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Toyota has revealed the first images of the new Toyota Harrier. Traditionally a twin of the Lexus RX, the new Harrier for the Japanese domestic market is scheduled to make its debut at the end of the year, and could possibly preview the next-generation RX. Only the exterior shots of the …

Speculation has been rife about Lexus working on a BMW M4 challenger and now we have proof! The 2015 Lexus RC F (or IS F, whichever the marketing guys want to call it) has been spied for the first time and we are excited. As promised by the Japanese premium …

The recently launched Lexus IS range is arguably the best luxury sports sedan this year. Packed with a long list of standard equipment, hugely improved dynamics and a highly tuneable engine, it will, no doubt, be a tuner’s best friend. Vossen seems to agree with us and got their hands …

Japanese car magazine BEST CAR has published a rendering of the the Lexus RC F coupe. Having recently filed for trademark, the new “RC” nameplate is expected to be the next member to join the Lexus family, alongside the new “NS” line of sporty crossover. The Lexus RC range will …

Lexus has launched the third-generation Lexus IS today (read our review here), with its largest model line-up, including F Sport variants across the range and an all-new IS300h hybrid. The rear-wheel drive IS is built on a new platform that is longer and wider than the outgoing model. Its body …

Lexus driver Kenshiro “Ken” Gushi is targeting victory in the Exhibition Class of the world famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this Sunday. The celebrated drift champion and racing driver will pilot the Lexus IS F CCS-R contender that he drove to second in class and 32nd overall last year …

Toyota has announced it will start offering a new turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine in its vehicles starting 2014. This includes the Lexus range, in particularly the upcoming compact crossover, which will be called the Lexus NX. It will be Toyota’s first forced-inducted four-pot in more than a decade since the …

RM Design has created a rendering of the next generation Lexus IS convertible. With a coupe based on the Lexus LF-CC concept already a certainty, it only makes sense for Lexus to release a convertible version of the coupe. Compared to the outgoing Lexus IS hard top convertible which we …

The Lexus ES sedan has won an important owner satisfaction award ahead of its re-introduction to the Australian market. Surveyed customers voted the ES the best Luxury Mid-Size Car in the 2013 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, run by US-based automotive research firm AutoPacific. Respondents voted in 51 key areas that contributed …

So just how much of the Lexus LF-CC concept design has dribbled down to the new 2013 Lexus IS? Well, at the recent Australian International Design Awards, Lexus has brought the two cars together to showcase the company’s evolving L-Finesse design language. Parked side by side, the similarities between the LF-CC …

Lexus has released a new video featuring Fast and Furious celebrity Paul Walker, who is a true car enthusiast in real life, test driving a Lexus LFA at the Willow Springs International Raceway in California. The sixth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise will hit cinemas worldwide in early …

Lexus Japan has released a new commercial for the 2014 Lexus IS. The commercial was filmed entirely without the help of computer graphics imagery (CGI) and is like nothing we have seen before. First debut at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, the all-new Lexus IS boasts a radical design …

Toyota in-house tuner TRD has released a new bodykit for the new 2013 Lexus IS. The kit consists of front lip spoiler, side skirts, rear spoiler, diffuser with integrated muffler with quad exhaust tips. Exterior enhancement aside, TRD has also developed a new sports suspension, underbody strengthening brace and performance …

The Lexus LFA has just become more exclusive as a white LFA has crashed in China. This is the first irreparable LFA crash, dropping the number of ‘surviving’ LFA around the world to 499 units. Details of the crash is still unknown but the AU$750,000 supercar is now nothing but a …