Category: Lexus

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LUXURY UP; AND DOWN THE LEXUS LBX LINE

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The boss said, ‘give me the best car in the world’. It was 1983 when Toyota president, Eiji Toyoda, challenged a crack team of 4000 highly talented staff to do his command. That’s how Lexus, a brand worth $US10.2 billion today, was born, with a luxury sedan, the LS400, generally accepted as a segment superstar, shading the best that Europe could make, including the best from Benz. It was a big day when the car came Down Under in the early ’90s. I was there. Since then, Lexus has pretty… Read more

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LEXUS GX 550 OVERTRAIL TAKES TO HIGH GROUND

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  Simplicity is the keynote of good design: ask any mechanical engineer or industrial designer worth his or her salt. Cue the Lexus GX 550, which, the maker says, is designed to act as an extension of the driver’s hands. Simple! The new Lexus GX 550 Overtrail controls have no supersensitive touch pad or buttons and switches of New Age automobiles, just knobs and levers of days of yore. At first glance, the iconoclastic off-roader with the looks of a bare-fisted bush basher, on the bitumen, behaves like a silver… Read more

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ISUZU MU-X MAKES LIGHT OF IMPROVEMENTS

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The selling of grocery items and automobiles grows ever closer, especially in these days of ‘shrinkflation’, where products are reduced in size without equivalent price reductions. I’m not suggesting that Isuzu is taking buyers for a ride with the addition of its smaller engine MU-X SUV but claims this brings added appeal (read sales) to the family friendly seven-seater. Prices start at $47,400 for the MU-X LS-M 1.9L 4×2, plus on-road costs, and top out at $67,990, drive away, for the MU-X LS-T 3.0L 4×4. Price increases are limited to… Read more

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NO LEAVING ICE AGE FOR LEXUS

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In typical attention to detail, Lexus (read Toyota) has updated its popular RX lineup with a hybrid or two. The fifth-generation family-size SUV introduces the RX 350h hybrid at entry-level and RX 500h F Sport Performance the flagship. Not that Lexus has turned its back totally on full fossil fuel power. Customers can also choose from the RX 350 F Sport with turbocharged performance internal combustion engine with electronically controlled all-wheel drive. Prices start at $90,060 for the RX 350h Luxury FWD, plus on-road costs, and top out at $127,434… Read more

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LEXUS LM 350H AWD SPORTS LUXURY

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Back in the old days people thought the world was flat. They thought that if you sailed far enough you would eventually fall off the edge. Lexus engineers seem to think the same thing, because the front doors of its new LM people mover won’t stay open on a slope. Then there’s the heavy, power-operated, second-row seats which won’t move forward and stay forward to access to the third row when the vehicle is also parked on a slope. For a luxury vehicle with a price tag to match, it’s… Read more

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LEXUS LBX … SMALL BUT STYLISH

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LBX is the Lexus equivalent of the Toyota Yaris Cross, but is it more than that? With a truncated, low-riding version of the Lexus “spindle” grille, the letters apparently stand for “Lexus Breakthrough X(cross)-over”. It’s a Lexus, yes and a crossover, but we’re not sure what makes it a breakthrough. Sitting below the UX, it is the smallest Lexus to date and only the second model to carry a three-letter name, instead of the usual two letters, after the halo LFA supercar from 2011. L was reportedly added to the… Read more

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LEXUS ES300h SPORTS LUXURY

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The growth in SUV sales has seen a corresponding decline in demand for traditional four-door sedans. In the case of Lexus only two of the latter have survived, the company’s flagship luxury LS and the medium-large family ES. The ES comes with the choice of the ES250 powered by a 2.5-litre petrol engine with outputs of 152 kW and 243 Nm names ES250, and the E300h with a 131 kW/221 Nm Atkinson Cycle petrol engine combined with a 88 Kw / 202 Nm electric motor for a total of 160kW…. Read more

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LEXUS LX600 ULTRA LUXURY LIVES UP TO ITS NAME

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Effectively an upmarket version of the Toyota LandCruiser, the Lexus LX large premium SUV has been around since the mid-1990s. The latest (fourth generation) LX arrived here at the end of 2021 shortly after the new LC300. It comes with petrol or diesel power, four equipment variants, three seating options and a host of new safety and tech features. The four variants are base LX, Sports Luxury, F Sport, and Ultra Luxury. The first three are available with either petrol or diesel engines, the Ultra Luxury is petrol only. Prices… Read more

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SUPER LUXURY LEXUS LM CONFIRMED FOR AUSTRALIA

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Lexus Australia has chosen this year’s Melbourne Cup carnival to unveil its all-new LM luxury people mover. Lexus has sponsored Australia’s iconic horse race for many years and guests attending Melbourne’s week of fashion, fun and hospitality will be amongst the first to watch an impressive fleet of chauffeur-driven LMs heading to and from the Flemington track between the 4th and 11th of November. The LM name-tag stands for Luxury Mover and it certainly lives up to that description. While it’s technically a people mover, its price range of $160,888… Read more

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OFF THE GRID – THE LEXUS THAT CAN’T BE TRACKED

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Lexus Australia is recalling NX SUVs after it was discovered that they cannot be tracked if stolen. About 1665 vehicles are involved, but only 38 of these have actually been delivered to customers in Australia. To put this in context, Lexus has sold 2121 examples of the NX so far this year, but the fault is restricted to cars produced between March and April. Vehicles involved are equipped with a GPS antenna wire harness which connects the antenna to a Data Communication Module (DCM). Due to incorrect wiring, the GPS… Read more