The 2025 Lexus LS 500h hybrid luxury sedan is a little more expensive than the 2024 model, but is otherwise unchanged.
Lexus raised prices of both the hybrid and non-hybrid models by $1,000, meaning the LS 500h now costs $116,560 with the $1,350 destination fee included. This comes after Lexus raised prices by $3,100 for the 2024 model year.
The LS 500h has a complex hybrid system that adds a 4-speed automatic transmission to the standard Lexus/Toyota planetary-gear set system, with a 3.5-liter V-6 running on the more-efficient Atkinson cycle and standard all-wheel drive. This system, shared with the Lexus LC 500h coupe, generates 354 hp, compared to 416 hp from the 3.4-liter twin-turbo V-6 in the non-hybrid LS 500.
EPA fuel-economy is expected to carry over from the 2024 model year, meaning 25 mpg combined (22 mpg city, 29 mpg highway). That’s compared to 22 mpg combined (18 mpg city, 29 mpg highway) for the non-hybrid version with its standard rear-wheel drive and 21 mpg combined (17 mpg city, 27 mpg highway) with all-wheel drive.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the LS and the Lexus brand itself. The LS was the first Lexus model, taking on established luxury brands with impressive build quality and a comparatively low price. Lexus was also among the first luxury brands to add a hybrid powertrain to its flagship model, but the LS has long stopped being a trendsetter. There’s been little to note about this big sedan since the current generation launched for the 2018 model year.
Lexus remains committed to hybrids, adding a hybrid powertrain to its LX flagship SUV for 2025 to join the LS and LC hybrids at the top of the lineup. But parent company Toyota said in 2023 that it would transform Lexus “into a battery EV brand” by 2035.
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