In a stroke of luck for Lexus, the dark maple red LS 600hL given to Sir Paul McCartney in 2008 was featured front & center at the Beatle’s wedding this weekend to American heiress Nancy Shevell.
A Lexus CT 200h has won the third annual Rallye International Vert de Montréal leg of the FIA Alternative Energies Cup, a world championship for vehicles with alternative energy propulsion
My man Shamiz in Japan has sent over another photo from one of Japan’s many auto magazines — this time it’s a spy shot of what looks to be the upcoming Lexus GS F-Sport
The Lexus LS 460 Sport will be getting its own special edition for 2012, with an Obsidian exterior and a unique two-tone black and topaz beige interior with contrast stitching & black leather trim.
The Lexus USA website has been updated with pricing for the 2012 CT 200h, and I was excited to see the new F-Sport package is only $1,000 with a NuLuxe interior ($2,330 with leather).
As previously mentioned, TLE reader Shamiz sent me over a bunch of cellphone pics from an unnamed Japanese car magazine, and among the images was this rendering of a possible Lexus GS-F.
While not directly related to the cars themselves, Lexus achieved a Twitter milestone recently by becoming the first automotive brand to reach 200,000 followers.
Good news for anyone that’s ever wanted to drive the Lexus LFA — I’ve just been told that Lexus USA will be hosting another LFA Driver Development program at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, from November 2-5th.
Going back to the new 2013 Lexus GS 450h, here's a brief technical overview of next-generation hybrid sedan from Lexus Europe Technical Director, Duncan McMath.
We’ve read about the Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition on its namesake track from an owner’s perspective, and now journalist Andrew Frankel has a writeup at Inside Line with a sparkling review of a very similar experience.
The following article (and photos) has been submitted by a lucky LFA owner who participated in a recent LFA owners event at the Nürburgring in Germany.
TLE reader Shamiz has just sent me some cellphone quick pics from an as-of-yet unidentified Japanese magazine that show a rendering of the rumored Lexus RX F-Sport.
Lexus Magazine has a new video interview with Brian Bolain, Lexus USA’s National Marketing Manager, and Paul Williamsen, National Manager of Lexus College, talking about the overall influence that the new GS design will have on the rest of the Lexus lineup.
Last week, I asked what type of Lexus GS you would like to see after the sedan is released, and 1,243 votes later, here are the rather surprising results.
Lexus USA has published this photo of the 2012 Lexus CT 200h F-Sport package equipped with the optional 17″ alloy wheels, and I just had to publish it as a wallpaper.
With the huge official photo gallery and the fact that the Lexus GS 450h looks similar to the GS 350 that debuted last month, it’s no surprise that live shots from the Frankfurt Motor Show has been difficult to find.
Lexus revealed the European edition of the CT 200h F-Sport at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and it appears to be yet another variant on the performance package.
The 2013 Lexus GS 450h will have its official reveal tomorrow at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but Lexus has gone ahead and released information, photos & video of their new hybrid sports sedan.
With all the other coverage of the Lexus GS 350, I missed out on featuring this B-Roll footage featuring video versions of most of the official photo gallery.
Time for a poll — now that we have the basic idea of next-generation Lexus GS, what would you like to see next: GS coupe, GS-F, GS-F coupe or GS SportCross?
How’s this for a setup? German TV show GRiP recently featured a Lexus LFA going up against a twelve-year-old girl racer in a go-kart. Definitely worth watching even if you don’t speak a word of German.
After four years as Lexus USA’s vice president of marketing, Dave Nordstrom will transferring over to Toyota to become the automaker’s very first vice president of social media.
Here’s an interesting review of the 2011 Lexus RX 450h in the Pekin Daily Times by Silvio Calabi, who uses the crossover to haul stone and transport garbage to the dump before finally coming to understand the reasons for the vehicle’s success.
We knew it was coming — here is the official video (with telemetry) of Akira Iida’s 7:14.64 lap around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in the Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition.
The Lexus GS-F rumors are back out in full force, and judging from the conflicting reports from Inside Line & Motor Trend, it’s less a question of if Lexus will be making it, but rather what will be powering the high-performance sedan.
My latest Lexus Magazine article is now live — this month, I take a photographic tour of the new Lexus GS interior, with a focus on the smaller details that really impressed me.
For the latest commercial in their *Engineering Amazing* campaign, Lexus brings some much deserved attention to their super-advanced crash-test dummies
Some significant news broke today on Twitter — according to EVO writer Chris Harris & Lexus Europe, Lexus driver Akira Iida posted a 7:14 lap time of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a LFA Nürburgring Edition.
Lexus USA has reported August 2011 sales of 18,103 units, and while that’s down 10.6% compared to 2010, it’s a very good result compared to the previous three months — especially when it comes to the CT 200h.
Just loaded up the USB stick given out at the 2013 Lexus GS debut, and was surprised to find a set of previously unseen images, all perfect for desktop wallpapers.
After a disappointing result last year, Lexus has once again returned to the top of the American Customer Satisfaction Index‘s annual ranking of automakers.
While it’s impossible to agree with all their choices, Edmunds’ list of the 100 Greatest Cars of All Time was smart enough to include the original 1990 Lexus LS 400 at 49th overall.
AutoGuide has run the Lexus CT 200h sales numbers, and despite its late March launch and earthquake-delayed inventory, the hybrid hatchback sits as the top-selling compact luxury car in the USA.
Toyota’s TRD performance division has unleashed a serious set of upgrades for the Lexus IS F, all based on CCS Concept shown at the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon.
When I spotted a 2012 Lexus CT 200h F-Sport during the Pebble Beach Concours a couple weeks back, it was notable for two reasons — not only was it my first look at the F-Sport option package, it was also showing off the new Nebula Gray Pearl exterior paint.
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