{"id":393042,"date":"2010-03-05T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/05\/2010-lexus-ls460-sport-review\/"},"modified":"2010-03-05T11:58:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T16:58:00","slug":"review-2010-lexus-ls460-sport-coulda-been-a-contenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/393042","title":{"rendered":"Review: 2010 Lexus LS460 Sport could’a been a contenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 Lexus LS460 Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nWith Lexus<\/a> having carefully cultivated a reputation for isolating drivers from all of the undignified sensations normally associated with driving, it might seem surprising to find a Sport model in the LS<\/a> lineup. Sure, Lexus offers the M3<\/a>-chasing IS F<\/a>, as well as the outrageous LFA<\/a> supercar, but an LS460<\/i> Sport<\/i>? Come on… even sport-synonymous BMW doesn’t offer an M version of its full-size 7 Series<\/a> luxobarge.<\/p>\n

BMW does offer, however, an Alpina B7<\/a>, as well as a BMW M5<\/a>. There’s also the Cadillac CTS-V<\/a>, Audi S6<\/a> and S8<\/a>, and a whole undercard of Mercedes-Benz AMG cars out there that prove there is a market for sports-tuned large sedans like this 2010 Lexus LS460 Sport. You certainly can’t begrudge Lexus for trying to steal a slice of that more stiffly-sprung, high-test pie – but is it just promoters’ hype or can this LS Sport really float like a butterfly and sting like a bee?<\/p>\n

We had a brief encounter with the 2010 Lexus LS460 Sport a couple of months ago down in San Diego and came away impressed. While we didn’t immediately drop the Germans or lone American from our top contenders list, we were at least willing to add the LS to our “worth-watching” column. And so we decided to take a closer look. Could Lexus successfully move its F-Sport tuning up a weight class, and would the LS460 Sport actually contend with other heavyweights in the segment? We gave it seven days to prove its mettle. <\/p>\n

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Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Lexus, Reviews, Luxury 2010 Lexus LS460 Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery With Lexus having carefully cultivated a reputation for isolating drivers from all of the undignified sensations normally associated with driving, it might seem surprising to find a Sport model in the LS lineup. Sure, Lexus offers the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-393042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393042\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}