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Monday, Nov 2
Toyota And Lexus Say No Defect In Floor Mats, Recall Voluntary
Between the tragedy of a California Highway Patrol officer and his family losing their lives in a borrowed dealership Lexus ES 350 and the farcical zip tie solution issued shortly thereafter, the Toyota/Lexus floor mat recall is a unique event in recent automotive safety history. Excep...
Sunday, Nov 1
Acura Sees Future Defined By Advanced Eco Technologies
Apart from Lexus , Japanese luxury brands still pale in comparison to their German rivals in terms of the number of models they produce and the prices they can command. Overall image in the marketplace and status on the street have likewise proven difficult to develop. That's why Acura is ma...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Fox Marketing Rolls Out Supercharged 2010 Lexus IS 350C
As the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas draws near, more details of the cars that will be on show start to trickle out. Just yesterday we saw what the Blue Oval has planned for its own Ford and Lincoln brands and today we have a preview of what’s destined t...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Opinion: Double Video: Live Unveiling Of The 2011 Lexus LF-A Plus Promo Video
The idea of an exciting car coming out of the halls of the Toyota/Lexus complex is, for the most part, only a dim memory. The IS-F is a fun and entertaining car, but not truly high-performance--for more on why, read my review . But the new 2011 LF-A, with its 552-horsepower V-10 engine, 5.8-poun...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Report: Infiniti Planning Electric 1-Series and A3 Rival
The BMW 1-Series and Audi A3 better look out as Infiniti is reportedly working on a new entry-level model as a direct competitor to the aforementioned premium compacts. Lexus , too, is working on such a car, which was previewed recently by the 2009 LF-Ch Concept , however, there will be one d...
First Look At Toyota Sai Hybrid
As the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show encroaches, we’re starting to see more and more new model and concept debuts like the 2010 Toyota Sai hybrid sedan. Set to go on sale in Japan by the middle of next year, the new mid-size sedan shares its platform with the recently launched 2010 Lexus HS 250h and is e...
Monday, Oct 19
Scratch Resistant Clear-Coat Paint Coming To A Lexus Near You
Though some find the Lexus LS range a bit on the plain side for a flagship luxury sedan, there are also those that just can't get over the technological showcase that resides inside. For the 2010 model year , Lexus has refreshed the luxury sedan with new styling, an advanced telematics syste...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Buick Confirms Regal Will Be Next Sedan
The 2010 Buick LaCrosse has been widely hailed as a strong entry into the mid-level luxury segment, besting even Lexus ' ES 350 in many respects. But a single car does not make a brand, and so Buick has announced its next vehicle will be the widely-rumored Regal. The announcement of the rebirt...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Spy Shots: 2011 Audi A8 Hits The 'Ring
The current Audi A8 has been on sale since 2003 and since that time has only received a minor facelift to keep it fresh alongside the updated Mercedes-Benz S-Class , Lexus LS and new BMW 7-Series . The minor styling changes implemented during the recent facelift will have to soldier on for at...
Friday, Oct 9
Review: 2010 Lexus HS 250h
Luxury cars and hybrid powertrains are no strangers at Lexus . But until the 2010 HS 250h, the biggest Japanese luxury carmaker hadn't built a dedicated hybrid model. That's all changed now, and the 2010 Lexus HS 250h shows that you don't have to be mean to be green . Sharing some basic drivelin...
Wednesday, Oct 7
Lexus Confirms Two-Seat Supercar Concept For Tokyo Motor Show
Lexus has today confirmed that it will present a new two-seat supercar concept at this month’s 2009 Tokyo Motor Show , and we can only assume that it will be another preview of the upcoming LF-A supercar. This will be the fourth concept of the new supercar (the first three being the two origin...
Tuesday, Oct 6
Lexus Updates 2010 GS Sedan Tech, Gives Hybrid GS 450h New Look
With winter rapidly approaching, the 2010 model year cars that haven't already been released are quickly breaking cover. The 2010 Lexus GS sedan range gets a new technology treatment and the hybrid GS 450h gets a new look, but otherwise they carry over much of what made the 2009 models so go...
Toyota, Lexus Floor Mats Now Recalled: 3.8M Vehicles Affected
Last week Toyota issued a safety advisory on a number of Lexus and Toyota-brand vehicles for a problem with the floor mats that could potentially cause the accelerator to become stuck, creating a safety hazard. This week, the Toyota has termed the issue as a recall, affecting up to 3.8 milli...
Wednesday, Sep 30
Official Warning Issued To Toyota And Lexus Owners To Pull Floor Mats Immediately
UPDATE: Toyota spokesperson Wade Hoyt said on Wednesday, September 30: Despite widespread reporting to the contrary, this is not yet a recall, but a safety advisory to owners of affected models. Our engineers are working with the NHTSA on a potential fix beyond the retention hooks that a...
Tuesday, Sep 29
Toyota Recall: Lexus Owners Warned To Pull Floor Mats Immediately
We've all likely dealt with a floor mat that doesn't want to stay put at one time or another, but few pose a serious danger to occupants. That's apparently not the case with a range of Toyota and Lexus floor mats, however, as the Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a warning to owner...
Hyundai Unveils Long-Wheelbase Equus Flagship
If you were too easily offended by Hyundai--yes, Hyundai--proclaiming its Genesis sedan could duke it out with the likes of Lexus and Infiniti , boy, are you going to be irked. Come next year, Hyundai's taking it one step further. And bigger. And richer. The South Korean automaker has already...
Wednesday, Sep 23
Spy Shots: More 2011 Lexus LF-A
The supercar that almost wasn’t, and still might not be, the 2011 Lexus LF-A, was recently spotted again in prototype form ahead of a rumored debut at next month's 2009 Tokyo Auto Show . The LF-A has been spotted testing on a number of occasions , so it's well past the 'pure concept' stage, but...
Friday, Sep 18
Updated 2010 Lexus ES 350 Revealed, Priced
With the economy still in the tank despite ruminations on an improvement, many car buyers are looking to mid-range and entry-level luxury cars where they might have been eying top-tier cars just a few years ago. The benchmark in the category has long been the Lexus ES 350 , and though 2010 br...
2010 Lexus GS 450h Preview
While Mercedes-Benz and BMW struggle to catch up on their hybrid sedan offerings, Lexus is motoring calmly ahead with its revised hybrid sedan lineup, today revealing the 2010 Lexus GS 450h. The car makes its official debut at the Frankfurt auto show , and should soon be on sale for the 2010...
Wednesday, May 27
Infiniti prices 2009 EX crossover from $33800
It will be interesting to see if the latest crossover will be able to help GM reclaim market share in the midsize luxury SUV and crossover segment against vehicles like the Infiniti EX, as well as the new Lexus RX and BMW X3 and X5.
Monday, Mar 23
stasis Audi A4 hits 255hp with 2.0L turbo
The company claims that's quicker than the competition from Infiniti, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. The quarter-mile scoots by with a 14.0 ET at 97.8mph (157km/h). stasis aficionados will likely notice that all of these numbers are off the company's own ...
Tuesday, Nov 11
Preview: Lexus HS250h dedicated hybrid
Toyota is planning to unveil a concept version of a new dedicated hybrid vehicle for its Lexus brand at next year’s Detroit Auto Show, however several preview sketches of the final production version as well as some details, including its new name, have turned up on a number of internet fo...
Thursday, Sep 18
Lexus LF-A still testing at Nurburgring
Lexus has always positioned itself as being more about luxury than outright performance, but that is about to change with the new LF-A supercar due to be launched sometime next year. Destined to compete against cars such as the Ferrari ...
Monday, Jun 23
Spy Shots: 2010 Lexus RX SUV
Prototypes for the next-generation Lexus RX SUV have been spotted in Germany and this time the heavy camouflage that masked previous test cars is no longer present. The SUV’s distinctive profile can clearly be seen as can some of the ...
