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Video: Alex Wurz Drives the Lexus RC F for Top Gear

It's going to be a big week, so let's start it off right with this Top Gear video of two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Alex Wurz driving the Lexus RC F.

Kevin · January 25th, 2015

Lexus Dominates KBB 2015 Best Resale Value Awards

For the fourth year in a row, Lexus has been named the top Luxury Brand in the Kelly Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards.

Kevin · January 23rd, 2015

Lexus NX Customization Options Available in Japan

As a followup to yesterday’s post, it turns out Lexus Japan offers color-coded wheel arches for the NX: It’s a ¥151,200 ($1,275 USD) option, and just one of the many customizations Lexus Japan offers. There’s also a door garnish, door handle garnish, plated side door molding, and a chrome trunk lip: I was also pointed …

Kevin · January 22nd, 2015

The Lexus RC F Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Process

Lexus International has published an article about the RC F’s carbon fiber and how it’s made: Examine a unit of carbon under a microscope and you’ll find the material to be an extremely fine acrylic fiber measuring only several micrometers (a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a millimeter) in diameter. Depending on …

Kevin · January 22nd, 2015

Custom Color-Coded Lexus NX Spotted in Japan

An eagle-eyed reader in Japan spotted this Lexus NX with color-coded wheel arches: No information on if this was a custom job or an aftermarket accessory — hopefully someone out there has more details. I’ve always wondered how the NX would look without its dark grey wheel arches, and to be honest, I don’t know …

Kevin · January 21st, 2015

Lexus Europe Sales Up 23% in 2014

Lexus Europe has released its sales data for 2014, and it was an excellent year for the brand — here’s a model-by-model breakdown for all Western, Central and Eastern European countries, including Turkey and Russia: 2013 Sales Hybrid Percentage CT 10,340 100% IS 11,521 79.4% ES 3,038 3.9% GS 3,880 54.7% LS 480 46.3% RX …

Kevin · January 20th, 2015

Videos: The Lexus RC F GT3 Race Car on Fuji Speedway

Lexus Japan has released two expertly filmed videos of the RC F GT3 race car: The RC F as a consumer car is a necessary vehicle in the Lexus lineup, but it’s arguably more important as a racing platform — nothing will bring more performance credibility to the brand than winning on the track.

Kevin · January 20th, 2015

Details on the Lexus RC F CCS Concept from Tokyo Auto Salon

Let’s circle back to the Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this month and take a closer look at the Lexus show booth. On display was the RC F GT3 car and something else entirely: the RC F CCS Parts Concept. Here are some photos from Japanese website Response: Most important is this graphic behind the RC …

Kevin · January 19th, 2015

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