The Lexus LS 500 AWD is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style automobile with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 3.4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 415.5 bhp (421 PS/310 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 600 N·m (443 lb·ft/61.2 kgm) at 1600-4800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 10 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 2155 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3125 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1635 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1635 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Length | 5235 mm | 206.1 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2155 kg | 4751 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lexus | ||
| Engine code | V35A-FTS | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.4 litre 3445 cc (210.227 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.5 × 100 mm
3.37 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 421 PS (415.5 bhp) (310 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 600 Nm (443 ft·lb) (61.2 kgm) at 1600-4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 89.9 kW/litre 122.3 ps/litre 120.6 bhp/litre 1.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
174.17 Nm/litre
2.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.48:1 | ||
| Fuel system | D-4ST direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2188.6 kPa (317.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 574.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | Twin turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Twin water-to-air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 195.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 143.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 192.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.96 kg/kW 11.62 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/27/21 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/8.7/11.2 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/11.5/8.9 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/32.4/25.2 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/27.0/21.0 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 | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | MultiLi.AirSuspension. | ||
| Rear suspension | MultiLi.AirSuspension. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 245/50 RF 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/50 RF 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 357 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 10 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.6 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.76 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 616462 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Lexus LS 500 AWD (2020) added 2019-11-18. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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