The Lexus LM Minivan Megathread

[ssun30]

Isn't GranAce just a luxed up Hiace? Is it going to be a stand alone model? Otherwise I don't really see how it is going to get a new generation next year.

BestCar says this "Big Minivan" will be positioned above GranAce. It will receive the 3.5 turbo hybrid powertrain (iForce Max). 450+PS/800+N.m is way overkill for a minivan but Toyota wants to build a true flagship van.

Now a LM750h sounds way more impressive than LM350h and more deserving to be a Lexus flagship!

 

[sl0519]

BestCar says this "Big Minivan" will be positioned above GranAce. It will receive the 3.5 turbo hybrid powertrain (iForce Max). 450+PS/800+N.m is way overkill for a minivan but Toyota wants to build a true flagship van.

Now a LM750h sounds way more impressive than LM350h and more deserving to be a Lexus flagship!

Now, how about a real flagship like the LS with TT hybrid with those kind of figures?

 

[Kelvin2020]

Lexus trademark LM500h in Australia

 

[mikeavelli]

Is this a hybrid?

 

[Kelvin2020]

The new LM will be unveiled at the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show

 

[Kelvin2020]

WORLD PREMIERE OF THE ALL-NEW LEXUS LM ON APRIL 18, 2023

Lexus will debut the all-new LM at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition to be held in Shanghai, China from Tuesday April 18 to Thursday April 27, 2023.The online presentation for European media will be released on April 18 at 6:00am CET, on the following site...

newsroom.lexus.eu

 

[Levi]

So it is coming to Europe to compete with Mercedes V Class? In terms of luxury it will wipe the floor with the Merc. Merc will have no other choice other than to upgrade theirs.

 

[sl0519]

Slight off-topic, but this is essentially what we can expect from the new Alphard (right one)

 

[Trexus]

Lexus (Koji Sato-san) please bring the LM to North America! 2LM from the recent shadowed picture above looks good. Can't wait to see the rest of the 2LM once revealed.

When I was a kid my parents purchased a Toyota Lite-ace and afterwards a Toyota Previa both great vans for what they were at that time period. We would take family road trips...memories...

 

[mikeavelli]

Interesting…..

 

[Rydo]

Sounds like I will never be able to afford one then. Simply unbelievable to think how much they can be selling it for considering how awful it is on paper.

I logged back in for the first time in months (years?) today just to discuss this news!

WOW! Of all the products I thought Lexus/Toyota would bring to Europe, I never envisaged this one!

Not to get too excited, I live in Scotland (part of the UK) - the only market worldwide I can see that did not get the new Prius (naturally, as it's been getting some amazing reviews 🙄).

 

[spwolf]

I logged back in for the first time in months (years?) today just to discuss this news!

WOW! Of all the products I thought Lexus/Toyota would bring to Europe, I never envisaged this one!

Not to get too excited, I live in Scotland (part of the UK) - the only market worldwide I can see that did not get the new Prius (naturally, as it's been getting some amazing reviews 🙄).

i am sure this will be limited to certain markets... but niche products could work for them, especially if executed well.

 

[Rydo]

 

[sl0519]

LS-like headlight unit. Interesting.

 

[shizhi]

 

[Rydo]

@shizhi Nice leaks - can’t tell much from that headlight how the finished machine will look.

I prefer the proper grill of the original to the new sort of half grill half bumped type design language.

Excitement is building massively.

Still can’t believe if is coming to the U.K., please remember Lexus has a tiny market share here and is generally seen as an oddball choice.

 

[Motor]

World Premiere of the All-New Lexus LM | Lexus | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

At Auto Shanghai 2023, Lexus celebrated the world premiere of the all-new Lexus LM. Beginning with the key luxury MPV market of China, the second-generation LM will be launched in over 60 countries worldwide, including for the first time in Europe and Lexus's home market of Japan.

global.toyota

 

[CRSKTN]

Huge improvement.

 

[mikeavelli]

Huge improvement.

Indeed. A leap!

 

[F1 Silver Arrows]

This looks many orders of magnitude cooler. I'm not too sure about that face, though it looks much better than before.

EDIT: Looked at the interior shots, and this is what I expected the LX VIP package to be. Same thing with the LS. It's as if they're positioning the LM as the actual flagship for Lexus but forgetting what the LX and LS are all about, same with the LC to a smaller degree.