What you'll see at your Lexus dealer this summer will change your mind about luxury cars.

Have you seen the astounding LS 460 and LS 460 L sedans? These two cars are blowing the super-luxury field apart with the features and technology they offer.

	The Lexus 460. Click photo for larger image.

The LS 460 is powered by a new 380-horsepower, 4.6-liter V-8 backed by the world's first eight-speed automatic transmission. Mileage rating is 19 mpg in the city and 27 on the highway. All this and an engine that hits 60 mpg in less than 6 seconds.

The first thing you'll notice of course, is the styling -- sleek, sexy, semi-fastbacked, voluptuous and not a thing like the current model. It's the finest expression of Lexus' new design idiom ("L finesse," as it's known). With the introduction of the LS 460, the company's entire passenger car lineup, save the SC430 Hardtop Convertible, has been totally revamped.

The 21st century stuff this car packs includes an optional advanced parking guidance system that virtually parks the car itself, real-time traffic navigation, climate controlled front seats and a heated steering wheel.

If that all doesn't float your boat, try the Executive Class seating package. It includes a rear seat entertainment system, a four-zone independent front and rear air conditioning system with air purification, the world's first ceiling climate diffusers and a right rear-seat recliner with ottoman leg rest included. It even has a multi-function massage feature that includes an enhanced massage mode for the right rear seat.

Prices start at $61,000 for the LS 460 and $71,000 for the LS 460 L, billed as the company's first ever long-wheelbase model.

What's Coming in 2008

Big news for 2008 will be the arrival of the Lexus LS 600h L, the world's fastest hybrid powered car. It will hit 60 mph in 5.5 seconds, but its hybrid system, which puts out 438 horsepower, still is rated at 20 mpg in the city and 22 mpg on the highway. All wheel drive is standard and interior room gargantuan on this car.