Entries Tagged as 'Lexus'

London 2008: Lexus unveils LF-A engine

July 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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 [...]

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Tags: British 2008 · Concept · Lexus

Fat lady has sung, twice. Lexus SC & Toyota Avalon will be no more.

July 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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 [...]

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Tags: Lexus · Rumor Mill · Toyota

2010 Lexus RX spotted at Nurburgring? Yes.

June 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

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, [...]

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Tags: Car News · Lexus · Spy Photos

Lexus’s IS trump card to become coupe, maybe hatch

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments

The first spy shot of a Lexus coupè cabiriolet based on the IS was impressive enough, but today there’s new information from MotorAuthority that Lexus intends to stretch the IS line a bit further by competing with the BMW 1 Series and Audi A3.
While the hatch model is not yet confirmed, Lexus will likely [...]

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Tags: Car News · Lexus · Rumor Mill

Lexus LF-A engine money shot

May 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Behold! The first picture of what Lexus is packing in it’s LF-A roadster. The LF-A, which has been touring the Nurburgring recently, was being worked on by engineers when this photo was taken.
The picture doesn’t tell much, but if an impressive laptime of 7:24 around the Nurburgring means anything, this car will be fast. [...]

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Tags: Lexus · Spy Photos

Lexus looks to add Prius, plus another hybrid model

May 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

It has been well known that Lexus will introduce a luxury variant of Toyota’s Prius model when the third generation hybrid breaks cover some time before 2010. Now though, rumours are suggesting that Lexus is considering an additional hybrid, possibly a crossover. If true, the Lexus range will luxurify Toyota’s position as the hybrid [...]

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Tags: Green · Lexus · Toyota

2011 Lexus LF-A arrives at Nürburgring

April 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

 
Two Lexus LF-A prototypes have arrived at Nürburgring. Development of the LF-A has been slow due to some engineering issues, but it appears as though most of the bugs have been worked out and the Japanese supercar will soon begin taking some hot laps.
The LF-A has been a ‘Ring regular for years now, but [...]

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Tags: Car News · Lexus · Spy Photos

Lexus IS convertible might be closer than you think

March 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Spy photographers already captured a Lexus IS hardtop prototype coupe, but what would the car actually look like without the tarp? Here’s a speculative render of what it might look like if it gets a green light from Lexus execs. It might be in showrooms as early as next year.
Autoblog has claimed that the [...]

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Tags: Lexus · Rumor Mill