TOKYO MOTOR SHOW: Lexus Reveals LS+ A Next Step Self Driving Luxury Concept

The LS+ Concept draws heavily from the current flagship that will go on sale in the U.S. early next year, but with a new iteration of its front grille and the use of laser effects on the front headlamps.

The concept car, which debuted Wednesday at the Tokyo Motor Show, features an automated mode called Highway Teammate that will be deployed in 2020.

On motor-vehicle-only roadways, the car will be able to keep itself in its lane, make lane changes and maintain a safe distance from other vehicles, Lexus said in a statement.

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MDarringer - 10/26/2017 8:17:42 AM

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Given how they dulled down the LS from concept to production, why bother with a concept styling update?

TomM - 10/26/2017 4:28:50 PM

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This styling is too extreme for the segment of the population that buys these cars - IE - Second tier Luxury buyers. IN addition - less and less people are buying full size second tier cars. Worse- with Volvo as well - Lexus has made the car bigger - added more to it - and likely will be raising the prices.

WHen the prices approach that of a real Luxury German - like the S class - there becomes little reason not to buy the real thing. ADD in addtional discounts for the S-class now that it has been out a while - and you have an obvious choice - An ugly car with a cow catcher grill - or one of the top three Luxury cars in the world.

ilovecar2015 - 10/27/2017 2:41:23 PM

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TomM, everything is not black or white in the real world. I see that you can't help but repeatedly used the terms "the real thing" and "second tier luxury".

The German three need volume like any other automakers to make profits, and the low end models that they moved are anything but "top tier". Go to Germany or Europe, the majority of E- Class with unrefined 4-cyclinders are used as taxi, and I'm not sure how top tier is that.

On their high end models, they are definitely have more engine options and horse power, but technology are pretty much on bar between the A8, S, 7-Series and 2018 LS (not 2017). Volvo may not have an executive sedans, but their plug-in hybrids CUVs are impeachable and the Germans don't have anything to compete with.