Motor1 review of 2018 LS500H

[my other car's a Lexus]

I happened across this review of the impressive LS500H in a new online magazine Motor 1.

The writer puts in a bit about how the drive system in this no doubt well-engineered car works .

“Behind the scenes, there is a pulley system, with cones at each pulley, all connected by a chain belt. Both cones can move closer together or further away, always finding the perfect ratio that balances speed and fuel efficiency.”      The writer must have Googled “CVT”

 

 

[Zotto]

ROTLF, an expert.

[my other car's a Lexus]

Continuing my crusade against motoring journalists who don't know how a car works, I see Auto Express also defines a CVT as a belt or chain and pulleys system and lumps in the Lexus IS 300H and Toyota Prius in this explanation.

 

[lexus707]

LS500 Nasty looking inside and out, not my idea of an LS.

looks like something Gaudi dreamt up.

I'll stick with my AWD LS460 for now.

[Chris Skelton]

Gaudi? THAT good?  Does it have four 'disciple' towers, plus a central '*****' one? WITH a searchlight?

 

I first discovered Gaudi at Art College in 67. 18 years later I got to visit Sagrada Familia. Hoping to live long enough to visit it (in my Lexus wheelchair?) finished.

Circa 2025.

There's a Japanese connection; apparently a lot of the money to finish it is from Japan -they love the place, it seems.