2009 Lexus LS 460 Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Lexus LS 460:

Precise steering, high levels of grip, and powerful braking mean that the car can be pushed hard on the kind of Alpine roads that have contributed so much to the development of Europe's best cars.

-- Automobile

What reviewers liked least about the Lexus LS 460:

Base suspension allows too much body roll and brake dive when driven aggressively on curvy roads.

-- Edmunds.com

Demanding drivers will find the standard suspension doesn't sufficiently stifle the excessive nose dive during braking and body lean through hard corners.

-- Edmunds.com

[Another] troubling dynamic element is the LS 460's brakes, which are powerful but can seem grabby in stop-and-go traffic.

-- Edmunds.com

Lexus LS 460 Comparisons:

[The Lexus L 460 is] only incrementally more exciting visually than its staid predecessor.

-- Forbes

First impressions indicate that the look, feel and function of new features such as power reclining seats replete with fold-out leg rests and massage capability nudge this Lexus dangerously close to much costlier ultraluxury sedans from Maybach and Rolls-Royce - even though those brands still carry considerably more clout than Lexus.

-- Forbes

Best one-liner about the Lexus LS 460:

That "fine musical instrument" metaphor is taken quite seriously in Lexus Land.

-- Automobile