2014 Lexus LS 460

Coming off a 2013 redesign, the LS 460 models remain virtually unchanged for the 2014 year.

The LS 460 sedans can be equipped with either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. Each of these options carries additional differences.

With rear-wheel drive you get:

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• A 4.6-liter V8 that produces 387 horsepower and 367 pound-feet of torque.
• Access to the All-Weather equipment package on an optional basis. This package includes an enhanced interior heater that is designed for high initial output to warm up a cold interior; windshield-wiper deicer; headlamp washers; and a higher capacity vehicle battery.

If you choose the all-wheel-drive feature, you get:

• The same V8 engine with decreased output of 360 horsepower and 347 pound-feet of torque.
• The All-Weather package is standard.
• Heated rear outboard seats that are optional on the shorter model and standard on the longer one.

This sedan lineup is also available in two lengths:

• The regular length has a wheelbase of 9 feet 9 inches and an overall length of just over 16 feet 6 inches.
• The long wheelbase version increases each measurement by about five inches. How does this affect you? Rear-seat passengers gain about five inches of leg room.

Features exclusive to the shorter model include the Comfort option package featuring:

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• Climate-comfort front seats
• Front-seat climate concierge, an automatic system that remembers preferred climate settings for each front seat
• Heated outboard rear seats (all-wheel-drive model only)
• Power rear sunshade
• Power open/close function for the trunk

Additionally, the F Sport package is available exclusively on the shorter wheelbase. This package features:

• An F Sport-tuned and lowered adaptive air suspension
• Five drive-mode selections
• Paddle shifters and, in rear-wheel-drive models only, downshift rev-matching capability
• 19-inch 10-spoke forged alloy wheels
• Brembo brakes
• Exclusive F Sport steering wheel, interior trim and exterior styling

The longer model, designated as the LS 460 L, offers two seating configurations. One is the five-seat layout found in the short LS 460, but the other seats only four but replaces that fifth seat with a rear-seat center console. All of the components of the regular-length’s optional Comfort package come as standard equipment on the L version.

Two additional option packages are available exclusively for the long model.

• The Executive-class Seating package is only available for the four-seat configuration and includes such features as a rear-seat Blu-ray/DVD-based entertainment system with wireless headphones, a recliner built into the right-rear seat with an ottoman and a shiatsu massage function, a cool box, and four-zone climate concierge.
• An Advanced Pre-collision System package bundles together most of the optional electronic safety systems such as pre-collision warning with braking, lane-keeping assist, and driver attention monitor.

Other option packages available for both lengths of the LS 460 include:

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• The Ultra Luxury group offers such features as four-zone climate concierge, rear-seat cool box, rear-seat audio controls, and power-adjustable rear seats with a lumbar-massage function. For the longer wheelbase, this package is available only with the five-seat configuration.
• The Semi-Aniline Leather and Alcantara package makes interior trim upgrades available.
• The Air Suspension package featuring an adaptive air suspension and drive-mode selections.

Individual options available for all LS 460 sedans include:

• A Mark Levinson Reference surround-sound audio system with 19 speakers
• Blind-spot monitor with cross-traffic alert
• Pre-collision warning system
• LED headlamps
• Heated steering wheel