Good luck spotting one of these on the road. This is the nichest of niche persuasions: not just a V8 Japanese giganto-limo, but a sporty V8 Japanese giganto-limo. What the…?
Any petrol limo is a rare sight in the UK – only five per cent of BMW 7- Series sold last year were non- diesel ( of which just eight – yes, eight – were V8s ). And that’s the 7-Series. This is the LS.
The F-Sport is as add to drive as it looks on paper,neither enormous fish nor gigantic fowl. Its interior appointments are predictably luxurious, but with 19-inch wheels and meatier suspension than the stock LS460,the F-Sport doesn’t possess the effortless motorway waft of a true limo. Get it onto a twisty lane, and things rapidly become….a bit scary, actually. Though the Brembo brakes and limited-slip diff do their darnedest, the F- Sport never gets to grips with its two – tonne weight and five – metre span from bow to stern.
Throw in a high – revving V8 and an eight – speed auto that clings onto gears, and you’ve a recipe for deep philosophical confusion. lf you want waft, try the LS460 Luxury – or, better still, hang on for the new S-Class. lf you want sporting, buy a sports car.
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