QOTD: What's Your Take on This New 'Sporty' Lexus LS?

On Monday at NAIAS, something interesting happened at the corner of Predator Maw and Sporty Junction: Lexus revealed a new 2018 LS500.

As a fan of the LS model since inception, I was interested. And as far as I can tell, this is the first LS that breaks with a few traditions dating back to its introduction for model year 1990. In no particular order, I’m going to come up with a list, and I’m going to create this list without any judgment, contrary to normal lists around here or created by anyone with real opinions. (Hey, I could end up on the front page of a major search engine’s automotive page!)

With calm, collected thought, I’ll run through them quickly before I get to our Question Of The Day. Come along.

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  • Jeff Tim--Looking forward to further articles and pictures of what's new.
  • Denis Vw t-roc r
  • Crown "If this investigation reaches the recall stage, Ram will repair and defects free of charge."You can bet Ram is doing everything in it's power to make sure this doesn't become a recall. They don't want to foot the bill for this.
  • MaintenanceCosts This couldn't possibly be right. I've been told on very good authority that Rams without the Hurricane I-6 are flawless and that the new engine is responsible for all Ram problems.
  • Jim Hudson The Z4 I owned was the worst driving BMW ever. Would follow every groove or swell in the road - tramlined over everything. I was advised by BMW service writer that they all di dthat - nothing could be done. Did not have it very long. YMMV.