According to Lexus, this lowering provides a more streamlined and aerodynamic body that will allow it to reach higher speeds faster. And what’s a sports car without dual exhaust? Interestingly, Lexus has said that they do not want to compete with other luxury sport sedans. Rather, they’d like to be considered a class all their own. That’s quite a lofty goal that they may just reach with the IS-F.

Accordingly, Lexus has priced the IS-F at around $55,000. While normally this would be considered high in a North American market, for what Lexus has produced, it may be under-priced. With all the luxury of the Lexus brand, but all the power of Detroit muscle, that will certainly be a hard combination to beat. Just released in early 2008, the small market of buyers is already raving about its superior performance and tasteful luxury. However, the Lexus IS-F is only being built at a restricted number.

Lexus IS-F will be marketed as a luxury sports sedan in America in 2008. The IS-F is powered by a generous 400 horsepower 5.0L V8. The “F” in IS-F is Lexus code for flagship, meaning that this is just the beginning of what the public will get to see of the IS-F model.

According to the Concept Carz website, Lexus developed the IS-F strictly on Japanese terrain. The Fuji Speedway got to experience the all-new sports sedan before Americans even laid eyes on it. Like in any true sports car, the IS-F boasts a transmission fluid and engine oil coolers. This will allow the car to get more horsepower at higher speeds without overheating as easily as other vehicles. Also, Lexus has given the IS-F a standing-start acceleration mode. The IS-F can reach 60 mph in less than 4.9 seconds, outdoing the Mercedes S Class, impressive for a straight-from-the-factory sedan.

Lexus always scores well with regard to dealership service. British Top Gear and Auto Express have had Lexus at the top of their survey results for most of the past fifteen years, and quality and reliability continue to be the main selling points for Lexus throughout the world.
The slogan Lexus uses in the United States is, “The passionate pursuit of perfection.” With user experiences like those represented above, perfection just might be attainable.

In the nearly two decades since it was launched, the Lexus marque has developed a reputation for reliable vehicles and excellent customer service. Based on its Vehicle Dependability Survey, which aggregated data from more than 47,000 vehicle owners about the problems they experienced in the first three years of ownership, the consumer ratings firm J.D. Power and Associates named Lexus the most reliable brand in the United States in 2006, making it the twelfth consecutive year that the car maker has achieved such a rating. In recent years, Consumer Reports has included Lexus in its list of the most reliable brands, based on its annual Car Reliability Surveys, which include data about over one million cars around the country.

Following an extended five-year design process at a cost of over US$1 billion, the resulting sedan premiered with a new V8 engine and multiple luxury features. The Lexus LS was intended for export markets from its inception, and the Lexus division was formed to market and service the vehicle internationally. The original LS 400 debuted to strong sales, and was largely responsible for the successful launch of the Lexus marque. Each successive iteration of the vehicle has ranked as the best-selling flagship luxury sedan in the United States.

Four generations of the sedan have been produced, all equipped with V8 engines and rear-wheel drive. Since 2006, all-wheel drive, hybrid, and long wheelbase variants have also been offered. The original Lexus LS 400, the first Lexus to be developed, was introduced as the luxury marque’s debut model in 1989.

European luxury marques, the Altezza/IS was designed with a greater performance emphasis than typically seen on prior Japanese luxury vehicles.The design received critical acclaim at its 1998 launch, and was awarded Japan’s “Car of the Year” honor for 1998-1999. A year later, Lexus began marketing the IS equivalent models in Europe, and the IS debuted in the U.S. as a 2001 model.

The official Japanese brochure of the all-new 2010 Lexus RX has somehow found its way into the internet giving us our first glimpse of the luxury SUV that is slated to make its world premiere at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show in November with sales expected to begin in the first half of 2009. From what we can tell by looking at the pictures from the scanned brochure, Toyota Lexus seems to have maintained the current RX’s crossover-ish silhouette adding a few modern design elements to the mixture like the sculpted lower parts of the doors and a new front grille. Inside it appears that the Japanese automaker has completely overhauled its luxury crossover model which now features a more stylish dashboard with a swoopy-looking center console.

The new Lexus RX is proving to be one of the worst kept secrets of the automotive-industry this year. In less than two weeks time after the vehicle’s official brochure was leaked a new set of photos that appear to have been shot with a camera phone made their way into the web-o-sphere. On the outside, the Japanese firm’s new proposal in the luxury SUV segment sports a sort of blink-and-miss-it evolutionary styling. The interior however is another story as it has been completely revised featuring a more contemporary design. There’s also talk about a 7-passenger, long-wheelbase version but this is something has not been officially confirmed.

Turns out that we had our reasons to question the accuracy of the official LA Auto Show website that did not include the new 2010 Lexus RX SUV in its list with the production and concept cars scheduled to make their debut at the show. Just a few moments ago, Lexus issued an official press-release stating that it will stage the world premiere of the all-new 2010 RX 450h Hybrid and RX 350 SUVs in LA during the first press day of the show on November 19.