Lexus LS Engines by Year

The LS launched Lexus in 1990. The LS 400's 1UZ-FE V8 became a well-known swap engine; later cars used the 4.3 and 4.6 V8s, the LS 600h hybrid, and from 2018 a 3.5 twin-turbo V6 and a hybrid. The SC and GS have their own pages.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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LS 400 (1990–1994): 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994

LS 400 (1995–2000): 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000

LS 430 (2001–2006): 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006

LS 460 and 600h (2007–2017): 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017

LS 500 (2018–2020): 2018 · 2019 · 2020

LS 400 (1990–1994)

The 1UZ-FE V8.

1990 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	250 hp net	LS 400

1991 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	250 hp net	LS 400

1992 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	250 hp net	LS 400

1993 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	250 hp net	LS 400

1994 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	250 hp net	LS 400

LS 400 (1995–2000)

The 1UZ-FE V8.

1995 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	260 hp net	LS 400

1996 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	260 hp net	LS 400

1997 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	260 hp net	LS 400

1998 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	290 hp net	LS 400

1999 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	290 hp net	LS 400

2000 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	290 hp net	LS 400

LS 430 (2001–2006)

The 3UZ-FE V8.

2001 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	290 hp net	LS 430

2002 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	290 hp net	LS 430

2003 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	290 hp net	LS 430

2004 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	290 hp net	LS 430

2005 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	290 hp net	LS 430

2006 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	278 hp net	LS 430

LS 460 and 600h (2007–2017)

The 1UR-FSE V8 and the hybrid.

2007 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	380 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L

2008 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	380 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L
5.0L / 303 V8 2UR-FSE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	438 hp net	LS 600h L

2009 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	380 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L, LS 460 AWD, LS 460 L AWD
5.0L / 303 V8 2UR-FSE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	438 hp net	LS 600h L

2010 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	380 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L, LS 460 AWD, LS 460 L AWD
5.0L / 303 V8 2UR-FSE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	438 hp net	LS 600h L

2011 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	380 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L, LS 460 AWD, LS 460 L AWD
5.0L / 303 V8 2UR-FSE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	438 hp net	LS 600h L

2012 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	380 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L, LS 460 AWD, LS 460 L AWD
5.0L / 303 V8 2UR-FSE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	438 hp net	LS 600h L

2013 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	386 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L, LS 460 AWD, LS 460 L AWD
5.0L / 303 V8 2UR-FSE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	438 hp net	LS 600h L

2014 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	386 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L, LS 460 AWD, LS 460 L AWD
5.0L / 303 V8 2UR-FSE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	438 hp net	LS 600h L

2015 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	386 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L, LS 460 AWD, LS 460 L AWD
5.0L / 303 V8 2UR-FSE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	438 hp net	LS 600h L

2016 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	386 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L, LS 460 AWD, LS 460 L AWD
5.0L / 303 V8 2UR-FSE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	438 hp net	LS 600h L

2017 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 281 V8 1UR-FSE	386 hp net	LS 460, LS 460 L, LS 460 AWD, LS 460 L AWD

LS 500 (2018–2020)

The twin-turbo V6 and the hybrid.

2018 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.4L / 210 V6 turbo V35A-FTS	416 hp net	LS 500, LS 500 AWD, LS 500 F Sport
3.5L / 211 V6 8GR-FXS Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	354 hp net	LS 500h, LS 500h AWD

2019 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.4L / 210 V6 turbo V35A-FTS	416 hp net	LS 500, LS 500 AWD, LS 500 F Sport
3.5L / 211 V6 8GR-FXS Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	354 hp net	LS 500h, LS 500h AWD

2020 LS engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.4L / 210 V6 turbo V35A-FTS	416 hp net	LS 500, LS 500 AWD, LS 500 F Sport
3.5L / 211 V6 8GR-FXS Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	354 hp net	LS 500h, LS 500h AWD

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