Yes, I realize that the Toyota Avalon and Lexus ES350 aren’t competitors. I know the ES350 is based on the Toyota Camry, and I realize they’re in two totally different classes. But hear me out. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been driving both the 2011 Avalon and 2011 ES350, and I’d say they’re [...]
With mostly a lineup of soft luxury cars, Lexus isn’t known for making vehicles that cater to enthusiasts. A bright spot, however, is the rear-wheel drive IS and its high-performance variant the IS F. The IS is a vehicle that definitely stands out in the Lexus lineup. In 2009, the iS Convertible went on sale. [...]
An exhibit recognized as the world’s largest display of custom cars, the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon takes place at Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex showing off over 600 vehicles in pure modified trim. Composing as part suppliers of some of those automotive creations come from 300 companies represented at the show. Like many custom car [...]
Remember the HS 250h Hybrid that Lexus put on sale in 2009? Well, it didn’t really work out for them. Turns out people weren’t really into buying a souped-up hybrid Corolla with a Lexus badge. In fact Lexus themselves aren’t too crazy about it. They blame it on the incredible success and market share of [...]
When the industry reported its sales numbers for November yesterday, some figures in particular stood out. While the market as a whole is experiencing rises in sales versus last year, Lexus as a brand actually declined. An important figure to note was the GS sedan, which sold just 486 units for the month, a figure [...]
Exhaustively waiting to see the production version of Lexus’ long promised supercar, the 2012 Lexus LFA will soon exist as an awe-worthy piece of Japanese supercar art. With only 500 examples of these mid-engined cars slated to be hand-assembled by skilled automotive craftspersons in Japan, the wait for the first shipment will occur after December [...]
Regular viewers of Top Gear will no doubt recall Richard Hammond’s visually stunning review of the LFA, Lexus’ techno-maniacal super car. The LFA dazzled Hammond in all that right ways except for one, the price. In the U.K. the LFA sells for a whopping £350,000. “That’s one hundred and thirty thousand more than a Ferrari [...]
Lexus just announced that the CT 200h Compact Hybrid they revealed last month at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show will, in fact be on sale in the United States. Set to display at the 2010 New York Auto Show, the CT 200h “is expected to lead the class in fuel economy and deliver low emissions, [...]