Lexus News

Despite no longer being in production anymore, the Lexus LFA will be back for this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours, the 41st running of the classic endurance race. The car will be fielded by Toyota motorsport partner Gazoo Racing, which will be competing in the event for its seventh time in...

Compact luxury crossovers are the new darlings of the automotive industry, as they give buyers the amenities they expect while delivering improved fuel economy (compared to their larger siblings) for their respective manufacturers. Land Rover has its Range Rover Evoque, BMW has its X1 and Audi will...

Lexus finally unveiled the new 2014 IS at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and it wasn't kidding when it said its styling was going to get aggressive. The new IS sports Lexus' new design language with the boldest interpretation of the brand's new "spindle grille" that we've seen yet. The headlights...

With Lexus having already released images of its new 2014 IS range, and international media having already driven it, there’s not much else to reveal now that the car’s official public debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show has taken place. We can confirm that the latest IS will once again...

Could the latest 2014 Lexus IS spawn a new-generation of the SportCross? According to Lexus it may. The automaker recently posted an image of the original 2003 IS 300 SportCross on its Facebook page along with the message: “Do you remember the ‘02 IS 300 SportCross with its style...

When it debuts at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next week, the all-new 2014 Lexus IS sedan will become the first model in the U.S. to offer subscription-free traffic and weather updates. The announcement was made this week at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The...

Safety tech might not be as sexy as big horsepower figures, track-ready traction control, or even the latest in infotainment capabilities, but the level of technology that's already integrated into the upper echelon of today's luxury cars--and what's on the horizon--is mind-boggling when you get...

As much as we’d like to see a direct successor for the Lexus LFA supercar, Toyota has no plans to build such a car. Despite costing an exorbitant $375,000, the LFA was a money-losing project and Toyota officials aren’t keen to repeat the process, at least for now. “At one time...

The Consumer Electronics Show has, over the past several years, become more and more about automotive technology. This year, Lexus will be flaunting its latest, including its take on autonomous driving tech. While the company is touting the system as if it were about to reach production, one look...

Toyota waited until boxing day to announce it had reached a tentative settlement in an ongoing class-action lawsuit representing owners claiming they were negatively impacted in the value of their cars due to the recent recalls spurred by alleged unintended acceleration. The original recalls...

Right To Work laws are a big issue in the national political scene these days, even up at the North Pole, it seems. You might think the famous reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh have excellent job security based on name recognition alone, but Lexus is looking to put them out of work with the Lexus...

Just two years after Toyota paid fines totaling $48.8 million, including a then-record single fine of $16.4 million, the automaker has been hit with a new $17.4 million fine over a delayed pedal entrapment recall on 2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h models. As CNN Money explains, the NHTSA contacted...

The last Lexus LFA, build #500, has rolled off the line at Toyota’s Motomachi plant in Japan.

Lexus will officially unveil its all-new 2014 IS sedan at next month’s Detroit Auto Show, but the automaker has allowed a few high-profile media outlets to sample its wares in advance. Jay Leno received a ticket to Japan, where he had the opportunity to drive the 2014 Lexus IS 350 at Fuji...

The auto industry is just past the rather less-than-inspiring 2012 L.A. Auto Show, and already, it's gearing up for the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, which, we hope, will have more in the way of interesting new cars. Lexus is certainly looking to make the show a bit more interesting, with the global...

Toyota Motorsport Gmbh (TMG), the independently run motorsports partner for Toyota and Lexus, has unveiled its first concept car intended primarily for road use. The concept is the new TMG Sports 650, which is based on a Lexus LS 460 sedan and is set to make its public debut this Friday at the 2012...

TMG, an official motorsports partner of Toyota and Lexus, has released some new teaser images of a high-performance Lexus LS prototype the company plans to unveil at the 2012 Essen Motor Show taking place in Germany at the end of this month. We previously brought you photos of a scale model of the...

Car 2 Car and Car 2 Object communications are the next big steps forward in vehicle safety, and both are necessary milestones on the road to fully autonomous cars. Automakers such as Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Ford, General Motors and Nissan have been active in research for years, and now Toyota...

For the past several years the TMG skunk works based in Cologne, Germany has been working on a number of secret projects for Toyota, including much of the automaker’s recent racing efforts, electric car development and groundwork for the launch of a potential TMG performance brand. One of...

Development of the 2014 Lexus IS sedan is progressing nicely, with the latest prototypes now wearing the least camouflage gear yet. We can clearly see elements of the car’s new spindle grille, as well as its sharply creased character lines and coupe-like proportions. The overall dimensions of...