Posts Tagged ‘LEXUS’

Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h Class-Action Lawsuit Dismissed by California Court

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/toyota-prius-and-lexus-hs-250h-class.html”>If there’s one thing Toyota has in abundance in the U.S., apart from sales and models, it is lawsuits. This time, though, the Japanese automaker scored a victory as U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney in California denied a class-action lawsuit by owners of Prius and Lexus models.

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Lexus Ushers in a Facelift for the JDM 2013 HS 250h

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/lexus-ushers-in-facelift-for-jdm-2013.html”>While Lexus quietly axed the slow-selling HS 250h from its North American lineup in early 2012, only two and-a-half years after launch, it continues to offer the executive compact sedan in its home market of Japan.

In fact, Lexus has released a revised version of the hybrid model that brings its styling more in line with the rest of the cars in its range.

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Lexus Hints at Bringing Back the Sport Cross for the New 2014 IS Series

By Ant On January 11, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/lexus-hints-at-bringing-back-sport.html”>Why would an automaker ponder if we remember one of its past models and whether it will bring it back? Well, if you ask us, the only reasonable explanation is because it actually plans to do so.

Case in point, a Lexus posting on the brand’s official Facebook page where the Japanese carmaker states:

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Listen Up and Vote: New SRT Viper vs Lamborghini Aventador vs Lexus LFA

By Ant On January 10, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/listen-up-and-vote-new-srt-viper-vs.html”>Three very different schools of automotive thought came together at a Cars and Coffee meeting in Irvine, California, a couple of weeks ago, for a mechanical symphony comprised of 32 cylinders, 19.7-liters and a whopping 1,884-horses.

Thankfully, the revving competition between the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, 2013 SRT Viper and the Lexus LFA was captured on film by several visitors for our enjoyment.

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2014 Lexus IS Officially Revealed in 22 High-Res Photos

By Ant On January 10, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/2014-lexus-is-officially-revealed-in-22.html”>Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Only hours after a Chinese website spilled the beans on the new generation of the Lexus IS, the Japanese brand dropped a full set of photos revealing the executive compact saloon’s sharper exterior and interior styling, while keeping most other details under wraps until its world premiere at the Detroit auto show next week.

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First Official Photos of All-New 2014 Lexus IS Sedan in F Sport Guise [Updated]

By Ant On January 10, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/first-official-photos-of-all-new-2014.html”>We don’t know when exactly Lexus was planning to share official photos of its hotly anticipated IS, but today, we discovered a full set of images of the executive compact sedan, less than a week before the car’s public debut at the Detroit auto show.

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Toyota Believes in Driver-Assistance Technology, Not Self-Driving Vehicles

By Ant On January 9, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/toyota-believes-in-driver-assistance.html”>Autonomous vehicle systems are one of the technologies that are being developed not only by automakers such as Audi, but by companies like Google, as well.

Toyota and its luxury division, Lexus, are of a different mindset; namely, that the aim to reduce and if possible, eliminate traffic accidents, injuries and fatalities can be achieved not necessarily by self-driving vehicles but by active-safety features.

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New 2014 Lexus IS to Offer Subscription-Free Traffic and Weather Information on Audio Systems

By Ant On January 9, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/new-2014-lexus-is-to-offer-subscription.html”>The new generation of the Lexus IS that’s due to be unveiled next week at the Detroit auto show will become the first car in the U.S. market to offer subscription-free, real-time traffic and weather information on its integrated audio systems when it goes on sale this summer.

The announcement was made today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, that runs through January 11.

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Toyota Agrees to Pay US$1.4 Billion to Settle Unintended Acceleration Lawsuits

By Ant On December 28, 2012 No Comments

pot.com/2012/12/toyota-agrees-to-pay-us14-billion-to.html”>In the past 10 years, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received nearly 3,100 complaints about sudden acceleration issues in Toyota vehicles. Those complaints alleged 93 deaths, but the Administration has confirmed a direct link in just five of them.

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CarScoop Wishes You a Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

By Ant On December 26, 2012 No Comments

pot.com/2012/12/carscoop-wishes-you-very-merry.html”>Some say that editors and contributors on this site have petrol instead of blood flowing in their veins and that they’d rather show you the new Ferrari F150 or the Corvette C7 than spend a night with a bunch of Victoria’s Secret angels.

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