Lexus Japan has introduced some minor updates for the LM, with the up to date luxurious MPV set to go on sale there from August 1 this 12 months. Out there solely with the LM 500h powertrain, the mannequin will be had as both a four-seater (Govt) priced at 20.1 million yen (about RM578k), or six-seater (Model L) at 15 million yen (RM432k) – figures embody native consumption tax.
Based on the corporate, vibration-damping and sound-absorbing supplies have been added and expanded across the rear wheelhouse and tailgate of the LM to scale back street noise from the rear tyres and vibration noise from the tailgate.
For the Govt variant, passengers within the rear seats will not want to achieve as much as the overhead console to function the power-sliding doorways. It’s because Lexus has moved the controls to the rear centre console, which it says “permits for smoother entry to the door swap whereas seated.”
In the meantime, the house the place the door switches was once now has a downlight to gentle up the inside much more, and there’s a brand new tray on the centre console to retailer a smartphone and small objects.
One other change made to the LM entails the varied inside lights, which now have an elevated most luminance in each the Govt and Model L variants. Lexus says this enables clients to regulate the brightness of the inside to swimsuit their preferences.
Past these modifications, the remainder of the LM stays the identical as earlier than. The LM 500h contains a T24A-FTS 2.4 litre turbocharged inline-four petrol engine making 275 PS (271 hp or 202 kW) and 460 Nm of torque. That is augmented by a entrance electrical motor (1ZM) rated at 87 PS (86 hp or 64 kW) and 292 Nm, with drive going to the entrance wheels through six-speed Direct Shift automated transmission.
A separate electrical motor (1YM) on the rear with 103 PS (102 hp or 76 kW) and 169 Nm creates an all-wheel drive setup with a complete system output of 371 PS (366 hp or 272 kW) and 550 Nm. The electrical motors are linked to a 28.8-volt, 5-Ah nickel steel hydride battery.
The present, second-generation LM was first revealed in April 2023 and was launched in Malaysia in Might 2024. We get the LM in two variants, together with the four-seat LM 500h at RM1.468 million on-the-road with out insurance coverage, and the seven-seat LM 350h for RM1.228 million.
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