What is up with Lexus lately? The company is indicating a new focus on performance and engaging driving characteristics. The GS is supposed to be one of the first fruits of that effort. Emblematic of a change in focus is the recent news that LFA Nurburgring Edition took the record for best time at the [...]
Lexus took the wraps off its GS 350 sedan at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance last month. It isn’t wasting time introducing the rest of the lineup though. Sometimes manufacturers spread out launches longer to create interest; Lexus is ditching that strategy. After releasing some teasers of the F performance model of the GS, which is [...]
The Lexus we’ve been hearing about most lately is the new GS, and rightfully so. The GS is a mainstream product that Lexus hopes will greatly increase its market share in the mid-size luxury segment. Before that though, the LFA super car was the center of attention for a long time. Now, news of a [...]
The current-generation Lexus GS hasn’t caught sold as well as Lexus had hoped. While other models in the company’s stable (such as the ES and RX) have historically done extremely well, the GS just didn’t connect with consumers. Instead, those looking for a rear-wheel drive luxury sedan have turned to chief competitors, Audi, BMW and [...]
Lexus hasn’t been having the best time in its history lately. The brand has experienced problem after problem over the past few years – whether with recalls by parent company Toyota, the “unintended acceleration” issues and most recently the Japanese tsunami and earthquake. This year the brand is poised to lose its billing as the [...]
Even in the least positive times, an auto show and the creations inhabiting the festivity can indulge us with optimism for what the future. Through complexities occurring on Japan after the earthquake and tsunami has left only a bleak present state for Toyota automobile production. A much needed treat to a forward look, the Japanese [...]
Lexus isn’t known for a daring styling language or engaging driving experience. Instead, Lexus has made a name for itself offering quiet and composed luxury. In other words, not terribly exciting. That has been a winning recipe however, as evidenced by Lexus’ rein at the top of the sales charts since 2000. The past few [...]
As consumer, we grow accustomed to certain norms in the world. For a very long time, the majority of the marketplace accepted internal combustion engines fueled solely by a gasoline should propel automobiles. Taking an enormous risk in tempting motorists with the concept of combining electrical power to moving a gasoline vehicle, Toyota Motor Company [...]