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The Lexus LS (Japanese: レクサス・LS, Hepburn: Rekusasu LS) is a series of full-size luxury sedans that have served as the flagship model of Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota, since 1989. For the first four generations, all LS models featured V8 engines and were predominantly rear-wheel-drive .
Balance was a 1989 television advertisement for the Lexus LS 400, which also introduced the luxury car make Lexus to American television audiences. [1] [2] It was created by Team One, a unit of Saatchi & Saatchi. The ad was designed to promote the engineering attributes of the LS 400, Lexus's flagship sedan. [3]
This list dates back to the start of production in 1989 for the 1990 model year, when Lexus was founded as the luxury division of Toyota Motor Corporation. Vehicle designations on production vehicles indicate class and powertrain size.
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1989 LS 400 sedan was the first Lexus model. Theories of the etymology of the Lexus name have suggested it is the combination of the words "luxury" and "elegance", [ 26 ] and that it is an acronym for "luxury exports to the U.S." [ 26 ] According to Team One interviews, the brand name has no specific meaning and simply evokes a luxurious and ...
1989–1994 Lexus LS400 (1UZ-FE) 1994–2000 Lexus LS400 (1UZ-FE) 2000–2006 Lexus LS430 (3UZ-FE) USF Platform (1UR-FSE engine) 2006–present Lexus LS460 (USF40) 2008–present Lexus LS460 AWD (USF45) 2006–present Lexus LS460L (USF41) 2008–present Lexus LS460L AWD (USF46) UVF Platform (2UR-FSE engine) 2007–present Lexus LS600h (Hybrid ...
The XF10 LS marked the debut of both the LS model and the Lexus brand. Toyota is a Japanese automaker that was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda. [1] [2] In August 1983, Toyota chairman Eiji Toyoda initiated the F1 project ("Flagship" and "No. 1" vehicle; alternatively called the "Circle-F" project), a clandestine initiative aimed at creating a world-class luxury sedan for the global market. [3]
The Lexus GS (Japanese: レクサス・GS, Rekusasu GS) is an executive car (E-segment in Europe) manufactured and marketed by Lexus across four generations — launched in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo in Japan and as the Lexus GS for markets outside the Japanese market beginning in February 1993. It continued with the Toyota Aristo name for the ...