



I think the most important thing is that Lexus proposes optional 4 seats, like they did with the previous one. Nothing much can be done to 3 rear seats.
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Rydo
.even worse the head rest is attached so it hangs down and just looks silly/cheap.
Well, same "cheap" headrest hanging down from segment leader, LWB S Class W222.



And the LWB 7 Series G01 with 2 individual reclining seats and 3rd middle seat (not optional 2 seat with center console running through) does not look "expensive" without hanging middle headrest.



You think the "expensive" Ghost (re-badged BMW) does a good job? Those are not even seats, it is a bench.



I think the most important thing is that Lexus proposes optional 4 seats, like they did with the previous one. Nothing much can be done to 3 rear seats.
L
Rydo
.even worse the head rest is attached so it hangs down and just looks silly/cheap.
Well, same "cheap" headrest hanging down from segment leader, LWB S Class W222.



And the LWB 7 Series G01 with 2 individual reclining seats and 3rd middle seat (not optional 2 seat with center console running through) does not look "expensive" without hanging middle headrest.



You think the "expensive" Ghost (re-badged BMW) does a good job? Those are not even seats, it is a bench.



I think the most important thing is that Lexus proposes optional 4 seats, like they did with the previous one. Nothing much can be done to 3 rear seats.
krew
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Advanced collision avoidance, a massive heads up display, and updated blind-spot detection.
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krew
krew [​IMG]

Advanced collision avoidance, a massive heads up display, and updated blind-spot detection.
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krew
krew [​IMG]

Advanced collision avoidance, a massive heads up display, and updated blind-spot detection.
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krew
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Advanced collision avoidance, a massive heads up display, and updated blind-spot detection.
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RichieRich
Sounds like a lot of individual preferences to me. Manufactures will never make everyone happy. IJS. Too Expensive :)
RichieRich
Sounds like a lot of individual preferences to me. Manufactures will never make everyone happy. IJS. Too Expensive :)
RichieRich
Sounds like a lot of individual preferences to me. Manufactures will never make everyone happy. IJS. Too Expensive :)
RichieRich
Sounds like a lot of individual preferences to me. Manufactures will never make everyone happy. IJS. Too Expensive :)
Spunky D
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Can someone explain what is new and updated on the blind spot monitor please??
Spunky D
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Can someone explain what is new and updated on the blind spot monitor please??
Spunky D
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Can someone explain what is new and updated on the blind spot monitor please??
Spunky D
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Can someone explain what is new and updated on the blind spot monitor please??
mmcartalk
Spunky D
Can someone explain what is new and updated on the blind spot monitor please??
Sounds like the major addition is that of cross-traffic alert while moving forward as well as when backing up.......for example, so that you don't get T-Boned while driving through an intersection. As the article says, a new radar in front of the car scans out to the sides in the same manner what the one in the rear does while backing up.
mmcartalk
Spunky D
Can someone explain what is new and updated on the blind spot monitor please??
Sounds like the major addition is that of cross-traffic alert while moving forward as well as when backing up.......for example, so that you don't get T-Boned while driving through an intersection. As the article says, a new radar in front of the car scans out to the sides in the same manner what the one in the rear does while backing up.
mmcartalk
Spunky D
Can someone explain what is new and updated on the blind spot monitor please??
Sounds like the major addition is that of cross-traffic alert while moving forward as well as when backing up.......for example, so that you don't get T-Boned while driving through an intersection. As the article says, a new radar in front of the car scans out to the sides in the same manner what the one in the rear does while backing up.
mmcartalk
Spunky D
Can someone explain what is new and updated on the blind spot monitor please??
Sounds like the major addition is that of cross-traffic alert while moving forward as well as when backing up.......for example, so that you don't get T-Boned while driving through an intersection. As the article says, a new radar in front of the car scans out to the sides in the same manner what the one in the rear does while backing up.
Spunky D
mmcartalk
Sounds like the major addition is that of cross-traffic alert while moving forward as well as when backing up.......for example, so that you don't get T-Boned while driving through an intersection. As the article says, a new radar in front of the car scans out to the sides in the same manner what the one in the rear does while backing up.

Sorry to be pedantic,but rear and front cross traffic alerts are quite different from the blind spot monitor which is an aid whilst on the road ,not reversing out of car spaces.
Spunky D
mmcartalk
Sounds like the major addition is that of cross-traffic alert while moving forward as well as when backing up.......for example, so that you don't get T-Boned while driving through an intersection. As the article says, a new radar in front of the car scans out to the sides in the same manner what the one in the rear does while backing up.

Sorry to be pedantic,but rear and front cross traffic alerts are quite different from the blind spot monitor which is an aid whilst on the road ,not reversing out of car spaces.
Spunky D
mmcartalk
Sounds like the major addition is that of cross-traffic alert while moving forward as well as when backing up.......for example, so that you don't get T-Boned while driving through an intersection. As the article says, a new radar in front of the car scans out to the sides in the same manner what the one in the rear does while backing up.

Sorry to be pedantic,but rear and front cross traffic alerts are quite different from the blind spot monitor which is an aid whilst on the road ,not reversing out of car spaces.
Spunky D
mmcartalk
Sounds like the major addition is that of cross-traffic alert while moving forward as well as when backing up.......for example, so that you don't get T-Boned while driving through an intersection. As the article says, a new radar in front of the car scans out to the sides in the same manner what the one in the rear does while backing up.

Sorry to be pedantic,but rear and front cross traffic alerts are quite different from the blind spot monitor which is an aid whilst on the road ,not reversing out of car spaces.
mmcartalk
Spunky D
Sorry to be pedantic,but rear and front cross traffic alerts are quite different from the blind spot monitor which is an aid whilst on the road ,not reversing out of car spaces.

The ones I've seen, especially on the ES350, work whenever they detect something in the screened-area, whether the car is moving forward or backward. (a close friend of mine has an ES, and I ride in it regularly)
mmcartalk
Spunky D
Sorry to be pedantic,but rear and front cross traffic alerts are quite different from the blind spot monitor which is an aid whilst on the road ,not reversing out of car spaces.

The ones I've seen, especially on the ES350, work whenever they detect something in the screened-area, whether the car is moving forward or backward. (a close friend of mine has an ES, and I ride in it regularly)

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