#NAIAS: LIVE! The BEST REAL-LIFE Pics Of The Lexus LS Reveal — Reigniting The Lexus That Started It ALL

From our perspective, Lexus is one of the all-time great luxury automakers. The company's products have always stood out from the pack; however, as the brand has gradually transitioned to an all-new look and feel, there's a couple vehicles in desperate need of an all-new chassis.

One of them is the flagship LS sedan. This car is a big deal to the brand as it is the car that started it all for Lexus back in the late 1980s.

Detroit Auto Show

With the all-new Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7-Series, the company had to bring its "A" game to the 2017 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS). What we've got is the all-new LS in these real-life pics for the very first time. Tell us YOUR first impressions.

Real quick, here's the important bits. The 2018 LS will feature a twin-turbo six-cylinder good for 415 horsepower and 442 lb.-ft. of torque. Mated to this will be a 10-speed automatic transmission that will propel the LS to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. And, it will come with an air suspension.

**Read MORE about the 2018 Lexus LS via the press release published here.


The 2017 Detroit Auto Show photo galleries are sponsored by Lexus.

Detroit Auto Show

mre30 - 1/9/2017 11:08:31 AM

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Nice! I'm sure people will pick it apart, but overall I think its great.

By the way - its amazing how Lexus/Toyota keeps its models 'secret'. There are usually never any leaked images ahead of the world premiere, unlike, BMW, Mercedes, and Audi.

cidflekken - 1/9/2017 11:26:38 AM

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Lexus managed to turn a clean styled LS (albeit conservative) into a dozen other Japaneses sedans already on sale. Like the Q70, Altima, and Mazda6 popped out a really big baby.

Not feeling it.

MarathonBob - 1/9/2017 11:29:24 AM

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Looks like the stretched offspring of a Lexus ES300 and a Ford Fusion but with the ugly Lexus beak. The interior looks good however. A perfect choice for well healed, aging drivers who don't like cars.

nguyenvuminh - 1/9/2017 1:13:33 PM

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To the agents, I really appreciate your trying to give us the feel of the whole event as it plays itself out but posting pic by pic of a sequence is hard to enjoy. Can you post a short clip (GIF) instead? As for the pictures, showing 10 - 15 pics from different angle would suffice, no need to show all of the pics from only minor/incremental changes in perspective. Maybe it's just me but just food for thoughts.

Firewombat - 1/9/2017 1:44:18 PM

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The LC is a great design, I don't think people give it enough credit. I like that Lexus is being more aggressive than most other luxury car brands in terms of design and I'm sure this will be a very reliable and comfortable full-sized sedan.

But I'm struggling with the C Pillar - 3/4 view of the LS most of all. It's almost like they tried to imitate a Porsche Panamera in the C Pillar, it looks odd.

Front view with the silver paint looks great though.

TomM - 1/9/2017 5:10:48 PM

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1 - At least it is an improvement over a Pontiac Aztec - AND
2 - Thankfully it will sell in small numbers so we won't see it often

pepito66 - 1/9/2017 6:00:01 PM

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Sorry but I don't like it , desperate and very busy front design , of course Lexus very Japanese same thing with tail lights , no way with the C pilar and interior tipical ES , this looks to me very feminine. Sorry but I prefer others option.

valhallakey - 1/10/2017 12:04:24 AM

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LC is the best design to come from Lexus ever. The LS I think I need to wait and see it in real life. For some reason I cannot really get a good picture in my mind of what it will look like in the flesh from these photos. Maybe it is the color or angles the photos where taken at...