If Lexus gave you an LFA to play with for a couple of days, what would you do with it? You probably didn't answer "jump it on a skateboard," but then again, you probably aren't Tony Hawk.... Read more
Photo: Beatriz Diaz Just add this to the list of examples why drinking and driving is a bad idea.A man crashed this GS430 through a cinderblock wall and into a pool last Sunday in the Southern California neighborhood of La Puente. After escaping the sinking car from the passenger side window, he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.... Read more
Our friends with the Toyota Owners & Restorers Club (T.O.R.C.) have done it again. They put together another successful All Toyotafest at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach, CA. For those that don't know, All Toyotafest is the largest and most talked about Toyota, Lexus and Scion owners meet at one of the most picturesque spots on the West Coast. Owners and enthusiasts alike will travel from all over the world to come to this yearly Southern California event.... Read more
"...We can't just be looked at as an upgraded version of Toyota."That's the word from Lexus brand manager Kiyotaka Ise who has succinctly summed up the motivation behind Lexus' new direction. The reality for Lexus is that they're still being seen as a fancy Toyota. That might be hard to hear, but it's a true and well deserved assessment.... Read more
We've all seen some variant of this commercial before, where cascades of "rain" water highlight all the car's notable styling elements. For 2012, the LX has a brand new styling change that deserves attention (hint: It's the grill) What else to do but pour water all over it in slow motion?... Read 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.... Read more
With all this talk of potential new models for Lexus, it's easy to forget the cars that first stoked passion in the Lexus lineup. A lot of people would claim the SC 300 as the first sporty Lexus, but the car that really captured the eyes and imagination of the tuning world was the IS 300.... Read more
What if the next Lexus IS F was bigger and badder? How about 450 horsepower, available in sedan as well as coupe and convertible form and aimed at Deutschland's best? Sound good? So far we think so.... Read more
Daigo Saito's SC430 is an odd duck in the world of drifting. V8's are generally popular because they make gobs of power easily. Rebellious drifter Daigo scrapped the SC430's V8 for a turbo six-cylinder legend: a 900hp 2JZ... on low boost.... Read more
