Finally! The old Lexus.com was really outdated to me. Different pages which had the same layouts required different inputs. For instance, hovering over the main lexus.com banner, the vehicles would reveal themselves automatically. If you went into a vehicle's page and then hovered over the same banner, nothing would happen. Drove me nuts.

New one has much more show. Unfortunately, the build pages are still old

 

same ******* 'Build Your Own' Tool though lol

 

The best news of all, though, is that, now once you have located a dealer through the Lexus.com system, you can now scan that dealership's new-car inventory on-line .....something that was not possible in the past, as Lexus dealers generally listed only their used and CPO vehicles on-line. To search for a new car, you either had to call the dealership and talk to somebody, E-mail, or chat with someone live from the dealership on-line....and THEY searched for the car for you. Many potential customers didn't want that....they complained about that over the years, and I'm just so surprised that it took Lexus so long to change that system. The new system still isn't perfect (IMO, it doesn't display enough of each new vehicle's details/equipment without a separate purchase-inquiry).....but at least it's a big step forward.

 

Dat spindle grill lineup:

 

Can they stop choosing that 3/4 angle to showcase their lineup that is ever so slightly different on each model? Drives me into OCD madness. Just do a consistent side profile or front viewf or each one.

 

I think the Spindle is sexy

 

Are they still selling LFAs??????

 

several dealerships in southern california have them sitting on their showroom floors, so i would assume so. although i guess they could be part of the dealership owner's private collection, although that seems unlikely.

 

One problem still lingering on the new website is the lack of a firm introduction date for the American-market NX. IMO, elusive phrases like "Coming Soon", and "Lexus News....Stay Tuned" are not acceptable. Customer Service claims they don't have a firm date yet, but I think they know it and are are just stalling. Given the fact that the competing Lincoln MKC is also going to be debuting soon (and, unlike other newer Lincolns, promised to be a very nice product), the more Lexus stalls with the NX, the more sales it could end up costing them.

 

I'm sure the Lexus division has a reason for handling the roll outs like they are. Capacity? Build interest? Other issues they choose not release? We can only speculate.

 

If you actually look at the LFA on the homepage banner, it says "Originally 375,000". So while they are not selling it anymore, they keep it on the website so you can see the specs

 

That is the norm for the industry. Fall is when it will hit dealerships. Lincoln is an afterthought sadly.

 

NX sales date has nothing to do with website design though... they start 3-4 months from now while MKCis already on sale

 

Lexus likely target China with NX, so there might be some capacity constraint for the US.

 

I dont like new website at all, it already looks like it is 10 years old.