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well the trim is on the bumper and the exhaust is on the "inside", so i guess you can say it's a cover. but basically the exhaust is a "separate" part i believe. otherwise the exhaust vibrates and you either hear a lot of rattling or you see the whole rear bumper shaking @_@
how do you explain the exhaust setup on the lamborghini murcielago, a 400k car?
and i am a bit surprised, have you not seen the bmw 7 series and the mb s class since 2010? yes, they both came after the 2007 ls, look at the styling
bmw 7
mercedes s550
Great point but from the rear can you clearly see the "circle" exhaust on those cars? I am not really saying that the ls is a cheap car... actually I inspire one day to be able to own one. My beef is that if that is the direction that car companies are going in my none important opinion it looks cheap and I dont like it. To clarify I like the design I don't like being able to see the cirlce behind it on the ls.
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Great point but from the rear can you clearly see the "circle" exhaust on those cars? I am not really saying that the ls is a cheap car... actually I inspire one day to be able to own one. My beef is that if that is the direction that car companies are going in my none important opinion it looks cheap and I dont like it. To clarify I like the design I don't like being able to see the cirlce behind it on the ls.
the "real" exhaust are just as hidden on all 3 cars when you look from the back. keep in mind hybrids14 took that picture with flash it seems and pretty close up. from any reasonable distance and angle from behind, it's not all that visible imho, on any of the cars
Great point but from the rear can you clearly see the "circle" exhaust on those cars? I am not really saying that the ls is a cheap car... actually I inspire one day to be able to own one. My beef is that if that is the direction that car companies are going in my none important opinion it looks cheap and I dont like it. To clarify I like the design I don't like being able to see the cirlce behind it on the ls.
it's very noticeable on the 7-series if you're directly behind one with your headlights on
I checked out the new exhaust on the benz and its not as noticeable on from the rear. You have to really get down on your knees to see it. Didn't have time to head to BMW. The LS was pretty more noticeable from sitting in a vechicle behind it.
the exhaust tips on the 4LS look amazing this is why they have been copied again and again
Not sure if Lexus was the first to do this on their stock part. But aftermarket industry has been doing this prior to the 4LS but point taken. I agree it does look great when done right without the "cirlce" showing.