Lexus LS

Open the doors of the Lexus LS, and you are greeted with an extremely fine and rich-looking cabin, which is indeed one of the best we have seen in a passenger car. The cabin is a good mix of black and walnut leather with brushed aluminium and wood inserts, with the contrast stitching adding a touch of sportiness to the cabin.

The driver’s cockpit of the Lexus LS is a combination of a three-spoke multi-functional steering wheel with wooden inlays and a three-part full-TFT instrument console and a 24-colour head-up display behind it. The swooping and asymmetric design for the centre console, which extends towards the co-passenger side, makes the cabin look extremely wide and classy. The upper centre console houses the wide 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system and a small analogue clock beside it. The lower centre console has sleek AC vents, a push start-stop button, and old-school buttons for climate control arranged very systematically.

The Lexus LS has a heavily-equipped cabin, with features like ambient illumination, electrically adjustable steering wheel with paddle shifters, auto-retractable wing mirrors with memory, heated and cooled front and rear seats, 28-way power-adjustable front seats with memory, Shiatsu massage for front seats, and power rear and side sunshades. The car is also offered with an optional Ultra Luxury Edition package, which adds comforts like 22-way power-adjustable rear seats, power-adjustable front headrests, power reclining rear seats with footrests, Shiatsu massage for rear seats, and dual 11.6-inch LCD screens behind the front seats for rear-seat entertainment.

The Lexus LS is one perfect example that shows how aggression and elegance can co-exist in a design language. The overall design of the Lexus LS can be best described as extrovert, but it surely has got a sense of poise that will surely be liked by the target audience.

At the front, the Lexus LS has got a spindle-themed grille with chrome surrounds, which has become a trademark for all the Lexus vehicles over the years. This grille, along with lower air dams on the corners of the front bumper, comes with a diamond-studded pattern. The sharp and sleek-looking headlamps have a pointy design and come with a triple LED projector bulb setup and tick-shaped daytime running LEDs in them.

Compared to the aggressive-looking front end, the side profile of the Lexus LS looks calm and composed. The smooth curves over the front and rear fenders, sleek waistline which has a curved design towards the rear, and swooping design for the rearview mirrors impart elegance to the look of the car. The large 21-inch alloy wheels with a shiny chrome finish and the chrome surrounds for the windows on the side further add richness to the side profile.

At the back, the Lexus LS once again shows sharpness in its design, which is visible in the layout of the LED tail lamps. These sweptback tail lamps have chrome garnish strips present within them and have their lower parts extending down, thus making them look pointy. There are further chrome touches on the rear bumper as well.

The Lexus LS comes with a high-mount multi-link setup at the front and a standard multi-link setup at the rear, which work finely in imparting a comfortable ride quality. The sense of comfort on the inside is further amplified with the massage, heating, cooling, and power-adjustable functions for both front and rear seats, which can make even your longest journeys very comfortable. The first-for-Lexus air suspension with access mode and adaptive variable suspension with drive modes further make the ride comfort plush.

Powering the Lexus LS is a 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine paired with a 132 kW electric motor and a lithium-ion battery, which gives it a petrol-hybrid configuration. Coupled with a multi-stage hybrid transmission, the maximum power and torque outputs of this powertrain in the Lexus LS are 353 bhp and 350 Nm respectively.

The Lexus LS is laden with safety features onboard, such as 12 airbags, blind-spot monitor, rear cross-traffic alert, electric parking brake with brake hold function, vehicle stability control, ABS with EBD, traction control, 360-degree camera, pre-collision system, lane tracing assist, dynamic radar cruise control and advanced high beam assist.

Be it the excellence in its design in and out or the extensiveness in its powertrain and comfort settings, the Lexus LS is right at the top of the game by offering everything in plenty.