I owned a 2000 E320 and now have a 2004 LS430. The LS430 is far quicker in my mind. 6 cylinder 3.2L vs 8 cylinder 4.3L.
I wasn't inot racing or other high speed activity so I'm maybe not the best judge. I don't think either of these are a good choise if flat out speed is important. They're both quite heavy luxury cars.
I prefer the Lexus LS430 over the E320. I think Lexus is more reliable, better engineered and more reasonably priced for what you get.
I just bought a 2004 LS430 and it has 33,000 miles on it. I opened it up on the highway this weekend and was thoroughly impressed with the stability at speeds upward of 100mph. The car sits firm and does not wobble. I didn't have the guts to try and take it up to 130. However I felt as though it would have gotten there easily. When I hit 100 it flet like I was only going 80. The ride wasn't noisy, and it got there fast. This is an impressive car.
There was a Merc E500 playing tag with me. The guy was looking at me impressed with the lexus. He did not go over 100mph at which point he was in my dust.
04 Ls430 Vs 97 E320 Merc. ?
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I just bought a 2004 LS430 and it has 33,000 miles on it. I opened it up on the highway this weekend and was thoroughly impressed with the stability at speeds upward of 100mph. The car sits firm and does not wobble. I didn't have the guts to try and take it up to 130. However I felt as though it would have gotten there easily. When I hit 100 it flet like I was only going 80. The ride wasn't noisy, and it got there fast. This is an impressive car.
There was a Merc E500 playing tag with me. The guy was looking at me impressed with the lexus. He did not go over 100mph at which point he was in my dust.
My car has no mods.
Cheers,
Ian