The Lexus LS 500 glides into 2022 with a modicum of adjustments. Probably the most notable replace for brand spanking new homeowners would be the retuned suspension, spring and damper charges adjusted to supply a extra snug experience and anti-roll bars enlarged to tamp down physique roll. On sedans optioned with the adjustable-ride-height perform, Lexus stated that function has been “enhanced” to make getting out and in even simpler.
Output from the three.5-liter twin-turbo V6 does not change from 416 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque, however a trio of tweaks are stated to improve the expertise. Reshaped tops on the pistons ship “quiet operation when chilly” — as if engine noise has ever been a Lexus drawback — and decrease emissions. New wastegate management logic means higher turbo effectivity. And the 10-speed automated transmission will get recalibrated shift mapping to maintain the engine within the meatier a part of the ability band.
The opposite adjustments for each LS 500 trim begin with Lexus making its Security System+ 2.5 normal throughout the vary. This provides energetic security options like Pre-Collision System (PCS), Frontal Collision Warning (FCW), Automated Emergency Braking (AEB), Pedestrian Detection and Bicyclist Detection. Inside, Lexus says the infotainment system “gives extra management choices for driver and passenger,” with out going into what these are.
Those that possibility the Luxurious or Govt Packages can get a brand new foil inside therapy referred to as Haku. That is derived from 400-year-old the Japanese artwork of ornamental gold leaf, essentially the most well-known being Kanazawa-haku, the leaf made by hammering gold till it was one or two ten-thousandths of a millimeter skinny. Sure, you learn that thickness appropriately. The foil is so delicate that Lexus says it must be utilized by hand. Lastly, the two,400-watt, 23-speaker Mark Levinson stereo will be optioned on the entry-level LS for the primary time.
Costs do not change from the present MSRPs for the 2021 sedan, the bottom LS 500 with rear-wheel drive beginning at $76,000 and including a $1,075 vacation spot cost for $77,075 whole. The rear-driven LS 500 F Sport begins at $80,675. Optioning both with AWD prices one other $3,250.
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