Lexus News

The first three Lexus LFAs to roll off the production lines and cross the salty seas to our shores have arrived, and they're silver, black, and white. They're also packed like a nuclear missile. Test-driven and signed by an engineer before leaving their point of origin, each LFA is strapped to its...

In the latest episode of the Lexus ‘The Hard Way’ promo, a series that details the intricacies involved in manufacturing Lexus vehicles, the automaker shows off its advanced mechanical loom that’s used in creating carbon fiber pieces for its LFA supercar. Using a similar process...

Each year, in the days prior to the Australian GP in Melbourne, there is a demonstration race known as the Celebrity Challenge. The event pits a group of Aussie celebs in a one-make race around the Albert Park F1 circuit and in the past has included cars such as the MINI Cooper and Fiat 500. This...

Earlier today we saw Toyota’s offering at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon and now we have a look at what its upmarket Lexus division has brought to the aftermarket tuner table. The Auto Salon, similar to the SEMA show held in Las Vegas each year, is claimed to be the world’s largest custom...

We’ve seen plenty of 2012 Lexus LFA supercars before, in all sorts of colors, and with each incarnation we saw it was evident that the cars were becoming more and more refined. However, up until now, these LFA examples were all pre-production prototypes, developed either for testing or...

Last August Toyota stood before a crested wave of accelerator and floor-mat related recalls, the matter brought to a head by the death of an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and three members of his family in a dealer-loaned Lexus ES 350. The crash was caused by incorrectly fitted...

The Lexus ES has consistently proven to be a solid seller for the Japanese premium brand despite the car essentially being a reskinned Toyota Camry. Of the two, surprisingly, the Camry has been the more flexible and technologically advanced when it comes to powertrains, offering a gasoline-electric...

Earlier today we saw news of a configurator for the Bugatti Veyron supercar and its Grand Sport open-top sibling, and on a separate note we also found out that pricing for the new 2011 Lexus CT 200h will start at $29,995 (including delivery) when the luxury hybrid hatch goes on sale early next...

Lackluster is perhaps the best description for Lexus' hybrid offerings thus far, with the RX 450h and HS 250h returning unimpressive efficiency and high prices. The 2011 CT 200h aims to change that with a starting price of $29,995 including delivery. At 42 mpg combined EPA-rated fuel economy, the...

Lexus has consistently rated at the top of studies for vehicle quality over the past several years, which is not surprising considering that one of the marque’s main slogans is “The Pursuit of Perfection”. Here’s an inside look at Lexus’ Kyushu plant in Japan where the...

The current generation Lexus IS is only in the middle of its product life cycle, a lightly refreshed version having been introduced only a couple of months back, so it’s safe to say that the next-generation of the popular four-door is still some years away. According to a new report, the next...

Lexus has been on the top of the luxury sales totem pole for quite some time now, and despite recent recalls, remains the benchmark in many consumers' minds. Recently they have been backed into a corner by both old and new competition, and with changing times Lexus has decided to reach out to their...

Though it happened in June, the sudden passing of Hiromu Naruse, Toyota's chief test driver, in a crash on German roads still feels fresh. Naruse's influence on Toyota's vehicles ran so deep the company decided to pay video tribute to his role in this short clip. Naruse worked for Toyota for over...

The new 2011 Lexus IS range made its official world debut back in September at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, where we were treated with not only the regular IS 250 and IS 350 models but also the high-performance IS F. Now, we get our first look at the sharper F-Sport equipped models, which are...

Lexus is bringing a six-pack of hotted-up hybrids to SEMA, and this video gives us a behind-the-scenes high-definition look at the cars that are now sitting on the show floor. We'll have more photos and info as the day rolls on, but for now, whet your hybrid whistle with this early look. Pay...

Just over a year ago Lexus launched its new Enform in-car connectivity feature, offering drivers a diverse assortment of features ranging from information and convenience capabilities to up-to-the-minute weather reports. Now Lexus is taking its connectivity feature a step further with the launch of...

When you make more than 10 million cars per year, if something goes wrong on a significant batch of them, the recall size is going to be pretty big. Toyota has been a case study in this concept over the past year or so, today adding another 740,000 vehicles in the U.S. and over 1.5 million...

The 2011 Honda CR-Z was meant to be the car that showed hybrids could be sporty as well as green, but sadly, its lowly 122 horsepower and dismal 0-60 times meant it was never going to be taken seriously in performance circles. Fortunately, there’s another hybrid vehicle on the horizon that...

The current Lexus GS luxury sedan has been on the market since the 2006 model year so it’s not surprising the first development test-mules for the next-generation model, due late next year, have been spotted. And the new car can’t come soon enough given the recent launch of the new...

Yes, that's Mel Gibson. Yes, he's wearing eyeglasses and a fake mustache. Considering all the hate being heaped on guy, he should probably be wearing a helmet and a shield and other junk they wore in Olden Tymes (we forget the terminology: we haven't been to a Ren Faire in years months), but maybe...