Prius-based Lexus set to be brand's first dedicated hybrid model
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What In The World Is Wrong At Lexus?
Listen to the news and watch the figures, and there is little doubt the economy is in turmoil.  This is often echoed by manufacturers who lead us to believe  the ground had shifted below them and they were caught with too many gas guzzling SUV’s on the lots. While I have no doubt to a degree this is true, it isn’t the main reason all of the manufactures are slumping.The simple fact remains some brands appeal to different demographics, and those groups in general may be more...

Lexus Leaps Forward In JD Power and Associates VDS Dependability Study
Deterioration in vehicle quality during the first three years of ownership—determined by comparing long-term dependability rates to initial quality problem rates—strongly affects overall customer satisfaction as well as customer willingness to recommend their vehicle model, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Vehicle Dependability StudySM VDS released today.The study, which measures problems experienced by original owners of 3-year-old 2005 model year vehicles, finds that, on...

Lexus leads J.D. Power dependability for 14th straight year
Click above for results 2008 J.D. Power Dependability StudyJ.D. Power and Associates has just released its 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study that attempts to measure vehicle quality throughout the first three years of owning a vehicle, and for the 14th year in a row Lexus leads all manufacturers with a rating of just 120 problems per 100 vehicles PP100. This year's runner up, surprisingly, is Mercury, though it's a distant second at 151 PP100. Cadillac 155 PP100, Toyota 159 PP100 and Acura 160 PP100...

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...

2008 Lexus IS F
The Lexus reputation for building high-quality, ultra-quiet and fine-driving semi-sporting machines is about to come to an abrupt halt. Because what Lexus has here, with the new IS F, is a bona fide hot-rod — the most un-Lexus-like Lexus ever put into production. The "F" designation comes from the "Circle-F" internal code that Toyota used more than 20 years ago when it was concocting the upmarket Lexus brand. From now on, F will designate a performance Lexus — of which...

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...

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...

Lexus LF-A snapped post-crash, more details revealed
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lexus LF-A.Toyota's campaign of the Lexus LF-A racing prototype at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring wasn't lacking for drama, with a serious crash that took place during the night-time qualifying session followed by some technical issues on race day. Details haven't been released as to what caused the crash, but the damage to the driver's side rear quarter panel was enough to cause the vehicle to limp back to the pits, where KGP spies snapped off 15 shots of the LF-A...

Lexus LF-A Engine Shot
Here it is, one of the first pictures of the Lexus LF-A engine. The engineer's only opened the hood at the Nurburgring 24 for a moment but we got the shot.[source]