Lexus Premium Compact Concept – 1-series by Lexus 17 August 2009 by Gareth Evans The little Lexus takes aim at BMW 1-series and Audi A3 Read more ...
Lexus HS250h unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009 12 January 2009 by Tim Pollard American-only hybrid Lexus shown in Motor City Read more ...
Lexus RX450h hybrid unveiled at LA Auto Show 20 November 2008 by Digby Fullam Next crossover goes hybrid only. New RX here in 2009 Read more ...
Lexus RX (2009) revealed in brochure blunder 30 October 2008 by Chris Clarke Lexus has let slip pictures of its new RX after a Japanese brochure was seemingly leaked ahead of the car’s launch. We weren’t supposed to see the 4x4 until the November 2008 LA auto show, but we’ve... Read more ...
Lexus confirms plans for baby IS 22 October 2008 by Ben Pulman Lexus has officially confirmed it will build a BMW 1-series rival. Speaking to the German media, European company MD Tadashi Arashima told reporters: 'We will offer a Lexus in the compact class'. He... Read more ...
Does It Work? video: voice recognition 07 October 2008 by Ben Pulman Voice recognition software is becoming more widespread, as costs tumble and the technology that used to be the preserve of executive cars now trickles down to more mainstream metal. But does it work?... Read more ...
Lexus at the Paris motor show 2008 02 October 2008 by Rowan Atkinson A coupe/cabriolet version of the appealing IS250 was Lexus’s highlight at Paris. Its three-piece folding metal roof completes its gymnastics in just 20 seconds before folding flat in the cavernous... Read more ...
Lexus RX hybrid (2009) spy video 26 September 2008 by Ben Pulman Despite sales of the RX400h rapidly climbing, Lexus is busy readying the next-gen SUV. But the new RX will only be available as a hybrid because sales of the petrol-only models are nearly... Read more ...
Lexus sales up but Toyota’s profits tumble 13 August 2008 by Rowan Atkinson With spiralling fuel prices, luxury off-roaders may be seen as the devil on wheels in the UK’s current cash-strapped economic climate – which would explain why last month saw a sharp drop in SUV sales... Read more ...
Lexus at the London motor show 2008 23 July 2008 by Ben Whitworth and CAR reader reporter Carcare There was a performance bent on the Lexus stand, proving that Toyota's upmarket premium brand is keen to shed its image as a purveyor of steady-Eddy, high-luxury but low-on-thrills cars. What’s new on... Read more ...
Video: Nurburgring 24 hour race 27 June 2008 by Rowan Atkinson The Nürburgring 24 hours is one of the very toughest races on the motorsport calendar, a grid packed with 230 cars where dedicated amateurs can mix it with factory teams and the world’s best... Read more ...
Lexus LF-A roadster at Geneva 06 March 2008 by Rowan Atkinson What’s new on Lexus’s Geneva Motor Show stand? In global unveil terms, the Lexus stand had nothing new. The LF-A roadster concept first revealed at the 2008 Detroit show two months ago took centre... Read more ...
Lexus LF-A Roadster (2008): first official pictures 15 January 2008 by Rowan Atkinson While we wait for Lexus finally to turn its long-awaited 200mph V10 LF-A supercar coupe into a production reality, Detroit showgoers had to make do with this roadster version. Still, the unveil of the... Read more ...
Lexus LF-Xh unveiled 25 October 2007 by Rowan Atkinson Is this the RX400h replacement I see before me? Reckon so. The next-generation large SUV concept unveiled today at the 2007 Tokyo show features an advanced hybrid system with a V6 petrol engine, an... Read more ...
Lexus LF-Xh unveiled 25 October 2007 by Rowan Atkinson Is this the RX400h replacement I see before me? Reckon so. The next-generation large SUV concept unveiled today at the 2007 Tokyo show features an advanced hybrid system with a V6 petrol engine, an... Read more ...
Lexus LF-Xh concept (2007): first official pictures 11 October 2007 by Tim Pollard Lexus LF-Xh Concept: the lowdown Lexus will show off its latest wares on home territory at this month's 40th Tokyo Motor Show - and the big news is a preview of the next-generation RX soft-roader. The... Read more ...
Lexus IS-F and GS 13 September 2007 by Tim Pollard Lexus ISF: the lowdown We’ve seen the ISF before, but it’s here again in Frankfurt ahead of its arrival in the UK in March 2008. Don’t think of this 400bhp 5.0 V8 as an M3 rival, officials warn. ‘It... Read more ...
Hybrids suffer in new Congestion Charge 08 August 2007 by Rowan Atkinson Transport for London today proposed a far-reaching shake-up of the capital's Congestion Charge, linking a new incremental system to a car’s C02 outputs and axeing the automatic hybrid... Read more ...
Hybrid Lexus goes endurance racing 03 June 2007 by Phil McNamara A track-honed version of Lexus' GS450h hybrid saloon has completed a 24 hour Japanese endurance race. The racer ran the production car's powertrain: a 292bhp V6 petrol engine supplemented by 197bhp... Read more ...
Lexus readies hybrid LS with V12 grunt, V6 economy 03 June 2007 by Phil McNamara Lexus claims its new LS600h hybrid will return 29.7mpg – despite having 444bhp on tap. The company has announced new details of its flagship hybrid, which gets a European premiere at September's Paris... Read more ...
Lexus readies hybrid LS with V12 grunt, V6 economy 03 June 2007 by Phil McNamara Lexus claims its new LS600h hybrid will return 29.7mpg – despite having 444bhp on tap. The company has announced new details of its flagship hybrid, which gets a European premiere at September's Paris... Read more ...
Lexus IS-F (2007): first official pictures 08 January 2007 by Ben Oliver So Lexus reckons it can do quick as well as quiet? The IS-F is the first in a series of F-badged performance cars with which Lexus hopes to take on Merc's AMG and BMW's M division. It was one of the... Read more ...