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Lexus CT 200h @ Australian Grand Prix

Posted by Kevin on March 27th, 2011

The Lexus CT 200h Celebrity F1 challenge took place last night in Melbourne, Australia, and when the dust settled, the podium saw Australian celebrities Sav Rocca, Corbin Harris & Luke Ricketson finishing first, second & third respectively. Lexus was also big on advertising during the actual Australian Grand Prix — I took some photos on …

Lexus & Microsoft Present Fresh Perspectives

Posted by Kevin on March 25th, 2011

Lexus has teamed up with Microsoft for an interesting project called Fresh Perspectives, which takes six extremely talented artists, presents them with their choice of three concepts, and gives them 24 hours to create an all-new original work. Meant to promote the CT 200h, the series is set to start April 18th — check out …

2012 Lexus GS Spy Shot?

Posted by Kevin on March 24th, 2011

Don’t know if it really classifies as a spy shot, but today on Twitter, Lexus Europe posted a photo of two cars under tarps, and mentioned that vehicle and dynamic development engineers would be driving around the UK — wonder if we could be looking at examples of the next-generation GS: From the profile of …

Preview of the Lexus CT 200h Celebrity Challenge in Australia

Posted by Kevin on March 24th, 2011

This weekend is the Lexus CT 200h Celebrity Challenge in Australia, and the Sydney Morning Herald has put together a pretty funny sneak peek of what to expect from the celebrity race. (If one of the drivers gets his way, it will be a real-world version of bumper cars.) Watch the video @ SMH

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Two More Lexus LFAs Arrive in the USA

Posted by Kevin on March 23rd, 2011

Two more Lexus LFAs have arrived in the USA, and Flipside909 from Club Lexus was there to witness their arrival at the docks. Of special interest is the blue #047, which belongs to Club Lexus member, gengar, who has been one of the most active LFA owners in the Lexus community. Congratulations to both of …

Lexus Magazine Interview with VIP Auto Salon’s Clark Ishihara

Posted by Kevin on March 23rd, 2011

One of the people I had a chance to spend some time with during my trip to California was Clark Ishihara, president of VIP Auto Salon and the main force behind show cars like the Macadamia LS 600hL at last year’s SEMA — reminded me of this Lexus Magazine interview with Clark about his company’s …

Old Lexus LX 470 Print Ads from Australia

Posted by Kevin on March 22nd, 2011

In a random search, I stumbled across this set of Lexus Australia print ads for the Lexus LX 470 (click for larger versions): These M.C. Escher-style designs are wild to look at, but relating it back to the LX 470 is almost too subtle — my guess is that it was a combination of the …

Lexus CT 200h Pre-Orders Double Sales in Netherlands

Posted by Kevin on March 22nd, 2011

It’s entirely possible I’m reading this translated article wrong, but according to Dutch newspaper De Telgraaf, Lexus Netherlands received 1,000 pre-orders for the CT 200h — a remarkable number considering that last year, only 700 Lexus were sold in the country! The newspaper attributes the brisk sales to the hatchback’s exemption from road tax, but …

Photos from Lexus LFA Driver Development Program

Posted by Kevin on March 22nd, 2011

While the full story on my experience at the Lexus LFA Driver Development program is still a couple weeks away, Lexus Magazine has published some of my photos from the event — here’s a sample: It didn’t take long for me to start missing the LFA — I can definitely say with some certainty that …

Lexus LF-Gh Concept to Debut at New York Auto Show

Posted by Kevin on March 21st, 2011

The rumors are true — Lexus will be unveiling a new concept at the New York Auto Show! Dubbed the LF-Gh, this concept will provide a stylized look at the next-generation GS. The current generation, which has just entered its sixth year of production, is expected to be replaced in 2012. While there’s nothing in …

New Lexus CT 200h Owner Shares First Impressions

Posted by Kevin on March 21st, 2011

The Kicking Tires blog has an extremely positive reader-submitted review of the Lexus CT 200h that takes exception to the Prius comparisons: “…some people say the CT 200h is an overpriced Prius. I beg to differ. Go drive a Prius, a Ford Fusion Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid like I did and you’ll never want …

Lexus CT 200h Lightshows from France & Singapore

Posted by Kevin on March 20th, 2011

Similar to the introduction of the CT 200h in Dubai, Lexus France also did an exceptional 3D display projection on the side of the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye: How brilliant that Lexus has managed to “sync” its regional launch events with a global theme. Here’s two more videos of a lightshow from Lexus Singapore — first …

Racing with Joe Bacal & his Lexus LX 570

Posted by Kevin on March 20th, 2011

Joe Bacal and his Lexus LX 570 took part in the San Felipe 250 off-road race last weekend, and while the team was unable to place in the final results, they did post some rumbling in-car video from the start of the race — I’m amazed just how close the spectators are to the track. …

Lexus Recreates Original LS 400 Commercial with LS 460

Posted by Kevin on March 19th, 2011

Welcome to the power of the Internet — after seeing a Lexus owner’s unsuccessful attempt to recreate the original Balance LS 400 commercial with his LS 460, Lexus and their ad agency Team One decided to try out the experiment themselves: There we have it, proof that the LS 460 is a worthy ancestor of …