WARRENDALE, Pa., April 9, 2007; The votes are in, and readers and editors of the award-winning Automotive Engineering International (AEI) magazine say the Lexus LS 460 is the Best Engineered Vehicle of 2007.
"The voters had good reason for choosing the Lexus LS 460," Kevin Jost, Editor-In-Chief of Automotive Engineering International, said. 'The LS 460 brings consumers at least nine world-firsts, including safety breakthroughs such as an advanced obstacle-detection system, emergency-steering assist and rear pre-crash systems. For driving pleasure, there's also an eight-speed automatic transmission.'
The LS 460's world-first highlights include:
-- eight-speed automatic transmission;
-- pre-crash safety system;
-- advanced obstacle-detection system;
-- driver-monitoring system;
-- emergency-steering assist;
-- intelligent powertrain control system;
-- rear pre-crash safety system;
-- roof climate diffusers;
-- VVT-IE electrically actuated camshaft phasers.
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