Production chronology1989–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
popular_cohort_family_projection1 year
← Lexus
Lexus / Model record
LexusLS 500
Production1989 – present
Recorded originJapan
ClassMidsize Cars
The Lexus LS 500 is catalogued as a midsize cars from the Japan-origin Lexus marque. Recorded powertrain evidence includes gasoline. This entry summarizes the Lexus LS 500 nameplate from the catalog's observed regulatory and technical records.
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2018–2026
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years2018–2026
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗9 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2019–2020
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗2 years
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2017–2018
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗2 years