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There have been many "topics" about the first flagship MPV model, LM, launched by Lexus. Due to the widespread phenomenon of price increases in Lexus, the model has been hyped up by the market before it has been put on the market. For example, some parallel importers revealed that the car sold at a terminal price of two or three million yuan.

At the end of 2019, Lexus officials made another warm-up for the launch of the LM model, and said that the new car will start pre-sale and announce the pre-price on January 10 this year, and will be officially released on February 3 and Feb. 24, when the manufacturer's suggested retail price will be announced.

Although the official price of the LM model has not yet been announced, industry insiders revealed today that Hong Kong has taken the lead in announcing the price of the new car, which is 1.15 million Hong Kong dollars (about 1.03 million yuan).

It is understood that the price of the Hong Kong version of Toyota Elfa 2.5L and 3.5L is 450000 Hong Kong dollars (about 390000 yuan) and 680000 Hong Kong dollars (about 590000 yuan) respectively. On the other hand, the price range of Elfa in the mainland is 77.05-856000, with an average increase of about 300000. It can be speculated that the mainland LM will be around 1.5 million after its listing, which will be similar to the LX, another flagship SUV model under Lexus.

But for a car known as a "magic car" with a price increase, 1.4 million may not be available, and even the Elfa with Toyota's target will be increased by 20-300000, so it is impossible to guess how much Lexus, which already has its own price increase BUG, will increase. After all, there was such a joke in the model: "customer: can you withdraw a car with a 800000 increase?" Sales: I'm sorry, sir, but there's no such a big discount. "

As the first MPV product built by Lexus, the Lexus LM is based on the same platform of Toyota Elfa and Wilfa, with the tough look of the Lexus family, and the huge spindle intake grille is the Lexus family style, decorated with chrome, and looks domineering. From the side, although the overall shape of the new car is similar to that of Elfa and will, the side lines of the Z model are decorated with chrome plating, which further reveals the luxurious style.

The tail has a huge through taillight set and is paired with chrome-plated trim strips. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5040/1850/1945mm and wheelbase 3000mm respectively, compared with Elfa in terms of length and height.

The interior still maintains the usual design style of Lexus, offering black and black-and-white colors. At the same time, double-row 4-seat and three-row 7-seat versions with partition are available, of which the seven-seat version also uses a 2-seat, 2-seat, 2-seat layout. The back row of the 4-seat layout is designed for the big boss, with a 26-inch display, a 14L car refrigerator, a rear touch display, a back seat massage, and so on.

The official launch of the Lexus LM300h is only one power configuration, which is equipped with the same 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine as the Elfa twin-engine / Wilfa twin-engine, matching the electronically controlled all-wheel drive system. According to officials, the Lexus LM uses a readjusted suspension and swinging valve shock absorbers to improve comfort.

Some netizens also think that this model is "an IQ car", but from the current performance of the Lexus market, the price increase has become a performance to highlight the value of the brand.

According to Lexus sales figures in China in 2019, Lexus sold a total of 200521 vehicles in China and 160468 in 2018, up 25 per cent from a year earlier. It became the first brand whose sales of imported models exceeded 200000.

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