XeroK00L

Given the "if the marketing guys say very few people will buy it, we won't build it" approach Lexus is known for, I won't exactly hold my breath for it.

rominl

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you mean more people would want awd than no awd?

LexFather

I just cannot believe the LS will really be S/7 competiton offereing all these different versions. I am just floored!

i am waiting for the press release like its a damn Lamborghini or something!

Gojirra99

I dunno, it's not that I am basing this on any research I know of , but I have a feeling that most of the LS600h will go to states like California & Florida anyway, which will have no real use for AWD, & you can just imagine how heavy that car would be with the added weight of BOTH hybrid engine AND AWD (loss of usable space/capacity from BOTH as well )
I would say if the LS600h comes with AWD as standard, that may eliminate the model from my consideration already . . .

XeroK00L

My bad , I meant to say that I wouldn't hold my breath for a SWB LS600h. Yeah I agree that a RWD version is definitely desired. I bet Lexus will be demanded later on to release a RWD version just like they did for the RX400h.

Even MB had to concede at the attempt to make the S-Class in AWD only. And look at the sales number of the A8.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

yeah indeed, we have talked about it before, this car is not like the gs450h where it's v6 + hybrid, it's the whole v8 plus another hybrid, so that's a lot of weight in the front. i don't know how the weight distribution of the car with the ls460 would be.

and i also agree that most of the sales of ls600h will be in cali and florida (more in cali obviously), and the use of awd is almost none here anyway. so that's why i don't see the reason for it.....

and xero, i am crossing my fingers. see, they had the rx400h ONLY as fully loaded WITH awd in the beginning, but now they offset fwd version. the gs450h, when first advertised, was SUPPOSED to be fully loaded with awd too, but now it's just rwd

i am putting my hopes up on the ls600h i guess

LEXUS FAN!

http://www.lexus.com.au/about/newsde...ge=2006&id=221

http://shows.autospies.com/gallery/s...p?galleryid=37

GSsnarl

look at those HEADLIGHTS, just like the original concept. It also has a 5.0litre engine, THIS IS THE BEST CAR IN THE WORLD. (the amount of technology, features, safety, performance-efficency, style and quality is just terifiyingly scary; wow man created this machine)

spwolf

well there you have it, more than "448hp", 5.0 V8, AWD.

spwolf

p.s. that "small" dvd screen we saw in PRs is actually 19" screen at back :-).

encore888

The car looks gorgeous in black, thx for the link, Lexus Fan!

I assume that this LS 600h is the LWB only for all markets, and that the look is as indicated...with different headlights, the same 'hybrid' lower body side trim like the GS 450h...

Will there be anything else different? Looks like the LS 600h includes the top-of-the-line New LS features.

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

the 5.0 V8 reveals itself, get ready for the supra/5000GT, IS500

encore888

Just to mention...the music is playing on the streaming vid now.

It's the same ES 350 reveal music, and that annoying guy saying 'credentialed media only seating' every few seconds!!!

Rockville

and only have the AWD. The earlier questions about configurations were comparing it to a conventional auto which it certainly is not. The ECVT is very advanced and when you have AWD you can actually get more torque to the ground than a RWD only. The new flagship will be unmatched in technology probably for the rest of the decade...Enjoy the show.

Rock

spwolf

When will you have GS450h to play with? We expect full report within minutes or you shall be BANNED.

:-).

p.s. new cvt's have dual gearing, I find that absolutly awesome...