When I was originally introduced to Lexus’ now signature spindle grille, I wondered who on the executive design team came up with the idea and (honestly) what possessed them to do so. Autocar has finally found an answer.

Many car enthusiasts complain about The Beige, the boringness which supposedly defines Lexus and Toyota. They equate consistency and reliability to dullness, “it’s so predictably good that it bores me.” But that’s a cop out. It’s like saying that the Lakers are boring because they win a lot of championships.

Lexus has recently announced their month end sales figures for May 2013. According to Lexus, the redesigned 2013 LS and the all-new 2013 ES sales have both increased over 100% and 3.6% overall since the same time last year. Coincidentally, these two sedans   were the first Lexus models that came out and shattered records […] More »

Lexus growth continues with strong numbers for the month of April. Several new 2013 vehicles helped boost sales from the previous years as well as increased Certified Pre-Owned sales figures. Lexus Hybrids dominate the charts in the industry for luxury hybrids sales. 2 of every 3 luxury hybrids are Lexus.

Lexus and a whole host of other luxury manufacturer’s have been given “poor” marks in the IIHS new “small overlap” crash test. The test is designed to simulate a car crashing into a tree or pole from a glancing angle at 40 mph.

Since the ES is Lexus best selling luxury sedan, there have always been rumors of Lexus building the ES stateside. According to Ward’s Auto and their recent interview with Tim Morrison, Lexus Vice President of Sales and Dealer Development, the dealers have lobbied for an ES to be built in North America to battle the […] More »

Police are looking for a student in North Carolina who crashed their 2006 ES into a cemetery knocking over at least a dozen headstones in the process. As if causing a ruckus among the dead wasn’t bad enough, the driver abandoned their car and left the scene on foot. Classy.