Digital Trends

Automotive research firm announces the upcoming 2007 Lexus LS-460 will have more technology features than any other North American market vehicle for sale.

TRG, an automotive industry market research firm, today said that when the new 2007 Lexus LS-460 ships later this year it will have more technology features than any other North American market vehicle offered for sale. Lexus is not alone though as a luxury brand leading the technology charge — others mentioned by TRG in top rankings include BMW, Mercedes, Cadillac and Acura.

The 2007 Lexus LS-460, said TRG, has a number of technologies which they find particularly interesting. These include a factory-installed 30GB hard disk drive partitioned for music and navigation, three cameras for lane departure warning and park assist, touch-screen and voice activated navigation system, Bluetooth phone control, monitored telematics, live traffic reports and a 19-speaker audio system that reads compressed audio formats (i.e. MP3).

A close second in the most technology heavy cars were the 2006 BMW 7-Series and the 2007 Mercedes S-Class, which are tied for the number of features. They are followed by the Lexus LX-470. 13 vehicles in total make up the top list, with eight of the vehicles priced over $50,000, three models priced from $40,000 to $50,000, and two priced between $30,000 and $40,000. Two of the 13 vehicles are SUVs, while the rest are near-luxury or luxury sedans.

"The LS-460 includes more technology than any other passenger vehicle offered for sale in the U.S." says Phil Magney, president and principal analyst with TRG, in a statement. "Based on our criteria of 30 technology features in the areas of telematics, infotainment, and driver assist technologies, the LS-460 scores the highest of all vehicles."