Hi David, I must agree with previous comments about the LS400. Ihave had mine since last August and am highly delighted with it. It is truely luxurious to ride in and is so smooth and quiet after my Mercedes and as I am a classical music lover the CD player is just superb, it is just like being in a concert hall. I also like the fact that it is a classy vehicle without being as obvious about it as a Mercedes. As for fuel consumption, I regularly get about 21 m.p.g. driving around town on short journeys and a staggering 31 m.p.g. when cruising on motorways at about 75 m.p.h. and I have done repeated checks on this as the first time it happened I could hardly believe it.
Needless to say I am now a convert to the Lexus fraternity and will not be changing my car for a while yet.