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Lexus LFA Driver Development Program

  • Posted by Kevin on February 11th, 2011
Lexus announced today that it will be offering a full-day Lexus LFA driver development program at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, from March 8 to 15. This unique opportunity is for current LFA owners, potential LFA owners or any sports car enthusiast that wants a full day of high-performance driving behind the wheel of the …

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Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package to Debut at Geneva Auto Show

  • Posted by Kevin on February 10th, 2011
The Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package will make its official debut next month as part of Lexus’ display at the Geneva Motor Show. This amped-up $445,000 USD edition of the Lexus supercar will only be available on 50 of the 500 LFAs that are being built, and this exclusivity brings additional aerodynamic features and technical revisions …

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Lexus LS 600hL Sports Line Black Bison Body Kit by Wald

  • Posted by Kevin on February 9th, 2011
Japanese tuner Wald International has released a new Sports Line Black Bison body kit for the Lexus LS 600h/hL: The full kit is extensive, and includes a front bumper spoiler, side steps, sports fender ducts, LED daytime running lights, a rear bumper spoiler, roof spoiler, trunk spoiler (Version 2), plus a new exhaust system. The …

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NASA: No Issues with Toyota Electronics

  • Posted by Kevin on February 9th, 2011
After a ten-month study, the USA’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) & NASA have concluded that there are no issues with Toyota & Lexus electronics that would cause unintended acceleration — from a statement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood: NHTSA has already identified the only two known real-world causes of high-speed unintended …

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Blue Lexus LFA Flyby

  • Posted by Kevin on February 8th, 2011
This video featuring a blue Lexus LFA in Japan is just the right amount of scary: Barrelling towards the camera and changing course at the very last second is a great demonstration of the LFA’s performance and handling, if not just a little terrifying for the one doing the filming. *** As a special bonus, …

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Lexus Dominates Intellichoice’s 2011 Best Value Awards

  • Posted by Kevin on February 7th, 2011
Intellichoice have announced their 2011 Best Overall Value of the Year Awards, and Lexus absolutely dominated the luxury segment, taking four of the nine categories — here are the winners: Premium Compact Passenger Car: 2011 Lexus IS 250 Premium Convertible: 2011 Lexus IS 250C Premium Crossover/Wagon: 2011 Lexus RX 350 Premium Full-Size SUV: 2011 Lexus …

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Motor Trend Comparison: Lexus LS 460 vs. Audi A8 vs. Mercedes S400 Hybrid vs. BMW 740i vs. Hyundai Equus vs. Porsche Panamera

  • Posted by Kevin on February 3rd, 2011
Motor Trend recently compared the Lexus LS 460 Sport with the Audi A8, Mercedes S400 Hybrid, Hyundai Equus, BMW 740i & Porsche Panamara, and ranked the LS fourth overall — here’s what they had to say about the Lexus flagship: Bad boy genes must be migrating up the Lexus line from the IS-F, or down …

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Photo: Lexus LFA Launch Control Activated

  • Posted by Kevin on February 3rd, 2011
The yellow Lexus LFA prototype paid a visit to Sewell Lexus in Dallas yesterday, and sales associate Jeff Hazelwood was nice enough to send over this photo of the digital dash with Launch Control activated: Just seconds after seeing this, I had to load up my favorite LFA speedometer video: We know that the LFA’s …

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Lexus Welcomes New LFA Owners

  • Posted by Kevin on February 1st, 2011
Lexus has released the videos that are shown to new LFA buyers before receiving the keys to their newly acquired supercar — first, here’s a video welcome from Lexus USA General Manager Mark Templin: Next is this short breakdown of the LFA’s white-glove journey from Japan to California: And following it all up is a …

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Lexus January 2011 Sales Report

  • Posted by Kevin on February 1st, 2011
USA Lexus USA has reported their January 2011 sales — here they are, broken down by model: MONTH Year to Date (*DSR) 2010 2009 % CHG* 2010 2009 % CHG* ES 2,215 2,923 -24.2 2,215 2,923 -24.2 HS 286 1,247 -77.1 286 1,247 -77.1 LS 734 1,092 -32.8 734 1,092 -32.8 SC 7 24 -70.8 …

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Lexus IS Precision Tour Dates

  • Posted by Kevin on January 28th, 2011
After taking December & January off, the Lexus IS Precision Tour will be starting back up in February with stops at some of the USA’s best tracks — here’s a full listing: Auto Club Speedway Fontana, California Saturday, February 19, 2011 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California Saturday, February 26, 2011 Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas …

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Details on the Lexus LFA Launch Control

  • Posted by Kevin on January 26th, 2011
Although we’ve known for some time that the Lexus LFA is equipped with Launch Control, details have been far & few between. This system, which optimizes fast starts off the line by holding the transmission at a higher RPM, is essential for racing and providing the best track times. Now, with the first production models …

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More North American Lexus LFAs

  • Posted by Kevin on January 26th, 2011
Last week, we had a look at the first three Lexus LFAs to arrive in North America, and now we can see the rest of the first shipment delivered to California — six LFAs in all — courtesy of Club Lexus editor flipside909. The remaining LFAs are all in colors we’ve seen before: #004 Whitest …

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Lexus Recalls 06-07 GS 350 & 06-09 IS 250/350 Over Fuel Pressure Sensor

  • Posted by Kevin on January 26th, 2011
Lexus has announced a voluntary safety recall on the select 2006-2007 GS 300/350, 2006-2009 IS 250, & 2006-2008 IS 350 models due to the possibility of a loose fuel pressure sensor — from the Lexus USA press release: Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary Safety Recall involving …

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Lexus & Kylie Minogue Team Up for CT 200h Launch

  • Posted by Kevin on January 25th, 2011
Lexus UK announced a partnership today with pop star Kylie Minogue to promote the CT 200h: The new relationship will see Kylie – one of the world’s most iconic performers – supporting the introduction of the new Lexus CT 200h through the cross-media “Quiet Revolution” marketing campaign and publicity. In addition to appearing in the …

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Pearl Red Lexus LFA Gets Final Inspection

  • Posted by Kevin on January 25th, 2011
Lexus Magazine has just posted their Photo of the Week, and it’s an outtake from their recent article featuring Shigeru Yamanaka, the master craftsman in charge of LFA manufacturing: That Pearl Red exterior is really something special. [Source: Lexus Magazine]
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Pure Lexus LFA Sound

  • Posted by Kevin on January 24th, 2011
Here’s something to get your week started off on the right foot — the LFA launch video with a V10-only soundtrack: Hard to believe my excitement now that the LFAs are being delivered to their new owners — can’t wait for all the LFA spottings around the world as the supercar hits the public roads.
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Lexus IS Manufacturing Video

  • Posted by Kevin on January 23rd, 2011
The combination of seeing the Lexus LFA manufacturing process and the recent Hard Way commercials reminded me of this 2005 video about the IS assembly line at the Kyushu plant: The level of precision shown in every Lexus never ceases to amaze me — this is the Pursuit of Perfection at work.
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First Production Lexus LFAs Arrive in North America

  • Posted by Kevin on January 21st, 2011
The first production Lexus LFAs have arrived in North America, and Club Lexus editor Flipside909 was there to see them “unboxed” from their cargo containers — tuns out it’s quite the production: Each LFA ships in its own clean container with a pink painted metal pallet designed specifically to secure the car during transport. Each …

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The Man Behind the Lexus LFA Manufacturing

  • Posted by Kevin on January 19th, 2011
Lexus Magazine has a new feature on the man responsible for leading the LFA Works manufacturing team, Shigeru Yamanaka: Shigeru Yamanaka, manufacturing manager at the LFA Works, sums it up with characteristic precision: “We are actually a Takumi team.” Within Lexus, a Takumi—literally, “artisan”—is one of the 10 to 12 top guns of manufacturing. To …

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Lexus Australia Sponsors World’s First Hybrid-Only Race

  • Posted by Kevin on January 18th, 2011
As part of their CT 200h launch, Lexus Australia will be sponsoring the Celebrity Challenge race during the 2011 F1 Australian Grand Prix: The Lexus CT 200h Celebrity Challenge will feature 27 all-new Lexus CT 200h hybrids racing around Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit this March. Significantly, the Celebrity Challenge will be the first hybrid-only race …

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Tokyo Auto Salon: Lexus Desktop Wallpapers

  • Posted by Kevin on January 17th, 2011
Lexus UK has published some high-resolution images featuring three of the cars shown at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon — here they are in all the usual desktop wallpaper sizes: Lexus CT 200h F-Sport with Modellista Body Kit Select Resolution: 1680×1050 | 1440×900 | 1280×1024 | 1280×800 | 1024×768 Lexus IS-F CCS-R Racing Concept Select …

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The First Production Lexus LFA

  • Posted by Kevin on January 17th, 2011
The Lexus LFA website has been updated to include a very important milestone — the manufacturing of the very first production LFA: December 15th, 2010. The production of the Lexus LFA begins at the Motomachi Factory LFA Plant. The LFA will be produced by a total of 170 people including the CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced …

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Tokyo Auto Salon: Lexus IS-F Club Performance Accessory by TRD

  • Posted by Kevin on January 14th, 2011
In addition to the IS-F CCS-R concept, Lexus is also displaying the IS-F Club Performance Accessory at the Tokyo Auto Salon, which is sporting performance parts from Toyota tuner TRD — once again, here’s some photos from AutoGuide’s prolific Colum Wood: Here’s the full list of accessories: Dino over at SpeedHunters also posted a photo …

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Lexus LFA Donuts with Scott Pruett

  • Posted by Kevin on January 11th, 2011
Here’s a quirky Lexus LFA feature from Autoweek Magazine, featuring Scott Pruett really hooning it up behind the wheel: Amazing to think of all the miles Scott has put on these LFA prototypes — after all that tough work, it’s good to see him having a little fun on the job. (Thanks RollaXRS!)
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More Autoart Lexus LFA Photos

  • Posted by Kevin on January 10th, 2011
Here’s a couple live shots of the insanely detailed Autoart Lexus LFA 1/18 scale model: Just fantastic — can’t wait for this model to go on sale. Update: TLE commenter primatives has discovered that a yellow Autoart LFA will also be available — at least in Australia.
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Lexus LFA at Full Throttle

  • Posted by Kevin on January 7th, 2011
This video of the Lexus LFA going full-throttle is so loud, I recommend turning down your speakers: Total aural madness — is there another supercar out there that sounds as good as the LFA? (Thanks Dude!)
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Lexus UK Launches RX 450h SE-I Winter Edition

  • Posted by Kevin on January 7th, 2011
Lexus UK has launched a new winter SE-I package for the RX 450h — here’s a breakdown of the features: Special specification for Lexus RX 450h SE-I with package of practical accessories Exterior elements include roof rails, front and rear under-runs and rear bumper protector Interior features include cool/hot storage box and boot liner Value …

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Interview with “Lexus Performance Meister” Hirokazu Koga

  • Posted by Kevin on January 6th, 2011
There’s a brilliant interview over at Lexus Magazine with “Lexus Performance Meister” Hirokazu Koga, the man responsible for each Lexus’ feel: You see, Koga’s longtime job was to oversee a seemingly intangible aspect of any car: how it feels to drive, or perhaps, more accurately, how you’re supposed to feel when driving Lexus vehicles. What, …

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A Look at the Lexus LFA Customization Process

  • Posted by Kevin on January 6th, 2011
Globe & Mail writer Peter Cheney recently had an opportunity to see just what it’s like to customize a Lexus LFA, from the exterior right down to the interior stitching — here’s some quotes from his experience: …Lexus asked me if I’d like to see what it was like to pick out a brand-new LFA …

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Orange Lexus LFA for Detroit Auto Show

  • Posted by Kevin on January 4th, 2011
By way of the Lexus Magazine Twitter account, here’s a sneak peek at an orange Lexus LFA making its way to the Detroit Auto Show next week: No further details just yet, but what a wild color — just perfect for the middle of winter in Detroit. [Source: Twitpic]