The Lexus LS 500 F Sport is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell.
The Lexus LS 500 F Sport's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 3.4 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 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 via a 10 speed automatic transmission.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 220 km/h, or 137 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 19/30/23 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
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) | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1615 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Length | 5235 mm | 206.1 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| 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 | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19/30/23 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/7.8/10.2 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/12.8/9.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/36.0/27.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/30.0/23.0 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 | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | MultiLi.CS.AdaptiveVariableSuspension. | ||
| Rear suspension | MultiLi.CS.AdaptiveVariableSuspension | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 245/45 RF 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 RF 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 400 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 359 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 10 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.6 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.76 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 616396 | ||
| 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 F Sport (2020) added 2019-11-18. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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