By DCB Editorial, July 13, 2026
Care Nut reckons the LS460 is the black sheep of the Lexus family. The LS is the car that launched Lexus onto the world stage — a silent, bulletproof luxury machine that proved the Japanese could out-engineer the Germans.
But with the LS460, Lexus decided to take a detour into German territory, piling on layers of clever engineering and complexity. The result?
A car that is beautifully built, impressively sealed, and seemingly allergic to leaks, but one where over-engineering became its own enemy.
In a Lexus lineup famous for reliability, the LS460 is the rare exception: a luxury masterpiece that occasionally forgets to be sensible.


