Lexus News
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With Lexus' Direct4 motor system and a PHEV on the way, the 2023 RX will have no shortage of advanced hybrid tech.
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Lexus engineering boss: 800-volt system done, electric is the future
More innovation, faster charging, and longer range are coming, but Lexus hints of a long-game approach, and different U.S. priorities, in rolling out EV tech.
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Test drive review: 2023 Lexus RZ 450e steers for China, and a US niche
The 2023 Lexus RZ 450e will compete with the likes of the Tesla Model Y, Genesis GV60, Kia EV6, and Hyundai Ioniq 5.
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Lexus RZ electric SUV set for US reveal April 20—with steering yoke
Lexus is aiming to be all-electric by 2030, and the 2023 RZ is the first step. It's due for a reveal in production form soon.
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Lexus electric sports car, sedan, SUV further revealed in photos
A sports car with a 430-mile range and low-2-second acceleration to 60 mph is part of Lexus' EV plan.
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Lexus RZ 450e electric SUV debuts, as brand aims for all-BEV in US by 2030
Toyota's Lexus luxury brand is going all-electric by 2030, even in the U.S. Where does that leave Toyota in America?
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The first U.S.-bound EV from Toyota's Lexus luxury brand is a crossover, due in 2022 and likely with more range and performance than the Toyota bZ4X.
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2022 Lexus UX: 39-mpg urban luxury crossover refresh doesn't include a charge port
Lexus has carried over its UX hybrid with new colors, but there's no indication the fully electric UX 300e is coming to America.
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2022 Lexus NX: 36-mile plug-in hybrid, 36-MPG hybrid help normalize electrified luxury
After years of dismissing plug-ins, Lexus has a PHEV NX crossover in the works.
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Lexus plans US-market plug-in hybrid in 2021, battery electric in 2022
The Toyota luxury brand is treading cautiously into plug-in vehicles, but it will soon have both an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid for the U.S. market.
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Lexus LF-Z Electrified concept: Sleek crossover previews future EVs from Toyota luxury brand
By 2025, Lexus will introduce 20 new vehicles encompassing hybrids, plug-in hybrids, battery-electric vehicles, and "other electric vehicles" globally.
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Lexus details dual-motor drive tech for future hybrids and electric cars
A dual-motor, all-wheel-drive system called DIRECT4 aims for sportier driving dynamics and could propel both hybrids and EVs later this decade.
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Switching from nickel-metal hydride to lithium-ion helps add trunk space and improve handling, Lexus says.
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Lexus UX300e electric car revealed for China, Europe, Japan—but not US
Lexus is introducing its first electric car, a fully electric version of the Lexus UX, to many other parts of the world.
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Lexus to reveal upcoming electric car at Tokyo auto show
The EV concept due for a reveal at Tokyo will be a small, city-focused model based on the 2015 LF-SA concept, according to a report.
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Lexus developing electric-car platform, considering in-wheel motors
Lexus is sounding more bullish on electric car possibilities, with a dedicated EV platform and new design direction potentially part of the brand's future.
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Brake issue is pausing sales of popular Toyota hybrids overseas, not in US
A brake-hardware issue has been cause for a Toyota stop-sale in other markets and a "pre-delivery correction" that affects some U.S.-bound models.
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UX small crossover could spawn fully electric Lexus, trademark move suggests
Although Toyota isn’t in any big hurry to develop and push out electric vehicles to its dealerships—especially in the U.S., as recent executive comments have suggested—there might be a different trajectory planned for electrifying Lexus showrooms. In a trademark filing earlier...
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Tesla shook up the luxury car world by showing that performance cars could be electric. After the German brands followed suit, Lexus could be the latest automaker to follow suit. In an interview at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed, brand CEO Yoshihiro Sawa told British auto magazine AutoExpress that Lexus may add hybrid power to is F Sport lineup. Historically, Lexus's parent, Toyota, has gained success by sticking to its knitting. Toyotas are mostly efficient and affordable. Lexuses are mostly luxury. Sporty buyers want thundering V-8s, V-10s, and turbochargers, according to the old...
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2018 Lexus LC 500h gas mileage review
As the industry marches toward greener cars, battery and hybrid drivetrains are expanding into vehicle segments never before concerned with fuel economy ratings or much with emissions. No segment is excluded from this progress, not even luxury grand tourers. Toyota, along with its luxury division...
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2019 Lexus ES revealed, features 44-mpg 300h hybrid sedan
Lexus unveiled Tuesday its newest ES sedan, and the mid-size luxury stalwart appears to have an edgier attitude. The big news for readers interested in green cars is that the new ES 300h hybrid is rated at 44 mpg, up 10 percent from the previous model. The ES has always been a version of a Toyota...
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2019 Lexus UX small SUV emerges in US trim, hybrid included, at NY auto show
After a gestation period of 18 months, the 2019 Lexus UX small crossover utility vehicle is emerging in its U.S. form at this week's New York auto show. One full size smaller than the Lexus RX that launched the luxury crossover segment 20 years ago, the UX gives Toyota's luxury brand an entry in...
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Lexus UX smaller crossover peeks out before Geneva auto show
The global new-vehicle market is moving toward crossover utility vehicles and SUVs, along with vehicles that look like them. Now the production version of another crossover, shown in concept form more than a year ago, will launch at the Geneva auto show—and Lexus has released one photo and a...
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Lexus lowers hybrid prices to reduce premium over gasoline substantially
Gas is cheap in the U.S. and has been for years. Hybrids are no longer a cutting-edge or cool technology; they're just another powertrain. The result is that hybrids have been quietly ebbing as a proportion of total vehicle sales. DON'T MISS: 2018 Lexus RX 450hL hybrid three-row SUV priced from...
John Voelcker