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posted on November 21st, 2008 by carrector in LexusLexus's new RX350 soft-roader has more power, uses less fuel and has one other special touch, says JOSHUA DOWLING.Motorists will soon be able to switch radio stations or change their air-conditioning ...

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At the Lexus stand during the LA Auto Show today two new RX cars were unveiled. The first is an all-new RX 350, the second a new RX 450h, the latter being a hybrid as denoted by the "h". RX 350 comes with a 3.5-liter V6 gas engine producing 275hp, up ...

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Our friendly agents over at Autospies have stumbled upon an official Japanese brochure of the all-new 2009 Lexus RX SUV that is slated to make its world premiere at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show in November with sales expected to begin in mid-20 ...

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As if the four IS-Fs, the factory-prepped IS 350 and the custom GS 460 weren't impressive enough, Lexus announced that its SEMA Show booth will also host the premiere of a LX 570 SUV that has been modded by ICON 4×4 Design. The highlights include a t ...

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Lately there seems to be an abundance of concept proposals all over the net from independent designers -professional or amateur. The most recent one to fall upon our hands is the Lexus LF SS which is a somewhat futuristic study for a next-generation ...

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Lately there seems to be an abundance of concept proposals all over the net from independent designers -professional or amateur. The most recent one to fall upon our hands is the Lexus LF SS which is a somewhat futuristic study for a next-generation ...

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Since it's launch in Japan in 1998, the Lexus IS series has always had at least four doors and, for a while, was offered with five. But Toyota's 3-Series challenger has never directly taken on the Munich's coupe or convertible models. That may change ...

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In early 2008, the Lexus LF-A will go on sale on China. The price: $264,700. That's a lot of yuan, even with the expected markup for the Chinese market. Zeng Lintang, vice president of Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co, said that the car will sell " ...

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While no one would blame you if you thought that Nuaero was some sort of attempt to reintroduce the Batmobile as a Lexus, fact is that the concept study is the work of Royal College of Art's graduate Jon Radbrink, who created the futuristic Lexus as ...

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We want to take on the Lexus, straight up. Those were the words of a confident Hyundai PR man when offered the challenge of pitting the 2007 Hyundai Veracruz up against the 2008 Lexus RX350 in an extensive road test conducted by Motor Trend.

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Lexus' itinerary for the Frankfurt Motor Show next month includes the European debut of the IS-F and the worldwide debut of this model, the 2008 Lexus GS 450h. The new GS 450h also clearly shows how the standard GS models will be tweaked for the 2008 ...

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Remember when the Lexus LS 600h was on the way, and there was head-scratching aplenty about the $100K+ price and the delay? At the time, Lexus said it only planned to sell 2,000 of the hybrid cruisers per year, and that they already had orders for 1, ...

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Toyota is the official sponsor of this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and Lexus, its luxury division, will be making its first appearance in Sin City at the end of October. On hand will be the Lexus IS-F, a very high-performance version of the brand' ...

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Oh, what fun, a luxury sport sedan advertising smackdown. Lexus has returned a volley after Audi made a shot across their bow with a TV spot swiping at Lexus and implying that a self-parking car is for non-driving drivers. Like that kid in class who ...

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Remember that luscious Lexus IS-F racer study that received its fair share of unrequited attention the Tokyo Auto Salon? According to AutoBild, it turns out the car isn't an IS-F racer at all -- well, at least not beyond the hood and fact that it has ...

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Lexus cars are regarded as some of the safest on the road, however a new lawsuit against the company could tarnish this reputation. A class action brought about by a Florida law firm alleges that the Lexus ES350 is fitted with a faulty front passenge ...

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It's tough to pity Lexus LS owners. After all, Executive-Class luxury sedans don't exactly suck. We wouldn't blame LS drivers for feeling pangs of over-inconspicuousness whenever they see a Camry, though. Understated luxury is one thing, but when you ...

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Lexus' L-finesse design language was meant to stand for "Seamless Anticipation," "Intriguing Elegance," and "Incisive Simplicity." If we put aside the marketing speak for a moment, the point of L-f was to give Lexus design a greater emotional connect ...

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Torrance, CA - Lexus announced Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the Pebble Beach Collection RX 350 and ES 350 special edition packages. The RX 350 luxury utility vehicle and ES 350 luxury sedan will both receive Pebble Beach Edition p ...

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"Competition," said John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and an early poster child of the business monopoly, "is a sin." He'dcertainly be horrified by the competition going on these days among the makers of sports sedans. To many, these a ...

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