2010 Lexus LS Spillage On The Web - SZ Performance Version Is Confirmed!

Nice C class rims!

— Willis (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 2:14:16 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -11   

It's time for ToyLex to stop copying Mercedes-Benz.

Get's some new designers or get out of the business, ToyLex!

Kleenex o.O

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 2:43:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

err no. Not a copy buddy. The Leather interior colors are nice though. Especially the all white. That's pretty. The white/black combo looks pretty cool too, if you like the sporty two-tone feel.

— freshseth83 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 3:06:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

SZ !?

WTF does that means

— MSP6 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 3:11:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Nice new additions and revisions. Sporty SZ model seems intresting.

JUGNU

— JUGNU (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 3:33:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Uhhh. Why? The Lexus LS is the antithesis of "sporty".

— Hantra (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 3:45:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7   

I don't like what they did to the grille of the hybrid at all, but other than that these are nice updates.

The LS is not a sporty car, no, but that doesn't mean they can't throw a mesh grille and bigger wheels on the car. It's the best-looking version by far now.

— Anthony (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 4:11:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

huh? a performance version of the LS? why does it make sense to create a "performance" version of softly sprung car with terrible dynamics? who buys the LS for performance reasons?

— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 4:26:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

SZ? super zippy? sporty zoom zoom?

— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 4:27:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -7   

M = Motorsports
AMG = Aufrecht Melcher Grossaspach
SZ = marketing gimmick

what does it MEAN?

— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 4:30:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

SZ: The two letters when put together refers to all the people who bitch about Lexus not being "sporty" enough will still bitch when they try to offer "sporty" models.

See also: Lexus IS-F

— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 4:57:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

White one looks nice

— mpls (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 5:01:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8   

bout time they offer more models, interiors etc..., i hope they do it like the germans an offer cloth seats on top of line models, 760il, s600 and S8...FACT

— Denali (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 5:11:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

I'm not too fond of that dark grey LS with that holed grille design. I think it looks far too sporty and aggressive and doesn't match the character of the LS in any way.

— Bill (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 9:37:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Judging by all the fear expressed on this forum, the German brands are probably wetting themselves as we speak.

If anything, they're pissed that Toyota doesn't want/need/feel like copying them.

Funny that the 2010 BMW 7 series uses square exhausts and will sport an all original, not yet released 8speed auto tranny.
Why look, the 2010 S-class has nice squared off German exhaust tips too. Where have I seen those before?
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/m-b_s-class_2010_scan_02_s.jpg
btw, the 2004 Lexus RX called, they want the 2009 S-class to give back the headlights they lifted.

SZ = got the "enthusiasts" talking about it.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 9:39:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

lipstick on a pig....

why do i even bother....its still fugly...

— rumnyc (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 10:57:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

It looks as if its more luxurious. I agree with Willis, This isnt a sport package. The F series (Finesse) is the performance variant of Lexus.

— deysc (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 11:12:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Willis,
Did you say something?

enthusiast,
Why does SZ bother you so?

Sorry to point out the ugly truth, Toyota leads, BMW and MB now follow. How are those hybrids coming along? Or the crossovers that aren't named that because they don't want to give the impression that they're following Toyota/Lexus into a segment that Toyota created and continues to set the standard in.
If not for Toyota, the X5, X6, X3, whatever that new station wagon is supposed to be called and GLK would never have been released, along with pretty much every other crossover.
Can't wait to see what the Germans call their Venza competitor.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 11:30:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

"Toyota leads, BMW and MB now follow." I hate to say it but that's true on some points ... and not true on many other. Hybrid, let's face it, Toyota got their fingers on the N America market's pulse and now MB and BMW are having to offer hybrid models. As for design and some features, I don't agree. Lexus started purely as a luxury car (albeit riding on Toyota platforms) and very little weight on performance. But BMW's M models and MB's AMG models (which have been in place for quite some time, even before Lexus' arrival) are what forcing Lexus to come up with better performance and the so-called F series.

As for "Venza's competitor", sorry but I recall hearing about cross-over and the X cars from BMW well before Venza. But to tell you the truth, I hate all of these cross overs anyway regardless of what car companies they come from.

— nguyenvuminh (View Profile)

Posted on 8/26/2009 11:51:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

Ahhh yes. Another Lexus for everyone to lose their shit over. Lexus should just stop releasing cars. They are angering too many people who drive European cars. Lexus, please stop releasing new models so these people stop whining.

— John_Stossel (View Profile)

Posted on 8/27/2009 2:01:56 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

One word - Ugly

— xj13 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/27/2009 8:23:06 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Lexus adds a bodykit and all of a sudden that makes it sporty? I guess uninformed Americans will be all over this, no one else.

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 8/27/2009 10:00:51 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

Nice looking version of the LS. There is a rumour a high performance LS will be introduced in early 2011.

— david999 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/27/2009 10:14:01 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Those SZ version rims are ugly.

— Designer1 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/27/2009 12:01:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

enthusiast,
Maybe you should wait until they give out performance stats on it or what mechanical differences there are before you claim its just a body kit. If Lexus was going to simply do that, they'd market with products like how BMW made the BMW 745i "Always with Wings" edition or the I'm so unique "Individual" model.
For all we know they may stuff the IS-F's engine in there. The only thing thats for sure are the paddles.
Lexus announces "SZ" and fanboys have a heart attack.

nguyen,
Remember the RX300 from 12 years ago? That's what started it all. If not for it, everybody would still be making truck based SUVs.
The Venza is just going to be the new "I don't want a car and I want utility but I don't like driving tall vehicles and it has to look sporty or different".

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/27/2009 6:44:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

people hate what they don't understand or what they don't know, that's the definition of the word ignorance. which is what 90% of the posters here are. SZ isn't even anything new. Japan had a Toyota Supra SZ version. That was over 10 years ago. As far as I know the SZ supra had a tuned suspension and more torque than a regular supra turbo. Did anyone here actually read the article? Probably not because no one here posting is Japanese so no one here actually knows what it says. But you can continue to hate on the version SZ of this car that's probably not even going to be released here in America. Did anyone else not notice this is right hand drive? That's JDM not american.

— freshseth83 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/27/2009 7:35:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

I think the LS would appear so much better if Lexus did something about that little 'kink' before the C-pillar. Although it is somewhat necessary, it still ruins the flow of the greenhouse and reminds me of the old entry level Infiniti I35 sedan.

— LuxuryFan (View Profile)

Posted on 8/27/2009 11:59:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I kept passing by that photo next to the headline, wondering why they put a photo of a Kia there, thinking it was a mis-post. My oops, it's the 'new' ls460, aka, the cure for the exciting sedan.

— tattedtwice (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2009 3:30:10 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

SZ - Code for "Get ready, the M56 is coming to eat our lunch and rape our women"

— tradervic (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2009 2:11:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

M56 = Infiniti M? Maybe they should make a new Q first?

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/30/2009 9:32:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3