Lexus LS dash layout over the years

"EL_ULY" (uly) 08/16/2017 at 18:45 • Filed to: None

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Kiltedpadre > EL_ULY 08/16/2017 at 18:47

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At the very least Lexus deserves credit for not having the touchscreen look like they forgot to add it till the rest of the design was finished.

not for canada - australian in disguise > EL_ULY 08/16/2017 at 18:48

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The fourth gen’s interior has aged remarkably well.

Nick Has an Exocet > EL_ULY 08/16/2017 at 18:48

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Neat post. Interior design has gotten much better. The one thing that I think has gotten worse is shifters. The LS500 is a complicated mess. It’s an automatic transmission. You should automatically be able to use it without instructions.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > EL_ULY 08/16/2017 at 18:49

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Last two are perfection and even perfecter perfection.

EL_ULY > Nick Has an Exocet 08/16/2017 at 18:53

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indeed, shifter evolution on all brands is a serious issue nobody talks about

EL_ULY > Kiltedpadre 08/16/2017 at 18:54

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lol Mercedes C-class :]

It’s hard to clean that odd spot between the dash and screen

EL_ULY > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 08/16/2017 at 18:54

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indeed, very epic. I think i’ll do either S-Class or BMW next.

EL_ULY > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/16/2017 at 18:56

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Always liked those personally. LS600hL had ALL the leather on the dash. Many cows and expensive Bubinga/ African rosewood a la Yahmaha grand pianos :]

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > EL_ULY 08/16/2017 at 19:18

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Man, the first and third gen have a very comfy timeless look to them, particularly the first. Good shit, Lexus.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > EL_ULY 08/16/2017 at 19:29

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Ok. I’m gonna say it. The current interior is extremely sexy. And do the BMW m5 for this next one

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > EL_ULY 08/16/2017 at 19:34

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Those 1st gen seats look sooooooo comfortable though

bhtooefr > Nick Has an Exocet 08/16/2017 at 20:02

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To be fair, the shifter design that they’ve gone with is rapidly becoming a Japanese standard for hybrid and EV products. So, given that many Japanese drivers have experience with this shifter layout, I’m not surprised that Lexus is adopting a variant of it - it’s compact and offers everything you’d need to select from the shifter. (They replace the engine braking mode of the Prius with a manual selection mode.)

The Prius started it, but the LEAF, Outlander PHEV, and Jazz/Vezel (what we in America know as the Fit and H-RV) Hybrids all adopted it.

(One oddity here is that the Outlander PHEV uses a RHD version of the shift pattern even on LHD cars. Typically, this style of shifter is always pulled towards you to shift to reverse, neutral, or drive, whether it’s RHD or LHD.)

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 08/16/2017 at 20:03

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The new one is so awesome. It might not age well, but damned if it isn’t one of my favorite interiors out there right now, right along with its cousin the LC.

Nick Has an Exocet > bhtooefr 08/16/2017 at 20:23

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Man, I think this is so flawed. There’s no standard for the park button location. I see some people putting it on top of the shifter, aside of the shifter, on the column, etc.

bhtooefr > Nick Has an Exocet 08/16/2017 at 20:37

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Yeah, that is one issue, it just kinda goes wherever there’s room for it (and Toyota doesn’t even make it consistent on their own products that use it). However, I’ll note that in every Toyota application of this shifter (I can’t speak for the others), powering down the car automatically selects park, so it’s not as important.

Here’s all the locations that I’m aware of:

Gen 2 Prius and Prius v have the button above the shifter (as above)

Gen 3 Prius has the button to the left of and in front of (I use that because the shifter’s closer to vertical than horizontal in that car) the shifter (for LHD, it’s right and above for RHD):

Toyota Sai and HS 250h have it below the shifter:

CT 200h has it even further below the shifter:

Gen 4 Prius has it to the left of the shifter (for LHD cars, it’s to the right in RHD cars):

LC 500/500h has it behind the shifter:

LS 500/500h has it to the left of the shifter:

j250ex > EL_ULY 08/16/2017 at 20:48

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Plus one for the LS 430. Fantastic interior except for the very dated navigation system.

EL_ULY > j250ex 08/17/2017 at 08:41

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lol yup, the layout is fine but the icons in the menu are straight up Windows 95

EL_ULY > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/17/2017 at 08:43

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when new they were nice, over the years they sent like if someone got one of the decorative pillows that go on your bed when it’s all made and stuck it underneath the leather :] The ride doe, especially if it has air suspension.

EL_ULY > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 08/17/2017 at 08:45

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i’ll get too emotional. RIP my e28 and e34 :’(

I think S-Class is next followed by 7 series and A8.

You are free to simulcast post 5 Series, E-Class, A6, and Lexus GS if you want :]

EL_ULY > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/17/2017 at 08:48

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For the times, they were indeed premium. Lexus had automatic radar cruise control in 2001 and performance hybrids/ full electric axles since 2006 among many other things the Germans get that technical credit for. That whole “Big 3" in luxury should change to Big 4

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > EL_ULY 08/17/2017 at 08:50

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I feel the pain from here

fintail > EL_ULY 08/18/2017 at 10:01

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I am pretty sure MB had Distronic available from the beginning of W220 production in 1999. For performance hybrids, the market spoke: no interest. That being said, if I was shopping used later model LS, I would seek a LS600h just for unicorn status. I think I have seen two in person.

Maybe big 3.5, as the L brand still has a tough row to hoe outside of NA and a couple other markets.

I like the first pic, and second to last pic - the bamboo wood is somewhat fetching.