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Credit: AutoWeek

The Lexus philosophy for its new flagship sedan can be summed up as “leave no new technology untouched.”

Here’s a partial list:

Eight-speed automatic transmission

Built-in hard disk that can hold up to 4,000 songs of digital music.

Combined port and direct-injection fuel system for the 4.6-liter V-8 engine. The engine will be rated at about 380 horsepower and 370 pounds-feet of torque. That powertrain is expected to move the sedan from 0 to 60 mph in less than 5.5 seconds.

A Mark Levinson sound system with 19 speakers.

Reclining rear seats with foot rests and massage systems.

Individual DVD monitors for rear-seat passengers.

Sensors for the climate control system that measure cabin temperature and body temperature of the occupants.

Electric power steering.

A hands-free parking system that will enable the car to pull itself into a parking space – a feature already offered by Toyota on some vehicles in Japan.

Buyers of the new Lexus luxury sedan will have a choice of two wheelbases, 116.9 inches for the short-wheelbase model or 121.7 inches for the long-wheelbase version, to be badged the LS 460 L.

Lexus plans to release more details about the new sedan’s technology at the Geneva auto show in late February, and will show a hybrid powertrain version of the new LS at the New York auto show in April.

[My only question is...why? 8 speed??]

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