Just ahead of the 2025 Japan Mobility Show (previously known as the Tokyo Auto Show), Toyota has begun teasing what it plans to unveil on home soil. Among the lineup, the Lexus LS Concept grabbed immediate attention. For decades, “LS” has stood for “long, ultra-luxurious sedan,” but after the 2026 model year and a final run of Heritage Editions, that era is ending. Now, Toyota seems set to redefine what an LS can be with a six-wheeled van concept that breaks all conventions.
Although only shown briefly via livestream, the LS Concept has already sparked debate. Lexus enthusiasts were shocked to see the LS badge resurface so quickly, and even more stunned by its new form. The reveal was framed through an imagined text exchange between Akio Toyoda and Takashi Watanabe, Lexus president and chief engineer, in which Watanabe pitched a three-row battery electric vehicle (BEV). Toyoda’s reply: “If we think of the LS as a BEV chauffeur car, it could become a new pillar of the Lexus brand in a package no one has ever imagined.” Beyond that playful exchange, details remain scarce, though glimpses of its bold wheels, sliding minivan-style door, and three rows of captain’s chairs hint at something truly unconventional.
This daring concept is part of a broader reinvention for Toyota Motor Company set to debut at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show. Notably, while Lexus will continue as a global luxury brand, it will no longer claim the top spot for extravagance—Century will take that crown. Century, historically a formal luxury sedan sold almost exclusively in Japan, will now anchor a lineup aimed at competing with Bentley, Rolls-Royce, and similar marques. As for the LS Concept itself, it wouldn’t be Lexus’s first foray into high-end minivans—the LM already exists—but it certainly represents the brand’s wildest leap yet.
