2012 Lexus GS-F
  There was a time when Lexus was a catchphrase for Luxury and build quality, but that’s changing fast, with a slew of models on the way that take high performance right to the European competition. Already there is the IS-F, the V8 powered version of the IS250 that will put the frighteners on the BMW M3, and now there are plenty of rumours that the M5 and Audi RS6 are next on the target list. The recipe is simple. Take one next generation Lexus GS, rip the formula One inspired 500 horsepower...

AutoSpies.com Officially Puts You In Charge: If You Ran Lexus, What Would YOU Do Differently?
We started this article theme with Audi and Acura as our first CEO test and I was impressed with how much insight was shared and the REAL street impressions of these makes.  Then we made you the president of the UAW, and again we were impressed by the feedback.So here we go again, only this time we're making you CEO of Lexus.After to leading the luxury industry for so long they recently have fallen on hard times losing customers at a faster rate than the competition. WHAT will you do to bring them...

By Being Evolutionary With The New RX Is Lexus Vulnerable To A REVOLUTION?
Maybe they simply ran out of ideas.That is the only explanation I can come up with in trying to describe some of the new car designs being sold by the manufacturers.Case in point, the new Lexus RX models.As the best selling model for Lexus, the RX is certainly important to the overall bottom line at Lexus – one would think that any tinkering with a winning design would create an even better design.Evolutionary details abound……revolutionary ideas?  Not this time around.I...

Can John Hennessey Succeed Where Lexus Fell Short On The IS-F?
Although Hennessey Performance Engineering may be best known for its extreme Vipers, owner John Hennessey and his crew haven't limited their scope to Detroit iron, tuning Fords, BMWs, even Bugattis.Now the Texas tuner is expanding its sights once again, and Lexus may be in the crosshairs.In an interview with Inside Line, John Hennessey dropped some broad hints as to his next project: "We have a new IS-F coming in next week. Our plan with that car is to test some headers, exhaust and air induction...

Flexing some muscle: Lexus proves fast learner with entry in high-performance class
The top-selling luxury carmaker in America is learning German. The 2008 Lexus IS F marks Toyota Motor Corp.'s entrance into the high performance sports car segment, taking on the likes of BMW's M Series and Mercedes Benz's AMG line. This is just the first. The future, no doubt, will bring more F's into the Lexus fold. How fortuitous for us. The IS F has the parts and pieces to run with the competitors on the Nurburgring. Big Brembo brakes, a V-8 and skads of gee-whiz technology. Lexus is learning the...

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...

Hennessey tuning the Lexus IS-F and GTR
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.The Lexus will arrive first and is set of launch later this year.[source]

IIHS Ranks Lexus As An "Also Ran" In 2009 Top Safety Picks
Seventy-two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick[source]

Is The Lexus LF-A Betraying The Brand?
The fastest way to kill an automotive brand: sell a POS. The bloodletting caused by a brand new clunker can be spectacular. Anyone remember the 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood V-8-6-4? How about the Cimarron? It has taken Caddy more than 20 years to climb back from that double debacle if, indeed, they have. But there’s another, slower and more insidious way to ruin a storied car brand: distraction. When a car maker builds a vehicle that muddies the marque’s core message, it mortgages its future. To...

Is The Lexus RX400h Going To Be The Benchmark For A Green SUV?
During the first 100 miles in the 2009 Lexus RX 400h, the first thing you have to get used to is starting it.It's strange to turn the key and nothing seems to happen with this luxury hybrid. When in electric-only mode, the RX 400h makes only the slightest of sounds. However, don't mistake it for a namby-pamby underpowered econo-crossover. It's far from it.Lexus, Toyota Motor Co.'s luxury brand, mated its hybrid system with a 3.3-liter V-6 208 horsepower that allows a quick launch, highway passing power...