The Lexus LS 460 is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied motor vehicle with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 386 bhp (391 PS/288 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 498 N·m (367 lb·ft/50.8 kgm) at 4100 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
With a stated kerb weight of 1920 kg, the Lexus LS 460 manages to cover the 0-60 mph dash in 5.4 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 14 seconds.
Maximum speed quoted is 210 km/h, which is 130 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 16/24/19 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2970 mm | 116.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1615 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Length | 5080 mm | 200 inches | |
| Width | 1875 mm | 73.8 inches | |
| Height | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1920 kg | 4233 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 84.1 litres | 18.5 [22.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.26 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 1UR-FSE | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4608 cc (281.197 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 83 mm
3.7 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 391 PS (386 bhp) (288 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 498 Nm (367 ft·lb) (50.8 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.5 kW/litre 84.9 ps/litre 83.8 bhp/litre 1.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
108.07 Nm/litre
1.31 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1358.1 kPa (197 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 576 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 203.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 149.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 201.04 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.67 kg/kW 11.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16/24/19 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/9.8/12.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/10.2/8.1 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/28.8/22.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/24.0/19.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/50 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/50 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 282007 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Lexus LS 460 (2013) added 2012-08-08. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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