2013 Lexus LS460 / LS460 F Sport / LS600hL - Car and Driver
Let’s say the LS nomenclature actually stands for something: L for “luxury” and S for “serene. Lexus says fully half of the LS’s 6000 bits and pieces are new. Like the previous version , the 2013 LS conforms to the Lexus philosophy of inconspicuous consumption. Combined with the reworked rear end, the new look takes the LS from applesauce to something near aggressive. There are seven flavors of the LS, variously formed from among two wheelbases, rear- or all-wheel drive, a new F Sport model, and a hybrid model. The top-of-the-line car, the LS600hL hybrid, uses a longer-stroke version of the V-8 that expands displacement to 5. 0 liters and boosts output to 389 hp. that car drives through a continuously variable transmission. The total system output is 438 hp. There are two suspension systems, one sprung by coils and one by air, each of which is directed by myriad sensors and processors. In the base LS460, the system can be set to eco, normal, and sport modes. Source: www.caranddriver.com
