Lexus are to re-introduce an estate model when the third generation Lexus IS range launches in 2011. But only as a hybrid. The Lexus IS Range is Toyota’s answer to BMW’s 3 Series and Audi’s A4. And it does a very creditable job, particularly for those drivers for whom quality of finish and lots of toys […]
Lexus IS F-Sport & Lexus IS 2010 tweaks
Lexus has added the IS F-Sport models to the IS range for 2010, and some very modest tweaks to the remainder of the IS models. Lexus is having a play with its IS for 2010. But best not to get too excited – the changes are not immense, although the introduction of the 2010 Lexus IS F-Sport […]
Lexus at Geneva: Lexus CT 200h – U.S. bound
As with many other new cars, the Geneva Motor Show sees the first public outing for the new Lexus CT 200h Hybrid, an effort by Lexus to compete in a premium compact sector dominated by the Germans. Despite moaning about the less than drop-dead-gorgeous looks when Lexus first showed us the CT 200h as the […]
LEXUS CT 200h at Geneva – Press Release
INTRODUCING THE LEXUS CT 200h KEY POINTS * Lexus’s first premium compact model * Lexus Hybrid Drive powertrain with 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine and powerful but compact electric motor * Full hybrid system with selectable EV mode for emissions-free electric running * Further selectable ECO, NORMAL and SPORT driving modes * ECVT intelligent electronic continuously […]
Lexus CT 200h: Lexus at Geneva Motor Show
Lexus has now revealed the Lexus CT 200h – its Premium Compact Hybrid – which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Last year we had the Lexus LF-Ch concept in all its goldness at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Then a few weeks back that became the Lexus CT 200h. Which is actually what we […]
Lexus CT 200h – the Lexus LF-Ch concept that was
Lexus has announced that it will be taking the production version of the LF-Ch Concept to Geneva – the Lexus CT 200h – a small, luxury hybrid. Update: 26th Feb: Lexus has now done the full Geneva reveal of the Lexus CT 200h Lexus did threaten when they brought the LF-Ch concept to the Frankfurt Motor […]
Lexus LFA at Salon Privé 2010
Salon Privé has announced that this years show at the Hurlingham club will include the Lexus LFA. We reported last week that all the Lexus LFAs that are destined for the Japanese market have already been sold. We also hear from Lexus that they have had more ‘Expressions of Interest’ on the LF-A than they […]
Lexus LF-A – Sold out in Japan
It’s being reported that Lexus has already sold all 136 Lexus LF-As destined for the Japanese market, just three months after the official reveal. We’ve had all the hype on the Lexus LF-A, from a decade long gestation (or did it just feel that long?) through teaser images, proper images and reports that the LF-A […]
Top Gear BMW X6, Lexus LF-A and Insignia VXR – tonight
The final outing for Top Gear this season tonight includes Jeremy in a BMW X6, Hammond in a Lexus LF-A and Captain Slow in the Vauxhall Insignia VXR. It doesn’t seem like five minutes since the latest series of Top Gear started, and already we’re at the end. That’s right, tonight at 8pm sees the […]
Lexus GS-F to get LF-A V10
Lexus are rumoured to be developing a GS-F with the V10 engine out of the Lexus LF-A to take on the M5 and E63. There have been rumours that Lexus are going to produce a range-topping GS-F for some time. But with car makers looking at downsizing and trying their best to stick smaller and […]