2026 Lexus LS 500 Takes Last Spin With Special AWD Heritage Edition

Key Points:

• The 2026 Lexus LS 500 AWD Heritage Edition marks the end of the full-size sedan after a 36-year run.
• The LS Heritage Edition costs $99,280 (including a $1,450 destination charge) and will be limited to 250 models.
• The 2026 LS 500 Heritage Edition goes on sale this fall.

Pour one out for another discontinued sedan: This time, it’s the Lexus LS 500 full-size luxury sedan. Lexus honors its erstwhile flagship with one last model, the limited-edition 2026 LS 500 AWD Heritage Edition. The tribute celebrates the end of a 36-year run in the U.S. and will be limited to 250 units at a price of $99,280 (including a $1,450 destination charge).

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What Does the Heritage Edition Come With?

The Heritage Edition is the only trim level available for the 2026 LS 500. It comes in an exclusive black paint that Lexus calls Ninety Noir and has 20-inch 20-spoke alloy wheels in a dark gray color that looks, well, black. It’s contrasted inside with red semi-aniline leather upholstery called Rioja Red, and no special edition is complete without all the badging.

Lexus loads the Heritage Edition with all the safety and convenience features. It comes with Lexus Safety System+ 3.0, which includes forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane departure alert and steering assist, lane-centering steering, road-sign recognition and automatic high beams.

Standard tech and convenience features include a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster, 12.3-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, wireless phone charger, six USB ports, a 360-degree camera, Digital Key and a 10-inch head-up display. Creature comforts include power heated and ventilated front seats with massage, heated rear seats, a 23-speaker Mark Levinson sound system, active noise cancellation and a heated steering wheel with wood trim.

Powertrain Specs and MPG

For 2026, Lexus has ditched the hybrid powertrain offered in the 2025 LS, leaving only the twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V-6 engine in the Heritage Edition; it makes a robust 416 horsepower and 442 pounds-feet of torque. A 10-speed automatic transmission drives power to the all-wheel-drive system, and a Torsen limited-slip rear differential aids with traction. The 2026 LS has a 0-60 mph time of 4.6 seconds, and Lexus expects the EPA to certify it at the same 17/27/21 mpg city/highway/combined as the 2025 model (official EPA ratings for 2026 are not yet available).

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