2021 Lexus LS500 AWD

Price as tested: $101,000

Specs: 3.5 Liter Twin Turbo V6

416 HP / 442 TQ / 20.8 MPG

0-60: 5 seconds

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Guy who did stuff: Yousef Alvi

Media: Manufacturer and Myself

This 2021 Lexus LS500 review is my third complete rewrite. Why? Because this is a vehicle that resets your expectations depending on your viewpoint. Let me explain further:

If you approach this vehicle, the way the specs are laid out (twin turbos, over 400 hp and a 10 speed gearbox) you think ‘ooo sporty!’. You drive the vehicle with that mindframe of ‘ooo sporty’ and it kind of fails apart. The unfortunate part is that ‘ooo sporty’ stuck with me for the entire week I had the vehicle. So I attempted to find something, anything that would quantify that ‘ooo sporty’ Inception-esque idea I had but the more I dug…the more frustrated I became with the LS.

It wasn’t until a full week after it’s departure I came unto a revelation. If you drive the LS500, like a Lexus LS of yesteryear…then it all falls into place beautifully. Drop kick that ‘ooo sporty’ attitude to the curb and the Lexus LS500 is a serene, coddling and relaxing luxury vehicle.

Let’s go ahead and break it down: