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Tuesday, Nov 17
Toyota will display 45 concepts and production vehicles at Guangzhou Motor Show
Toyota will have numerous displays at China’s Guangzhou Motor Show next week. A total of 45 concept and production vehicles will be shown, the overall theme of which, will be Toyota’s proactive approach toward limiting CO2 emissions and addressing the diversification of the energy sou...
Friday, Nov 6
SEMA 2009: Scion xD Rally by 0-60 Magazine
0-60 Magazine partnered with Sparco to create the new Scion xD-based rally-inspired car that’s on display at the SEMA Motor Show. This off-road concept is in stark contrast to the Lexus IS F presented at the 2008 show. Sparco provided some of the equipment for the car. This list includes mud f...
Tuesday, Nov 3
2009 SEMA: Lexus IS 350C by 0-60 Magazine and Design Craft Fabrication
What you see here is not an average Lexus IS Convertible, this is the new IS Coupe customized by 0-60 Magazine and Design Craft Fabrication. The new car, transformed into a more aggressive, performance-enhanced luxury two-door was revealed today at this year’s SEMA Show and made quite a b...
SEMA 2009: Lexus IS 350C by VIP Auto Salon and Jtuned
After we saw the Lexus IS C F-Sport by TRD, another tuner has decided to bring to us another customized IS C for the SEMA Show. VIP Auto Salon, an aftermarket parts manufacturer, and the Japanese car enthusiast website JTuned worked on the car that they now call the Matador Red IS C. Before [...]
2009 SEMA Show: Lexus IS C F-Sport by TRD
Toyota may be known foremost for their economical models and their reliability but this time, it wants to emphasize its prowess in racing. At the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Toyota Racing Development (TRD) will be launching a special edition Lexus IS C, which sports an F-Sport package for the o...
2009 SEMA: Lexus IS 300 by David Huang
More than $100,000 were invested in David Huang’s Lexus IS 300. This vehicle, which carries the name “IS 1000,” is a Lexus SEMA Showcase winner. Featured on the vehicle are an estimated 1,000-horsepower engine, custom color-shift Midnight Purple paint, custom body and framework and cus...
SEMA 2009: Lexus GS 350 F-Sport By TRD
Toyota Racing Development (TRD) has brought the GS 350 to the limits and has loaded it up with all the F-Sport performance accessories available. This includes an F-Sport lowering spring set and F-Sport performance brakes. TRD also equipped it with a four-piece ground effects kit and gri...
Monday, Nov 2
2010 Lexus LS 600h L: official details and specs
This is the facelifted L version of the LS 600h hybrid presented to us by Toyota ’s luxury division Lexus. It can be recalled that the facelifted 600h had debuted at the latest Frankfurt Motor Show. The facelifted L version of the LS 600h hybrid has a revised exterior, a reconfigured battery p...
Saturday, Oct 31
SEMA Preview: Lexus IS350C by Fox Marketing
For the upcoming SEMA Show, Fox Marketing will be showing a topless IS350C that has been infused with a totally different personality. If you recall, Fox Marketing had shown a 600hp-plus Lexus IS-F last year. The IS350C is equipped with the 3.5-liter V6 that is fitted with a ProCharger super...
Thursday, Oct 29
Report: Toyota urging owners to remove the tainted floor mats from their cars
Toyota Motor Corp. is urging 3.8 million owners of certain Toyota and Lexus models to remove the floor mats from their cars while the company figures out what has to be done to avoid the accidents that may result from unintended acceleration. Toyota will be sending out letters on Friday. In a re...
Wednesday, Oct 28
Toyota won’t make any profit from the Lexus LFA
There won’t be any profit to be made from the Lexus LFA due to the high cost incurred from developing and constructing it. However, insiders say that the company’s aim was to create a halo car for the brand. And Toyota did just that after spending six years in development. Only 500 LFAs will [...]
Tuesday, Oct 20
Tokyo Preview: 2010 Toyota SAI
This is the brand new Toyota SAI, a new vehicle based on the popular Lexus HS 250h which will be showcased at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. The long rumoured SAI, will carry Toyota’s new 2.4-litre Atkinson cycle combustion engine capable to develop 110kW (150 hp) at 6,000rpm and 187Nm (19.1kg...
Monday, Oct 12
2010 Lexus GS pricing announced
Be the judge of whether pricing of the 2010 Lexus GS sedan lineup that starts from $45,000 is justified by its significant number of new features. The primary features that are new to the model include iPod/USB connectivity, streaming audio via Bluetooth and an integrated XM satellite ra...
2010 Lexus LS 460 pricing announced
Just last weekend, Lexus revealed the much anticipated information on the pricing and availability of its 2010 Lexus LS 460 and GS. Pricing starts at $45,000 for the GS, $64,680 for the LS 460, and $70,225 for the 460L. Of course, Lexus would make it a point to make some clever and stylish modi...
Saturday, Oct 10
Lexus shows us the revised LS 460 with sport pack
Before releasing the pricing details, Lexus gives us a rundown of the features of its new Sport Package for the 2010 LS. Enhancements were made at the outside as well as the interior. The top-of-the-range rear-wheel drive model is equipped with an upgraded suspension, 19-inch wheels and a...
Friday, Oct 9
Lexus LS to receive a special highly scratch-resistant clear coat
A coat with self-restoring qualities…interesting, isn’t it? Very soon, the flagship Lexus LS will come with a special highly scratch-resistant clear coat that’s self-restoring. The clear coat allows the car to resist typical surface scratches possibly caused by car wash rushes and f...
Wednesday, Oct 7
Lexus confirms two-seat performance car for Tokyo Motor Show
Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus announced today that it will bring two-seat performance car, the near-production LF-A, at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. As you may know already this project has been held tightly under wraps for years but we still found out that the supercar will carry a V10 engin...
Tuesday, Oct 6
Lexus offering $10k incentive for a 2009 LS 600h L! Cadillac follows it!
To increase hybrid sales now especially since the 2010 models are coming in, automakers are offering incredible incentives. The past year has been terrible for the industry but more so for the segment on premium hybrid-electric vehicles. Factors that made this worse include low gas pric...
Wednesday, Sep 30
Toyota recalling 3.8 million U.S. Toyota and Lexus models
Due to the risk of accident posed by unintended acceleration, Toyota will be recalling 3.8 million U.S. Toyota and Lexus models to fix floor mats that may snag gas pedals. The recall, Toyota’s largest ever, was sparked by an accident on August 28 in San Diego during which four people were kille...
Official: Toyota Sai, the new sister model to the Lexus HS 250h
As you may know already we announced the new car last week in this post, but today this was confirmed by Autonews and it became official: Toyota will build its first dedicated hybrid sedan, a sister model to the 2010 Lexus HS 250h. The new car, dubbed Toyota Sai, will carry a more powerful engi...
Friday, Sep 18
2010 Lexus GS 450h revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show
Lexus is preparing some new interesting launches for 2010, among which an upgraded version of the full hybrid GS 450h luxury sport. The new version will feature styling updates, a new range of colours, revised Pre-Crash Safety system and other innovative navigation and audio packages. T...
Thursday, May 28
Upcoming Lotus Esprit to feature V10 engine used by Lexus LF-A
There are speculations stating that the 500bhp V10 powerplant can be the source of power for the Lotus Esprit, which will be released in 2012. The engine is currently being used in the Lexus LF-A, a car that has not yet been launched itself. Being connected with the Japanese carmaker Toyota,...
Monday, May 25
Lexus LF-A supercar will hit the streets in 2010
With a development period of almost 10 years, it appears that the Lexus supercar dubbed the LF-A will finally enter production after this year’s Tokyo Motor Show! According to Japan’s Best Car Magazine, the new vehicle will carry a 5.0-liter engine capable to develop around 550 hp. Regard...
Friday, Nov 7
Lexus GS 460 by Five Axis makes its debut at SEMA
After the menacing-looking Project IS-F that made quite a display at last year’s SEMA Show, Troy Sumitomo and his Five Axis automotive returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center with a brand new take on the Lexus GS 460. Equipped with a titanium matte paint finish, a modified wide body con...
