Lexus LS: Luxury in its finest form

The Lexus LS has donned a bold and aggressive language that goes beyond just turning heads.

MUSCAT: The Lexus LS has set a benchmark in the luxury automotive industry with its leading-edge technology and luxury. The LS has donned a bold and aggressive language that goes beyond just turning heads. The interior of the LS highlights Lexus trademark craftsmanship that gives attention to detail a whole new meaning.

The LS is available in three engine options; a newly developed 3.5-liter V6 Multi Stage Hybrid System that combines the internal combustion engine with the electric traction system to produce 354 hp, a 3.5-liter V6 naturally aspirated Atkinson-cycle producing 311 hp and 380 Nm of torque, and a newly developed 3.5-liter twinturbo V6 engine producing 415 hp and 600 Nm of torque, both mated to the first-ever 10-speed automatic transmission for a premium passenger car.

The LS is available in 13 distinctive exterior colors, including two new developed colours; Manganese Luster and Sonic Agate, which represent boldness, luminosity, and sophistication, to let customers express their individuality. On the other hand, the interior comes in choice of color schemes.

The LS is built on the new Lexus Global Architecture for Luxury vehicles (GA-L) platform, which ensures a low center of gravity and optimum weight distribution, contributing to the car’s essential stability and handling agility, which in turn, deliver increased driver rewards. The high rigidity of the chassis allows the new multilink suspension to be tuned to achieve an excellent handling performance and the supreme comfort for which the LS is renowned.

A common thread across all the LS models is Omotenashi; the concept of Japanese hospitality, and the LS flagship sedan is no exception. In terms of a luxury automobile, it translates into adopting a human-focused approach to the vehicle, taking care of the driver and passengers, anticipating their needs, and attending to their comfort in every way possible. Some of the features through which the new LS achieves this are front and rear seats with multiple power adjustments, heating, cooling and massage functions, rear seat arrangement that includes an extending leg ottoman and the most generous legroom of any LS generation, and a rear seat entertainment system with 11.6-inch screen auto-tilts to the optimum viewing angle.

As a flagship vehicle, pioneering a new age and aiming for the best safety performance in the world, the new LS unstintingly employs the latest safety technologies including the brand’s innovative Lexus Safety System+, in addition to a comprehensive array of safety features to protect its occupants, such as SRS airbags, Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD), and Brake Assist (BA), among many others. Furthermore, the LS debuts two new 19-inch wheel designs and three 20-inch wheel designs, two of which are also new, and feature run-flat tyres designed to elevate vehicle and ride comfort. The 20-inch premium wheels employ a brilliant appearance created using an electroplating technique known as sputtering. All the new wheel designs feature a hollow rim structure that helps reduce resonant sounds generated by the tyres.

While making the new LS even more of a driver’s car, Lexus also optimised the LS as a car to be driven in, lavishing considerable attention to the rear seat. The rear cabin design creates seamless, enveloping continuity between the trim and seatbacks for passenger egress. The ‘Relaxation Seats’ in the rear with a warming function, use air bladders integrated into the seatback and seat cushion. These are inflated to strategically apply pressure to the occupant’s body, while also relaxing the shoulder and lower back areas by utilizing dedicated heaters to boost comfort through repeated warming and cooling. The occupant can select from three full-body programs; ‘Refresh,’ ‘Stretch,’ and ‘Simple,’ and four others that target specific areas; ‘Upper Body,’ ‘Lower Body,’ ‘Shoulder,’ and ‘Lumbar.’

The flagship LS is available in LS500, LS500h and LS350 variants. In Oman, every Lexus vehicle comes with special benefits and privileges such as Manufacturer’s Warranty of 4 years/100,000 Kms (whichever is earlier) and 24 hours on-road assistance from AAA.