The Last New Lexus LS in America Is One of 250

The Lexus LS is leaving the U.S. after 2026, and the last new ones sold here are 250 black Heritage Edition sedans with a red interior.

The Heritage Edition was the only LS in production for the final run, so every new LS sold in its last months is one of those 250 cars. It is an LS 500 AWD with the 3.4-liter twin-turbo V6, rated at 416 horsepower and 442 lb-ft of torque, a 10-speed automatic and a limited-slip differential, good for 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds.

Carscoops reported the farewell edition in September 2025 and confirmed with Lexus that it would be the only LS built for the series’ final run. Every car is painted Ninety Noir with dark trim and 20-inch split-spoke wheels in Dark Gray Metallic. Inside, it gets Rioja Red upholstery, a first for the LS, along with an etched Heritage Edition emblem on the center console and LS silhouettes embroidered into the headrests. Lexus styled the cabin as a nod to the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the original LS 400 arrived as a 1990 model and pulled buyers away from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar.

The equipment list is long. A panoramic glass roof, Panoramic View Monitor, Laser Special Black wood trim, an Ultrasuede headliner, heated rear seats, Advanced Park and a 23-speaker, 2,400-watt Mark Levinson audio system are all standard.

Carscoops listed the price at $99,280 including a $1,450 destination fee. Lexus’s 2026 price sheet now shows the LS 500 AWD Heritage Edition at $99,380 with the LS’s $1,550 delivery charge, which works out to the same $97,830 before delivery.

The sales numbers explain the decision. Toyota Motor North America’s 2025 sales release shows the LS fell from 2,163 U.S. sales in 2024 to 1,082 in 2025, and the company’s third-quarter 2026 report shows only 150 sold through September 2026, including just two in September. Lexus hasn’t said whether a direct replacement is planned, telling Carscoops that it "doesn’t comment on future plans."

The Toyota Report Take

The LS 400 is the reason Lexus exists, and it deserved a better ending than a sales chart that fell off a cliff. The Heritage Edition is a fitting goodbye, though, because the Rioja Red cabin and the black paint feel like a deliberate tribute rather than a clearance special. If you’ve always wanted a new LS, this is the last chance, and with only 250 of them it may hold its value better than any LS before it.