{"id":85261,"date":"2009-12-16T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/16\/first-drive-2010-lexus-ls460-sport-package-is-f-ing-with-perfec\/"},"modified":"2009-12-16T11:57:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T16:57:00","slug":"first-drive-2010-lexus-ls460-sport-package-is-f-ing-with-perfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/85261","title":{"rendered":"First Drive: 2010 Lexus LS460 Sport Package is F-ing with perfection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Sedan<\/a>, Performance<\/a>, Lexus<\/a>, First Drive<\/a>, Luxury<\/a><\/p>\n

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2010 Lexus LS 460 Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nWhen Lexus<\/a> introduced the IS F<\/a>, enthusiasts were suitably skeptical about the automaker’s attempt to go head-to-head with the Germans. After all, Audi<\/a>, BMW<\/a> and Mercedes-Benz<\/a> have specialized in creating autobahn-burning, Nordschleife-honed handlers for decades.<\/p>\n

And then we drove it.<\/p>\n

To everyone’s surprise, Lexus pulled it off, but we figured it might be a one-time deal. We assumed the IS F was an outlier – just a distraction from the brand’s cadre of well-built, less-than-sporty luxo-barges. We were wrong.<\/p>\n

In the footsteps of the IS F was the introduction of the F-Sport accessories line, followed by rumors of a GS F and finally the LFA<\/a> supercar. Lexus was becoming increasingly serious about making a mark in the luxury performance space, but on its own terms and at its own calculated pace.<\/p>\n

Flash forward to October when a press release arrived touting a new Sport Package for the upcoming 2010 LS460. To be honest, our first thought was Lexus was overreaching. The LS is a fine sedan, with plenty of power and a reasonably good balance of ride and handling. But a sports sedan it’s not. No matter. If Lexus was threatening to “F” up its LS with a “Sport” package, we needed to put it to the test. And we did just that.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: First Drive: 2010 Lexus LS 460 Sport<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nPhotos by <\/small><\/strong><\/em>Frank Filipponio<\/a> \/ <\/small><\/strong><\/em>Copyright (C)2009 Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Lexus, First Drive, Luxury 2010 Lexus LS 460 Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery When Lexus introduced the IS F, enthusiasts were suitably skeptical about the automaker’s attempt to go head-to-head with the Germans. After all, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have specialized in creating autobahn-burning, Nordschleife-honed handlers for decades. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85261","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=85261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85261\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}