Lexus News
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Remember the Lexus LF-NX, the jaw-dropping concept for a new compact crossover from Toyota's luxury brand? It's been making the rounds at auto shows since last fall, scaring small children in many cities. Well, looks like Lexus will dial down the styling considerably when it hits the showrooms later this year as the 2015 Lexus NX. MORE: Lexus LF-NX Compact Crossover Concept Previews Production 2015 Lexus NX Hybrid Model We know this because at a Society of Automotive Analysts presentation before the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month, Toyota CEO Jim Lentz mentioned the LF-NX concept--but...
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2014 Lexus Hybrids: Ultimate Guide
As part of the Toyota empire, Lexus was one of the first carmakers to realize the potential of hybrids, and the company now has a wide range of hybrids, competing in several market classes. So successful has Lexus's hybrid range been, that the company has now sold over half a million--and with new...
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2014 Lexus CT 200h: Same Price, Same Economy, Different Face
Lexus recently displayed its updated CT 200h compact luxury hybrid at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and now full details of the refreshed model have landed. It's disappointing news for anyone hoping for efficiency improvements though, as the 2014 CT 200h features identical economy to the 2013 model...
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2014 Lexus CT 200h Update Appears At Los Angeles Auto Show
November is fairly late for the next model year of a car to arrive, but now we've finally seen the updated 2014 Lexus CT 200h compact hybrid hatchback. The lightly restyled model was unveiled at the Guangzhou Motor Show, but made an appearance just hours later at the Los Angeles Auto Show as well...
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Another Lexus LF-NX Crossover Concept: Tokyo Motor Show Photos
The startling Lexus LF-NX Concept, launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, appeared with a new powertrain at the Tokyo Motor Show. And this one's not the hybrid system it was shown with previously The LF-NX Concept that Lexus has been showing this year previews a production model that...
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2014 Lexus CT 200h Hybrid To Debut In China
It's a mark of how important the Chinese market now is that Lexus has chosen the upcoming Guangzhou Motor Show to reveal its updated CT 200h. That's despite both the Los Angeles International Auto Show and the Tokyo Motor Show starting around the same time--both shows hosting several significant...
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As luxury brands expand their efforts to sell more fuel-efficient cars, Lexus will join Audi and Mercedes-Benz in offering a range of compact models in years to come. Reports say that the Lexus CT compact hybrid hatchback will likely be offered in a variety of body styles--including a four-door sedan--when it is redesigned around 2016, perhaps as a 2017 model. New competitors Before that remodel, however, the CT will face the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA compact four-door sedan, the brand's first front-wheel-drive car sold in the U.S. MORE: 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA review And it will also face...
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Lexus LF-NX Concept Live Photo Gallery: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
Lexus today unveiled its LF-NX concept, a compact crossover utility vehicle with a hybrid powertrain, at the Frankfurt Auto Show. It previews an upcoming small crossover from Lexus, to be known as the NX in both conventional and hybrid versions. Dimensionally, the LF-NX is smaller than Lexus’...
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Lexus LF-NX Compact Crossover Concept Previews Production 2015 Lexus NX Hybrid Model
Toyota has promised an ever greater range of hybrids over the next few years, to add to its already significant range of 23 hybrid models worldwide. One of those will be the 2015 Lexus NX, a compact crossover showing off the latest in the company's L-finesse design language. This concept, the...
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Toyota Sells 23 Hybrids Globally; How Many Can You Name?
By this point, pretty much everyone can identify a Toyota Prius by its shape, and knows that it's a hybrid-electric vehicle. And most people know that Toyota sells many more hybrids as well. But how many of them can you name? Turns out that Toyota offers 23 separate and distinct hybrid models...
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Lexus Compact Hybrid SUV To Debut At 2014 Geneva Show
Lexus sources have confirmed that the firm's upcoming compact luxury SUV will debut at next year's Geneva Auto Show. The new model is expected to carry the NX 300h tag, after that name was trademarked by Lexus back in November. NX fits the company's naming system and 300h implies the new vehicle...
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Lexus LF-LC Sports Car Could Be Made, Will It Be A Hybrid?
Lexus recently sold the last example of its LFA supercar to a lucky buyer--leaving the Japanese luxury automaker without a high-performance flagship. That could change with the news Lexus intends to produce the LF-LC sports car, first seen as a concept vehicle at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show...
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It isn't unknown for car companies to make odd decisions, but Lexus choosing not to sell the hybrid version of its new IS sport sedan in the U.S. has to rank highly among such scenarios. The reason for doing so isn't hard to understand, Lexus feeling it would steal sales away from the similarly-sized ES 300h. Even so, we can't help feeling the new IS 300h would be more fun. Under the hood, it gets a 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine, connected to an electric motor via the typical e-CVT planetary gearset. Drive is sent to the rear wheels rather than those at the front, making the IS...
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Best Gas Mileage You Can Get: Top 10 Hybrids
Are you in the market for a hybrid car? You probably want great gas mileage, without switching to diesel fuel, or taking the next step into plug-in vehicles. The good news is, plug-ins aside, virtually all the most fuel-efficient cars on sale right now are hybrids. Whether you're after a spacious...
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Lexus Sleighs The Competition With Hybrid Transport For Santa
You can't trust reindeer these days. Must be that celebrity status. With Christmas days away and Santa's lazy hoofed helpers sunning themselves in Hawaii on a last-minute travel deal, it's taken Lexus to come up with a solution for those vital Christmas deliveries. Last year, Ford provided the...
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Global Lexus Hybrid Sales Pass Half-Million Mark
Luxury automaker Lexus has hit a major milestone in hybrid sales: Half a million units. Since the company's first hybrid, the Lexus RX 400h hit the roads in 2005, over 506,000 have followed. And it's the RX hybrid which is still the best-selling line, making up over half of Lexus's total hybrid...
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2014 Lexus IS 300h Adds Hybrid Model To Smallest Luxury Sedan
Lexus has confirmed that its 2014 IS sedan will debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next month. Continuing the marque's trend towards hybrid models, the range will also tout a hybrid--though it hasn't yet been confirmed whether such a model will hit the U.S. market. Automobile Magazine (via Motor...
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Lexus LF-CC Hybrid Coupe Confirmed For Production: Report
Lexus is set to start development on a production version of the LF-CC hybrid coupe concept, according to reports. Autocar has revealed that Lexus has assigned a senior engineer to the project, and that work will begin in early 2013. The LF-CC concept was first unveiled at the 2012 Paris Auto Show...
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Lexus can claim credit for kicking off the luxury crossover market in the U.S, with the original RX. Since then, the RX models have always sold strongly--and account for 40 percent of the marque's sales. Now, it appears that a smaller model could be on the way, as Kaizen Factor reveals (via MotorAuthority) that Lexus has trademarked two new names: NX 200t and NX 300h. In Lexus nomenclature, 'X' stands for crossovers and SUVs, and 'h' for hybrid. The NX 300h could well be the name of an upcoming hybrid compact luxury crossover--and the car we thought would be called the CX 300h when a smaller...
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Lexus LF-CC Concept: Paris Auto Show Live Photos
Lexus revealed its LF-CC hybrid coupe concept shortly before the 2012 Paris Auto Show, and now we can bring you a live image gallery from the show itself. The dramatic-looking coupe is the boldest expression of the marque's 'L-finesse' design language and one of the most distinctive cars of the...
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Lexus LF-CC Hybrid Coupe Concept: Paris Auto Show Preview
Lexus has unveiled its first images of a new hybrid coupe concept, set to be unveiled at the impending 2012 Paris Auto Show. Called the Lexus LF-CC, the concept is the latest in a line of conceptual vehicles shown by the brand at recent auto shows, many of which have used hybrid and electric...
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2013 Lexus CT 200h Compact Hybrid: If It Ain't Broke...
By dropping the Toyota Prius's well-proven running gear into a compact, sporty body, Lexus has produced a desirable and talented little car. There wasn't a lot wrong with the CT 200h, but Lexus has updated it for the 2013 model year with some small changes to ensure it remains competitive. If it...
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Lexus Hybrid Coupe Concept To Wow Australian Motor Show
Ready to challenge Infiniti's Emerg-E and the Acura NSX, Lexus is set to unveil a new hybrid coupe concept at the upcoming 2012 Australian International Motor Show. The car has been confirmed by Lexus chief executive Tony Cramb, and promises to be "an absolutely stunning vehicle... one of the...
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Google Adds Lexus RX450h To Self-Driving Fleet, Safer Than Drivers
After more than 300,000 miles of testing, Google’s automated self-driving Toyota Priuses have proven that self-driving cars have a future. Now Google is adding another hybrid car to its self-driving fleet: the 2012 Lexus RX450h luxury crossover SUV. “To provide the best experience we...
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