Debuting in September 1992 as a 1993 model, the refreshed LS 400 (designed in 1991) was introduced with more than 50 changes, largely in response to customer and dealer requests.
[46] The vehicle received larger
disc brakes, wheels, and tires, and adjustments were made to the suspension and
power steering systems to improve handling.
[47] Stylistic changes included additional
body side moldings and a revised grille, along with a greater selection of colors.
[47] For the interior, a standard passenger front airbag (first Toyota-built series production car available with passenger front airbag),
[48] an external temperature gauge, digital
odometer,
seat belt pretensioners, and
chlorofluorocarbon-free refrigerant were added.
[47][49] In 1992, the Celsior introduced the world first
GPS navigation system with voice instructions.
[50] By 1994, the LS 400's U.S. base price exceeded US$50,000, a figure that had steadily risen since the vehicle's introduction. Customer demand for the vehicle and shifts in foreign
exchange rates contributed to the increase in price.
[51] The growing popularity of the LS internationally was an asset to Toyota, as Japan had entered into an economic recession in 1991, that later became what was called the collapse of the
Japanese asset price bubble or "bubble economy". Production of the first-generation LS ended in September 1994 to make way for production of the second-generation model in October.
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