As previously reported, the Moscow Auto Show was going to be home to Lexus’ mini-announcement about the all-wheel drive version of its LS460. Russia has traditionally had a long running love affair with Mercedes’ S-Class and BMW’s 7-Series but Lexus is hoping the AWD LS with an eight-speed automatic will fit the bill for Russian [...]

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Lexus will use the Moscow International Auto Show to unveil an all-wheel-drive version of their LS460 flagship luxury sedan. The Lexus AWD system on the LS460 is the same as found on the LS600h. It includes a Torsen LSD integrated into the rear drive shaft that powers up using the 381 HP, 4.6-liter V8 on [...]

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[Gizmodo] Does one reach for a camera or a can of RAID when the Lexus Nuaero concept pulls into the driveway? Sure Jon Rådbrink’s design looks incredibly cool, fast and futuristic; but then again I’ve also spent the last few minutes looking over my shoulder to see if Sigourney Weaver was about to burst from [...]

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The kids over at My.IS have gotten their hands on a set of scans from a Japanese brochure for the facelifted 2009 Lexus IS. With the current IS style reaching the important four-year mark, the mid-life cycle restyle seems to be just in time.
The changes are subtle and took me a while to spot, but [...]

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JD Power and crew do a good job measuring vehicle quality for the first three years of ownership and their measurements have once again put Lexus ahead of all manufacturers for the 14th year in a row. Lexus leads the list with just 120 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100). The distant runner-up, Mercury, comes up [...]

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Lexus must have noticed we’re getting bored of seeing the LF-A again and again. It might have won the Nurburgring 24 hour enurance race and been spotted enough times around the Nurburgring, but aside from the sky-high price, there have been no details on Lexus’ supercar.
That’s where London comes in. Lexus has teasingly brought the [...]

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A less than stellar reception and plummeting sales have led Lexus to announce there will be nothing to replace the Lexus SC. The SC never really had it that good in the bigger world of sporty Porsches and snobby BMWs. Lexus had initially planned to reinvent the SC, but constant delays and reconsiderations have scrapped [...]

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It’s the last place I’d expect the new Lexus RX or Toyota Harrier, but the crossover SUV have been spotted at the Nurburgring in what seems like an intended leak. I guess there’s no better way for car companies to stir interest than park anything with wheels somewhere near the Nurburgring. You never know, soccer [...]

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