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Old 09-03-08 | 01:30 PM
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Default LS Changes for 2009 (AWD price, passenger seat memory confirmed)

Does anyone know what new feautures the 2009 model year offers other than AWD?
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other then AWD the memory for passnger seat
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they are finally going to have memory seat for passenger? even for us spec?
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now that i dont know bro but thats what lexus say in saudi arabi
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i think new color also

the one which is similar to grey on LX570
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Looking at a link from another thread, it appears the LS AWD models will start at 67K and 77K.
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AWD and passenger side memory seat control.

I am hoping for upgraded Nav screen and upto date Grace notes.

Will the issue of wind noise be sorted out then?
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Has anyone talked to their dealer about purchasing an 09? I taked to mine, and he was not sure when it would be available at the dealer.

I'm specifically interested in when they would start showing up in the showroom, and if any discounts are available.
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Originally Posted by Car Nut
AWD and passenger side memory seat control.

I am hoping for upgraded Nav screen and upto date Grace notes.

Will the issue of wind noise be sorted out then?
You can get updates to GraceNotes at N/C from your dealer once every three months.
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Originally Posted by Car Nut
AWD and passenger side memory seat control.

I am hoping for upgraded Nav screen and upto date Grace notes.

Will the issue of wind noise be sorted out then?
what update on nav screen are you looking for?
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http://pressroom.lexus.com/Releases/...T2008090580640

Lexus Announces Model Year Price Changes on Select Models
09/05/2008

September. 5, 2008 - Torrance, CA. - Lexus announced Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP) today for the 2009 IS 250 and IS 350 luxury sport sedans, IS F high-performance luxury sport sedan, ES 350 luxury sedan, GS 350 and GS 460 luxury sport sedans, GS 450h luxury hybrid sport sedan, LS 460 and LS 460 L premium luxury sedans, the recently added LS 460 and LS 460 L all-wheel drive versions, and the LS 600h L premium hybrid luxury sedan.

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The 2009 LS 460 and LS 460 L luxury sedans carry over with the addition of front-passenger-seat memory. The LS 460 will have a base MSRP of $63,675, an increase of 1.2 percent or $775; the LS 460 L will have a base MSRP of $73,585, an increase of 0.9 percent or $685.

The newest additions to the LS lineup are the all-wheel drive versions of the LS 460 and LS 460 L, and they will carry base MSRPs of $67,200 and $77,110, respectively. The AWD system features a highly compact center TORSEN® Limited-Slip Differential (LSD) that distributes drive torque between the front and rear wheels. In addition to the luxury, convenience and safety features found on the current LS 460, both AWD versions will come standard with air suspension, Variable Gear-Ratio Steering (VGRS), and Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS).

The 2009 LS 600h L flagship hybrid luxury sedan adds front-passenger-seat memory to a long list of luxury features and will have a base MSRP of $105,885, an increase of 0.9 percent or $985.

The MSRP does not include a delivery, processing and handling fee of $825.
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lol, it took them long enough to put in the passenger memory seat!
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I read this on autospies.com

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The 2009 LS 460 and LS 460 L luxury sedans carry over with the addition of front-passenger-seat memory. The LS 460 will have a base MSRP of $63,675, an increase of 1.2 percent or $775; the LS 460 L will have a base MSRP of $73,585, an increase of 0.9 percent or $685.

The newest additions to the LS lineup are the all-wheel drive versions of the LS 460 and LS 460 L, and they will carry base MSRPs of $67,200 and $77,110, respectively. The AWD system features a highly compact center TORSEN(R) Limited-Slip Differential (LSD) that distributes drive torque between the front and rear wheels. In addition to the luxury, convenience
and safety features found on the current LS 460, both AWD versions will come standard with air suspension, Variable Gear-Ratio Steering (VGRS), and Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS).

The 2009 LS 600h L flagship hybrid luxury sedan adds front-passenger-seat memory to a long list of luxury features and will have a base MSRP of $105,885, an increase of 0.9 percent or $985.

The MSRP does not include a delivery, processing and handling fee of $825.
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Originally Posted by rominl
lol, it took them long enough to put in the passenger memory seat!
Yeah, it only took 19 years.

I think it's not such a huge major manufacturing issue since they do right/left driver's side cars for different markets. Standardize both sides.
Old 09-05-08 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
lol, it took them long enough to put in the passenger memory seat!
Originally Posted by encore888
Yeah, it only took 19 years.

I think it's not such a huge major manufacturing issue since they do right/left driver's side cars for different markets. Standardize both sides.
They must be deliberately saving that for an uprade


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