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The new Lexus IS has been a very successful sports sedan keeping its aggressive finesse while receiving a minor face-lift for 2011. Despite the Lexus IS250 being in need of much more power, the ride is firm and stable at high speeds. It is almost deceiving because the vehicle feels as if it should have much more power. This is mostly due to the F Sport package which meshes better with the IS350’s 3.5-liter V6 with 306 horsepower. Luckily, the IS250’s V6 engine is as smooth as silk but does have a bit of weight, 3,455 lbs to lug around. Normal driving is never a problem as the small V6 does not seem to strain much with its well-managed and soft-shifting 6sp automatic transmission.
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The Lexus LF-Gh, which stands for Lexus Future Grand-Touring Hybrid, is a new design that offers modern, sporty styling with a touch of aggressiveness and bold stance. It will set a new foundation in Lexus future hybrid performance cars in terms of performance and environmentally conscientious.
According to Kengo Matsumoto, general manager of Toyota’s Lexus Design Division:
“For this concept, Lexus designers studied characteristics that are often considered contradictory and difficult to execute together. The captivating design of the LF-Gh concept examines the possibility of balancing what are normally opposing qualities, such as style and functionality.”
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2012 Lexus LFA The $350,000 Lexus LFA is the richer man’s Ferrari 599GTB. It’s also a bargain.
There’s something slightly weird virtually this situation. We are nearly to ride the daunting 12.9-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife track in Germany. In a Lexus. Okay, it’s the exotic LFA, a Ferrari-fighting supercar that instrument outgo nigh $350,000. But the circle shapely its laurels on unnotched, debonair, and dead nerve-calming cars, so why does the LFA survive? In what nonconvergent macrocosm is this abstract remotely Lexus-like?
Lexus claims manifold justifications for the LFA papers. The car, it says, casts a toroid over the Lexus F connective of execution machines. It’s also a way for Toyota to explore new technologies, peculiarly carbon-fiber interpretation. And since Lexus says it module be selectiv
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While a infrequent spectator competence described a IS-F as a second era IS on steroids, after pushing a new 2011 indication for several hundred miles, it is transparent that there was a extensive high opening engineering truth that went into building a car. It is that unequivocally engineering that sets it detached from a siblings.
The IS-F debuted during several vital autoshows in 2007 and a initial cars were accessible for sale as 2008 models.
Although it was not creatively slated to be a entrance of Lexus’ F-Line machines (that was ostensible to have been a LF-A), a IS-F has taken on that layer with success, and wears a ‘F’ badge on a widened front fenders proudly for good reason.
The IS-F was designed to be a opening appurtenance initial and foremost. To that end, the
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Lexus can reveal luxury specifications and competitive pricing and cost-of-ownership for the CT 200h, the model which will introduce full hybrid power to the UK’s small luxury car market.
* Lexus’s new full hybrid luxury compact model priced from £23,485 on the road (inclusive of VAT at 20 per cent)
* 94g/km* CO2 emissions and 68.9mpg* combined cycle fuel economy
* Band A Vehicle Excise Duty (£0 annual charge) and 10 per cent Benefit-in-Kind company car tax rating
* Three equipment grades – SE-I, SE-L and SE-L Premier
* SE-I standard features include dual-zone climate control, Bluetooth, 17-inch alloys, push button start and LED daytime running lights
* SE-L standard features include leather upholstery, heated front seats and front and rear parking sensors
* SE-L
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2011 Lexus CT 200h is a new sporty five-door compact hatchback which created by Lexus recently. It is the first sedan based on full hybrid vehicle in the premium.
In fact, the 2011 lexus ct 200h is base on the LF-Ch concept, using MacPherson struts up front and a dedicated double-wishbone and trailing-arm rear suspension design. It is created for those who wish to lower their emissions but not their standards.
The CT 200h is powered by a 1.8L Atkinson cycle four-cylinder gas engine. It offers the usual mile or so of electric-only running, under light acceleration, at speeds up to 28 mph. a powerful electric motor, a generator, a high performance battery, a power control unit, and a power split device. The 0-60 time of 9.8 seconds, impressive 42mpg fuel economy.
The CT 200h’s L
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Lexus’ main attraction at the 2010 Australian International Motor Show may be the recently launched CT 200h , but there’s another model that is is sure to please the sportier side of the green goers.
That model is the Lexus CT 200h F Sport which is basically the same hybrid hatchback, but with a few more enhancements to help it look more like a sports car.
Like all the other F-Sport models, the CT 200h comes painted in Lexus’ unique Flame Blue exterior color.Performance and exterior enhancements include a unique suspension, front and rear styling, alloy wheels, and badging.
The lateral dampers, deployed front and rear, are key elements in a detailed package of design and engineering measures that also includes strategic strengthening and carefully-gauged welding qual
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The 2011 Lexus LFA, which will soon be available at Lexus of Reno, employs a unique Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic cabin to achieve exceptional integrity and light-weight construction.
Notably, the V10 has a 9,000-rpm redline, which is impressively high for an engine approaching 5 liters in displacement. This powerhouse likes to be revved hard, yet with a full 90 percent of its maximum torque (354 pound-feet) available from 3,700 rpm, there’s none of the low-rpm laziness that blights other high-revving engines. Equipped with a six-speed single-clutch automated manual transmission, the LFA can leap to 60 mph in a claimed 3.7 seconds and hit a top speed of 202 mph.
The LFA’s styling is rather avant-garde — it’s similar to a Nissan GT-R in shape and proportion minus the origami-style bends
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After receiving enhancements to all sections last year, the 2011 Lexus RX 350 luxury SUV/crossover maintains exceptional amenities, safety features, efficiency all wrapped in a sleek, sophisticated package.
The redesigned utility vehicle starts at $36,800 for the front-wheel drive version, while adding power to the rear wheels pushes the price up to $38,200. Those prices don’t include a destination charge of $825.
Power comes from a 3.5-liter V6 offering 275 horsepower at 6200 rpm and 257 pound-feet of torque at 4700 rpm. Fuel economy is estimated at 18 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway.
The new RX has a long list of high-tech gadgets, including an available Hard Disk Drive (HDD) navigation system, featuring an all-new “Remote Touch” controller. Positioned on the ce
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Change for change's sake is rarely worthwhile, particularly when you are dealing with such a well-defined concept as Lexus's ultra-high performance IS F sports saloon. So it is that the new 2011 IS F differs from its predecessor in only a few well-thought-out details.
The principal change is that the mighty 417bhp 5.0-litre V8 engine has been brought in line with Euro 5 emissions standards, a task accomplished without impacting on its performance. The IS F, equipped with an eight-speed Sport Direct Shift (SPDS) automatic transmission, maintains its nought to 62mph acceleration time of 4.8 seconds and 168mph (electronically limited) top speed; CO2 emissions and fuel consumption are also unaffected.
For 2010 the car's handling and stability were enhanced with the addition of a limited slip
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