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Wednesday, Nov 19

2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h Push Bland to New Heights [Lexus RX]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Thumbnail November 19, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA - Lexus unveiled the all-new, next generation RX 350 and RX 450h hybrid at a press conference today at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The vehicle that pioneered the car-based luxury utility vehicle segment when it launched in 1998, is completely redesigned a...

This article also contains excerpts from AUTOinCAR, Green Car Congress, The Passionate Pursuit, It’s your auto world, Paul Tan's Automotive

Thursday, Nov 13

2009 Volkswagen Tiguan S, Part Three [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail • Manufacturer: Volkswagen • Model year: 2009 • Base Price: $23,200 • Price as Tested: N/A • Engine type: 2.0-liter Turbo I4 • Curb Weight: 3,433 lbs • LxWxH: 174.3" x 71.2" x 66.3" • Wheelbase: 102.5" • Tires: 215/65 R16 • 0 - 60 mph: 7.8 Seconds • EPA Fuel economy city/highway: 19/26 MPG

Tuesday, Nov 4

TLC ICON Lexus LX570 Shows Off Tubby Truck Tweaks For SEMAVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Thumbnail Just because TLC is bringing a slew of built-to-the-hilt ICON FJ Cruisers to SEMA doesn't mean they've forgotten about the crucial bugeye sunglass-wearing urban white trash market, and so we present their ICON Lexus LX570. The direct descendant of the FJ40, the Lexus doesn't much do wha...

This article also contains excerpts from Motor Authority

Friday, Oct 31

Hyundai Releases Specs On Genesis Coupe: V6 Hits 310 HP, Turbo Four-Banger Gets 30 MPG

Thumbnail Both Genesis Coupe and sedan are rich in ultra-high-strength steel, leading to world-class body rigidity. The Genesis sedan is 10-12 percent stiffer in torsion than Lexus and Mercedes-Benz competitors, yet it is lighter than these benchmark sedans, and offers more interior room. At ju...

Wednesday, Oct 29

Lexus Tuner Sextet Heading To SEMA

Thumbnail Lexus is bringing a fleet of vehicles to the SEMA show next week, including an IS 350 as close to an F as possible without being a Lexus IS F. Just in case you prefer the IS F, the company handed four of them over to various tuners and magazines, including one to our friends at 0-60 mag, to do up for t...

Friday, Oct 24

Opinion: Advances In LeMons Penalty Cruelty: The Lexus LS400 Starter Removal Challenge! [24 Hours Of Lemons]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Thumbnail Some of the most evil best 24 Hours Of LeMons punishments are those suggested by the teams themselves, and the Lexus Starter Challenge will no doubt live on in LeMons Texas legend. It all started when Team Highbrow Ghetto blew up the engine in their Caddy-grille-equipped Lexus LS400 late i...

Thursday, Oct 2

2009 IS250C Released in Paris

Thumbnail Sharing the IS 250's 153kW/208DIN hp, 2.5 litre ultra-smooth V6 powerplant and 6-speed automatic transmission, the new Lexus convertible has been styled to offer minimal wind turbulence when driving with the hard top stowed. The enhanced torsional stiffness of the IS 250C design promo...

Tuesday, Sep 30

Ten Best Vehicles For The Coming Financiapocalypse

Thumbnail They can't take your home if you run off with it in the middle of the night. In that spirit, a small RV is a great option. Easy to park in tight spaces (abandoned caves) and comparatively easy on the fuel, a classic and tiny Winnebago is the most comfortable way to enjoy your life on the road. The Win...

Wednesday, Sep 24

Street Concepts Hyundai Genesis Coupe Concept Coming To SEMA

Thumbnail Hyundai’s first rear-wheel drive sports car 306-horsepower (est.) from enhanced 3.8-liter V6 from Genesis sedan Standard 210-horsepower intercooled, turbocharged, in-line 4-cylinder Genesis Coupe production model arrives in spring of 2009

Wednesday, Sep 17

PCH, Mysterious Factory Racer Edition: Ferrari 360 Challenge or BMW E46 M3?

Thumbnail Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Yesterday, a majority of you felt that the Porsche 928 would be a better LeMons car than the Lexus LS400, citing the alleged reliability of the big Toyota as a facto...

Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHYBRID Provides Smugness For Very Serious German Businessmen

Thumbnail Mercedes-Benz S 400 BlueHYBRID: The CO2 champion in the luxury class, with an efficient hybrid drive system and lithium-ion technology Hybrid status is shown in the instrument cluster Seven-stage safety concept in addition to the Mercedes-Benz standard

Tuesday, Sep 16

Opinion: PCH, V8 Imports You Should Totally Run At LeMons Edition: Porsche 928 or Lexus LS400?

Thumbnail Not very shockingly, the Mercedes-Benz 450SEL beat up on the Pontiac Bonneville in our 6.9 Liters Of Misery Choose Your Eternity poll on Friday, no doubt because voters were counting camshafts or dollars in the original purchase price or something. Today we're going to have the tradition...

Tuesday, Aug 26

2008 Infiniti G37S, Part Three

Thumbnail Also Consider: • Audi A5 • BMW 335i Coupe • Lexus SC4... ahh screw it, if you're reading this you don't want the Lexus • Mercedes CLK350 • Nissan 350Z • Waiting for the 2010 Infiniti GT-R Also see: 2008 Infiniti G37S, Part One2008 Infiniti G37S, Part Two

Thursday, Aug 7

Lexus, Mercury and Cadillac Top New J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study

Thumbnail Lexus 120 Toyota 159 Acura 160 Buick 163 BMW 164 Honda 177 Jaguar 178 Porsche 193 Ford 204 Infiniti 204 Audi 207 Mercedes-Benz 215 Nissan 224 Pontiac 225 GMC 226 Mazda 228 Dodge 230 MINI 233 HUMMER 241 Scion 243 Volvo 244 Saturn 250 Jeep 253 SAAB 254 Isuzu 274 Kia 278 Suzuki 302 Land Rover 344

Tuesday, Aug 5

Toyota Lays Off 800 Contract Workers In Japan

Thumbnail Toyota is laying off 800 contract workers at its Fukuoka plant in southern Japan, the first time it has canceled work contracts before they're complete. The plant currently builds the Lexus RX330 and the Toyota Highlander, which are feeling the effects of the American SUV sales slump. Aft...

Thursday, Jul 31

Toyota US Sales Drop 18.7% In July

Thumbnail TMS Hybrids TMS calendar-year-to-date hybrid sales totaled 165,522 units. TMS posted July sales of 20,363 hybrid vehicles. Toyota Division recorded sales of 18,801 hybrids for the month. Lexus Division reported July sales of 1,562 hybrids.

Wednesday, Jul 30

Rhys Millen-Tuned Hyundai Genesis Coupe Racer To Debut At 2008 SEMA Show

Thumbnail HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE HIGHLIGHTS · Hyundai's first rear-wheel drive sports car · 306 horsepower (est.)from enhanced 3.8-liter V6 from Genesis sedan · Std. 212 horsepower (est.) turbocharged, intercooled inline four cylinder · Genesis Coupe arrives in the spring of 2009 as a 2010 model

Tuesday, Jul 29

Audi Q5 Spied Enjoying The Sights And Sounds Of Malibu

Thumbnail A reader over at the Burlapp Car Page snapped a photo of a completely unmasked 2009 Audi Q5 in Malibu basking in the warm glow of the brilliant Pacific sun. We assume this is an early tester out measuring how many and what kind of Jamba Juice containers will fit in the cupholders. Though the Audi...

Monday, Jul 14

Toyota Cancels 2011 Lexus SC, Considers Ditching 2011 Avalon Too

Thumbnail It looks like consumer demand for more fuel-efficient models is affecting the super number one greenest manufacturer from the land of the rising sun, too. According to the folks with the corporate Inside Line, the 2011 Lexus LF-A-based 2011 Lexus SC has been canned. Additionally, it look...

Thursday, Jul 3

Fonz Tours UK In Lexus Hybrid, Shark-Filled Channel Jump Not Scheduled

Thumbnail We all remember Henry Winkler as the leather jacket-clad James Dean-composite "The Fonz" from Happy Days. But he's traded in his skis motorcycle for something a bit more grown-up: a Lexus RX400h. Winkler is driving the hybrid crossover throughout Britain, touring schools to promote his...

Wednesday, Jul 2

Attack Of The Killer Lexus RX300!

Thumbnail It came from a northern Ireland supermarket parking lot, it had a lust for Porsche Boxster and Toyota Celica blood, and it would not stop until it had crushed both into submission: It was the killer Lexus RX300! Dun, Dun, DUUUUN!!!!! Local news reporters assumed it was the result of poor au...

Monday, Jun 23

2010 Lexus RX Spotted Prepping For The Ring

Thumbnail The quick shooters of KGP managed to capture not one, but two 2010 Lexus RX prototypes. The pair were in Germany to, you guessed it, test at the Nurburgring, which will help serve it well with that key New Trier High School cheerleader demo it's popular with. Immediately noticeable below the...

Thursday, Jun 19

2010 Acura NSX Caught On 'Ring Trying To Beat GT-R 7:29 Lap Time

Thumbnail We caught our first glimpse of Honda's Acura NSX replacement earlier in the week, and now, adding to our 2009 Porsche 911 'Ring footage from earlier, the guys at Bridge To Gantry have snapped these new shots. They think there's a high-revving V10 under the hood, but whatever it is it's gonna...

Wednesday, Jun 4

Auto-Inspiration: The Real-Life Cars Behind Grand Theft Auto IV

Thumbnail At first the Presidente seems like a pretty cut and dry four-door luxury sedan that most of the mob bosses drive throughout the game. Though the headlights scream Charger , a little closer examination of the rear taillights would suggest the Presidente is all about the Cadillac CTS...and the...

Tuesday, May 27

Lexus LF-A Crash at Nürburgring Provides First Look At Interior and Engine

Thumbnail As the team was preoccupied with their banged up prototype, our shooter managed to scoop some revealing looks at some key LF-A details, including the LF-A's V-10 engin. In addition to what we engine shot, we also managed to get our best interior shots to date. Once again, despite the strippe...

Monday, May 19

Top Gear USA El Toro Track Revealed By Google Earth?

Thumbnail The rumors of the demise of Top Gear USA may be exaggerated, but according to those rumors, parts of the pilot for the Top Gear USA project were filmed out in sunny SoCal on the runways of the decommissioned El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. Although we've received no confirmation from BBC Wo...

Thursday, May 8

Mystery Lexus IS: Turbo? Hybrid?

Thumbnail Let the Nürburgring mysteries continue! Today's super secret car out testing on the 'ring is clearly a Lexus IS, but the intel from our spies at BridgeToGantry is limited at the moment. Under that camo, there's some sort of faded paint job inspired by a '70s custom van which leads us to belie...

Tuesday, Apr 15

2011 Lexus LF-A

Thumbnail In a recent interview, Lexus' Australian chief executive confirmed that the LF-A is still being readied for production, although it may not reach showrooms until 2011. Even if that claim refers to the 2010 calendar year as a 2011 model, that still means a lengthy development course ahead....

Wednesday, Mar 26

Now You, Too, Can Own Your Very Own Professional Drifter

Thumbnail There's not much history to drifting in America... yet. Here's a chance to get in on the ground floor of automobilia by purchasing Takahiro Ueno's D1GP USA-spec Toyota Soarer (aka Lexus SC 400). With no drifting series for 2008 there is suddenly a need to sell the drift machines, making it one of...

Monday, Mar 24

Play With It: Top Seven Examples Of Automaker-Video Game Industry Love-Making In New York

Thumbnail Toyota: Toyota deployed a slightly different gaming setup to promote its big pickup truck. The Tundra Game had the look and feel of Paperboy and served as more of an advergame than something that was legitimate fun. Nevertheless, it shows that Toyota went to the effort of hiring designers a...

Thursday, Mar 20

2009 Acura TSX, Reviewed [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail The 2009 TSX may be the entry-level for the Acura brand, but frankly we expect more from the bottom rung of the ladder from any luxe brand given the competition from the likes of BMW, Lexus and Infiniti. Maybe our minds could be changed with a diesel or higher-powered option, however neither...

Tuesday, Mar 18

Hyundai To Launch Luxury Brand, Compete with Acura and Infiniti

Thumbnail Speaking to China Daily, company spokesperson Young-Key Koo, "In 2010, we will officially launch our luxury brand name and logo along the lines of Toyota's Lexus, Nissan's Infiniti and Honda's Acura. All of our luxury models will have the new badge."

Wednesday, Mar 5

2007 Audi A6 3.2L, Part Three [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail • Manufacturer: Audi • Model year: 2007 • Base Price: $45,100 • Engine type: 3.2 Liter FSI V6 • Torque: 243 @ 3,250 RPM • LxWxH: 193.5" x 79.2" x 57.4" • Wheelbase: 111.9" • Tires: 245/40 R18 • Drive type: AWD • 0 - 60 mph: 6.9 seconds • 1/4-mile: N/A • EPA Fuel economy city/highway: 17/25 MPG

Tuesday, Feb 26

Lexus IS Convertible Spied Testing in Germany?

Thumbnail One of the posters at Club Lexus managed to get their hands on a scan from some unknown German magazine with a shot of what is purported to be a Lexus IS convertible in light camouflage. The claimed horsepower numbers range from 177 to 423 horsepower, which covers the IS from the entry-level d...

Wednesday, Jan 30

Go Ahead, Ask New York Times Automobiles Editor Jim Cobb Anything

Thumbnail So feel free to drop him any questions to askthetimes@nytimes.com. I'm sure he'd love to have a whole slew of Jalopnik readers asking questions like "What's your favorite Toyota Hybrid?" or "Why run a drag race between a Toyota Highlander Hybrid and a Toyota Highlander and allow the writer...

Monday, Jan 28

Forbes Autos Drops Top Ten Luxury Cars for the Ladies

Thumbnail Forbes Top 10 Luxury Cars Driven by Women 10) Lexus IS350 9) Cadillac SRX 8) Range Rover Sport 7) Audi A6 6) Volvo S40 5) Lincoln MKZ 4) Volvo V70/C70 - data was collected together for these two. Yeah, wagon and hardtop vert, same segment. 3) Volvo S80 2) Audi A3 1) BMW Z4

Monday, Jan 14

Detroit Auto show: Lexus Roadster in all its Press Shot Glory

Thumbnail Styling is rooted in the Lexus L-Finesse design philosophy, conferring the LF-A Roadster's front end with a compact, low-profile, aerodynamic shape. Like its coupe counterpart, the LF-A Roadster stands just 48 inches tall, but the Roadster configuration adds a speed adaptive rear wi...

Thursday, Jan 3

Honda Sales Up For 2007... Acura Not So Much

Thumbnail 2007 Acura total year end sales reached 180,104 vehicles, and for a second consecutive year, Acura light trucks posted record year-end sales, eclipsing 2006 by 29.1 percent. December sales of all Acura models rose dramatically over November with TL recording 5,988 sales, MDX posting 5,...

Friday, Dec 28

Loose-Lipped Lexus Lovers Claim LF-A Laps Nurburgring In Record Time

Thumbnail File this gossip under T for "Toyota REFUSES to be shown up by the Nissan GT-R." According to World Car Fans, Auto Express and Japanese car mag Holiday Auto are claiming that the new 552 horsepower Lexus LF-A has set a record lap around the Nurburgring at somewhere around 7 minutes and 24 seco...

Thursday, Dec 20

Details Out For 2008 Lexus LX 570 – The Classy Way To Overcompensate [New Cars]

Thumbnail The original Lexus LX set the trend for the full-size luxury SUV, and the newest version, the LX 570, truly sets a new standard in luxury and technology for its class," said Mark Templin, Lexus Division group vice president and general manager. "The new LX 570 sets a high-water mark for a Lex...

Tuesday, Dec 11

Lexus LS600h L, Part 3 [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail • Manufacturer: Lexus • Model year: 2008 • Base Price: $104,000 • Horsepower: 438 • Torque: 385 • Red line: 6,600 RPM • LxWxH: 202.8" x 73.8 " x 58.3" • Wheelbase: 121.7" • Tires: 245/45R19 • Drive type: AWD • 0 - 60 mph: 5.4 seconds • Fuel economy city/highway: 20/22 MPG • Jalopnik observed: 20.6 MPG

The Importance of Underhood Styling: Audi RS-4 or Lexus IS-F?

Thumbnail I have a fair number of friends who work in design-related fields- architecture, industrial design, graphic design, that sort of thing. Each seems to feel real physical pain when some controllable element of their surroundings does not glow with an aura of quality design. Furniture, clo...

Lexus LS600h L, Part 2 [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail Did I just give a $117,000 car three stars? My communist great-grandmother is going to start haunting me from the grave. But, here's my thinking. The LS600h L is pretty damn luxurious and insanely powerful. The competition all costs more, though the BMW 760Li (with an actual V12) is at least i...

Monday, Dec 10

Lexus LS600h L, Part 1 [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail The other button worth caring about controls the throttle response vis-a-vis the hybrid drive. When in the default "Hybrid" mode and in the interest of fuel economy (ha ha) the first 10% or so of pedal travel does nothing more than make the electric motor spin. You have to semi-put your foot i...

Monday, Dec 3

Toyota Sales Up Overall, Lexus Down Despite Giant Red Bows

Thumbnail Lexus passenger cars reported November sales of 14,892 units, a decrease of 7.8 percent from November 2006. Passenger-car sales were led by the ES 350 luxury sedan with November sales of 5,902 units. The IS 250/350 luxury sport sedan was up 6.9 percent with sales of 3,849. The LS 460/460 L and ne...

Wednesday, Nov 21

Honda Fit Japanese Car of The Year

Thumbnail The second-generation Honda Fit may not be Godzilla, but it's at least a Gamera. The beloved little Honda beat out both the Nissan Skyline and Subaru Impreza for the coveted Japanese Car of The Year award. This is quite the turn around from last year, when the large, Mothra-like Lexus LS was g...

Wednesday, Nov 14

LA Auto Show: Hyundai RWD Coupe

Thumbnail Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 750 dealerships nationwide.

Thursday, Nov 8

Lexus IS-F, Part 4 [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail Vitals: · Manufacturer: Lexus · Model tested: IS-F · Model year: 2008 · Base Price( est): $59,995 · Price as Tested: n/a · Engine type: 5.0-liter V8 · Horsepower: 416 hp @ 6,600 rpm · Torque: 371 lb.-ft. @ 5,200 rpm · Red line: 6800 rpm · Transmission: 8-speed "direct shift" automatic

Wednesday, Nov 7

Lexus IS-F, Part 3 [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail The bleeding-heart liberal that refuses to ever cross a picket line in me simply cannot give a $60,000 luxury sport sedan five stars for value. I just can't. However, if Lexus can keep the sticker price around $60,000 that's a hell of a bargain and would undercut all the IS-F's major competit...

Monday, Nov 5

Lexus IS-F, Part 2 [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail Soon, though, we arrived at Laguna Seca, where we teamed up with Skip Barber instructors. During the first lap we were told to keep the IS-F's VDIM system in Normal mode with the transmission in D. It was tedious. Remember, behind all the fab tech and ultra-lightweight forged aluminum wheels...

Sunday, Nov 4

Lexus IS-F, Part 1 [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail Remember back 20 years when Mercedes and BMW scoffed at the idea of a Japanese luxury competitor? They weren't alone; basically everyone did. Well, we guarantee those companies are doing anything but scoffing now. This time around, with Lexus going after the Germans' most profitable nic...

Friday, Oct 26

Twelve Observations Concerning the Lexus IS 350 [Jalopnik Reviews]

Thumbnail Last day of Japan Week, get it while it's hot! With the we-now-know 416 horsepower Lexus IS-F about to drop, we thought we'd take this opportunity to get one last look the previous Lexus performance champ, the IS 350. If you like bells and whistles and beeps (and $47,000 price tags) the IS 350...

Wednesday, Oct 17

Toyota Drops In Consumer Reports Annual Car Reliability Survey, Ford Improves

Thumbnail BMW 7 Series BMW X3 Cadillac STS (V6) Chrysler 300 (V8) Dodge Charger Ford Explorer (V6) Jaguar S-Type Mazda RX-8 Porsche 911 Saab 9-3 Volvo S40 (non-turbo) BMW 6 Series Chrysler 300 (V6) Dodge Ram 1500 Lexus GS (V6, AWD) Pontiac G6 Toyota Camry (V6) Toyota Tundra (V8, 4WD) VW Passat (V6)

Wednesday, Oct 3

Lexus IS F for the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book

Thumbnail Lexus has become synonymous with luxury since its introduction in 1989. By offering some of the finest quality luxury vehicles and providing benchmark customer service, Lexus has remained the top-selling luxury nameplate in the United States for seven years in a row. Lexus and its 223 de...

Thursday, Sep 27

Former Toyota USA President Jim Press Never Owned A Toyota Or Lexus

Thumbnail The veteran dealers and the strong workforce are some of the reasons he joined Chrysler from Toyota, Press said. Another reason for optimism is the opportunity to expand the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands outside the United States, he said.

Tuesday, Sep 11

What Car Makes You The Saddest?

Thumbnail Out grabbing coffee today I saw a baby-blue Vibe and hung my head in shame. Could you imagine what a sales success a WRX-based Pontiac turbo AWD wagon would a have been? Especially compared to the duller than dirt Vibe? Oh, my friend Peter the photographer I mentioned above, bought a Matrix i...

Monday, Aug 20

Lexus IS-F Carves Raceway Laguna Seca

Thumbnail We really haven't seen too much of the Lexus IS-F since the meanish blue beastie rolled onto the fog-filled set at the Detroit Auto Show. This past weekend we not only saw a sweet pearl white IS-F, but we witnessed that same IS-F setting the pace for the vintage Can-Am and IMSA racecars on top o...

Thursday, Dec 7

Spec'ing The New Lexus IS-F

Thumbnail The commenter currently known as Goldmemberer pulled out his Photoshop detective kit and did a bit of forensics on the Lexus LS-F teaser shot the company released yesterday. Here's the result, in the same glorious blue-jay metallic (or whatever) as the original. Seems realistic enough t...

Tuesday, Dec 5

Automobile Mag Tries To Park The Self-Parking And Ford-Hating Lexus LS460

Thumbnail The boys over at Automobile put together a funny little vid on one way to do a review of the new "self-parking" feature from the Lexus LS460. Basically the three (plus one man-behind-the-cam) auto journos decided that just parking the car on your own's easier than trying to play with the sel...

Wednesday, Jul 5

Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Audi A6 4.2 Quattro, Part 2

Thumbnail Exterior Design: ***** Consider the competition: Mercedes-Benz E-Class (too old), BMW 5-Series (too ugly), and Lexus GS (too boring). It's not hard for the A6 to be the best looking car in its segment, but it goes a step further and is just plain good looking. Not an easy feat for a large sedan.

Friday, Mar 31

Lexus LS 600h Flagship Coming to New York

Thumbnail The latest model on the roster for the New York show next month is from Lexus — the gas-electric hybrid version of its top-of-the-mast LS sedan, set for model-year 2008. It'll likely be dubbed LS 600h, confirming a report in Road and Track from last year. It'll also likely be directly related...

Tuesday, Mar 7

Report: Lexus LF-A Supercar Approved, Will Cost $170,000

Thumbnail Media outlets in Japan are reporting Toyota brass have secretly greenlighted the Lexus LF-A concept for production. According to reports, the new supercar will drop in late 2008 at a price of around $170,000, with a strong tie-in to Formula One racing, as Toyota is angling to bring the Jap...

Monday, Feb 20

Lexus Considering Small SUV

Thumbnail Man, you could totally set your watch by these guys. Toyota's reportedly considering a small luxury SUV to compete with the BMW X3, next-gen Land Rover Freelander and various sundries on the way from Acura and Mercedes. The new model would be based on the recently redesigned Toyota RAV4 and...

Thursday, Dec 1

IS350 to Run ALMS

Lexus' IS cars haven't quite been the 3-series-beaters the Toyota division has hoped for. They hope to change that with the release of the completely revised version, and to put their scrill where they grill is, they've announced that they're entering the cars in the American Le Mans Seri...

Wednesday, Oct 12

Lexus Confirms V10 in Concept Supercoupe

Thumbnail Rumors of big-ass Lexus engines have been confirmed. The Lexus LF-A supercar concept that's been patrolling every major car show this year — introduced with talk of 500hp, a 200mph top speed and under 5.0-liters, but no other details on the powerplant — is powered by a V10. The secret came out...

Thursday, Sep 8

In America, Car Watches You: Lexus and MCI Team up to Monitor Drivers

Thumbnail Toyota announced it was including two driver-monitoring technologies, developed with telecom giant MCI, in its 2007 Lexus GS 450h sedan. As Edmunds Inside Line reports, one is like a digital mother-in-law that calculates the possibility of a collision and sends an alert if a driver isn...

 
 

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