Videos

Here’s a Lexus ES 350 commercial from China with some great footage of the panoramic glass roof:

I’ve said it a thousand times but I can’t resist — that roof is one of my favorite options ever. It takes the ES to a whole other level.

3D designer Artur Szymczak took a model of the Lexus 2054 featured in the movie Minority Report and built some spectacularly beautiful concept ads:

Amazing to think that Minority Report is now eight years old and the 2054 still looks like it’s forty-four years in the future.

(Be sure to check out the rest of Artur’s ads, which also includes a short video.)

[Source: Artur Szymczak's Portfolio via Bit Rebels]

Earlier this year, we saw a chrome-wrapped Lexus LS 460 from Kuwait, and now here’s a golden edition from the very same country Abu Dhabi:

Even if I could understand the desire to metallic-wrap a vehicle, I think the LS would be my very last pick for the process.

Update: A friend of this car’s owner, Ahmad, has let us know that this LS is no longer gold, but now a fantastic blue:

Claus Ettensberger, owner of CEC Wheels and past Bullrun winner, has the “honor” of being the first person to get a speeding ticket in the Lexus LFA, or at least the first person to do so and post about it on Youtube:

For the record, Mr. Ettensberger was going 91mph in a 35mph zone — absolutely ludicrous in my opinion — and yet still managed to get his picture with the officer that pulled him over.

(Thanks Roberto!)

Lexus recently teamed up with What Car? to provide the magazine’s readers an advanced look at the CT 200h — here’s what they had to say:

Opinions seem to vary wildly, but the balance between like & dislikes seemed fairly even — one thing that stuck out to me was how comfortable the interior looks with someone sitting inside:

At the end of the video, the presenter mentions that “prices haven’t been officially announced, but we expect [the CT 200h] to cost between £22,000 & £26,000″ — let’s do a little bit of math to see what that might mean for the US price:

• A LS 600hL in the UK is £73,625 before tax, or $114,797USD converted directly. An equivalent LS 600hL in the USA comes in at $114,620USD — a very minor difference of $177, or 0.1%.
• A GS 450h in the UK is £35,757 before tax, or $55,752USD. An equivalent GS 450h in the USA comes in at $59,730USD — meaning that the US GS is $3,978 more expensive by 7.7%.

Assuming the price quoted by What Car? is before VAT, and that we take the average of the LSh/GSh price difference (which equals 3.9% more expensive in the US) — the CT 200h could start at $35,639 in the USA, with the fully loaded model coming in at $42,120.

(Hardly an exact science, but it’s always fun to speculate.)

Update: Just been informed that UK prices always include VAT — which throws my entire speculative price out the window. Let’s try again:

• A LS 600hL in the UK is £86,510, or $134,886USD converted directly. An equivalent LS 600hL in the USA comes in at $114,620USD — a difference of $20,266, or 17.6%.
• A GS 450h in the UK is £42,015, or $65,616. An equivalent GS 450h in the USA comes in at $59,730USD — a difference of $5,886, or 9.8%.

If we take the average of the LSh/GSh price difference (which translates to an average of 13.7% less expensive in the US), the CT 200h could start at $29,650 in the USA, with the fully loaded model coming in at $35,041.

The yellow Lexus LFA made an appearance this weekend at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance, and Autoguide was there to snap a few photos:

Even better, the LFA was also filmed arriving at the event, making this the first known video of the sunshine yellow supercar:

That yellow is impossible to miss, sure makes for a great show car.