Jalopnik: Lexus

Lexus IS300 From Hell Does Fiery Burnouts

Raphael Orlove — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 EST

Don't be fooled by the cute heart stickers on the side of this jet black Lexus IS300. It's clearly a beast from below. Look at how it turns tire smoke into flames. More »

How Fast Can You Race Around This Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model's Body?

Patrick Frawley — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST

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Lexus is not a company that is prone to cutting corners when it comes to promoting its products. Case in point: Their TORI 500 campaign for the new GS sedan is literally formed around Sports Illustrated swimsuit babe Tori Praver. More »

First Ever Lexus Super Bowl Ad Is One Tastefully Beige 'Beast'

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30:00 EST

Appearance-wise, the 2013 Lexus GS has actually grown on me. I can't constantly ding Toyota/Lexus for being beige without acknowledging their new luxo-cruiser gives me a slight tingle in my trouser area. The same can't be said for their first-ever Super Bowl ad. More »

Lexus IS F Driver Only Needs Ten Feet To Crash

Raphael Orlove — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:00 EST

While showing off at a demonstration at this year's Tokyo Auto Salon, this IS F race car made it clear why you treat a car like this with some respect. The driver hardly touched the gas pedal and he blasted right into a row of stubby concrete bollards. More »

This Was The First Crash Of A Production Lexus LFA

Raphael Orlove — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:30:00 EST

We knew it was only a matter of time before someone crashed a Lexus LFA. The wait is over. This example of the Lexus supercar appears to have torn off the front clip and smashed up the rear. The car was recently sold, and we hope the next owner is a bit more respectful of the LFA's sharp handling and lightning-fast V10. More »

Lexus LFA Roadster, GT 86 Drift It Out At Tokyo Auto Salon

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:00:00 EST

The Tokyo Auto Salon is like the Japanese version of SEMA, the auto aftermarket parts show, only it's a million times cooler. Exhibit A: This Lexus LFA Roadster and Toyota GT 86 go full Cool Ranch Dorifto in the exhibition area outside. More »

Sadly, Lexus Will Never Build The LF-Lc Concept

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:45:00 EST

If you've already seen early photos of the Lexus LF-Lc concept you can stop reading. It's a styling exercise. Everything else is just fancy. More »

This is the Lexus Detroit Auto Show concept from the inside

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:45:00 EST

We've already seen the swoopy headlight and air intake of a Lexus concept set to be unveiled at next month's Detroit Auto Show. Now, we've got a partial look at its interior. More »

This Lexus concept will nose its way into the Detroit Auto Show

Wes Siler — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:30:00 EST

What's this, another looker from the seemingly-until-very-recently beigest of automakers? This swoopy headlight and air-intake belong to a new Lexus concept that will drop at the Detroit Auto Show next month and was penned by Lexus's American design studio specifically to appeal this market. Note how we used "appeal" and "Lexus" in the same sentence. More »

The first privately-owned Lexus LFA attacks Road Atlanta

Patrick Frawley — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST

Any Lexus LFA is a fascinating, if controversial, work of ultra-tech and corporate pride. This particular one is even better: it's chassis #003, the first available to the public. You've seen it before, but it's even better on the move. More »

The Lexus "December to Remember" event started November 2nd… wait, what?

Ray Wert — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:30:00 EDT

It's only November 3rd and the big, red joke that is the Lexus brand's bow-bedecked "December to Remember" sales event has already started. Yes, the now time-honored tradition of luring middle class consumers further into debt by gifting a Lexus began yesterday, with financing and lease specials now available on a slew of overstocked 2011 and 2012 models. We only wish we were joking. More »

Low mileage turbo Lada Riva on Ebay

Tom Joslin — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Although there is no shortage of Lada Riva's in Western Europe, coming across one of these boxy sedans in the US is very rare. We found this modified example for sale on Ebay with a buy it now price that could probably get you several dozen Lada's in many other parts of the world. More »

This is the Lexus GS 350 with F Sport package

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:30:00 EDT

Easy there, Johnny. Lexus's GS 350 with F Sport package will be a highlight of this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas, but don't expect IS-F or LFA levels of performance. This is about rims, brakes and a tighter tune on the adaptive suspension. More »

Mechanic saves adorable hawk jammed into Lexus grille

Raphael Orlove — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:20:00 EDT

In one of the more bizarre animal automotive rescues we've seen, a Texas mechanic freed a red-tailed hawk from the grille of a Lexus it was jammed into after a high-speed highway collision. The result? "Grille Hawk" — the most adorable photo of a hawk ever. More »

2013 Lexus GS is too boring to be ugly

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:30:00 EDT

I made a lot of jokes about the Lexus LF-Gh concept, which looks like the sound you make if you attempt to pronounce the name phonetically. I take it all back. Interesting and ugly is better than just plain dull, which is what spy photos reveal the 2013 Lexus GS is. More »

Lexus driver plows straight into fresh cement

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EDT

The assumption some luxury buyers have is that if they're smart enough to earn the kind of money that keeps them in a premium car — like a Lexus GS — they're probably smarter than you, traffic cones, and a guy in a reflective vest yelling at them to stop. More »

Lexus LFA Roadster drops top in 2014

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:45:00 EDT

If you weren't one of the first 500 to get a regular Lexus LFA coupe you can be one of the few wealthy individuals to get the Lexus LFA Roadster when it bows in 2014. Obvious concept is obvious. More »

This is one brown Lexus LFA

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:30:00 EDT

Buying the Lexus LFA means eschewing speed records, famous lap times, and revered genealogy. All at cost somewhere near $500K. It means either having great taste or awful taste. Buying a brown one puts you firmly in the former category. More »

Lexus attacks two classic cars

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:30:00 EDT

These photos of a woman in a Lexus jumping a curb into a classic Pontiac Lemans and '40 Ford Roadster during a Southern California car show prove one thing definitively: your car is never truly safe from the beige plague. But what exactly happened here? More »

See the amazing automobiles of the 24 hours of Nürburgring

Tom Joslin — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:00:00 EDT

If you aren't at the Nürburgring 24 this weekend we warn you looking at these beautiful pictures are a fantastic and jealousy inspiring reminder of what you are missing. These pictures come to us from Kinetic Fin who also shared the amazing pictures of the sun rise over the Nürburgring last week. More »

Awesome pictures from Nürburgring 24 qualifying

Tom Joslin — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:00:00 EDT

If these three pictures don't get you excited about the 24 hours of Nürburgring, we think you may be at the wrong website. The guys from Drivecult captured a few of the very drool worthy cars that will be racing at today's 24 Hours of Nürburgring during qualifying runs yesterday. More »

Did Lexus tell Kyle Busch to get a speeding ticket on purpose?

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:00:00 EDT

NASCAR star Kyle Busch made the bad kind of news yesterday when he was popped for doing 128 mph in a 45 mph zone behind the wheel of a new Lexus LFA. Or was it all that bad? Now some claim it's all a setup by Lexus. Is it? More »

Lexus loaned Kyle Busch the LFA he used in 128 mph run

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:01:00 EDT

A spokesperson for Lexus just confirmed they provided the Lexus LFA Kyle Busch was caught doing 128 mph in and that he'd return it tomorrow. Full statement here. More »

NASCAR's Kyle Busch busted for going 128 mph in this car

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:01:00 EDT

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, who is currently third in the Sprint Cup standings, was charged with reckless driving this afternoon for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone in what's being described as a "yellow Lexus sports car." Ahem, Lexus LFA. Update!. More »

LFA vs. GT-R vs. 911 GT2 RS v. ZR1 vs. F430

Justin Hyde — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:00:00 EDT

As a test of supercar superiority, the Japanese show Best Motoring put five supercars — the Lexus LFA, Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 GT2RS, Chevy Corvette ZR1 and Ferrari F430 RSD — in a three-lap race around Fuji Speedway. The winner is... More »

New York won't let cabbies drive Lexus hybrids

Justin Hyde — Tue, 17 May 2011 12:45:00 EDT

Today's Econ 101 lesson: Buying a luxury car for a taxi service whose prices are set by the government doesn't pay off. They do make for happier drivers — who are now having their hybrids sidelined by the taxi commission. More »

The Lexus LFA is the world's most expensive Krispy Kreme baker

Justin Hyde — Wed, 04 May 2011 13:00:00 EDT

This video answers the question: "What if Lexus told driver Scott Pruett to take an LFA onto the track and see how much tire tread he could scrub into donuts?" More »

How Lexus is losing the luxury war

Justin Hyde — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:15:00 EDT

Being the top-selling U.S. luxury brand for 11 years was nice, but according to a list of gripes in a leaked internal document obtained exclusively by Jalopnik, they're also on the verge of becoming the new Buick. UPDATED More »

This is the only way to make the Lexus LF-Gh Concept interesting

Ray Wert — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:45:00 EDT

Lexus has found the only way possible to make the LF-Gh concept interesting: Drape it with a sheet, and make the stuff on the sheet interesting to look at. More »

The 11-year reign of Lexus as luxury car sales champ ends this year

Ray Wert — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:15:00 EDT

The long reign of Lexus atop the U.S. luxury car sales chart is set to come to an end this year, thanks to an aging lineup and production disruptions caused by the March 11th earthquake in Japan. More »

Lexus LF-Gh concept is a contradiction wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a mess of beige styling

Ray Wert — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:45:00 EDT

Lexus pulled the sheet off the LF-Gh concept — that mess of letters stands for Lexus Future Grand-touring hybrid — ahead of its official debut at the New York Auto Show. Interestingly, Lexus itself describes the styling as a contradiction. More »

Is this the next Lexus LS?

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:15:00 EDT

Japanese magazine Mag-X speculates on the next major update of the Lexus LS flagship, due in 2013. Expect the six-figure sedan-o-fortress to make another stab upward toward parity with the likes of Mercedes S-Class and Audi A8. More »

Lexus LF-Gh "teaser" may be early warning sign

Justin Hyde — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:15:00 EDT

Lexus released this teaser image of the LF-Gh hybrid sedan appearing at the New York auto show this month. Teasers are supposed to make one want to see more of a car, not run from the room. More »

Toyota raises MSRPs by average of 1.7%

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:45:00 EDT

Toyota's raising the price of almost all of its models by about 1.7%. The Lexus LFA remains the same because people who spend $450K on a supercar can't take the same wallet abuse a Yaris buyer can. More »

Lexus LF-Gh is the new Lexus GS Hybrid concept

Justin Hyde — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:15:00 EDT

Lexus will unveil something dubbed the LF-Gh concept at the New York auto show next month. ~~Based on the Lexus alphabet miso soup we'll wager $5 on a BMW X6-like hybrid.~~ We owe you $5, it's a GS hybrid preview. More »

Lexus owner stacks wine glasses on hood in attempt to replicate LS400 commercial

Tom Joslin — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:00:00 EDT

One Arizona Lexus owner named Jeff decided to try and replicate the 1989 Lexus LS400 advertisement shown here on his LS460 in the video up above. Comparing these two videos is a nitpicker's dream, so instead of trying to cover all the bases, we are simply going to suggest Jeff wear more appropriate footwear next time he is using his luxury sedan to dispose of excess wine glasses. More »

The best and worst of the Lexus LFA color wheel

Justin Hyde — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EST

Caught in Oman, this Lexus LFA easily ranks as one of the sexiest cars ever to wear a shade of brown. The two LFAs traveling with it were not so sartorially fortunate. More »

Double rainbow + unintended acceleration = magical Lexus

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EST

An elderly woman in Bellevue, Washington crashed her car through the window of a butcher shop. Look at the pics. There are two rainbows. Double rainbows! It's not her fault. It just can't be… (Hat tip to Jake!) More »

Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package is a special delivery for 'Ring rats

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:45:00 EST

Sure, it comprises aero tweaks, a little more power and quicker shifts, but the Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package is still the rarest among the already-rare LFAs, at only 50 units. Bragging rights, thy name is a cranky old German racetrack. More »

Couple flees New Zealand earthquake in totaled Lexus

Justin Hyde — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:00:00 EST

A New Zealand couple in the midst of last week's earthquake that killed 127 people managed to find their 2004 Lexus RX300 under the rubble of a department store and drive it home — 370 miles. More »