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To rival the LS 400, [169] extra features were rushed for the launch of the 1991 Mercedes-Benz S-Class , [167] [170] causing budget overruns and costing the job of Daimler-Benz's chief engineer, Wolfgang Peter. [169] Approximately 5 percent of 1989 LS 400 sales went to buyers employed by rival manufacturers, including GM, Ford, and Chrysler. [163]
1994–2000 Lexus LS400 (1UZ-FE) 2000–2006 Lexus LS430 (3UZ-FE) USF Platform (1UR-FSE engine) 2006–present Lexus LS460 (USF40) 2008–present Lexus LS460 AWD (USF45)
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Balance was a 1989 television advertisement for the Lexus LS 400, which also introduced the luxury car make Lexus to American television audiences. [1] [2] It was created by Team One, a unit of Saatchi & Saatchi. The ad was designed to promote the engineering attributes of the LS 400, Lexus's flagship sedan. [3]
The XF10 LS marked the debut of both the LS model and the Lexus brand. Toyota is a Japanese automaker that was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda. [1] [2] In August 1983, Toyota chairman Eiji Toyoda initiated the F1 project ("Flagship" and "No. 1" vehicle; alternatively called the "Circle-F" project), a clandestine initiative aimed at creating a world-class luxury sedan for the global market. [3]
By 1992, the LS 400's base price had risen 18 percent. [53] In 1993, Lexus launched the mid-size GS 300 sports sedan, based on the Toyota Aristo using the Toyota "S" platform from the Toyota Crown, which had sold for two years prior in Japan. [47] The GS 300 was priced below the LS 400 in the marque's lineup. [54]
• This 1995 Mazda MX-5 Miata on Bring a Trailer is the recipient of a LS1 engine sourced from a fourth-gen Chevy Camaro. • The 5.7-liter V-8 has been heavily modified and sounds menacing, as ...
The GS was intended to take the price position of the original LS 400 flagship, which had moved upmarket since its 1989 launch. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] By the time of the GS 300's debut, the US$35,000 (equivalent to $73,822 in 2023) initial base price of the LS in the United States had climbed to US$47,000 (equivalent to $99,132 in 2023), [ 11 ] while ...