Buick definitely stepped in it when they named a North American car the “LaCrosse”, a French Canadian Freudian slip for masturbation, but now it seems that the innocuous offering may be in further trouble as the next Lexus ES is set to offer many things that the Buick doesn’t. The expanding new ES, may just [...]
Toyota announced today that is recalling 420,000 cars in the United States due to a potential problem with the power steering. The recall consists of approximately 283,200 Toyota models and 137,000 Lexus models where the company will replace the crankshaft pulley on the V6 engine. “There is a possibility that the outer ring of the [...]
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 [...]
The world debut of the new 2012 Toyota Camry marks a big point for Toyota Motor Corp. and their future. Because the brand has lost a significant amount of sales to rivals like Hyundai, ToMoCo wants to fight back…hard. “They (Toyota) have been given a black eye over the past three years for different things, [...]
Lexus has been struggling in keeping its luxury sales crown against BMW and Mercedes-Benz and has slipped behind the two German brands. However, in the next few years, Lexus will focus on coming back with a redesigned and re-engineered lineup. By spring of 2013, the passenger-car lineup of Lexus – including the GS, ES, IS [...]
Toyota won approval from a California Superior Court Judge for a $10 million settlement with the family of a California Highway Patrol Officer who died along with three others when their Lexus ES 350 unintentionally accelerated to speeds in excess of 100mph back in 2009. The San Diego dealership that had loaned the car, Bob [...]
“There’s the easy way, and there’s the Lexus way,” says Lexus – however, Lexus’ way is really the hard way… the very hard way. Toyota’s luxury brand has just launched a new advertising campaign that show how much painstaking work Lexus puts into developing each and every unit. “It isn’t enough to just say that [...]
According to a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filing made by Toyota earlier this month, the Japanese automaker may be considering a hybrid version of the Lexus ES. The company filed a trademark for the ES 300h. The ‘h’ at the end of Lexus models is attached to every hybrid nameplate by the brand. Reports [...]
Lexus has announced MSRP changes to its 2011 model lineup, which will arrive at dealerships later this summer and early fall. The luxury Toyota brand announced that all 2011 Lexus gas models will receive a standard new brake override system. The braking system enhancement will automatically reduce engine power when the brake pedal and the [...]
By now most of you have probably heard of Toyota’s latest recall involving flaws in the valve springs that could cause the engine to stall while the vehicle is in motion. Toyota has already issued a recall of 91,903 Lexus and Crown vehicles in Japan and plans on recalling at least 138,000 in the United [...]
