2013 Lexus LS 600h L review notes - AutoWeek

ASSOCIATE WEST COAST EDITOR BLAKE Z. RONG: I drove all $128,529 of the 2013 Lexus LS 600h L to Monterey, Calif. , and San Francisco from Los Angeles, and boy, let me tell you: until California finally reigns in its budgetary problems -- of which I am aiding through copious parking tickets -- and finally builds the high-speed railway system it deserves and... The LS 600h’s biggest attribute is its utter quietness: at 80 mph the loudest noises are the crosswinds that cause merging tractor-trailers to leer viciously in your windshield. Remember that famous Rolls-Royce claim that the loudest sound at 65 mph is the ticking of the clock. The Lexus beats that -- for starters, its center-mounted analog clock is electric, so it doesn’t even tick. The Executive-Class Seating Package ($7,555) features the following: a folding ottoman, a reclining seatback, a sliding lower cushion, the ability to push the front seat into the airbags at a frightening angle, heat and cooling, two-way power... Source: autoweek.com