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Originally Posted by Merc1  I wouldn't either, but this LS in all forms has never lived up to the performance numbers Lexus gave. I've only seen one test out of at least a dozen in which the LS460L actually matched the factory numbers. There has been far too much hype about this car, especially from the Lexus loving people on various other sites, yet in reality the LS460L and now this 600 version don't match the hype. A S600 will maul this car. Adding 900lbs to a car and taking away the trunk space to save a few gallons of fuel only to wind up slower than the competition is just plain dumb, IMO.
A moderately optioned LS460L makes the most sense, not this hybrid nonsense.
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But the point about having a V12 is for refinement, smoothness and quietness in the first place. I seriously don't care how this car goes from 0-100 or how it tackles slaloms, I'm more concerned about how the car travels in the city from A to B and how comfortable the thing is. And there is where it shines. The only problem is, the V8 in the LS460L is so good that the V12 doesn't seem to offer anything more in refinement. I agree here then that the LS600L is abit of a useless exercise.
But then again, you get exclusivity and hey, as a perk, better fuel consumption... What's not to love?