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AWD Lexus LS 460 coming to USA in October

Lexus unveiled the AWD version of its luxury LS 460 at the Moscow Motor Show, and today the company announced it will be available on the US market starting October. The AWD system will be available for both LS 460 and LS 460 L versions.

The AWD LS 460 and LS 460 L are powered by a 4.6-liter V8 mated to the world’s first eight-speed automatic transmission - identical to its rear-wheel drive equivalent. The AWD versions will produce 357 horsepower and 344 lb.-ft of torque and can accelerate from zero-to-60 mph in about 5.9 seconds.

During normal driving conditions, the front and rear torque distribution ratio is set at a rear-bias 40:60. The total variation in the AWD system can vary between 30:70 and 50:50 depending on driving conditions.

Press release after the jump.

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2009 Lexus LS 460 AWD

Lexus unveiled today at the Moscow Motor Show the LS 460 All-Wheel Drive, a new version that will go on sale starting November.

The all-wheel drive system is a three differential configuration featuring a highly compact TORSEN® Limited Slip Differential (LSD) – shared with the LS 600h - which distributes drive torque between the front and rear axles with a 40:60 rear axle bias in torque distribution.

Under the hood there is a 4.6-liter V8 engine that delivers 381 hp (same as in the standard model).

Press release after the jump.

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Lexus LS - Best Luxury Car

Lexus is celebrating double success in the 2008 Fleet World Honours, winning the Security Award and, for the second year running, the Best Luxury Car title for the LS.
The Security Award reflects Lexus’s attention to detail in providing the highest levels of protection against theft of or from its vehicles, a commitment that is also recognised by high ratings from Thatcham, the UK insurance industry’s research body.

George Emmerson, chairman of the judging panel, said Lexus “does more than anyone else in the market” in terms of effective anti-theft provisions.

Retaining its Best Luxury Car title confirms the Lexus LS’s status as a flagship limousine that delivers exceptional comfort, refinement and technical brilliance, not least in the seamless performance of the hybrid power LS 600h.

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Lexus sold 6000 LS600h; three times more than expected

When Lexus launched the luxury LS600h they expected to sell around 2000 units all around the world, mainly because the hybrid model is quite expensive: you need to pay more than $100.000 for a fully equipped car.
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Lexus LS 460 by CEC Wheels

CEC is the premier North American purveyor of luxury automotive accessories, customizing, and tuning. No other company combines the breadth and depth of products and services offered. Claus Ettensberger Corporation has been offering Europe’s finest automotive accessories in North America since 1990.
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Lexus LS 460 by VIP Auto Salon

VIP Auto Salon, Inc., established in 2006, is an automotive restyling firm and distributor of quality automotive styling and performance products. The company specializes in the modification of luxury vehicles and importing of products not available in the US market. VIP Auto Salon strives to set trends and standards in the automotive styling industry creating not only extraordinary vehicles but a lifestyle as well.
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Lexus LS 600h L launch delayed

If you were waiting for the June to come to get your new Lexus LS 600h L, you will be upset to hear that Toyota has decided to delay the production with at least one month. This means that you won’t see the luxury hybrid sedan into sale until late July or early August. Toyota officials in Japan did not give a reason for the delay. "It was to be late spring or early summer," Greg Thome said. "Now they’ve said that it’s going to be summer." The hybrid-drive system in the LS 600h L builds (...
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Top ten Sexiest Luxury Cars

How easy is for you to choose the sexist man or woman in the world. I’m sure is not that hard with women like Angelina Jolie or Jessica Alba, and with men like Sean Connery or Brad Pitt. But they are unique, in the cars world is totally different. Because there are multiple Ferraris, Mercedes, Aston Martins, Porsches, Audis and many many more. So which one is the sexist from all this? To make it easier for you, Forbes made their own list with the top ten sexiest cars: Sexiest Car for (.
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Lexus LS460 tuned by Fabulous

Fabulous, a Japanese tuner, decided to make from the recently elected world car of the year Lexus LS460 an even more beautiful model. VARIOUS LEXUS LS460 Specification Wheel size & Tire size Front 22inch x 8.5j +30 FACE-1 245/30 ZR22 Rear 22inch x 10.0j +36 FACE-2 295/25 ZR22 Full length x Overall width Fabulous spec 5,030mm x 1,875mm Normal spec (...)
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Lexus LS460 - 2007 World car of the year

At a press conference presented by the MIDWAY GROUP and hosted by the New York International Auto Show at the Jacob Javitz Centre in Manhattan, New York, the Lexus LS 460 was declared the 2007 World Car of the Year. The Lexus LS460 was chosen from an initial entry list of twenty-eight (28) contenders nominated by World Car jurors from 22 countries throughout the world. Rather than being just a popularity contest, the objective was to ensure that the World Car of the Year would be the (...
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