The long goodbye
Earlier this year, when we heard the new LS was on the way, we had to say a final long goodbye to the amazing, £100,000 Lexus LS600h, at a Royle wedding.
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hanks to John at Lexus UK, who most kindly offered up an LS 600h limo for our Road Magazine wedding this year. Team Road is run by www. roylemedia.co.uk – Phil & Bonnie – who happily tied the knot on June 2nd, with a vintage, shabby chic garden party back at their rural idyll cottage. But before all the relaxed, informal fun of the garden party could get underway, there was the all-important wedding to attend to, in an Abbey. That
required two cars of class and distinction – a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow for the blushing bride, Bonnie and a luxurious V8 limo for groom, Phil. He was pretty chillaxed, it has to be said – marrying the love of his life – but, just to make sure, he rode in the back, in the amazing Ottoman seat; feet up, Shiatsu massage on, with Billy Idol’s ‘White Wedding’ blasting from the high-quality audio. After a good V8 blat through the countryside,
we wafted through town, arriving at the Abbey with zero emissions from the electric motor – which even impressed the Canon who married them. The 2012 model LS600h may not be the best looking limo out there, but it’s certainly the best to drive, ride in, live with and enjoy showing off: What a car. Everyone enjoyed the LS600h at the wedding, but none more so than Editor, Phil: His last ride as a single man!