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Bengt Halvorson, Editor
As TheCarConnection.com’s experts assembled this review covering the Lexus LS 600h L, they consulted a wide range of review sources. Then the editors at TheCarConnection.com added their own driving experience with the LS 600h L to make this review especially useful. Likes: - ...
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How We Rated
- Styling
- 7
- Performance
- 8
- Comfort and Quality
- 8
- Safety
- 8
- Features
- 10
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By Bengt Halvorson, Editor
2008 LEXUS LS 600h L STYLING | [7 out of 10] ForbesAutos: "the fourth-generation LS is a handsome car" Kelley Blue Book: "the hybrid edition gets several special touches" Edmunds: "Beautifully crafted and comfortable interior" If you appreciate the styling of other models in the Lexus lineup, you'll like the 2008 Lexus LS 600h L, since it strongly resembles its siblings. Some reviewers from around the Web feel the 2008 Lexus LS 600h L is less distinctive than its ultra-luxury competitors. “Park those high-wattage rivals beside the Lexus , and the modestly styled LS virtually disappears,” the New York Times proclaims. Most observe the opposite: “This newest iteration, however, is arguably more attractive than the S-Class against which it now competes, though it’s a close call,” ForbesAutos writes. “This big sedan has a clean, conservative, yet absolutely contemporary shape, accentuated by a forward-thrusting arrowhead motif carried through from door handles to ...
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Marty Padgett | 08/28/2008 at 02:20pm
The 2009 Lexus LS 460 gets the same all-wheel-drive option found in the hybrid LS 600h L sedan, the Toyota luxury brand confirmed today....
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You're kidding, right?
By Joe | Posted: 10/8/2008
How about comparing this car to the Audi A8L TDI? It performs better in every measure against the Lexus, including 10 mpg better fuel economy! I suppose this is what we've come to expect from a stable of writers who are blindly in love with all things Toyota and Lexus. From a popular European magazine that actually performed this comparison: "And our average of less than 20mpg suggests there are few reasons to opt for the hybrid over the standard LS460, which performs as well and is only slightly less economical. This poor result, combined with the fact the Lexus costs so much, means the Audi A8 earns an easy victory here. Not only is it £20,000 cheaper, it’s also better designed from superior materials, just as fast and around 10mpg more efficient." I guess if you have more dollars than sense, the Lexus would be a great car for you. Line up the Hollywood elite - we can point and laugh at them as they throw away their money to "appear" green.
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