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Old 12-18-20, 11:29 AM
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It has ambient lighting but it sucks, at least compared to an S-Class.
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Old 12-18-20, 11:36 AM
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No clue why they dont do more with ambient lighting. Its so cheap and easy for them to do
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Originally Posted by AJT123
It has ambient lighting but it sucks, at least compared to an S-Class.
I don't see any interior ambient lighting aside from the dash decor and usual backlit buttons.

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Old 12-18-20, 11:44 AM
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They have some ambient lighting mostly in the door panels. But its just white.



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Old 12-18-20, 11:58 AM
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No clue why they dont do more with ambient lighting. Its so cheap and easy for them to do
I just think they like to do their own thing...otherwise Lexus is just copying the Germans....The new Corolla has ambient lighting.....my new 4runner has ambient but it is fixed to a blue hue on the door looks, floors and there is a spot light shining down from above
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Old 12-18-20, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
I just think they like to do their own thing...otherwise Lexus is just copying the Germans.
I think that's clearly shown to be a mistake. LED lighting makes these types of things very easy and inexpensive to do, and Lexus could cetainly add ambient themes and such to their cars in a way that is unique to their look.

Lexus is at their best with the LS when they are copying the Germans.

The ambient lighting in mine is a HUGE crowd pleaser
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Yeah, I feel the same way. I actually like the pre refresh styling, but that alone wouldn't drive me to the pre-refresh, that tablet is just a deal killer for me. They took a beautiful interior and just killed it with that IMO

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Refresh:




Just yack.
yes, i feel the same, it's quite disappointing.

here's my quick edit on what they could have done if they'd blended it in more with the gauge cluster.


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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
yes, i feel the same, it's quite disappointing.

here's my quick edit on what they could have done if they'd blended it in more with the gauge cluster.
IMO, both touch screens look like an "afterthought"; though yours is a tad better by looking more integrated.
In this instance, they should have totally restyled the dash for the 5.5LS midlife refresh.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
yes, i feel the same, it's quite disappointing.

here's my quick edit on what they could have done if they'd blended it in more with the gauge cluster.

Yeah! That does look a lot better. That just shows you how phoned in that was.
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