Lexus has finally revealed the insane Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) Lexus Sports 650 project car. The seriously high performance creation is based on the outgoing Lexus LS flagship. Most of the details have already been uncovered, including specs on the 5.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that lies beneath the bonnet. It produces […]
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Australia’s Best Cars Awards for 2012 – results
The official Australia’s Best Cars results are out for 2012, and it’s a tie between BMW and Hyundai for the manufacturer that has picked up the most awards. Australia’s Best Cars Awards is an annual event that is run by the Australian Automobile Association, in conjunction with a number of […]
TMG Lexus TX-650 Essen show debut confirmed with teasers
Lexus has confirmed that its special one-off TMG Lexus TX-650 project car will be officially unveiled at the 2012 Essen Motor Show in December. The company has released a few teaser images onto its Facebook page to build up anticipation. The teaser images are kind of pointless really since an […]
Lexus LS TMG Edition to be revealed at Essen show
Some of you may remember the rather intriguing Toyota Motorsports GmbH Lexus LS prototype that was spotted in a pit garage at the Nurburgring last year. Well, there’s now word the project car will be unveiled in full at the 2012 Essen Motor Show in December. Official details on the […]
2013 Lexus LS 460, LS 600h, F Sport on sale in February
Lexus Australia is getting set to launch the 2013 Lexus LS flagship sedan, including the new F Sport version. Prices start at $189,900. Although it’s not technically an ‘all-new’ model, the 2013 Lexus LS does feature around 3000 brand new components and fresh technologies, with over 50 per cent of […]
Australian vehicle sales for October 2012 – Toyota and Lexus dominate
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for October 2012 are out, and there’s quite a number of interesting changes to the top runners. Overall, the Toyota HiLux was the best-selling vehicle, overtaking the Mazda3 from the previous month. The Mazda3 was not only bumped out from top […]
2012 SEMA Show highlights (gallery)
Unfortunately, we were unable to attend the 2012 SEMA Show to bring you live coverage. However, we do have access to a range of images that we can share with you so we can all pretend we were there. Here’s some of the highlights. The SEMA Show is an annual […]
Toyota tops 2012 Consumer Reports’ reliability survey
In the US, one of the most highly regarded vehicle evaluation and reliability surveys are carried out by a magazine called Consumer Reports. Toyota has once again come through on top in the latest results, with its vehicles being rated as the most reliable. This year 28 carmakers were included […]