Visitors were amazed by these two high-end luxury cars, especially since they were their own American brands.

The Lexus LS400 adopts rear-wheel drive, which is the same drive form as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7 Series, and the front-rear-wheel drive (FR) can reflect more luxury and power.

Because the powerful power is more terrifying than a nightmare for the front-wheel drive (FF) model, the front axle of the FF is too busy to work, and it has to drive and steer, and the powerful power and complex steering system require a very solid front axle to eat, but then the cost will rise, so it is better to use rear-wheel drive.

FF is actually a compromise to economy and usability, FF has a congenital defect, that is, understeer. The front axle is overloaded, making it easier for the FF to push the head than the FR when cornering. However, FF is easier to arrange the member space than other drive forms, and the structure is simpler than other forms, thus saving costs. In fact, Mercedes-Benz and BMW both have front-wheel drive models, such as benz's B, A-class models, and BMW's MINI.

Many times rear-wheel drive is a kind of insistence, such as BMW, BMW insists that all cars with BMW logo are rear-wheel drive, or four-wheel drive developed from rear-wheel drive, which has little to do with luxury or not, BMW's interior has always been simple and simple, and luxury is still a little worse, but BMW's brand concept, brand value, that is, handling, and the most representative of the control is rear-wheel drive.

Of course, it's not that non-rear-wheel drive can't be luxurious, Audi, Volkswagen, Peugeot, Citroen and other luxury car series all have front-wheel drive versions, and these models are the head of state or the queen car of the country.

Front-wheel drive isn't necessarily bad, and rear-wheel drive isn't necessarily bad either. The average driver is looking for a neutral driving feel, but the front-wheel drive car is congenitally understeered and the rear-wheel drive car is congenitally oversteered, so there is a four-wheel drive sedan and a whole bunch of electronic stability programs and more complex suspension. Vehicles of all types of drive can be driven on a more neutral trajectory.

Therefore, it is not necessary that the handling of the front-wheel drive car is worse than that of the rear-wheel drive car, and it does not necessarily mean that the dynamic performance of the rear-wheel drive car is stronger than that of the front-wheel drive car.

Front-wheel drive technology is the most mature vehicle drive technology. Vehicles have been using front-wheel drive technology since their invention. The benefits of this form of drive are obvious, the front and rear axles perform their own duties, so it is easier to control, and the Lexus LS400 is actually a model that pursues mediocre quality according to the Chinese understanding. But in the eyes of Americans, perhaps this is a low-key enjoyment that has never been seen before.

It has a top speed of 260 kilometers per hour, a vehicle mass of 1815 kilograms, equivalent to 1.8 tons, a length, width and height of 4995mm/1820mm/1452mm, a wheelbase of 2850mm, a front-mounted longitudinal 4.0-liter V-8 overhead engine, equipped with the latest generation of electronic fuel injection developed by LS Automotive Research Institute, and a four-speed automatic transmission.

The LS400's engine block and cylinder head are made of aluminum alloy at all costs, and the Lexus logo and VVT-I nameplate are embedded in the large cylinder head. The engine best reflects the level of the manufacturer. And this machine is like a craft, beautifully displayed in the spotlight!

More than 200 million US dollars invested in the field of automotive research and development, but also brought many unexpected results, LS engineers through a large number of road tests summed up a set of test data, so as to develop a set of their own automotive electronic control system, registered a large number of patented technology, that is, trip computer, ECU!

The ECU electronic control unit can convert the working conditions of various sensors into corresponding electrical signals and transmit them to the electronic control unit. After real-time processing and calculation, the electronic control unit then sends instructions to the relevant actuators. In order to control the best injection time, injection volume and ignition time, reduce the emission of pollutants, so that the engine is in the best state under various working conditions, and the electronic control unit also has a fault self-diagnosis function!

In addition to the car's electronic control unit, the LS400 also integrates for the first time the VVT-i system with variable valve timing, which adapts to the operation of the engine. Adjust the amount of intake (exhaust) air, and the time and angle of valve opening and closing to achieve the optimal amount of incoming air and improve combustion efficiency.

The release of this technology is also considered by the American automotive industry to be an important technological advancement to solve fuel efficiency and reduce air pollution. As a result, Lexus has won the attention of many famous media in the United States at once, and even this achievement is considered to be the first time that a local model in the United States surpasses Toyota, Honda and other models in Japan in terms of fuel efficiency and economy and control of pollutant emissions, thus attracting widespread attention from North American car consumers!

Of course, Lin Qiangsheng's Chinese identity more or less made the media a little suspicious, but they invariably ignored this detail!

Lin Qiangsheng has made several profits from the US capital market, thus winning him the title of a young investor, and the US capital market is where he made his fortune, and his several operations, including the speculation of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in March 1979 and the soaring gold price in 1980, are regarded as a model of capital market operation, and he is quite famous in the investment community, but in recent years, there has been no good investment news out, and some silence.

In the industrial industry, he began to develop the computer industry and the automobile industry with a huge amount of money, and founded several computer companies, Compaq, Dell, and Besturn have become famous personal computer brands in the United States, and their cars are also selling well, and now he has launched a luxury car brand, which makes people feel that this young man's magic is even more!

With these names, although Lin Qiangsheng is a Chinese, his image in the American media is not bad, and the luxury cars he launched just make Americans who are tired of seeing local models have a sense of brightness!

Lexus, on the contrary, has made a big publicity, through advertising operations and a huge scale of road tests, so that people can expect the brand, and now it is finally meeting the majority of American consumers.

The LS engineers tuned the car for a long time, and it ran very smoothly, with an advertisement playing on the big screen at the booth:

The Lexus 400 is parked on a tilted test bench with the canopy level, and 15 goblets filled with water are stacked on top of each other when the speed increases to 232 km/h. The goblet didn't spill the water at all!

During the demonstration, the manufacturer's representative also announced to the visitors that the LS400 could theoretically be 500,000 miles without major repairs, a theoretical statistic that stunned the visitors and other car dealers.

Lin Qiangsheng heard the host's introduction in the crowd, he smiled, he was quite confident in this model. Huge sums of money have been invested in recruiting so many high-tech automotive R&D personnel, and the development is definitely not a model. In terms of philosophy, he is even more radical than the Japanese, and he strives for excellence!

After the introduction of the manufacturer's representative, it was time for the audience to get in close contact, of course, there was absolutely no such thing as hula all at once, and the audience was very polite to keep a certain distance to observe.

The design of the LS400 is full of "big" and "thick" concepts, and the combined headlights are very large, which looks full of aura. The same goes for taillights.

The body is wide, the doors are very heavy, and the engineers have systematically studied the sound of Mercedes-Benz BMW doors closing, which is considered a symbol of luxury cars!

The material of the body is also made of genuine steel plates, and it feels thick when it is knocked out. The waist, taillights, and the entire tail line are almost all straight, and the upper circumference is full and rounded, which looks very comfortable.

Its front face is designed to be very wide, with a brand integrated style. The front face of the Lexus looks completely different from the popular style of the current mainstream models, giving it a very atmospheric feeling. The fog lamps are placed next to the headlights near the middle grid, and in order to comply with the relevant regulations in the United States, the headlights and other lamps are combined, which is generous and beautiful.

The fuel tank cap of this car closes very easily, with a slight push, it can be closed immediately. The V8 engine is very quiet. The engineers have done a strict noise reduction project for the whole vehicle, and almost no engine noise can be heard during driving, only a little noise when the cold car speed is high. Although it is a V8 engine, the fuel consumption is very low, and the manufacturer gives a theoretical value. With 1 gallon of gasoline that can go up to 19 miles, this car gives buyers a very worry-free feeling.

The cabin layout of Lexus, which is very neat and tightly designed, and the pipeline direction is standardized, which is much better than the big pile of internal organs piled together in the 80s model!

The interior is simple and clean, almost all of which are electrically operated, making it convenient for drivers and passengers.

The interior of LS400 is very luxurious, so that the American audience has a sense of excitement when they see the American brand car for the first time, its leather seats are wide and comfortable, the lower back has good support, and the electronic system is also very rich, ECU, electronically controlled air conditioning, seats, windows, ABS, and main passenger airbags are concentrated in this car, and the Mercedes-Benz S-class of the same gear has just provided co-pilot airbags this year, and the rear seats of Lexus are also equipped with airbags, high-end soft leather driver's platform and pure wood trim, which also makes the interior of this car appear very high-end!

In short, LS400 embodies a very luxurious design concept, many novel technologies are used in one, and a large number of mature technologies are used in the power system, which is inseparable from its decent design ideas, Lin Qiangsheng gives LS400 the concept, is the pursuit of durable, low failure rate, and pleasant and easy driving fun, worry-free and reassuring use of feelings!

In order to expand the lineup and make it seem that Lexus only has the LS400, the company also brought out another mid-range luxury model, the ES250 in the ES series.

The ES250 is powered by a 2.5LV6 engine with a power output of 156 hp, and consumers can choose between a five-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic transmission.

In fact, the ES series was developed by borrowing from the Camry, and Lin Johnson wanted to launch a mid-range luxury car to enrich the product line, so that people who can't afford it or don't want to buy such an expensive LS400 for a while and like it have another choice, so ES250 was born.

It uses a similar wheel style to the Lexus LS400, with large 15-inch wheels and is distinguished by the grille and chrome door frames. In order to create a luxurious ride, the ES also uses wood trim and leather seats in the car.

The price of such a mid-range luxury car is as high as $18,000, and the top-of-the-line LS400 is even more expensive than $32,000, which is only $3,000 less than the $35,000 price of Mercedes-Benz's sixth-generation S-Class luxury car W126 series.

This high price also shocked the media and the audience, I didn't expect a newly established car brand to dare to sell so expensive, but as people understand, I feel that the price of these two models still makes sense. (To be continued.) )