November 17, 2010  – Los Angeles, CA – Its that time again as the major auto show season in the U.S. kicks off at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. There are more than 50 new vehicle debuts, including two major announcements from the Toyota camp. The first is the introduction of the Toyota RAV4 […]

This author has had the privilege of attending Press Previews for Lexus’ IS, IS F, IS C, HS and LFA models at different venues throughout the United States. In light of this, Lexus’ decision to hold the CT Press Preview in France, on the eve of the 2010 Paris Motor Show, might seem to border on the frivolous (not that […]

11/12/10 Virtual Lunch with Mark Templin! 12 PM On Friday November, 12, 2010 at 12 Noon Pacific Time / 1 PM Mountain Time / 2 PM Central Time / 3 PM Eastern Time, Lexus will be hosting a discussion with Lexus USA Vice President and General Manager, Mark Templin. This is a special opportunity for […]

We first caught a glimpse of the Yellow LFA a few months ago at the Lexus home base in Torrance. It has since traveled across the country to dealerships and prospects around the midwest and east coast. Just a few days ago, comedian and show host Adam Carolla took a stab at the Yellow Lexus LFA […]

November 1, 2010 – Las Vegas, CA – Greetings from Sin City where SEMA Show 2010 is starting in just a few hours. We will cover anything and everything Toyota, Lexus and Scion at the show this whole week. All the project cars, all the specialty vehicles…we will cover as much as possible. Stay tuned. […]

The supercar Lexus LFA will make its second visit to Las Vegas at this years SEMA Show 2010 in Pearl Gray. The LFA will sport a new set shoes designed by CEC Wheels. The wheel design looks like a blend of two old school Japanese wheel classics, The Yokohama Advan AVS Model T7 and the Advan […]

There’s a lot of pride in owning an car with a V8. It’s about the sound, the feel and most importantly the speed. The Lexus IS F is the first bona fide Lexus that meets this criteria. The heart of the beast is a 5.0L V8 pumping out 416 hp to the rear wheels. Now […]

September 28, 2010 – Paris, France – Lexus has come a long way since the inception of the world’s first premium luxury hybrid vehicle five years ago. Being the front-runner in hybrid technology, Lexus is the only luxury carmaker to offer a wide array of premium hybrid vehicles ranging from a crossover, an entry-level dedicated […]

Here is some epic footage of the Lexus Drift team in action from the Seattle, Las Vegas and Sonoma Formula D events.  This footage was taken just before the season finale which was held just recently at the Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, CA. Watch the Apex’i/Lexus Drift SC430 slide sideways for the perfect angle, courtesy […]

Few upcoming new vehicles have been the basis of so many conflicting rumors and twists and turns and sheer flat-out speculation as the Toyota/Subaru joint-venture sports coupe that was previewed by the Toyota FT-86 concept. Most surprisingly, the latest round of rumors are centered on additional variants and derivatives of a single model that itself […]

Torrance, CA – August 6, 2010 – The last few days have been pretty busy and exciting for Lexus. First off, I was able to finally see in person, a close to production prototype black CT200h since my first encounter with the CT back in New York during its U.S. debut and launch of “The […]

During my visit yesterday in Torrance, I spotted two new CT200h prototypes at Lexus. This black one below was parked next to a Matador Red CT (it was driven away after I took these pics). These two CTs had all the options including navigation, Mark Levinson audio, radar cruise, park assist and all the goods. […]

For those of you in Canada who feel like that the folks here in the USA get all the fun, that’s not the case. The CT200h will be making its Canadian public debut in Toronto only! Don’t miss out.  For those in the United States that want to see the CT200h, you can find more […]

As Lexus entered its second decade in the United States in the year 2000, the Japanese carmaker celebrated by taking the luxury brand sales crown that year, a feat it repeated for ten consecutive years after fending off a particularly close challenge from BMW in 2009. As 2010 passes its halfway point, Mercedes-Benz enters the […]

July 27, 2010 – Just recently, Lexus USA has annouced a special up close preview of the upcoming 2011 Lexus CT200h compact hybrid coming to a major city near you.  Due to some unforeseen shipping delays, the Los Angeles event which was to occur this week has now been rescheduled to the latter part of September. Qualifying […]