Lexus LS review

Not built but hewn. Not made but forged. If all cars were built this well, the car business would cease to exist because no-one would ever need a new car. There are DVDs and seats that ventilate and massage, ‘ottoman' seating that reclines almost into a flat bed in the rear, multi-zone climate, a self-park function - even the electric drive system allows for silent, perfectly ramped gatherings of speed. It's surreal, astonishing and bloody brilliant. The design does feel a bit old hat now, though.