its Bangle fever once again: the all new Lexus LS460

[scarab]

...19 speaker audio system?!?

[empy]

Definitely looks like the bimmer, i've always liked the build quality of a lexus. Ano kaya gawin ng mga taga bmw dyan?

sasabihan nila ang mga lexus execs ng "you're nothing but a second-rate, trying-hard, COPYCAT!!!" sabay babatuhan sa mukha ng tubig.

thank god for TFC :bwahaha:

[Karding]

...19 speaker audio system?!?

10-watts each :evillaugh

Pero mas maganda ang lines ng LS kaysa 7-series ha, esp. sya C-pillar

[cardo]

Blimey bimmy!!! It does look like the bimmer from the side!!!

But it looks good from the other angles.

[AG4]

I actually like the look of both the new LS460 and facelifted BMW 7-series... then I realized they had the same basic shape and proportions.
Here is something I posted at CarSpyShots under the name AM2.

from the side the Lexus' taillights look similar to those on the 5-series.

[ramibel]

The model to watch out for is the upcoming LS600h, which mates the V8 to a hybrid system. Cant remember exactly how much horsepower that will produce, but definitely above 450bhp. That will change the way the world looks at hybrid cars!

[Flagg]

Wahahaha, sa lahat ng bmw's to copy, yung pinakapangit pa. Looks like yung natitirang decent looking full-size e yung Jag XJ-series.

OT po: imho, itong 5-series ngayon mukhang giant Altis.

[squala]

The current LS430 is a pirated, uglier S-Class. Oo nga, sa lahat naman ng pwedeng kopyahin, 7-Series pa? Sayang sobrang pogi pa naman ng IS.

So 8 gears huh? BMW comes up with 6. Then Mercedes raises it by 1. Now Lexus goes all in with twice as much gears compared to a conventional automatic. What's the problem, stolen the 8th gear from the new RAV? In fairness, at least it makes more sense to have more gears in the flagship model. Mercedes' 7G-Tronic only comes in lower models; the 2-digit (e.g. E55) and high-powered ones still have only 5 speeders.

[AG4]

Wahahaha, sa lahat ng bmw's to copy, yung pinakapangit pa.

Actually the facelifted 7-series looks much better now.

[KCboy]

ow ko lang napansin, but this car looks a lot like the toyota reiz being offered in china now. 2.5 v6. look it up sa internet, toyota reiz. the same exhaust muffler in the rear bumper.

[AG4]

ow ko lang napansin, but this car looks a lot like the toyota reiz being offered in china now.

The Reiz is the export version of the Toyota Mark X (modern day equivalent of the Cressida)

It looks kinda Bangle-ish...

[kyle618]

from the side view the taillights looked like the ones from the new 5 series... atleast it doesnt have the UGLY ASS looking trunk of the 7 series from the side view

[Blackraven]

The model to watch out for is the upcoming LS600h, which mates the V8 to a hybrid system. Cant remember exactly how much horsepower that will produce, but definitely above 450bhp. That will change the way the world looks at hybrid cars!

Agreed, along with an AWD drivetrain as a standard bonus feature.

[breh760Li]

Yes it's Bangle butt fever and it's fun hehe!! Lexus has their own version of it and I LOOOOVE it!!!!!! Infairness even though I love 7 series first, but i have 2 say now that the LS 460 is way way much better looking than the 7, and it is really a very a big threat to its German rivals now that the LS has already entered directly the premium luxury class. Wagi ang Lexus!

[mdc]

BMW > Lexus hehe

[swimstroke]

It looks better than the 7 series.

Btw, kumusta ang build quality ng Lexus? Mas ok ba kumpara sa BMW?

[breh760Li]

Yes actually sa U.S. Lexus cars has the least number of early defects/problems in the luxury category for several years na way way ahead of other german brands, that's a feat, lexus is really getting better and better it's great! Go Lexus hehe

[Camgen6]

That's what the Japs do too, they copy the Germans and improve upon, much like the Koreans copy the Japs. I like the rear right seat, it can recline and massage. The LS 460 is up against the 7 series and S-class. Wait till you see the LS 600hL a V8 hybrid and another one w/ V12. Lexus will take on the big dawgs!!!

[Helios]

That's what the Japs do too, they copy the Germans and improve upon, much like the Koreans copy the Japs.

...while the Yanks copy the Pommies, the Germans copy the Italians
All of these adaptations shouldn't be frowned upon because like nature, it is the very reason how things evolve over time. I read somewhere that the Germans are adopting some manufacturing methodology of their Asian counterparts to increase reliability and production. How I wish they would go further and adopt the technology as well. Hybrid Bimmers anyone?

[breh760Li]

I've read that the LS 600h L will just have a V8 engine with power to match the german's V12, no V12 yet, well at any rate the LS will definitely kick the asses of the german brands hehe! Great!