Lexus brand isn't flying in Toyota's home market
In trying to establish a Japanese-market foothold for Lexus, Toyota has seemingly fallen prey to the same tactic that made the Cadillac Cimmaron such a maroon. When trying to launch a brand, especially an upscale brand, it's not advisable to rebadge existing models and crank up the price. It doesn't seem to matter how good the car is, or how swanky the new $10-million-a-pop showroom is, once an Altezza, always an Altezza, and paying 20 percent more for the same car with a different logo is rightfully...

Future Mini Lexus Quietly Announced At New York Auto Show?
Club Lexus picked up on a sparsely attended NYIAS New York International Auto Show March 21-30 closing session with Lexus/Toyota at the "Toyota Live!" event that was mostly overlooked by the automotive press. During the news review portion of the interactive show, Lexus discussed several upcoming changes to their model line as well as new vehicles that will make their way onto showroom floors near term defined as model years 2009 - 2011. The one that caught us by surprise was the reveal of a...

Lexus exec details future model roll-out
With sales expected to top more than a million units worldwide within the next two to three years, Lexus is planning a host of new models to help keep the momentum going. First up is the replacement for the RX crossover, due early next year, but after this comes a host of new ‘F’ performance models including a production version of the LF-A supercar concept as well as a new entry-level model. Lexus will expand its F range to include a performance version of the GS sedan and possibly the full-size LS...

Just In Time For Vacation: Lexus Teams Up With Fairmont For Eco-savvy Traveling
Eco-savvy travelers can now enjoy luxury, style and a commitment to sustainability when they visit two premier hotels. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Lexus are partnering to unveil two "Lexus Hybrid Living Suites" geared for eco-conscious visitors,  with the first to launch at The Fairmont San Francisco, followed by TheFairmont Washington, D.C. in conjunction with Earth Day 2008.    Guests can sleep, eat and drink sustainably in these unique suites, with every aspect of...

Just In Time For Vacation: Lexus Teams Up With Fairmont For Eco-savvy Traveling
Eco-savvy travelers can now enjoy luxury, style and a commitment to sustainability when they visit two premier hotels. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Lexus are partnering to unveil two "Lexus Hybrid Living Suites" geared for eco-conscious visitors,  with the first to launch at The Fairmont San Francisco, followed by TheFairmont Washington, D.C. in conjunction with Earth Day 2008.    Guests can sleep, eat and drink sustainably in these unique suites, with every aspect of...

2008 Lexus GS460 - Short Take Road Test
2008 Lexus GS460 - Short Take Road Test Undercutting the Euro swells. BY K.C. COLWELL, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MORGAN SEGAL May 2008   The model lineups of luxury automakers are fairly predictable. The six-cylinder is the entry-level car and the bestselling. The V-8 is a more powerful, higher-performing version and costs more. Then there’s Lexus, which until now had reversed this logic with its GS, a competitor to the BMW 5-series, Mercedes E-class, and Infiniti M35/M45. The most powerful model in the...

Lexus LS600h L wins Chaffeur Car Of The Year award
Already a favourite among CEOs in the city, the top of the range Lexus LS 600h L has been awarded chauffeur car of the year, by The Chauffeur magazine in the highly competitive £50,000 to £100,000 category. Judged closely against the German flagship saloons from Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi, Lexus won the top spot in the toughest category for the most popular vehicles chosen by the chauffeuring industry. Key factors behind the judges’ decision included the Lexus hybrid system which allowed for lower...

Is This the New 2012 Lexus Diesel Killer?
One of the readers of VWVortex has assembled quite  wealth of information concerning the upcoming Lexus variant of the popular Prius.  Below is a snippet of the details as his interprets it for you to enjoy:Here are a months worth of scans from various magazines. Some of these scans go back to a little over a month; so sorry if some of them are a tad old - I've condensed it into a single post so I don't have to make a half-dozen different posts. Lexus Prius/HybridSource: MagX- Prius using...

Lexus LS fails Auto Motor und Sport braking test - AGAIN
Lexus LS fails Auto Motor und Sport braking test - AGAINThe German magazine Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that a revised Lexus LS has failed the braking test a second time. A few weeks ago the new Toyota Landcruiser V8 Diesel also performed disastrously in this area. Poor braking and stability issues have long affected Lexus and Toyota models in various European roadtests.Toyota recently sent Auto Motor und Sport a heavily revised Lexus LS and Toyota Landcruiser V8. The Landcruiser showed improved...

Hennessey Lexus IS-F and Nissan GT-R in the works
Perhaps most famous - or infamous - for its even more over-the-top take on the already outrageous Dodge Viper, Hennessey Performance is considering expanding its collection of custom cars to include more foreign makes and top of its list at the moment is the new Lexus IS-F saloon and the Nissan GT-R super-coupe. Hennessey’s already heady list of tweaked marques includes famous brands like Bugatti, Bentley, BMW and Porsche. But now the American-based tuner is looking to add some Japanese iron to...