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A touch of glass

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Lexus have been flogging their LFA supercar on television, billboards and print media of late. Here’s a new gimmick we’re likely to see, in the form of a new TVC (watch it after the jump). There’s no doubting the LFA and its 5.0 litre V10 sounds absolutely fantastic. But do we really care if it [...]

Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package

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With just 500 LFA supercars planned for worldwide distribution Lexus already has a limited edition hero model. But exclusivity has a new name, and that is the Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package. Just 50 of these, sourced from the original allocation of 500, will be made in honour of the company’s exploits at the Nürburgring 24 [...]

Lexus LF-A returns for Nürburgring 24 hour race

Lexus, in partnership with Gazoo Racing, will return to the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year (13–16 May) with production versions of the LF-A supercar. The cars will be driven by a mix of Japanese and German drivers, including Toyota master test driver Hiromu Naruse, Takayuki Kinoshita, Akira Ida, Juichi Wakisaka, Armin Hahne, Jochen Krumbach [...]

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day

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Lexus showed great promise when they released the LF-Ch Concept last year. That model, while not brilliant looking, showed flair, excitement and, yes, even personality. Now, ahead of Geneva, Lexus have released official images of the… Zzzzzzzzzzz, sorry, I just nodded off there. Of course, I was saying, yes, here is the … zzzzz. Oops, [...]

Lexus to send five LFA supercars down under

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Lexus Australia have happily announced they have secured five LFA supercars for the Australian market. With a worldwide production run limited to 500 models that’s a reasonable coup for the local market. However, European pricing has been reported at €368,000. For those playing at home that is 600,000 Aussie dollars. Sure, you can’t always do [...]

Sounds of ten

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Lexus is making some noise about the sound of its $600K supercar, the LFA. You can hear audio of the 4.8 litre V10 in the YouTube clip after the jump, or you can play with the sound animation (shown above) in the gallery section of the LFA website. The LFA’s titanium silencer has a valve [...]

Lexus LFA photo gallery

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If you’ve got a spare AU$600K (€368K) you could be one of the 500 owners of the newest Japanese supercar, the Lexus LFA. That’s right, you’ll need 600 large and worldwide production is limited to just 500 examples. Wow, that’s a lot of dosh for a first supercar effort from a Toyota that’s a little [...]

Production ready Lexus LF-A does mad skids

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Images and video of the Lexus LF-A coupé have been leaked hours before its official reveal at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Most recently seen in pre-production race trim at the Nürburgring 24 hour race earlier this year, the LF-A has finally had the angles of its nose revealed. Although, you did see a pretty [...]

Lexus LF-Ch Concept revealed

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Following the official, and not so official, leaks of information Lexus has finally revealed a set of images showing its LF-Ch Concept Hybrid in full. This is the car Lexus hopes will eat into the Audi A3/BMW 1 Series market. The presser below doesn’t go into too much detail, but it does explain the LF-Ch [...]

Lexus LF-Ch fronts up

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A new image has emerged showing the front of the new Lexus LF-Ch concept hybrid. This is the car Lexus hopes to eat into the premium hatch market. Think Audi A3 and BMW 1 Series. Hmm, I know it’s hard to judge concept cars sometimes, but that face, well, it’s a bit fussy. It’s not [...]

Lexus LF-Ch concept – another Frankfurt debutant

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Lexus wants to chase the premium compact market and fight it out with Audi, BMW, Volkswagen and others. To do just that they will be launching the Lexus LF-Ch concept. The teaser image released shows an aggressive, if fussy, rear end and it will be interesting to see how the car looks when full details [...]

Lexus Premium Compact Concept due at Frankfurt

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The Frankfurt Motor Show is going to be bigger than Ben Hur. Making sure they don’t miss out on all the fun Lexus will be revealing their new chariot, the Premium Compact Concept. Lexus reckon their new show car will “demonstrate a mix of technical innovation and ground-breaking design that promises to raise the bar [...]

Lexus LF-A duo to take on Nurburgring 24 hour

A pair of prototype Lexus LF-A racers will be entered into this year’s Nürburgring 24 hour race. Lexus will treat the race as a development experience. You can be assured that 24 hours around the Nordschleife will be a stern test of the car’s 5.0 litre V10. The full list of drivers and plenty more [...]

MIMS 2009 – Lexus LF-A Roadster

The V10 powered Lexus LF-A Roadster concept looks sleek and sexy. Of course, this was the only excuse the Lexus Australia PR team needed to hire a leather clad minx to pull the covers off the 360kW coupé at the Melbourne International Motor Show. Not sure having this young lass climbing all over the bonnet [...]