Lexus LS 500h
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The Lexus LS is unchanged for the 2025 model year, with a slightly higher base price of $81,685 (including destination).
By Jared Gall
November 6, 2024

An old-school luxury sedan that struggles with modern-day life, the 2024 Lexus LS 500h is a comfy but dated throwback to an earlier time.

By Aaron Bragman
Detroit Bureau Chief

Continuously variable transmissions allow the engine of a car to continuously operate in its most effective rpm range.
By Fred Meier
April 11, 2024

In a battery of tests evaluating driver-assist features for seven different parameters, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave not one of 14 tested systems its top rating of good.
By Jared Gall
March 11, 2024

Driving a fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle can make you feel greener, but if you live where winter is more white than green, you might want to consider one of the hybrids that offer all-wheel drive.
By Fred Meier
February 1, 2024

Lexus is increasing the price of the LS 500 some for the 2024 model year; the base trim now starts at $80,685.
By Jared Gall
October 30, 2023

Lexus chose to do light updates for the model-year 2023 LS 500 and LS 500h sedans but focused on where it counts, with new technology leading the charge.
By Carl Malek
November 22, 2022

The latest recall from Toyota is for a software error regarding its vehicle stability control system that also affects vehicles in its luxury Lexus division.
By Patrick Masterson
April 20, 2022

The Lexus Teammate Level 2 semi-autonomous driver-assist system will debut on the 2022 Lexus LS 500h sedan this fall; we got to test-drive a prototype version.
By Aaron Bragman
June 25, 2021

Toyota is expanding a previous recall from the spring for a fuel pump issue that affects more than 3.3 million vehicles in total.
By Patrick Masterson
October 29, 2020