Lexus

LIBERIA, Costa Rica – Lexus is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2019, and it invited journalists from around the globe to Costa Rica, where we had the opportunity to get some seat time in a few vintage Lexus models alongside a couple of 2020 models, including the Lexus RX and …

LIBERIA, Costa Rica – As the Japanese automobile manufacturers expanded their business globally in the 1980s, they grabbed a stranglehold of the small-car market in North America. Three of those automakers decided to build on that success and aim to redefine the luxury-car market. Honda was first, creating the Acura …

LIBERIA, Costa Rica – Lexus is proud to say that it invented the luxury crossover when it introduced the RX 300 back in 1998. It was an instant hit and when on to become the brand’s all-time, best-selling model. In 2018, it accounted for 29% of total Lexus sales across …

Lexus basically created the luxury crossover segment when it introduced the RX in the late 1990s. Almost no one could have predicted how immensely popular these vehicles would become, but the fact is that the RX has been the brand’s best-selling product from the get-go. For 2020, the Lexus RX …

The Lexus RC F has been around since 2015 and was starting to show its age. For 2020, this Japanese luxury coupe benefits from a number of improvements. But don’t get too excited: Only a keen eye will be able to notice them. Old-School Engine While Lexus doesn’t have the …

Just over five years ago, Lexus was still targeting an older clientele looking for a luxurious and extremely comfortable vehicle.Facing the same challenges as Lincoln and Cadillac, Lexus began a transformation with an emphasis on design. The resulting lineup is much more appealing. For 2019, Toyota’s luxury brand is throwing …

When a luxury brand introduces a compact sport sedan, and in this case, a compact sport coupe, they inevitably and immediately get compared to the BMW 3 Series and 4 Series , the Mercedes-Benz C-Class as well as the Audi A4 and A5 . These German cars are well appointed, …

Selling attractive, high-quality cars and trucks is one thing, but making sure they are dependable and durable enough so that customers keep coming back for more is another. And we know for a fact that loyal customers are more likely to recommend a brand to their friends and family members …

Toyota Canada will add new features designed to enhance drivers’ infotainment exprerience and connectivity options in select 2020 models beginning in August in the case of Toyota and September for its luxury brand Lexus. These models are the Toyota Sequoia , Tundra , 4Runner and Tacoma as well as the …

Lexus came to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, held in the U.K. this past weekend, to confirm production “in the near future” of an open-top version of its flagship LC coupe and host the world debut of a masked prototype in action on the famous hill course. That means there …

Three-row SUVs are very popular these days, yet the midsize Lexus GX remains in the shadow of most competitors. Toyota’s luxury brand is making some updates for 2020 to help it draw more attention. Physically, the spindle grille gets a bold, kaleidoscopic treatment that is equal parts fashion statement and …

Toyota has just made a very important announcement that will be celebrated by many in the Canadian auto industry: Beginning in 2022, the Japanese automaker’s Cambridge, Ontario assembly plants will manufacture the Lexus NX and NX Hybrid luxury compact crossovers to be sold across North America. They will join the …

If the North-American market has a marked preference for SUVs, and the Europeans still have an affection for station wagons, the Chinese market seems to adore any size of vehicle that offers lots of rear-seat space. At this week’s Shanghai Auto Show , luxury brand Lexus is presenting its latest …

J.D. Power yesterday released its 2019 Customer Service Index Study, which is based on the responses received last fall from more than 57,000 owners and lessees of 2016 to 2018 model-year vehicles in the U.S. Once again, it’s safe to assume the results would be similar in Canada. The study …

Lexus is presenting the 2019 UX crossover at the Montreal International Auto Show , offered in a conventional, gasoline-powered variant as well as a hybrid version. The UX is the brand’s new entry-level SUV. Equipped with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine matched to an electric motor, the UX 250h develops 175 …