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New ModelsA Turbo Engine For The 2016 Lexus IS
These days, a lot of manufacturers are trading their large engines for smaller displacement mills fitted with turbochargers. The latest to follow this trend is Lexus with its midsize sedan, the 2016 IS , which will now come in 200t trim. This car comes with a turbocharged 4-cylinder displacing 2 …
NewsLexus IS sedan gets turbocharged 4-cylinder for 2016
Lexus is dropping the 2.5-litre V6 from its IS sedan for the 2016 model year, replacing it with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder to go along with two 3.5-litre V6 powerplants. According to the brand, it will no longer offer the 250 or 250 AWD variants of the Lexus IS, instead …
NewsFacelift For The 2016 Lexus ES
The ES is Lexus’ midsize luxury sedan; while it has been enjoying relative success so far, Toyota still decided it needed a few changes to keep it competitive. For 2016, The ES 350 and ES 300H (the hybrid version) received a few changes, and we see the North American model …
NewsLexus LF-LC GT Vision Gran Turismo Unveiled
The Vision Gran Turismo programme is still going strong, and the latest manufacturer to join the already long list is Lexus, which just unveiled the LF-LC GT Vision Gran Turismo in a virtual reveal. The brand’s aficionados will probably recognize some styling cues in this car: it is based on …
Technology/Autonomous VehiclesThe V8 In The Lexus RC F
The V8 as we know it is coming to an end: in a world where fuel efficiency is everything and where modern technology can make a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine develop as much power as a V8 did 5 years ago, we can expect this configuration to be phased out, just …
NewsA Fistful of Lexus For Pebble Beach
For this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Lexus did not want to come up empty-handed. But since they don't have anything that can be classified as ''classic'' they had to create a limited line of cars. This is what they came up with: the Crafted Line Series. It will be …
NewsThe Lexus IS F Is MIA
In 2006, Lexus surprised the world by unveiling a supercar and a high-performance sedan side-by-sides (the LFA and the IS F, respectively). For the first time, we saw that Lexus could build sport cars, not just comfortable and boring vehicles! The IS F was supposed to take on the M3 …
RecallsA Huge Cross-Brand Recall over Third-Party Airbags
What do Ford, Mazda, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Chrysler and Nissan have in common (besides the fact that they all build 4-wheeled vehicles powered by gasoline engines)? Well, it would seem they all bought airbags from a manufacturer in Japan that may have quickly skipped over some important details when the …
RecallsSafety Recall for Toyota/Lexus
With the recent events in automotive safety, we are no longer that surprised when thousands of cars are recalled for a safety issue. A few months ago, the news of Toyota recalling more than 840,000 vehicles because of a passenger airbag that could explode would have created a panic reaction.
NewsLexus Wants YOUR Opinion on the Latest RC F Color
At the Detroit Auto Show, Lexus unveiled its new sports car, the RC F. With a 5L V8 engine producing 450 HP and an 8-speed automatic gearbox, it goes from 0 to 100 in 4.6 seconds and will hit more than 270 km/h, provided with enough straight road (and no …
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