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The LS’s steering is nicely weighted, the ride is brilliantly smooth, and the V-8 engine makes nary a sound. But there’s nothing interesting or engaging about how it drives. Inside is where the updated LS is in its glory.

The 2012 Lexus LS 460 represents a relative bargain when compared to its European rivals, but lacks its competitors’ driver engagement and high-performance variants.

Lexus steps up its game with the new 2013 LS 460. The driving experience and interior trappings now stack up better to the best from Europe, while the Lexus brand pillars of bulletproof quality and relative value carry on.

Overall, I came away from the drive impressed with the level of comfort and composure the LS presented. With this generation of Lexus, the automaker has managed to inject the LS with quite a bit of style and technology, which adds quite a bit to this model’s desirability.

While the 2013 Lexus LS is a worthy flagship in every respect, and a true demonstration of how fine Japanese craftsmanship can be, on-the-whole it remains quite reserved. It provides a more modern design and improved driving dynamics to the LS faithful.

Lexus continues to improve the LS 460 with additions in technology and aesthetics. Now into the seventh year of this particular design, we think this latest refresh managed to keep up with, but not exceed, the market.

The LS can now hold its own against the competition, and that’s quite an accomplishment. It is as solid as a mountain, as quiet as a monastery, as comfortable as a cool summer breeze, and as dependable as a string of overused similes — and yet no longer does it feel completely anonymous.

You won’t get the rush from the F Sport that you’d get with an AMG or M. Then again, you’ll have a perfectly good time in the LS 460 F Sport and, given the common sense needed to drive quickly on public roads, you’ll likely have just as much fun and might be as quick.

The Lexus LS may be the quietest, most serene luxury car available. It offers an excellent combination of comfort, space, quietude, and features.It offers all anyone might want in a luxury car, and at a price that cannot be considered exorbitant.

In the end, it’s clear Lexus didn’t set out to redefine the luxury sedan with the 2013 LS. Still, a large number of small improvements help keep the LS relevant in a market that Lexus itself says is slowly melting.

Buying a large luxury sedan isn’t a rational decision at heart. No one needs a Lexus LS like they need a Toyota Camry. You just want a lavish sedan because you want it, and the new LS F Sport delivers the most compelling package that Lexus has had in a long time.

The LS continues to represent the very best the Lexus brand has to offer. It’s now packed with more technology, craftsmanship and luxury, while offering improved driving comfort and enjoyment, not to mention a look that the fashion conscious will flock to.