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over the back fence
Lexus IS-F Convertible In The Works?
It's not a stretch to believe, but Lexus insiders have confirmed to Car und Driver the development of a Lexus IS-F convertible to follow on the heels of the recently launched 2010 Lexus IS-C. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by engineerd: Speaking of Toyota products, I am turning in the Camry tonight. The tags are expired, so I am taking... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Car Rankings
Lexus, Porsche Top 2009 J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey
The 2009 J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey is out. Lexus takes top marks followed by Porsche, Cadillac, Hyundai and Honda. The worst? Land Rover, Smart, And Mini. More »
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Comment by benrobNU: If you were to tell me 5 years ago that Hyundai was going to make the most interesting sports coupe... 12 Responses | Other threads
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ad watch
Lexus Blocking GoDaddy Danica Patrick Ad From U.S. Open With Vintage American Car
According to website sales company GoDaddy.com, Lexus, Japanese automaker Toyota's luxury brand, is blocking a GoDaddy.com commercial starring Danica Patrick in a vintage Ford Mustang from airing during the United States Open. Wait, seriously? Apparently, yes. More »
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By Ray WertComment by SerbianKowalski: I always hated Lexus... Now I know why.... Bitch/pussy/plastic/soulless and small minded car company with dull cars... trying to hide what... 17 Responses | Other threads
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jalopnik reviews
2010 Lexus IS Convertible: First Drive
The 2010 Lexus IS Convertible shares only the hood and dash with its four-door sibling, with the rest re-purposed for the singular task of open-air grand touring. Can Lexus finally get a convertible right? More » -
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2010 Lexus HS 250h: First Drive
Hybrid-haters may expect the Lexus HS 250h to be a hateful, soul-sapping horror show, but like the 2010 Toyota Prius, conventional wisdom isn't necessarily conventional anymore. More » -
over the back fence
Lexus May Build IS Coupe
With the Lexus IS convertible, most of the work for a hardtop coupe's already been done. That got us to asking Lexus if one's in the pipeline. The answer isn't a "No." More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by ThreeLitre: I've always appreciated the look of the current-gen IS, and I imagine it would like mighty good as a coupe.... 9 Responses | Other threads
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over the back fence
New Lotus Esprit To Feature 500 HP Lexus LF-A 4.8-Liter V10
When the next-gen Lotus Esprit arrives in 2012, it'll receive some pretty epic power options according to EVO, including the yet-to-be-released 500 HP, high-revving V10 out of thevaporwareupcoming Lexus LF-A. More »
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Comment by .357: Lotus and Toyota are as unlikely bed partners as Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie. 9 Responses | Other threads
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2010 Lexus LF-A Rumored For Tokyo Motor Show Debut
Since pretty much everyone is ditching the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, rumor has it Toyota will finally unveil the production 2010 Lexus LF-A, a laughably expensive, V10-powered supercar with only 500 copies available. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Syrax: That coupe they've first unveiled did nothing for me. But the roadster, specifically the rear... 9 Responses | Other threads
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motorsports
Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race
The Lexus LF-A is hot and this vaporware-tastic fire proves the point even further. Will Toyota catch a break with their as-yet-to-be-released-hyper-dream-car or are the auto Gods just telling us to kill it with fire? More »
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Comment by Flathead Smith: How many more Japanese must commit hari-kari before Toyota will get the Pace Cars corrected? Toyota has much blood on... 8 Responses | Other threads
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motorsports
500 HP V10-Equipped Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Racer
Ever wondered what vaporware looks like? Then check out these new images of the V10-powered Lexus LF-A Nurburgring racer for us to lust after. Too bad we'll never actually be able to buy one. More »
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Comment by A strolling player: Toyota, goddamnit, I'm on my hands and knees... I've loved you for a long time, perhaps irrationally in recent years,... 6 Responses | Other threads
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celebrities
Mila Kunis Steals Handicapped Spot Because Of Coffee-Related Disability
Mila Kunis, the annoying girlfriend from That 70's Show and voice of Family Guy's Meg Griffin, was spotted appropriating a handicapped space for her Lexus SC430. Is an iced mocha addiction really that debilitating?
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Flathead Smith: You can tell how big jerk someone is by how complicated their coffee order is. 26 Responses | Other threads
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tuner cars
Lexus IS C, GS Get F-Sportier
If you have a Lexus IS Convertible or GS and still want to look like you're driving a Lexus, but not the Lexus IS-F, you'll soon be able to upgrade with official "F-Sport" parts. More »
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tuner cars
Fox Marketing Prepping Twin-Turbo IS Convertible
The tuners at Fox Marketing, fresh on the heels of their twin-turbo IS-F, have returned to the RWD Lexus sedan for a convertible coupe version. Better still? The "Ecto Cooler" green color. More » -
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Illegally-Parked Lexus RX 330 Scrapped, Nobody Weeps
There's really no context behind these images depicting the gratuitous crushing of a Lexus RX 330, but we thought we'd run them just to afford a moment of comfort in an increasingly nonsensical automotive world. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by I would like cars for $500 Alex: Looks like a flood car. 9 Responses | Other threads
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lexus
Twin-Turbo Lexus IS-F: A Proper Jet Car Substitute
Don't think you can convince the owner of the Gilda Ghia to sell his jet car to you? A twin-turbo IS-F tuned by Fox Marketing and Artisan Performance almost sounds the part. More »
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By Peter OroszComment by zeeboid: Overpriced Toyota. I'll take a G8 GXP Please. 2 Responses | Other threads
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lexus lf-a
Lexus LF-A Prototype To Compete In 24-Hour Nürburgring Race, Again
Toyota is preparing its Lexus LF-A Prototype to race, yet again, at the 24 Hours Of The Nürburgring. How much longer will Toyota tease us with this mythical beast? More »
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Comment by pauljones: Let the Lexus LF-A stand in defiance to those who say that the Camaro had the worst-ever marketing scheme/time-to-market length. The... 6 Responses | Other threads
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industry news
Buick, Jaguar Overtake Lexus At Top Of J.D. Power Reliability Survey
Buick and Jaguar ended Lexus's 14-year reign, each taking a share of first place for brands with the most-dependable vehicles in a study released today. U-S-A! U-K-But-Really-I-N-D-I-A! [Automotive News]
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By Ray WertComment by aSoundofSleep: There is no way in this world, or any other, that a Buick, or a Jag, are more reliable in... 15 Responses | Other threads
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novelties
Girls Geek Out on Cars, Make Sushi
This is what happens when women with a peculiar attraction to seafood and automobiles bring out the sushi knife and the tuna.
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By Peter OroszComment by JCWhitless: I don't see seafood or the logos or nothing. The last thing I read was "....own one" 6 Responses | Other threads
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jalopnik reviews
2010 Lexus RX 350, RX 450h: First Drive
I have a confession to make. I hate crossovers. So, before driving the 2010 Lexus RX 350, I was prepared to berate it as boring and soft-boiled. After driving, I still will, only now, unfairly. More » -
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Lexus RX400h: One-Of-A-Kind NYC Taxi Edition
While we've seen every variety of sedan-based hybrid taxi including the Chevy Malibu, Toyota Camry and Prius, we've never seen a Lexus RX400h-based taxi. We spotted this one-of-a-kind sitting out on 38th St. this weekend.
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By Ray WertComment by Andrew Medina: That has to be the strangest looking grill guard I've ever seen. 7 Responses | Other threads
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Lexus HS 250h
Lexus Reveals "Remote Touch" Mouse-Based, Point-And-Click Infotainment System
Lexus debuted a new navigation system in the HS 250h, their new dedicated hybrid, continuing the assimilation of computer controls into automobiles with a track-ball-like mouse. We decided to play with it.
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Comment by Ash78: This should go very well with Lexus' existing "Remote Touch" systems for steering, pedal feel, and chassis feedbac. 11 Responses | Other threads
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Lexus HS 250h
Lexus HS 250h: A Prius For The Country Club
The Lexus HS 250h will offer the economy of the 2010 Toyota Prius in a more stylish, and more expensive package. More » -
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Lexus HS 250h: Let The Strip Tease Begin!
Rumors come and go, but as we told you back in August, this one has merit. Lexus is slowly letting the cat out of the bag about the HS 250h, its new dedicated-hybrid model. -
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Toyota Registers "LFA" with US Patent And Trademark Office
There's been speculation lately the Lexus LFA supercar might be getting the axe due to US economic conditions but a filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office suggests otherwise.
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By Ben WojdylaComment by layabout returns: I'd imagine this might upset a few supercar makers if it goes into production. On certain angles it reminds me of... 5 Responses | Other threads
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top gear
Top Gear Pits BMW M3 Vs. Lexus IS-F, We Translate Stig's Morse Code
If you had a chance to see last night's episode of Top Gear you'd have seen the four-door BMW M3 take to the track against the Lexus IS-F. You'd also see Stig take the IS-F for a power lap, again while listening to the sounds of Morse code. The inability to understand what Stiggie was saying / hearing due to all those dots and dashes was buggin' us, so we enlisted the help of one of America's preeminent practitioners of the code of dits and dahs — who also happens to be an avid Jalopnik reader (although he likes bikes more than cars for some reason. Jeesh, hasn't he heard the old maxim about "two wheels bad, four wheels good?" Whatever, we won't hold it against him). He's helpfully translated the two short bursts of circles and lines. Hit the jump for the full video as well as the translation. More »
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lexus lf-a
Lexus LF-A Laps Fuji Speedway
Even though we still don’t know when we’ll be seeing a production Lexus LF-A and, rumor has it, the program has been considered for cancellation, Toyota rolled out its race version at the Toyota Motorsports Festival at Fuji Speedway. The LF-A — the same one that raced this summer’s Nurburgring 24 Hours — was piloted by Akio Toyoda, the company’s Executive Vice President and chief proponent of the LF-A program. The appearance comes amid mixed rumors of the LF-A future. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Cognitive Friction: So if the family name is Toyoda, how come the company name is Toyota? 3 Responses | Other threads
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detroit auto show
Lexus HS250h: New Hybrid-Only Lexus Sedan
Back in August we told you Lexus plans to unveil a new hybrid-only model at the Detroit Auto Show in January at the same time as the reveal of the new third-generation 2010 Toyota Prius. Now, a newly published rendering from Japanese buff book Mag-X may give us some clues of what to expect from a car they claim will be badged as the Lexus HS250h.
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TLC ICON Lexus LX570 Shows Off Tubby Truck Tweaks For SEMA
Just because TLC is bringing a slew of built-to-the-hilt ICON FJ Cruisers to SEMA doesn't mean they've forgotten about the crucial bugeye sunglass-wearing urban white trash market, and so we present their ICON Lexus LX570. The direct descendant of the FJ40, the Lexus doesn't much do what its tougher forefather did — likewise TLC's modifications are primarily for the street, with monster two-piece 24-inch MOZ wheels, black chrome, extra-tinted windows, TRD six-piston calipers on cross-drilled rotors and emulsion-laser-etched carbon fiber printed trim. Yes, printed carbon fiber. Heck, we'll just let you watch the video for the rest. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Ash78: Talk to me when you've done it up Icelandic Style. They're closer to the Financiapocolypse than anyone, so I think... 2 Responses | Other threads
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2010 lexus rx350
Brochure Scans Reveal 2010 Lexus RX350 And RX450h Ahead Of Schedule
An enterprising enthusiast grabbed these scans of a Japanese-market brochure for the new Lexus RX350 and RX450h models, providing the first real look at the upcoming crossovers. What strikes us immediately is the Subaru Tribeca resemblance from the rear three-quarter view, though that could just as easily be called the crossover stance. Lexus has also added more of a waterfall effect to the grille a-la Lincoln MKS. The interior appears to be significantly upgraded, with blended angles and forms that look almost like a pen-stroke, along with a unique shifter sticking straight out from the dash. More in the gallery below. More » -
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Lexus Tuner Sextet Heading To SEMA
Lexus is bringing a fleet of vehicles to the SEMA show next week, including an IS 350 as close to an F as possible without being a Lexus IS F. Just in case you prefer the IS F, the company handed four of them over to various tuners and magazines, including one to our friends at 0-60 mag, to do up for the Vegas extravaganza. In addition to the quintet of IS models, they're also bringing an ICON-tuned Lexus LX 570 SUV for that plastic surgeon with Botox money burning a hole in his or her pocket. More details in the really enthusiastic press blurbs from Lexus below the jump. More »
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Comment by mytdawg: I can't wait to see the first executive wearing a backwards FUBU hat. 6 Responses | Other threads
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24 hours of lemons
Advances In LeMons Penalty Cruelty: The Lexus LS400 Starter Removal Challenge!
Some of themost evilbest 24 Hours Of LeMons punishments are those suggested by the teams themselves, and the Lexus Starter Challenge will no doubt live on in LeMons Texas legend. It all started when Team Highbrow Ghetto blew up the engine in their Caddy-grille-equipped Lexus LS400 late in the day on Saturday… More »
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Comment by v8corvairpickup: Toyota's been making hard to access starters since at least 1988. I need to remove a motormount to pull the... 3 Responses | Other threads
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paris motor show
Lexus LF-Xh Concept Hits Paris Show Floor In Matte Black
The last time we saw the Lexus LF-Xh concept was back at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show. That was a year ago. Now it's the Paris Auto Show and, it's... um... been painted matte black. Staggering progress. Though it's a bit hard to analyze it with that matte black paint, this looks to be virtually unchanged from the old version. Allegedly it's been designed as a preview of the eventual Lexus RX replacement, and as you may have guessed from the 'h' in the name, it's a hybrid. We're not huge fans of crossovers, but we've got to admit that this looks pretty slick. Chances are we'll be let down by whatever the design has been watered down to by the time it's reached production. Maybe manufacturers should start making matte black a factory paint option. More » -
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PCH, V8 Imports You Should Totally Run At LeMons Edition: Porsche 928 or Lexus LS400?
Not very shockingly, the Mercedes-Benz 450SEL beat up on the Pontiac Bonneville in our 6.9 Liters Of Misery Choose Your Eternity poll on Friday, no doubt because voters were counting camshafts or dollars in the original purchase price or something. Today we're going to have the traditional post-24 Hours Of LeMons PCH, only instead of letting you choose between the cars that finished #1 and #2 (in this case, a Supra and a Jetta) we're going to choose between two cars we really, really want to see someone bring to a LeMons race. They were expensive when new, featured sophisticated DOHC V8s and rear-wheel-drive, and came equipped with dizzyingly complicated electronics and plush luxury gear… yet it's possible to pick either one up for a LeMons-friendly price today!
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Comment by Graverobber: Hölle awaits you with a non-running 928. You don't have enough money to float both the purchase price and the... 8 Responses | Other threads
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2009 lexus is250
The 2009 Lexus IS250 Gets Updated, Apparently
According to World Car Fans, there's something new about the 2009 Lexus IS250. We're having a tough time determining exactly what changes were made from the previous generation — it looks like there's been a minor change to the front splitter, those look like new wheels and the side mirrors appear to be a touch more stretched out from their base than the current model. Actually, we're told it's all these things — plus some new interior colors and revised stability software. Up next, watch as we wait in breathless anticipation for the press release "Lexus releases Toaster 2.0, the kitchen appliance with leather upholstery and bitchin' focus group upgrades." More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Murph5000: I drove the IS350 when this generation of IS came out. Coming from a previous gen E46 BMW I have... 1 Responses | Other threads
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detroit auto show
Detroit Auto Show Continues To Dominate, Snags New Toyota Prius And Lexus Hybrid Debuts
The Detroit News is reporting group vice president and general manager for Toyota of the Americas, Bob Carter, has confirmed the 2010 Toyota Prius will be debuting at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show and will be joined by a uniquely styled and appointed version for Lexus. The Prius was set to move upmarket relative to its former iterations, but with a Lexus version now on the way, Toyota's own marketplace may be getting crowded. But the bigger story is how this news makes things far more interesting for January's Detroit Auto Show. More » -
industry news
Toyota Reports 39% Drop In First Quarter Profit
Raw material cost increases and sliding US sales dented Toyota earnings, as the Japanese automaker saw profits fall 39% in the fiscal first quarter compared to the same period a year earlier. The report also cites an analyst at Credit Suisse in Tokyo who says Toyota's numbers are actually far worse than they appeared on the surface because of accounting tricks that were boosting the numbers. So what's really going on at the number-one super-best automaker from the land of the rising sun? More »
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By Andrew StoyComment by danio3834: @grzydj: It would be "most" American to buy a product built in the US by a US company, if you're... more » | Other threads
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industry news
Lexus, Mercury and Cadillac Top New J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study
J.D. Power & Associates has again released its annual Vehicle Dependability Study, measuring problems experienced by original owners of 3-year-old vehicles; in this case, 2005 model year vehicles. No surprises at the very top, as Lexus leads the pack for a 14th straight year, but two domestic brands — Mercury and Cadillac — again made the top five. In fact, of US automakers, only Chrysler didn't have a brand that placed above the industry average. Full rankings and press release after the jump. More »
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By Andrew StoyComment by TheresAPartyInMyPants: Could care less about Mercury (except for my grandad's old '49), but their spokesmodel? Yow-suh! more » | Other threads
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industry news
Toyota Lays Off 800 Contract Workers In Japan
Toyota is laying off 800 contract workers at its Fukuoka plant in southern Japan, the first time it has canceled work contracts before they're complete. The plant currently builds the Lexus RX330 and the Toyota Highlander, which are feeling the effects of the American SUV sales slump. After Toyota's announcement of an 18.7% year-over-year sales decline for July, this is the least they could do to make it look like they're having the same hard time everyone else is. Only difference here is they're planning on hiring 500 workers back in the fall, when sales are expected to increase. [Wall Street Journal]
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By Ben WojdylaComment by cyr3n: This is a wierd turn of events for Toyota, they're selling record numbers of Prii (many prius), and they're laying... more » | Other threads
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