Toyota Motor Corp. has released prices on some 2012 model year vehicles including the 2012 Corolla, Matrix, Tundra, Venza and Highlander. Select models for the 2012 Toyota and Lexus models will see an increase in price. For the Toyota brand, those models include the FJ Cruiser, Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, and Tundra Double Cab and [...]
So you’re in the market to purchase a new vehicle and are wondering which vehicles out their hold their value over time. ALG, a subsidiary of TrueCar, has released their 13th Annual Residual Value Awards and its seems like Subaru and Lexus take the award for top mainstream and luxury brands, respectively. ALG honors vehicles [...]
Growing up along with Lexus and being an enthusiast, my perception of the brand is that they make cars that are as smooth and luxurious to drive as they are boring. And with Lexus’s parental giant, Toyota, being the forefront of efficiency and hybrid powertrains, both Toyota and Lexus are looked down upon by the [...]
At the 2011 SEMA Show next week, Lexus will be displaying a bunch of modified models from its lineup. Joining the most anticipated Lexus GS350 F Sport Package will be this Lexus CT 200h, which has a very aggressive body kit and an Apple iPad installed where the volume and climate control buttons reside. Awesome? [...]
Hoping to expand its sporty appeal, Lexus has introduced three new Special Edition models for the 2012 LS 460, ES 350 and CT 200h. “The Special Edition models will offer our customers choices to fit their luxury and sporty needs,” said Mark Templin, Lexus Division group vice president and general manager. “With the unique and exclusive package [...]
Lexus has been slowly changing the image of their brand as the one known for attention to detail and boring driving characteristics to a major player in the luxury car segment. It started off with the BMW M3-competing Lexus IS-F and while the Lexus still falls short from beating the M3, it doesn’t defeat the [...]
Lexus has just launched an all new campaign promoting its visionary engineering techniques. The new advertising shows that Lexus isn’t looking to predict the future, they are inventing it themselves, using the tagline “Engineering Amazing”. Dave Nordstrom, VP of marketing for Lexus remarks “This isn’t just a campaign, it’s a statement that, for Lexus, the [...]
Hesitant towards buying a small car due to safety concerns? Well, don’t stress it too much because the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that small cars are getting safer as more models than ever before receive the top safety rating from the insurance agency. The IIHS said that 6 of the 12 small cars [...]
This past weekend the Lexus CT hybrid hatchback made its racing debut on the Nurburgring during a gruelling endurance race while competing in the Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy against the Lexus LFA, Porsche models and BMWs. Almost 200 cars took part to line up for the start and of course the Lexus CT wasn’t the first one to cross [...]
