THERE is little doubt about it. The latest Lexus LS – the LS460 – beats the competition when you consider what you get and how much it costs. But we’ve all heard that before. Since 1990 in fact. Yet beyond the almost supernatural refinement, first-class service, as-long-as-your-arm specification list and clockwork reliability, there is a new type of large Lexus breaking out: one that might also deliver on the road as decisively as it has on paper for almost two decades now. It looks a whole lot better than ever too. Should the Europeans be worried? All we can say is drive one long and far before you settle on anything else.