- The Lexus LM is based on the Toyota Alphard.
- Is offered with both four- and seven-seat layout.
- Gets two engine options - V6 petrol and a 4-cylinder hybrid.
- Launched in China; other Asian markets to get it later this year.
Lexus, Toyota’s luxury arm, has unveiled its first-ever MPV, the LM, at the 2019 Auto Shanghai motor show. Based on Toyota’s Alphard MPV, the LM has been launched in China and will go on sale in other Asian markets later this year.
Let’s start with the most striking element of the LM - it’s face. The LM gets a massive spindle grille flanked by sleek LED headlamps and sharp LED DRLs. The fog lamps sit on the lower half of the bumper and gets a large L-shaped chrome applique. The side profile of the LM looks similar to the Alphard. However, the slab-sided MPV does get a few chrome elements to distinguish it from the Toyota. This includes a chrome strip below the front windows that kinks at the B-pillar and flow on top towards the rear of the MPV. The dual-spoke alloy wheels are quite stunning, to say the least. It also gets more muscular wheel arches to make it look less like a panel van and more like a luxury ocean liner on wheels. At the rear, the LM gets a connected LED tail lamp with a thick chrome underline that reduces visual bulk.
