Lexus LS460 scores International Car of the Year Award

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01-08-07, 05:54 PM

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I'm gonna come out with my own award.....

01-08-07, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mmarshall

The auto press often gets to see and drive new models before the rest of us.
And awards are sometimes given by calender year, sometimes by model year....depends on who is giving them.

I'm aware aware that the press gets to drive new cars first, but has anybody on earth driven a production version of the new Tundra yet? Wasn't it only a few days ago that the final hp numbers for the new 5.7L engine were announced? I don't think I've seen a review of the truck yet.

It will most likely win the truck of the year next year though. Almost any new truck that's somewhat decent wins the truck of the year, because there are so few trucks out there, and their releases are nearly always staggered. I'm pretty sure the Ram won a few years back when it was new, then the F150, then the Silverado. It will be Tundra's turn next year

01-08-07, 07:20 PM

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Good point about the trucks market. I'm impressed by the effort put into the new Tundra. Although I'm not a truck buyer, my impression is that the competition is making all the major players raise their game and improve immensely.

But it's hard for a truck to take the overall top honors, that is probably easier won by a sedan and the LS 460 has that honor this year.