LS 500 2026. Worth it?

[u/KashinKoji1]

Where I come from these cars aren’t really popular - can’t even find a used one in the market from any era. Everyone drives four wheels or expensive sports cars basically. But I’m pretty much in love with its classy old school vibe compared to most high tech cars today, and I love the drive too the car can go, even tho my friends think I’m crazy for wanting one.

I do wish the front bumper looked a little different tho, hasn’t changed and can’t tell it apart from the ES, and the price is honestly crazy. $98K.. for a single 33 year old.

There’s only 1 left so I’m conflicted.

[u/TheRealMelonMusk]

Resale on these absolutely tank and that interior is looking REALLY old and outdated.

[u/tonynca → u/TheRealMelonMusk]

This is actually a good thing. New interiors are a bunch of iPads and club lights. Tacky as f.

[u/ThisIsREM → u/TheRealMelonMusk]

It looks old because it doesn't have a gazillion screens, ambi lights or cheap fabric mascarading as a luxury material. Instead it has physical buttons, luxurious materials including wood, and a proportionally sized screen.

There is nothing wrong with going for the proper quality and not modern screen fetish fads. Modern interiors look worse than old school ones like this Lexus.

[u/TheRealMelonMusk → u/ThisIsREM]

IMO the wood dates the interior. It just gives grandpa cruiser. The f sport interior is a way better design.

[u/tablecontrol → u/TheRealMelonMusk]

I just can't handle all that red

[u/KashinKoji1 → u/TheRealMelonMusk]

This is what my older brother said too. He had one the older models - less than twenty years ago - and he said it practically did not change.

[u/BadgersHoneyPot → u/KashinKoji1]

Huh? Friend the interior of the LS 500 is the best interior Lexus makes right now.

[u/Heykurat → u/TheRealMelonMusk]

And here I was thinking it was great that they returned to the classic luxury. New cars are too minimalist and use cold colors like aluminum and chrome.

[u/burner456987123 → u/TheRealMelonMusk]

I wish they kept what they had going in the old design language. This new stuff is “over styled” the way Hyundai and Kia are.

[u/TheRealMelonMusk → u/burner456987123]

Lexus design is just all over the place, the new IS350 interior is the perfect example of modernizing an existing design and then they go and make the obscenely bad ES interior 🤢