Production chronology1989–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
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Lexus / Model record
LexusLS 400
Production1989 – present
Recorded originJapan
ClassMidsize Cars
The Lexus LS 400 is catalogued as a midsize cars from the Japan-origin Lexus marque. Recorded powertrain evidence includes gasoline. This entry summarizes the Lexus LS 400 nameplate from the catalog's observed regulatory and technical records.
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years1990–2000
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years1995–2000
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗6 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1992
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗1 year
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations1996–1997
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗2 years