These Two V8 Engines Launched Luxury Brands, Here’s How They Compare

The first-ever Lexus and first-ever Genesis were both powered by V8 engines specially built for high-stakes jobs: powering all-new flagship sedans that would launch brand new luxury nameplates into a market full of well-established competitors. In two vastly different eras, the Lexus LS 400 and Genesis G90 embarked on daunting engineering voyages that would achieve the same result: putting a world-class V8 engine family into their respective technological gene pools. These two engines also helped define their brands in ways that still echo through modern lineups.