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The Lexus LS 460 and Mercedes Benz S Class are superb cars and you might have problems trying to choose between them. If so check out the specs and features of both below.
Both cars are full size luxury sedans that can hold 5 people and they are RWD. The Lexus has an 8 speed automatic gearbox and the Mercedes Benz comes with a 7 speed automatic gearbox. The former comes with a price tag of around $78, 440 and the latter comes in at around $92,900.
You may get up to 16mpg from the Lexus in the city and on the highway around 24mpg. The Mercedes Benz offers around 17mpg in the city and 25mpg on the highway, so there isn’t much to choose between them but the LS is 5.9% less fuel efficient in the city and on the highway it is 4% less efficient.
Driving the Lexus in the city you could get around 355 miles, while on the highway you might get 533 miles. With the Mercedes Benz you could get 359 miles in the city and 528 miles on the highway. The engine of the Lexus is the 4.6 litre gas V8 which offers 386 hp and 367 torque. The Mercedes Benz is a 4.7 litre twin turbocharged gas V8 which offers 449 hp and around 516 of torque. Top speed for the Lexus is 130mph reaching 60mph in 5.4 seconds. The Mercedes Benz reach 60mph in 4.8 seconds.
With the Lexus you get climate controlled manual drivers seat, adjustable lumbar, easy entry power drive seat, height adjustable power driver seat, heated seat, height adjustable seat, 12 power adjustment and 3 driver seat settings. The Mercedes Benz offers driver seat lumbar power, active bolstering, driver seat easy entry, power driver seat and steering wheel, driver seat thigh extension, heated driver seat, height adjustable driver seat, 14 power adjustments and 3 memorised driver seat settings.
On the steering wheel there are audio controls, cruise controls, phone controls, steering wheel adjustments tilt and telescopic, steering wheel memory and the trim on the Lexus is leather and wood. On the Mercedes Benz there are audio controls, phone controls, steering wheel adjustment, tilt and telescopic, steering wheel memory, leather and wood trim and transmission control on the steering wheel.
The overall length of the Lexus is 205 inches and the wheelbase is 121.7 inches. On the Mercedes Benz the overall length is 206.5 inches and the wheelbase is 124.6 inches. Cargo capacity is 18 cubic feet on the Lexus and 16.3 cubic feet on the Mercedes Benz.
