Titans Battle

* BMW 750i , 4.4-litre, 407 bhp, six speed automatic

* Lexus LS 460, 4.6-litre, 380hp, eight-speed automatic

Lexus LS 460

The LS series has been the flagship car in the Lexus line-up since its -- and the brand's --launch in 1989. What the big car lacked in pizzazz or sport it made up for in refinement, reliability and technology. The latest generation of the car, its fourth, was first launched in 2007 and, for the first time, included a long wheelbase version of the car, simply dubbed the LS460 L. The L adds 4.8 inches to the wheelbase and overall length.
The new LS 460 Sport variation comes equipped with a sport tuned air suspension, Brembo brakes, 19-inch forged wheels, aero body design elements, and exclusive interior features.


The sole powertrain is made up of a 4.6 liter V8 mated to an industry-leading and world's first eight-speed automatic that turns the rear wheels. The engine is rated at 380 horsepower at 6,400 rpm along with 367 lb-ft of torque at 4,100 rpm in 2WD form, and it drops to 357 horsepower and 344 lb.-ft. of torque with all-wheel drive (AWD).




Options range from heated rear seats and all-weather floor mats to an advanced Parking Guidance System that will parallel park or back the car into a spot, with the driver only required to press the brake pedal.
The optional Mark Levinson sound system is a little more involved in the LS, as expected, with a Reference badge and includes a Hard Disk Drive with the ability to store up to 2,000 songs, 7.1-channel surround sound support and an in-dash six-disc DVD / CD changer capable of DVD video playback. Total system power is 450 Watts split among 19 speakers.

Bmw 750i

The previous BMW 7 Series was the best-selling 7 Series yet. It was also widely considered to be the worst-looking BMW ever. When this ungainly sedan supplanted the timelessly elegant fourth-generation 7 Series in 2002, it was as if the clock had struck midnight and BMW's gilded stagecoach had been transformed into a lowly pumpkin. Happily, the brain trust in Bavaria has waved its magic wand over the all-new 2009 BMW 750i.

With its imposing curbside presence, taut proportions and classic BMW styling cues, the 7 no longer has an exterior only a fairy godmother could love.

And despite the company's continued, arrogant insistence that it had done nothing wrong, BMW has fixed the 7-series. Introducing the all-new 2009 7-series (known within BMW as the F01). It will be sold in the United States with only one engine, the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 that debuted this summer in the X6. With 400 hp and 450 lb-ft of torque, the blown V-8 renders the old 6.0-liter V-12 obsolete. The V-12 made only marginally more power -- 438 hp - and about the same torque, at 444 lb-ft.
And though the 750i and the 750Li don't appeal to our eyes, visually, the way that the S-class does, the new 7-series has a lot of tricks up its sleeve. With more gadgets, gizmos, bells, and whistles than your average electronics megastore, the 7-series is as much about its electronics as it is about driving. The dreaded iDrive is gone at last, replaced by an all-new system that will let the 7-series driver actually concentrate on driving his or her Ultimate Driving Machine.