2019 Lexus LS vs. Its Competition

2019 Lexus LS (LS 500h hybrid)
Martin Padgett Martin Padgett Editorial Director

Big luxury sedans have started to develop their own independent personalities.

By most accounts, the 2019 Mercedes-Benz S-Class is the standard-bearer, and its price reflects that.

The BMW 7-Series carves a sporty niche and mostly succeeds.

Audi’s A8 is staggeringly complicated, but highly advanced.

The Jaguar XJ is a throwback to simpler times, but it delights on a curvy road.

Don’t discount the subtle, gentle Lincoln Continental—but dealers are bound to.

2019 Lexus LS (LS 500h hybrid)2019 Lexus LS
Get Your Price		2019 Audi A82019 Audi A8
#1 in Large Cars
Get Your Price		2019 BMW 7-Series (M760i)2019 BMW 7-Series
2019 Cadillac CT6-V2019 Cadillac CT6
2019 Jaguar XJ2019 Jaguar XJ
#11 in Large Cars
Get Your Price		2019 Mercedes-Benz S-Class2019 Mercedes-Benz S Class
#1 in Coupes
Quick Specs
7.4
Drivers may not find much to lust after in the 2019 Lexus LS, but it pampers like few other luxury sedans.
7.8
The 2019 Audi A8 plots out the course for next-level self-driving cars, and utilizes other technology to advance its luxury and connectivity.
7.8
The 2019 BMW 7-Series is a flagship luxury sedan in the way they used to be: leather everywhere, big power, excellent options.
The 2019 Cadillac CT6 is smarter and more powerful, but will that put it on more driver's radars?
7.0
The 2019 Jaguar XJ echoes British luxury sedans of yore, with big supercharged engines, a somewhat gaudy interior, and loads of elegant style.
7.8
The 2019 Mercedes-Benz S-Class delivers effortless power, sublime handling, scads of safety features, and the incontrovertible impression of wealth, tastefully applied.
MSRP From     
$75,450$83,800$83,650$50,495$75,700$91,250
Gas Mileage     
18 MPG City / 33 MPG Hwy19 MPG City / 27 MPG Hwy13 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy18 MPG City / 34 MPG Hwy15 MPG City / 27 MPG Hwy13 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy
Engine     
Twin Turbo Premium Unleaded V-6Intercooled Turbo Gas/Electric V-6Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-6Gas V6Intercooled Supercharger Premium Unleaded V-6Twin Turbo Premium Unleaded V-6
EPA Class     
Large CarsLarge CarsLarge CarsLarge CarsLarge CarsLarge Cars
Style Name     
LS 500 RWD55 TFSI quattro740i Sedan4-Door Sedan 3.6L Luxury AWDXJ R-Sport RWDS 450 Sedan
Drivetrain     
Rear Wheel DriveAll Wheel DriveRear Wheel DriveAll Wheel DriveRear Wheel DriveRear Wheel Drive
Passenger Capacity     
555555
Passenger Doors     
N/AN/AN/A4N/AN/A
Body Style     
Sedanquattro LWB SedanSedanSedanSedanSedan
Transmission     
Automatic w/ODAutomatic w/ODAutomatic w/ODAutomaticAutomatic w/ODAutomatic w/OD
Detailed Spec Comparison
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