Lexus LS

A sharp-looking exterior refresh, an updated interior, some new technologies and countless less-visible tweaks help contemporize a platform carried over from the 2012 Lexus LS. One feature now missing is the LS's overly-complicated, seldom-used auto-park feature. Auto park, you will not be missed.

With earthquakes followed by a tsunami in 2011, it's understandable that Toyota and Lexus may have been focused elsewhere. To that end, there's a new color, Nebula Gray Pearl, replacing Smoky Granite Mica. This is the sixth year for this LS, the fourth generation.

For 2010, the LS 460 receive a slight freshening of the head lamps, grille and tail lamps, as well as new Safety Connect and Lexus Enform telematics. A new Sport Package adds a sport-tuned air suspension, Brembo brakes, 19-inch forged wheels and an aero body kit.

For 2009, a limited run of 50 Pebble Beach Edition LS 600h L's will be offered.

The most technically advanced Lexus ever, the LS 460 boasts the world's first eight-speed automatic transmission—with sequential-shift feature—and a new 4.6-liter V8 that employs both port and direct fuel-injection systems. Its first long-wheelbase model, the LS 460 L, puts Lexus into a very exclusive group of automakers offering "executive-class" sedans.