New Car- Luxury

[Zee09]

In the market for a new car or SUV
Looking for the smoothest, quietest ride, with super comfortable seats made for an actual human.
Don't like wind noise at all. I find Ford seats horrible. They are just stiff and bad on the back.


Looking for durability and prestige is of no interest.
Anything from $25K to $75K is okay.
I'd like to see over 20mpg highway as a minimum.

I'm guessing Lexus will be a solid choice.

If its a car it must be 4 door.
Thanks

 

[Mr Nice]

Lexus IS 350

 

[Wolf359]

If you want a smooth ride, there's the Mercedes E300. I believe you can get airmatic as an option for a smooth ride. It's expensive when it goes though, probably not for 100k or more though.

 

[RoadDukie]

It's hard to beat a lease return LS-460. Totally quiet, smooth, and comfortable. Rode in a friend's from Denver to Mesquite and back for golf fun. We even got over 30 MPG and we weren't sparing the ponies.

 

[mclasser]

The Volvo S90 oozes comfort and luxury.

 

[Vikas]

Quote:
Anything from $25K to $75K is okay.

Wow! I had never heard it like that before.

 

[Zee09]

Originally Posted By: Vikas
Quote:
Anything from $25K to $75K is okay.

Wow! I had never heard it like that before.


Yeah I know- lol

You're right and thanks for the suggestions above
I thought there maybe a sleeper like a v6 Impala or maybe the Avalon etc.

But at the same time if I have to pay, I have to.

Like hybrids. I have had many but some are torture chambers.
You don't buy a high mpg car if it ain't comfortable? Usually you buy it because you're on the road a ton.

Sometimes you don't know how bad they are until you live with them.

 

[Zee09]

Originally Posted By: RoadDukie
It's hard to beat a lease return LS-460. Totally quiet, smooth, and comfortable. Rode in a friend's from Denver to Mesquite and back for golf fun. We even got over 30 MPG and we weren't sparing the ponies.

I'll have to look at that too- especially certified like Lexus and Merc's
I do like the LS

 

[deven]

Originally Posted By: RoadDukie
It's hard to beat a lease return LS-460. Totally quiet, smooth, and comfortable. Rode in a friend's from Denver to Mesquite and back for golf fun. We even got over 30 MPG and we weren't sparing the ponies.

But the LS460 is plagued with wind noise where the side mirrors are. Lexus has yet to fix that issue or rather they turned a blind eye to it.....

 

[Audios]

Max out the budget, s550 4 matic. Always amazing for long trips.

 

[Zee09]

I read the Lincoln Continental reviews and they say it is so much better than BMW-Merc- and so on.
I once had a new LS V8 and loved the car but the ride was stiff as a board and the seats were made for a 100 pound lady
Most of these people never owned the other cars they are comparing either.

 

[deven]

OP, look into a 2018 Acura RLX Sports hybrid. Very quiet, smooth and gets excellent gas mileage. No wind noise at all. I drove from MA to MD and I did that drive straight 6 hours and change and my body was just fine after it. No aches or pains. Suffice to say I love this car.

 

[Zee09]

Originally Posted By: deven
Originally Posted By: RoadDukie
It's hard to beat a lease return LS-460. Totally quiet, smooth, and comfortable. Rode in a friend's from Denver to Mesquite and back for golf fun. We even got over 30 MPG and we weren't sparing the ponies.

But the LS460 is plagued with wind noise where the side mirrors are. Lexus has yet to fix that issue or rather they turned a blind eye to it.....

Good to know- thanks
stuff like that would bother me a bit!

 

[Wolf359]

Originally Posted By: Zee09
Originally Posted By: RoadDukie
It's hard to beat a lease return LS-460. Totally quiet, smooth, and comfortable. Rode in a friend's from Denver to Mesquite and back for golf fun. We even got over 30 MPG and we weren't sparing the ponies.

I'll have to look at that too- especially certified like Lexus and Merc's
I do like the LS


Oh yeah with Mercedes, they come with a 4 year/50k warranty. If the car is under that, you can get an extended warranty from MB for up to 7 years/100k so it's almost like a new car warranty. Or if you buy it CPO, it comes with 1 year, but you can buy 2 additional years for a total of 3 years unlimited miles. If it still has some factory warranty on it, you then the time of the original warranty and 3 years of warranty after that.

Can never get over the ugly grill that Lexus has.

 

[Zee09]

Originally Posted By: deven
OP, look into a 2018 Acura RLX Sports hybrid. Very quiet, smooth and gets excellent gas mileage. No wind noise at all. I drove from MA to MD and I did that drive straight 6 hours and change and my body was just fine after it. No aches or pains. Suffice to say I love this car.

I'm going to look that up now. I owned Acura's since 1986
You know the roads here then-thanks

 

[Old Mustang Guy]

I love my 17 Avalon and my wife's 18 Highlander. Lexus quality at Dislexus price.

 

[Stevie]

For comfort, quietness, safety, and pure luxury, I don't think anything compares to a Mercedes. As others said you can get an off lease as new Mercedes for half the price of new and still have factory warranty. I paid 28K for a Mercedes that cost $60K new, perfect as new condition.


Drive an E class Mercedes. Even a C class is very nice for less.

Here's where I bought mine. They just get best off lease cars all in like new condition.
They have 47 C and E class cars:
https://www.autosofdallas.com/used-mercedes-benz-plano-tx?_gmod%5B0%5D=Dfe_Modules_VehiclePrice_Module&_gmod%5B1%5D=Dfe_Modules_CustomizePayment_Module&direction=asc&model%5B0%5D=C-Class&model%5B1%5D=E-Class&sf=sf_make%2Csf_model&_=1532369679561&sort=Sfield_Price

 

[Brigadier]

Cadillac AT-V Sedan? 464 HP..

 

[AZjeff]

Probably nothing about cars more subjective that seat fit. Example, the RAV forums were full of people hating the 2013-15 RAV seats, but my wife and I both found them fine even for 450 mile days.

Sounds like you're looking for what we called a floater, better put Caddies on your list. With your wide purchase price range you've got a lot of seats to try!

 

[Lolvoguy]

Originally Posted By: mclasser
The Volvo S90 oozes comfort and luxury.


Yeah but OP wants reliability
Originally Posted By: Zee09

Looking for durability and prestige is of no interest.

Originally Posted By: Mr Nice
Lexus IS 350

No, that car isn't comfy. If you want a comfy Lexus, either an ES of LS is what you want.
The IS is designed against the BMW 3 series, so everything is more "sport" oriented.