Comparison

[trooper00]

You can tell I'm a bit bored at work today :)

I thought I'd make a comparison chart with my LS400 pitted against my old S-Class

The cars in question are UCF20 MKII (2000) and a W140 S500 (1998)

Refinement: Both pretty noise free, even at speed. More tyre noise in the Lexi but less wind noise

Lexus 9

Merc 9

Performance: Lexi has the edge on acceleration and the delivery is smoother too

Lexus 8

Merc 7

Economy: Lexi about 10% more economical which it would be with the smaller engine

Lexus 7

Merc 6

Comfort: The S-Class is a whole class of car bigger and has amazing seats

Lexus 9

Merc 10

Reliability: The main reason I sold the Merc was impending big bills

Lexus 9

Merc 7

Car park presence: Lexi goes almost unnoticed, the big Merc stood out, literally!

Lexus 7

Merc 9

Quality: Materials and robustness. The W140 really was tank like.

Lexus 8

Merc 9

Just my opinion and no scientific data to back up my scores :)

No animals were harmed during this survey.

[Rillo]

Be very interesting to see comparison of MK 3 LS vs last generation S class

[Alan Tann]

How about the BMW 740I or 750I E38?

[trooper00]

As soon as I buy any of the above cars then I'll make a new comparison list :)

I used to have a Jaguar XJ8 and I can truly say that it was a pig pile of pooh