Lexus News
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Lexus' new entry-level crossover has a price. The Japanese luxury brand announced Wednesday the 2019 UX crossover will start at $33,025, which includes a $1,025 destination fee. The base price will net a UX200 with a 168-horsepoewr 2.0-liter inline-4 under the hood. Power is sent via a continuously variable transmission (CVT) to the front wheels. Stepping up to the UX250h hybrid will cost $35,025, which also adds all-wheel drive. The UX250h is actually the more powerful of the two models even though it will return better fuel economy. The hybrid model features the same 2.0-liter inline-4...
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2019 Lexus ES first to market with cameras instead of side mirrors
The 2019 Lexus ES has become the first production car to replace conventional side mirrors with cameras. Unfortunately, the cameras will only be offered in Japan where the technology was made legal in 2016. The ES starts sales in Japan in October. Elsewhere, the mid-size sedan sticks with mirrors...
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65-foot yacht unveiled as latest Lexus flagship
Lexus has been dropping hints about entering the private yacht game over the past couple of years and on Friday it finally confirmed it with the reveal of the LY 650, a 65-foot luxury yacht billed as the automaker's fourth flagship. The others are the LC coupe, LS sedan and LX SUV. The LY 650...
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2019 Lexus LS 500 F-Sport retrospective: A far cry from the original
The relentless pursuit of perfection has not been easy for Lexus, but things got off to a solid start in 1989. At the Detroit auto show that year, Toyota unwrapped both a sedan and a brand that were about six years in the making. The result was a flagship four-door luxury sedan to challenge staid...
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Lexus previews next LC Inspiration Series model with Pebble Beach concept
With concept car looks, strong performance, and impeccable build quality, the Lexus LC is one very special car. Still, Lexus has gone out of its way to dial up the wow factor with a series of special editions collectively known as the Inspiration Series. The first was unveiled last October wearing...
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2019 Lexus ES priced from $40,525
The popular Lexus ES sedan, now in its seventh generation, has been priced. The luxury brand announced on Friday the 2019 ES will start at $40,525 for the ES 350, an increase of $550 over the outgoing car. The price includes a $1,025 destination fee. We don't have specifics on what the base price...
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It's been 10 years since Lexus adopted the letter "F" to designate the brand's most performance-oriented models, and to celebrate, a special LFA will be unveiled this weekend at Belgium's 24 Hours of Spa. The Lexus LFA art car, with a livery designed by Portuguese artist Pedro Henriques, also celebrates the first time Lexus will race at Spa; the Emil Frey Lexus Racing team will field two Lexus RC F GT3s as it continues its first full season of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series, whose highlight is the Spa endurance race. As for the LFA art car, it's...not as dramatic as we'd like. Lexus said the...
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2019 Lexus RC spy shots
A lightly camouflaged Lexus RC has been spotted testing in Germany and is likely a prototype for a facelifted version of the luxury coupe. The RC was introduced for 2015 so this facelifted model, expected on sale late this year or early next as a 2019 model, represents a mid-cycle update for the...
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2021 Lexus LC F spy shots
Engineers from Lexus have been caught testing an early prototype for the long-awaited LC F. Rumors of the car circulated even before the LC made its debut, but things didn't really heat up until last year when a trademark filing for the LC F name was discovered. Now we have tangible evidence the...
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Lexus F performance cars may gain hybrid power
Thus far, Lexus' F performance division has stuck to throaty V-8 engines, but the future may hold hybrid power. The F brand could very well include electrified cars in the future, and there's even a possibility for a hybrid GT car. Such is the word from brand president Yoshihiro Sawa. Speaking to...
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2018 Lexus LC 500h first drive review: A glimpse into grand touring's future
It’s clear that the path forward in the auto industry involves electrification. No market segment will be immune from it, though some will take longer to hop on the electrification train. Toyota is the current king of hybrids, with its Prius and Camry models. The Japanese automaker’s...
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10th Anniversary 2019 Lexus GS F and RC F have arrived
Ten years ago, Lexus decided to kick up the performance factor of its luxury-focused lineup. The IS F ushered in a new era for the Japanese automaker, and the F brand family has only grown over the course of the last decade. To celebrate 10 years of F performance, Lexus has created 10th Anniversary...
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A trademark application for the LQ name filed by Toyota with the United States Patent and Trademark Office might end up being used for a new flagship crossover SUV for Lexus. The trademark application was filed on May 7, specifically for use on automobiles and structural parts thereof. The two letter naming convention isn't used by any current Toyotas but it is used by every current Lexus, where the first letter indicates the positioning in the lineup and the second letter the body style. Should LQ be used for a future Lexus, it would indicate a model sitting in automaker's range-topping...
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Fast as h: Lexus out to promote performance aspect of hybrids
If we say "hybrid", your mind instantly moves to visions of slow wedge-bricks clogging up the fast lane on your local highway. Lexus is looking to change that. A new campaign called "Fast as h" aims to show the performance aspect aligned with its own hybrid offerings. Those aspects are easy to see...
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2019 Lexus ES revealed, will likely replace GS
Lexus on Tuesday unveiled a redesigned ES that's set to rewrite everything that comes to mind when one normally thinks of the popular mid-size luxury sedan, so much so that it may even fill the role of the GS whose sales pale in comparison to the current ES. The new ES reaches showrooms in...
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2019 Lexus ES first look
A redesigned Lexus ES is coming for the 2019 model year and Lexus on Wednesday released the first full photo of the car and confirmed its debut at next week's 2018 Beijing auto show. So far the design of the new ES looks to be a slightly sharper, more athletic take on the current model's themes...
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Conversation starter: V2X technology will let Toyota and Lexus cars "talk" in 2021
In 2021, the Toyota and Lexus vehicles will be able to "talk" to each other, to other cars, and to the infrastructure. The brands both plan for an aggressive rollout of vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications via Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC)...
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Lexus mulls electric, fuel cell powertrains for LS
The Lexus LS may soon receive alternative powertrains to challenge new electric cars being developed for the full-size luxury sedan segment by rivals such as Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz, not to mention Tesla and its Model S. But Lexus isn't just looking at pure electric powertrains. It seems every...
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Lexus models normally don't flood consignment lots at big-name auctions, but we'd wager more than a few interested parties will step up to bid on this 2012 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition. The special LFA will grace the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction, which runs from April 12 to 15, and the car is just one of 50 ever built. Lexus debuted the LFA Nürburgring Edition at the 2011 Geneva auto show, and while the car didn't offer much more power than a stock LFA it featured enough mods to make it a serious track car. At one point, it was even the fastest production car around the race...
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2019 UX to be first Lexus available via subscription
You saw it earlier this month at the 2018 Geneva auto show but now Lexus' all-new UX compact crossover SUV is ready for its first appearance in the United States, which will take place Wednesday at the 2018 New York auto show. Yes, Lexus' pint-size UX is confirmed for U.S. sale, bringing with it a...
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Lexus RC F Sport Black Line Special Edition goes dark for New York Auto Show
Factory black-out packages are all the rage right now, and Lexus is jumping on the bandwagon with the RC F Sport Black Line Special Edition. The Japanese luxury brand revealed the blacked-out RC F Sport model on Tuesday ahead of its debut at the 2018 New York auto show. The the Lexus RC F Sport...
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Lexus plans to put a yacht into production
In January 2017, luxury automaker Lexus dipped its toe into the waters of the luxury yacht world. The Lexus Sport Yacht concept racked up accolades in the boating world, not to mention hand-raising amongst the well-heeled who could afford to purchase such a machine. The concept boat was just that...
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2019 Lexus UX: the downsized luxury crossover
Don't look for the 2019 Lexus UX that debuted Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show to be the final prong in the brand's crossover resurgence. The brand that invented the car-based luxury crossover is aiming for entry-level luxury buyers with its 2019 UX, which is nearly a foot and a...
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2019 Lexus UX compact crossover teased ahead of Geneva debut
The Lexus UX concept unveiled at the 2016 Paris auto show is about to spawn a production version. The Japanese automaker on Tuesday confirmed the production UX for next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show and released this teaser video. The short clip doesn't reveal much although it...
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