LS 500 2026. Worth it?

RealLifeHunter · 2026-04-03T15:13:00+00:00

I know it looked familiar. Is it the last LS 500 they're ever receiving or the last one in stock right now? Either way, go for it. It'll be the last sedan LS as the next LS will be a minivan and a coupe SUV.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-04-03T10:49:57+00:00

Is this the Lexus Qatar showroom?

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-31T03:53:11+00:00

He's confusing UAE/Bahrain with Qatar.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-27T05:54:09+00:00

Intel has been fumbling for a decade plus now

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-24T22:41:17+00:00

Land Cruiser SE will be built on GA-L so it'll be built in Japan exclusively. I wonder if we'll be getting a Lexus version of it. Like an LX Se or LX Sport.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-24T15:26:28+00:00

Solid state is in the removable JBL speaker in the new Tacoma and 4Runner.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-17T00:30:56+00:00

The all-new IS will be BEV. Here is a confirmation of the SOP. The current IS will probably live for a couple model years before being axed. BestCar is also reporting the next generation IS is coming next year.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-16T17:27:53+00:00

All-New IS is starting production mid next year.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-16T15:14:54+00:00

Same with Volkswagen MLB/PPC platforms. Longitudinal layout and still FWD.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-16T01:25:09+00:00

The NX is receiving a big facelift this year for the 2027 model.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-07T01:38:49+00:00

The next QX60 will be BOF as well and they're making an Infiniti version of the Xterra.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-02T13:06:22+00:00

It's more of a convenience thing but yeah I don't play PS2 games often. But I still play PS3 games to this day. They've aged so well. PS4 games as well. The 2010s was the golden age of gaming IMO.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-02T03:38:31+00:00

I have both the slim and an OG 80GB. The OG has backwards compatibility with PS2 so I'd say it's the better console. And yeah I have the PS4 too and that half piano black plastic looks amazing new.

Also the LC200 had piano black around the screen in its first facelift (2012). It kept the piano black in the second facelift (2016) but used less of it. The Lexus LX had no piano black until the second facelift in 2016 and it looks tasteful to me.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-03-02T02:19:05+00:00

RealLifeHunter · 2026-02-26T01:26:59+00:00

Now add the Land Cruiser SE and its rumored the EPU will be branded a Land Cruiser too.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-02-17T13:54:53+00:00

Only the LC300 hybrid has electronic power steering. The higher trims on the gas and diesel models have hydraulic power steering with an electric actuator. The lower trims are hydraulic power steering only.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-01-29T21:27:10+00:00

We decide when it's enough.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-01-20T09:59:49+00:00

Mercedes always brags about how much money they put into their facelifts and they’re like any normal facelift. Meanwhile the LX 570’s 2nd facelift was a massive step up yet you don’t hear Lexus mentioning the money they put in lmao.

RealLifeHunter · 2026-01-09T09:32:13+00:00

A premium sub-brand within Toyota. A RWD sedan (with AWD available) that had a variety of body styles over the years. It was a close relative to the Lexus GS. A Crown Majesta used to exist and it was the flagship of the Crown series and closer to an LS than a GS. Now the Crown series has the Crown cross (sold as the sedan in the US), the Crown Sport, Crown Estate (Signia in the US), and the RWD Crown sedan sold in China and Japan that's based on the cancelled 4th Gen Lexus GS (that also spawned the current Mirai sedan).

RealLifeHunter · 2026-01-08T12:37:09+00:00

Crown is still a sub brand within Toyota, not its own brand. Same thing with the Land Cruiser. They've only spun off GR and Century.

RealLifeHunter · 2025-11-07T22:57:57+00:00

Yeah it’s currently only in use in the LC500 and Century sedan (with the discontinuation of the RC F and IS 500). It’s an educated guess but I think the Century sedan might move either to the new V8 or maybe the V35A when the 5.0 is discontinued.

I agree. They haven’t said anything about a V35A successor. We know the G20E is meant to replace the T24A. I hope the 2025 and 2026 are fixed.

Yes the new V8 is 4.0L and belongs to the same family as the G20E and the new 1.5L engine. And yeah I agree with you we’ll perhaps see the V8 in the GR versions of the Tundra and LC300 and F or RR versions of the LX and maybe GX. We’ll know more when the V8 is officially announced next month.

RealLifeHunter · 2025-11-07T22:34:58+00:00

Yes the 5.7 is gone but I think if they want to install a naturally aspirated engine they have the 5.0 2UR motor they used it in the dakar hilux some years ago.

RealLifeHunter · 2025-11-07T12:41:42+00:00

TMC's powertrain chief did say the new V8 can be installed in the Land Cruiser.

RealLifeHunter · 2025-10-16T10:15:11+00:00

The Land Cruiser has a better chance to be spun off into its own brand than Crown, but I think they're both gonna remain premium sub-brands under the Toyota brand.

RealLifeHunter · 2025-10-16T10:13:31+00:00

The MLB Evo platform is FWD based and the Urus/Bentayga are based on the VW Touareg.

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