The radio button that tunes to AM 1620 is a "traffic information" button. It is the national traffic information frequency for all of Japan.

@filthyanimal874

Жыл бұрын

1620am is an oldies station where I live. 😎

@PhatLipstick

Жыл бұрын

@@filthyanimal874 Merry Christmas you... you know. ;)

@filthyanimal874

Жыл бұрын

@@PhatLipstick 🤣🤣👍

@joeteejoetee

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if this 1620 frequency is somehow re-programmable to your favorite USA AM radio station?

@423tech

Жыл бұрын

@@joeteejoetee You could just use the built in radio presets for that

The windshield water reservoir by the radiator will warm up from the heat of the radiator, giving you heated fluid to clean the windshield during the winter.

@TJC450

3 жыл бұрын

Very clever !

@wyc2462

3 жыл бұрын

"油膜取走" doesn't mean to heat the fluid......Is there a different windshield water container with different fluid?

@zeewin

3 жыл бұрын

WY C Yes, it is for windscreen degreasing fluid as an addition to the screen wash. minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/1417895/car/1037316/3844891/note.aspx

@Tahara-Aichi

2 жыл бұрын

That's not the reason there is a secondary reservoir

@binkleyme

Жыл бұрын

I would have figured you could use a de-icing fluid

Air purifier because Japanese smoke ALOT in their cars !!

differences in cultures in Japan vs US include the fact that the Celsior then to be an executive car utilizing a chauffeur so the rear seat occupant is more catered to with cup holders, and possible additional power outlets, cell phone holder/power outlet, and other options like door curtains, radio controls, etc. Folding mirrors are standard on most cars in Japan larger than kei car size due to small parking spaces and roadways. Cruise control would be restricted by law to the maximum legal speed limit in Japan, and the very low levels of auto theft would negate the need for security systems.

@Czechbound

Жыл бұрын

Very good observations !

The reason for leather in the Celsior was due to the Japanese seen cloth as quieter vs leather making noises when you move around. Awesome vid and car man, I had a 2000 LS back in the day, my favorite car ever!

@Wasabi9111

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s also not as hot, more breathable for hot humid summers. I generally much prefer cloth over leather.

@csabib69

Жыл бұрын

I trust that those are actually wool seats and not cloth. Not very informative this video is it?

@WBO-lp3cp

Жыл бұрын

I was told by Japanese people, that leather is not popular in Japan because it reminds them of death, being made from cow hides

@Mwikiio

Жыл бұрын

I also suspect the fabric is pure wool. If you check reviews of the Toyota Century, this fact is pointed out by various reviewers. The fabric looks identical with the Century’s. In those reviews, pure wool trim is esteemed as higher grade than leather’s. According to Wikipedia, you could have one of three models, model “A” (basic), model “B” (with uprated suspension, and model “C” (fully equipped with trim specifications).

@m00m00g1

Жыл бұрын

When you run your palm over the seat surface, leather makes more noise compared to fabric; it also absorbs noise, thus making the interior even quieter. And under high temperature (especially when your car has been parked under a hot sun), leather is definitely hotter to the touch compared to fabric.

7:53 the button in Kanji is for OIL FILM REMOVAL, sort of a boosted windshield washer. When pushed forward it uses a more expensive, more concentrated windshield washer solvent in a separate reservoir to cut through OIL FILM more easily.

Fun fact, the wood grain in the UCF10 isn't fake at all, it's actually lacquered wood for the trim, I've had my UCF10 apart when doing headunit stuff and it was real wood under all that lacquer

@roberte.andrews4621

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard several commenters say the wood trim is fake. They are wrong. Yamaha Piano Div. makes the interior trim and it's heavily coated in plastic for protection.

This could be the only video out there showing the brothers together. Fantastic video. Thanks for making it

Interesting that so much of the interior controls were "mirrored." I wonder if ALL Japanese vs Domestic cars went to that trouble, or if that's another example of Lexus' "Pursuit of Perfection"

@CoolStuffInWeirdCars

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, seems that they didn’t want any detail underlooked

@mjl8115

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately my 1999 EU-spec pre-FL Lexus IS200 had not mirrored switch on/off radio/CD button from JDM standard. But it was a Lexus for peasants or so :) not like majestic top of the line LS400. So this "Pursuit of Perfection" was reserved for the riches. :P

@taunusv4power

2 жыл бұрын

I have a jdm 86 toyota celica and yes, those were inverted as well, for example let's say you want to shift at the same time you're using your blinker. So as the clock, it's on the other side so you can read it easily

@TheKitMurkit

Жыл бұрын

Subaru is pretty different too

@jamescartier8728

Жыл бұрын

It seems like a pursuit of perfection thing. Even today, companies rarely put in that kind of effort

FYI the air purifier is located in the rear shelf on the Celsior where the subwoofer is on the LS400.

@CoolStuffInWeirdCars

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, I see. Thanks for the info!

@LusoiHardware

3 жыл бұрын

@@CoolStuffInWeirdCars No problem. I currently have a 1995 Celsior UCF21 Series III. It comes with wool interior.

@jshsvsjejed6960

2 жыл бұрын

Same as a Toyota aristo jzs147 Lexus GS300… haha

@thecianinator

Жыл бұрын

So that would explain the vents

The antenna on the Celsior is part of the rear window. It’s the extra lines above the defrost.

@gmoritz71last52

3 жыл бұрын

Antenna in LS400 would adjust its length based on the frequency of the radio station selected ( to optimize reception ). The radio could pull in stations from FAR away.

The cloth seats are really nice!

@LusoiHardware

3 жыл бұрын

Most came with wool seats. Yes, wool.

@arlofs

3 жыл бұрын

Wool seats are a more premium option compared to leather.

@creakid

Жыл бұрын

@@arlofs I remember over 3 decades ago, Mercedes S-Class charges extra for cloth seats over MB-Tex -- same price as the leather option.

My 1990 Celsior was equipped with ride adjustable air suspension, electric rear seat adjustment including headrest via a control panel in the centre armrest where the cupholders were in this video. This panel also controlled the radio, rear air-conditioning temp and air volume. Also the rear seat massaging and full for extra legroom, the front passenger seat would move forward and the headrest for tilt down so you could recline, be massed, cooled or warmed plus be able to see better forward through the windshield. One last thing is the second washer switch and bottle was for a high-pressure wash plus headlight wash.

@channingtato807

Жыл бұрын

Yep my 90 Celsior had the same features as you that I owned 10yrs ago. Everything in the Japanese market you could get as an optional extra from factory. My also had power folding and heated side mirrors, cassette player in back centre console/armrest with cup holders, electronic rear view mirror, tv at back, electric telescopic steering column with tilt, 2 position memory for steering position seat and side mirrors, all seats where electronically adjustable for front and back, central locking on key fob, interior lighting under footwells and doors, and cd stacker in boot. The only thing which was aftermarket on the car was quad exhaust tips, 18inch rims, wide bodykit with duckbill wing and 9 level adjustable air suspension module with braided hoses and K&N performance filter in the engine bay. One of the best cars I ever owned

What a unique video. I would've never thought I would wake up this morning and see something like this on YT, whilst be informed and entertained at the same time.

My skyline had the same max cruise control limit. I swapped the cruise control computer with one from a USDM 240sx and that got rid of the limit. I'd imagine an LS400 cruise computer would work.

Well done video! As time goes by, those early LS 400s are beginning to become quite collectable. Amazing how good they still look, their styling has really held up.

It's SO COOL, and UNIQUE that you got to have both cars together to compare them! Thanks for making this and your other videos!

Nice I enjoyed your comparison with USDM and JDM, it's rare that we get to see them side by side like that. BTW the Kanji you shown on the wiper stalk says "油膜取り” Yumakutori which translates to OIL Film Removal, I had to look it up my kanji skills are the greatest yet. You mention that there's two reservoirs so I suspect one is for a cleaning agent, ideally the one that corresponds to the Yumakutori switch, and the other is for usual washer fluid. Looking forward to your next video future Doug Demuro. Oh forgot one more thing, the ETC card reader is for automated toll bridge payment cards, there's a lot of private highways in Japan that require paying tolls to use. The card reader should link up to something on the inside of the windshield that pays the tolls as you drive through the toll booths, so you can be on your way without having to stop and pay the toll.

@alphakky

Жыл бұрын

Please. Do NOT be like DeMuro. He loves to bitch about the stupidest things. He's a hack.

Don’t know why, but to me, the Lexus badge makes the car look more luxurious lol

@mikelowrey7441

Жыл бұрын

That’s definitely the objective sir.

@kingdoge69

Жыл бұрын

@@mikelowrey7441 Indeed

@ajanderson2787

Жыл бұрын

It's a Lexus, it's supposed to be luxurious!!!!!

My dad bought a German spec ls400 in 92. I do still own it. There are some more differences to the us model and the celsior! I wonder which country got the most features. I do have the rear reclining and massage seats from the Middle East. The euro spec also has the front spoiler / lip on the bumper. And yellow fog lights in the bumper. Where the us model has the fog lights the euro spec has extra high beams. We didn’t get the folding mirrors or the electronic rear view mirror in the middle. We did get the cup holders in the rear and seat heater. There were only four options in Germany in 92. sunroof Cd changer Leather seats Leather seats with heated seats We also got the antenna and the pioneer radio with rds ( radio data system) extra display with the name of the station. Front brakes got extra cooling from the front spoiler. Probably stiffer suspension no air suspension in Germany but for the rest of Europe.

@yoribe

Жыл бұрын

Euro spec also has washers for headlamps.

@peterkragger4824

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention side turn signals are also required in Europe, however third brake like wasn't until 1996

@Carnold_YT

Жыл бұрын

Also, air suspension and traction control were and option. Between the German, Dutch and Belgian markets were also small differences. I own a Belgian car that was originally destined for Singapore.

I’m glad I found this video thanks for making it! I sit on google images and wiki for hours just trying to spot and learn about the differences in other countries specs. It’s super intriguing to me

Thank you so much for this video I love knowing the differences between JDM and USDM cars

Cool video! The original LS400 came standard with a manual telescoping, power tilt wheel and without remote entry. Leather was also optional. The Japanese actually prefer cloth to leather which is probably why your Celsior was so equipped. Ordering the Luxury Features Group included remote entry, among other things, and the Memory System included the power telescoping wheel along with power headrests and belt anchors. I believe that the power tilt/telescope wheel, remote entry and leather were standard after MY 1993 but not absolutely certain since my brochure is packed away.

@philcollins7701

Жыл бұрын

Not correct the Ls400 had power tescoping and tilting off the bat in 1990.

@RomanJockMCO

Жыл бұрын

@@philcollins7701 Sorry, but that was the Infiniti Q45. You had to order the Memory Package to have a power telescoping steering wheel. It only came with a power tilt wheel otherwise. I have the original brochure for reference.

@philcollins7701

Жыл бұрын

@@RomanJockMCO The UK version of the ls400 came with everything on there were no options as Lexus deemed sales would not be big enough to have variable offerings so you had to have everything or nothing.

@RomanJockMCO

Жыл бұрын

@@philcollins7701 I'll take your word for it. Since the video was referring to the US market I based my response off of that.

@Cartier_specialist

Жыл бұрын

The Japanese are just smarter consumers because in my opinion leather interior isn't as comfortable as cloth and cloth usually outlasts leather as well.

I love detail differences! My friend has recently bought a Toyota Crown which is so similar to an LS400

You remind me so much of myself when I was in high school. Had an LS400 and was equally dorky about it. Keep up the good work, love the content.

@DeathhAngel1

Жыл бұрын

Him explaining the differences in his cars makes him dorky? I think youre the real dork here bud.

@tealruby582

Жыл бұрын

@@DeathhAngel1 Switch to decaf and re-read my comment buddy, it was a compliment.

Love those cars.Its great you have one of each.Thanks for pointing out the differences in your video.

That lower turn signal looks a lot cleaner on the Celsior. At first glance the casual passerby wouldn't notice the differences between these two, but it's cool to actually see them side by side!

Great vid. I found both cars and looking at both and needed to know the difference

Hey man keep up the good work!

great vid man! also noticed the celsior has "beep beep" horns while ls has "americanized" horns. always liked the beep beep especially the loud ones from old Mercedes benz. you got a new subscriber I really like reviews like this. definitely checking out your other ones

The radio antenna is attached and printed to rear wind glass. Enjoying your video from Japan!

The headlight and foglight are difference pieces because the US laws at the time required mechanical aiming. That's why the lens has the little nubs on it - there's a fixture that clamps to the lens, with some bubble levels in it. When you adjust the headlight aim the whole lens moves. It has to be seperate from the fog lamp for this reason. On the JDM car, the reflector inside the headlight moves, the lens says in place. If you look at euro vs. US headlights on an 86-91 W126 Mercedes you'll see the same thing.

@CRAPO2011

Жыл бұрын

Haha as a kid always wondered why us spec old school benzes had those ugly lens within a lens headlights. Thanks for clarifying

@beyond305

Жыл бұрын

i see they changed that later on, making it so the us spec lens would move instead of the housing.

@CRAPO2011

Жыл бұрын

@@beyond305 w124 Benz eventually got euro looking 1 piece headlights

This was a really cool comparison. I like these types of videos. Thanks. :) (BTW, this was recommended to me in August 2022 - gives you some insight into Google, err KZread recommendations and how long they take/revolve)

excellent comparison video, great job

ive seen in another video that there was an option for the celsior to have electronically reclining seats in the rear as well as a radio unit in the rear middle arm rest

There are converters available to convert the FM tuner from Japanese range to US which plugs into the cable that runs to the antenna integrated into the rear glass.

Great video, I didn't know all the differences til now! I have a 2004 SC 430

What's interesting about the headlight/fog light situation is that on my 2004 Dodge Ram 2500, I can also have the fog lights on with just the marker lights only. It's interesting

@staffy73

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that on my 2003. Actually thought it might be an electrical gremlin albeit a very benign one!

the more air to the back thing is translated to rear seat priority and it’s for high up executive guests.

Thanks for the eye opener!

Great video, love this kind of comparison :)

I didn't realize my blue cloth seats were so rare in my 90 ls400! Awesome video man!

@chewyyo3383

2 жыл бұрын

Blue? That’s cool af

@spraguejosh35

2 жыл бұрын

@@chewyyo3383 yea kinda wild ig, my 90 also has manual telescopic but auto rasing and lowering steering column

@chewyyo3383

2 жыл бұрын

@@spraguejosh35 sounds like a nice ride man

I freaking love Japanese market Toyotas. Im impatiently waiting for Toyota Crown Estate wagons to be imported to the states. I really want one of those huge wagons

Maybe the 2nd reservoir is for a headlight washer. Interesting comparison. Great idea for a video. Cheers!

Here in Australia I've driven a 1990 Toyota Celsior almost identical to yours with the cloth/velour seats. The swapping of the radio buttons is due to making the common functions closer to the drivers side. I grew up in New Zealand and moved to Australia and predominantly had either Japanese or local Australian vehicles. These also had the indicators on the right, wipers on the left. It was only when I purchased a European car that the stalks changed and the radio on/off moved to the "wrong" side for me - obviously because most of their vehicles would be for left hand markets. New Zealand gets many ex JDM cars with unusual names and specs. My father has a Toyota Windom which is basically a Camry. These import cars often have Japanese labelling and the ICE systems can also be all in Japanese. One other interesting titbit is the radio frequencies for the Japanese market is at a lower band so band extenders have to be added to the radio to access all the radio stations in the local New Zealand market.

Very informative video

I wanted to try to get one of either but now you got me wanting both 😂😂😂

Hey man, the Celsior does not have cloth seats. They are wool also known as flannel, they also had cloth interior celsiors but those are almost never around because they were not desirable at all in Japan compared to the wool. In the ls400 however, no wool, we get the option of cloth or leather.

Obsessed - Looking to pickup a LS400. Thank you.

Great comparison!

I had the exact same LS 400...Loved it...

Great video!

In a 2015-2020 year Korean spec Elantra, called the Avante AD, you could get heated and cooled leather seats, however they aren't powered, nor is there any infotainment screen just a basic radio setup only avaliable on the base model over in NA. Cooled seats aren't avaliable in NA, but the leather seats are power (driver only) Weird small differences for essentially the same car

Beautiful cars man. Enjoy

Had an old 97es300 for a couple years, but I always loved the ls400, thought they looked super nice. Was never able to find one for sale near me sadly.

No matter if it's a Lexus or a Toyota, in the end, some fighters from all over the world like to punch that car

Must be one of the easiest cars to get serviced, as US shops have access to LS 400 parts and manuals. Not to mention isn't it easier to get car insurance, just register it as a Lexus LS400.

Cloths seats look so comfy in the celsior, once drove a second gen GS with the cloth very nice fabric

1990 us Integra had rear cupholders as well! I only know this because I kept *goodies* there

Fm1 fm2 and am are just for additional preset stations

I've got a 92 EU one with an optional car-phone system, and that has rear cupholders with the phone in the rear center armrest. Rear seat heaters too, which could've been standard for cold-climate models, not sure.

Fantastic video! I wish there were more videos like this, comparing different market vehicles side by side. You did great. As far as the old people smell, you could probably get rid of that with an ozone machine. They're about $90 or so on Amazon. Air the car out and don't be in it when you do the treatment (health risk).

Two windshield washer reservoirs is the weirdest thing, never seen it on any other car. My guess its for two kinds of washer fluid. It would not make sense for winter/summer washer fluids because the summer fluid would freeze in the winter and may damage the reservoir. As for the cloth interior, the japanese actually prefer cloth to leather. I've seen quite a few mercedes w126 S-class imported from Japan and most of them were cloth as well. Cool video!

The fog, headlights being one piece together looks so much better than the two separate pieces lol.

Very cool thank u for the video.

Finally somebody that knows the difference between USDM and JDM,ive seen too many people call their US LHD made in alabama 180sx JDM

@Shabbe02

Жыл бұрын

A JDM car can be LHD tho

@jaskajokunen3716

Жыл бұрын

Would seem counterintuitive to make domestic car lhd when they drive on the left

@2:40 that 3rd brake light is also a micron air filter/blower purifier, can even change the smells .they are mad expensive & cost from $600 to $1000 each , even my KDM Korean domestic Daewoo Leganza has a similar air purifier brakelight with the smell canister, found another useful use for it as it can be used for "vape juice" & hotboxing in the vehicle

I don't have to think about this before I go to bed anymore. Thanks

the reason there are rear cup holders in the Celsior is that in Japan it was driven by a chauffeur and the owner enjoys a comfortable ride.

I'm curious how the Celsior and other "Lexus' models badged as a Toyota were marketed in Japan. They're clearly elevated over normal Toyota products. I can see why Toyota introduced a new brand in the US to differentiate them. No American is going to pay more for something they perceive as cheaper. Just as the VW Phaeton (which looked way too much like a Passat from afar).

@SwapBlogRU

Жыл бұрын

Japan's car buying culture is different from the West. If I remember correctly, they'd have different dealerships for various tier cars of the same brand. For example, you'd see Civics and Fits sold in one Honda dealership, while Legends and Sabers would be in an entirely separate one.

@kaleb4184

Жыл бұрын

Also Toyota needed to get around laws for how many cars they could import to the US if they made an entirely new company they could sell more cars

@creakid

Жыл бұрын

@@SwapBlogRU In foreign countries, a GM dealer sells anything from Cadillac to Chevy.

Thank you Sir!

The vents in the high stop are part of the air purification and the xtra window wash one is for water with detergent and the other is for fresh water to rinse!

0:56 the separate headlamp design is to reduce insurance costs by reducing the cost of replacing a headlamp. In the USA insurance companies work with carmakers to reduce costs of repairs.

About the FM1 FM2, each will use the 6 buttons memory preset radio stations. So this means you will have 12(6+6) presets of radio station. Just a neat solution to have 5 less buttons instead of having just 1 FM button and 12 memory preset buttons. Clever japanese

Nice comparison. The antenna on the Celsior is actually integrated in the back glass.

What a great channel

Did you know on some Celsior and other markets LS, there is a button to shake the water droplet from the side mirrors.

@Syncopia

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! The ultrasonic mirrors!

Very cool comparison

6:15 that is a REAR SEAT PRIORITY button, it is used to favor the VIP when he rides alone in back.

Was the Celsior the flagship model? My Carina (slightly above the Corolla) was equipped very similarly to the Celsior. The HVAC airflow was also directed to the center console to maintain drinks (hot or cold), which was probably a truncated version of the rear air vent system. Celsior might have also had the light dimming feature (while US got the annoying DRLs)

I noticed the VA transport tags on the Celsior but you got Missouri tags on the LS! Did you get rhe Celsior from Japanese Classics in Richmond?

I like the idea you have both types of the car 🚙

great video. was wondering what the differences between the LS and Celsior were. now to search for the differences between the SC400 and Soarer.

@vampyrelycan99

Жыл бұрын

The Soarer 4.0GT/Limited could be equipped with the very expensive Active Suspension which numoed up the retail price to the JPY 7M level. Not sure if the export-spec SC400 had such suspension option as well?

A ton of cars in Japan have power folding mirrors. Visited the auctions and saw how many economy cars with power folding mirrors .

This was recommended to me after 2 years, very interesting.

The rear antenna for the jdm celsior/ls400 is in the base of rear windshield, thats why the defogger seemed so dense or close, its actually the rear antenna lines, alot of toyota cars had that during that era, and the extra windshield washer tank is for the headlight washer, but that celsior doesn't seem to have that option ,or was ina front accident and it was removed

The extra button on the radio that says “交通情報” means traffic information. There may be a specified radio frequency for that in Japan.

Woah long way from the ranger days nice ls400s!!!

My 1991 Celsior mirror is electric. 🤷🏾‍♂️ my seats are also leather. So I suppose it’s a different trim.

1990 LS400 did not have full telescoping, it was just in and out (or up / down, can't remember). Used to have one.

Interesting to see how many differences there are. I always thought it's exactly 1:1 copy.

8:16 The japanese on the lever says 'Push for degrease the oil from windshield', since you said there are two washer fluid tanks, so I would say one is for reg. washer fluid. And the other one is for oil degreaser wash..

Didn't Celsior's Type C F-package come with power reclining, massaging and heated rear seats, rear climate and audio controls etc. Also air suspension as well. Pretty sure 1992 onwards Celsior had passenger airbags at least as an option. In 1992 there was also a CD-ROM based navgiation system with a screen in the centre console.

If you hit the rear window demister on the celsior I think you’ll find that some of the lines are for the aerial and the whole thing won’t heat up

the lights were because of the NHTSA head light regulation. needs to be certain sizes. also the washer where you push forward it says cleaning "oily residue", so I can only guess the second reservoir is for different type of washer fluid.

Makes me want to make a video showing the differences between the four 1991 LS400 me and a friend own. I think we got two sold new in Norway, one US imported and one Saudi imported.

Heated windshield reservoir. Also it could be the headlight cleaners....if you got'em

You need to source online the English translation of the owner handbook. Living in a country which drives on the left-hand side of the road it is interesting hearing you find things which to me are very normal.

Pretty sure the ride hight is different. Usually the JDM car will sit higher than the USDM version

12:23 the smaller reservoir in front of the radiator is for the OIL FILM REMOVAL fluid.