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Lexus LS

Lexus LS
LS 600h L Verdigris Mica.jpg
Lexus LS 600h L
Overview
Manufacturer Lexus (Toyota)
Also called Toyota Celsior (Japan)
Production May 1989 – present
Assembly Japan: Tahara, Aichi
Body and chassis
Class Full-size luxury car (F)
Body style 4-door sedan
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
First generation (LS 400)
Lexus LS 400 UCF10 I.jpg
Overview
Also called Toyota Celsior (Japan)
Production May 1989 – September 1994
Model years 1990–1994
Designer Kunihiro Uchida (1986)
Powertrain
Engine 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8
Transmission 4-speed A341E automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,814 mm (110.8 in)
Length 4,996 mm (196.7 in)
Width 1,821–1,829 mm (71.7–72.0 in)
Height 1,405–1,415 mm (55.3–55.7 in)
Curb weight 1,705–1,750 kg (3,759–3,858 lb)
Second generation (LS 400)
Lexus LS 400 UCF20 I Moonstone Pearl.jpg
UCF20 LS 400
Overview
Also called Toyota Celsior (Japan)
Production October 1994 – July 2000
Model years 1995–2000
Designer Makoto Oshima (1991)
Powertrain
Engine 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8
Transmission 4-speed A340E automatic
5-speed A650E automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,850 mm (112.2 in)
Length 4,996 mm (196.7 in)
Width 1,829 mm (72.0 in)
Height 1,420–1,435 mm (55.9–56.5 in)
Curb weight 1,659–1,764 kg (3,657–3,889 lb)
Third generation (LS 430)
Lexus LS 430 Black Onyx.jpg
Overview
Also called Toyota Celsior (Japan)
Production August 2000 – July 2006
Model years 2001–2006
Designer Akihiro Nagaya (1997)
Makoto Oshima (chief designer)
Machio Nakamura (facelift: 2002)
Powertrain
Engine 4.3 L 3UZ-FE V8
Transmission 5-speed A650E automatic
6-speed A761E automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,926 mm (115.2 in)
Length 4,996–5,014 mm (196.7–197.4 in)
Width 1,829 mm (72.0 in)
Height 1,491 mm (58.7 in)
Curb weight 1,812–1,810 kg (3,995–3,990 lb)
Fourth generation (LS 460, LS 600h)
Lexus LS460.jpg
Overview
Production August 2006 – 2017
Model years 2007–2017
Designer Yo Hiruta (2003, 2004)
Body and chassis
Platform Toyota N platform
Powertrain
Engine 4.6 L 1UR-FE V8
4.6 L 1UR-FSE V8
5.0 L 2UR-FSE V8
Transmission 8-speed AA80E RWD automatic
8-speed AA80F AWD automatic
CVT L110F automatic (hybrid)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,969 mm (116.9 in) (SWB)
3,091 mm (121.7 in) (LWB)
Length 5,029–5,060 mm (198.0–199.2 in)
5,151–5,179 mm (202.8–203.9 in)
Width 1,875 mm (73.8 in)
Height 1,466–1,481 mm (57.7–58.3 in)
Curb weight 1,925–1,965 kg (4,244–4,332 lb)
Fifth generation (LS 500)
2018 Lexus LS.jpg
Overview
Production 2017–present
Model years 2018–present
Designer Kouichi Suga (2014)
Body and chassis
Platform TNGA: GA-L
Powertrain
Engine 3.5 L twin-turbo V6
Transmission 10-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 3,125 mm (123.0 in)
Length 5,235 mm (206.1 in)
Width 1,900 mm (74.8 in)
Height 1,450 mm (57.1 in)

The Lexus LS (Japanese: レクサス・LS, Rekusasu LS) is a full-size luxury car (F-segment in Europe) serving as the flagship model of Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota. For the first four generations, all LS models featured V8 engines and were predominantly rear-wheel-drive, with Lexus also offering all-wheel-drive, hybrid, and long-wheelbase variants. The fifth generation changed to using a V6 engine with no V8 option.

As the first model developed by Lexus, the LS 400 debuted in January 1989 with the second generation debuting in November 1994. The LS 430 debuted in January 2000 and the LS 460/LS 460 L series in 2006. A domestic-market version of the LS 400 and LS 430, badged as Toyota Celsior (Japanese: トヨタ・セルシオ, Toyota Serushio), was sold in Japan until the Lexus marque was introduced there in 2006. In 2006 (for the 2007 model year) the fourth-generation LS 460 debuted the first production eight-speed automatic transmission and an automatic parking system. In 2007, V8 hybrid powertrains were introduced on the LS 600h/LS 600h L sedans.

Development of the LS began in 1983 as the F1 project, the code name for a secret flagship sedan. The resulting sedan followed an extended five-year design process at a cost of over US$1 billion, and premiered with a new V8 engine and numerous luxury features. The Lexus LS was intended from its inception for export markets, and the Lexus division was formed to market and service the vehicle internationally. The original LS 400 debuted to strong sales, and was largely responsible for the successful launch of the Lexus marque.


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