mand

heres the new 7 series, still looks like crap.

mand

And here is the lexus LS

JeT

Not liking those tailights...actually not liking the whole thing!

termigni

I'm telling you, they copied Hyundai.

mand

LOL, Probably did

ano0oj

The Lexus has somewhat of a cadillac CTS look for the front..

Knight Rider521

It's about time for a new LS, they have had the current model since 99 I think. That e65 bmw looks better in the front but worse in the back.

IluvS500

if anything i like the current seven better than that one. ewww. I like the 04 LS430 alot also

ruykava

they call THAT competition?
even if the interiors are great, i'll never be seen in cars that ugly! the BMW is even worse than before -- i'm telling you, they copied the Asian Toyota Camry -- same headlights and very similar tail-lights!
as for the LS.. lexus still needs to learn a thing or two about design... it looks so dated it's unbelievable. good thing there's still the S-class

DMI+RY

Agree...
Lexus demonstrates another tasteless attempt of getting comparable with MB. The vehicle shown above is more like brainless mix of Caddy CTS with upcoming W221.

DMI+RY

Probably BMW also hire body designers from Daewoo or Kia (or both).

Incendiary

That's not the new LS, it's the Toyota Crown (Athlete, I think). It's already out and selling in Japan. The new LS won't be released until like MY07, and Toyota is much more secretive than to allow a spy pic out already.

The new 7-series looks nicer, but the W220 is still more beautiful. Too bad that will probably change with the W221...

This segment is getting crowded:
S-class
7-series
A8
LS
Q45 (This will be going away for MY06 and returning with a new name and better than ever for MY07, supposedly)
XJ
Phaeton
Quattroporte

That's not including Cadillac's MY06 DTS, which I don't think is meant as competition in this class.

Hopefully MB blows the competition away with the W221 release, but I'm not sure if they'll ever retake the lead from Lexus's LS. Even the 7-series sold more in Jan...

DMI+RY

W221 from the spy pics I saw so far will not change a "beautiful" rating of W220. New W221 will have a lot of new technology but designwise - is ok and better than the "competition", but it is not W220!
W220 was the last and the best model designed by Bruno Sacco!

Well, Camry sold even much better than 7-series and LS combined
Shall MB S-Class fight with those too?

Incendiary

Comparisons like that are ridiculous. And S-classes used to be the highest volume high-lux seller in the US (probably still is in the world, though). While it may be nice for S-class owners to see their cars NOT hold the title of top seller so they can cling to a tiny bit of exclusivity, it's not what MB wants.

DMI+RY

Exaclty my point!

Incendiary

Jason.Bare

That is not the ne LS! That is a JDM car....with only a V6 top engine. It's a Toyota Crown Royal..

S-Clusiv

I think that Lexus looks like the Mercury Motego or something like that..