Lexus News

It's becoming more and more clear that Akio Toyoda is serious about improving the image of Lexus. We mean the word image quite literally here, as the head of Toyota has just promoted design chief Tokuo Fukuichi into the position of President of International Operations for Lexus. Toyoda made the...

Toyota has issued a recall on certain versions of the Lexus RX crossover due to an issue with the affected vehicles’ brakes. Also included in the latest recall are the Toyota Tacoma and RAV4. The recall affects 2012 and 2013 Lexus RX 350s, 2012 and 2013 Toyota Tacomas, and 2012 Toyota RAV4s...

Lexus will add another model to the 2015 RC coupe range at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.

Lexus has been rated the most dependable brand for the third year in a row in J.D. Power’s annual Dependability study, a feat the Japanese luxury brand has achieved more than any other in the 25 years that the study has been run. Furthermore, Lexus led all other brands by a significant margin...

Lexus will present a new race car concept designed to GT3 specification at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show early next month. The new concept will be based on the RC F sports car and signal the Japanese luxury brand’s intention to compete in the international GT3 circuit, just like Bentley and...

Lexus has been showcasing an edgy crossover concept for the past several months at major auto shows around the globe. The concept, called the LF-NX, previews a new compact crossover the Japanese automaker is planning to launch later this year, but it may have just been revealed. During a Society of...

Lexus has revealed the race car that will take on similar-spec cars based on the likes of the Acura NSX and Nissan GT-R in Japan’s premier touring car series, Super GT. The new race car is based on Lexus’ recently revealed RC F and will be competing in the top GT500 category of Super...

The 2015 Lexus RC F Coupe is officially here, and it's a looker, to be sure. But does it have the chops to back up its sporty appearance? With Lexus’ most powerful V-8 engine under the hood, the answer is a resounding yes. But we’ll get to the performance specs a little later, because...

The 2015 Lexus RC F has already been partially revealed, but the full details and specifications will come next week at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. But even if you can't make it to Detroit (and even if you don't have media credentials), you can watch it live, right here, as it happens. To see what...

Lexus’ new RC coupe, which goes on sale in the fall, will offer a shimmering finish thanks to a special painting process that involves the application of no less than four base coats. The new finish, shown here in a bright red that not even Rudolph’s nose can match, uses a twin-color...

Coinciding with auto shows taking place in Los Angeles and Tokyo this week was yet another event, China’s Guangzhou Auto Show, whose doors opened today. One of the main attractions of the show is an updated version of the Lexus CT 200h, which goes on sale in the coming months as a 2014 model...

Lexus’ new RC luxury coupe has been one of the industry’s worst kept secrets, with patent filings of the car’s name discovered more than a year ago, and prototypes spotted in the wild for almost as long. Now, finally, the Lexus RC has made its debut at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show...

Lexus presented its first turbocharged engine in a crossover concept at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show earlier today. That crossover concept is the LF-NX Turbo, which previews a new compact crossover the Japanese luxury brand plans to launch next year. Smaller than its RX at 182.7 inches long with a...

Lexus’ rival to cars like the Audi A5 and BMW 4-Series, the all-new 2015 RC coupe, made its international debut today at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. We got our first look at the car several weeks ago, but now Lexus has revealed all the juicy details, including the all-important engine specs...

Coinciding with auto shows taking place in Los Angeles and Tokyo next week will be yet another event, China’s Guangzhou Auto Show, whose doors open on November 21. One of the main attractions pegged for the show will be an updated version of the Lexus CT 200h, which is expected to hit...

In late 2011, BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration on a number of projects ranging from the development of a new sports car platform to research into next-generation battery technology and even hydrogen fuel cell powertrains. Of most interest to performance fans is...

Lexus' 2013 SEMA lineup is chock full of sedans, with one supercar thrown in the mix.

Toyota has been treading a slow and cautionary path towards the implementation of autonomous driving technology on its cars; understandable given the recent spate of unintended acceleration claims made against the automaker. However, earlier this year Toyota showed a Lexus LS-based research vehicle...

Lexus’ GS 350 has only been on sale for a year but the car is already receiving its first round of updates, just in time for the start of the 2014 model year. The highlight is the addition of an eight-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters instead of the previous six-speeder. The...

The Lexus IS F was, when introduced in 2008, the brand's first real attempt to meet the BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C Class AMG head-on. For the most part, it was a success, even if it didn't top either of the Germans. Today, Lexus released info on its 2014 IS F, and it's almost exactly the same as...