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The Lexus LS500 F Sport's maximalist exterior design spills over to its interior, which features perhaps too many design flourishes.
Scalloped door panels and swoopy dashboard elements feel like too much inside the LS's cabin.
Our test vehicle came with a black and white two-tone leather upholstery, which didn't exactly scream subtlety either.
Material quality is good, but the Lexus lacks many features that its key rival, the Genesis G90, offers as standard.
Rear-seat legroom is good, but our test car didn't offer heated rear seats, rear-seat climate controls, or a massage function.
Interior tech is also behind the times, but at least the LS's touchscreen infotainment system is intuitive and easy to use.
The F Sport treatment comes with many reminders, including logos on the seats, the steering wheel, and the door jambs.
That carbon-fiber pattern on the face of the dashboard clock is also unique to the F Sport model.
A floating center console features a bank of buttons for the heated front seats, heated steering wheel, and rear sunshade, but we would have liked more space for storage.
The optional panoramic sunroof is bisected by a panel that houses ceiling-mounted speakers for the als0-optional Mark Levinson Reference stereo system.
The cabin is overall quiet and comfortable, but the Lexus's rivals have it outgunned on pure luxury.
Keep going to check out even more pictures of the LS500's cabin.
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