hybrid sedans, we found the experience to be about what you might expect. That is to say, eminently usable and well-designed with reasonable driving dynamics. We liked it, though we pointed out that the styling is pretty bland and performance is merely adequate.

We can’t say for certain whether that staid styling or its lack of driving emotion may be holding it back in the marketplace, but Wards Auto reports that the HS 250h is failing to live up to the sales volume projections set out by Lexus when the car was introduced late last year. Since initially going on sale last August, Lexus has sold 11,228 HS hybrids. Last month, Toyota’s luxury division moved just 1,076 units, which makes for a grand total of 4,529 since 2010 kicked off five months ago.

A quick calculation tells us that full-year sales, assuming they remain at something resembling a steady pace, will be under 14,000 units. Lexus had previously set a target ofHS 250h sales in America - and even that figure represented a lowered expectation from the 25,0 sales initially quoted before Japanese consumers started ordering the model up at a faster-than-expected rate. Why the below-par sales stats? Mark Templin, vice president of Toyota’s Lexus division, says:

I think we underestimated the power of the Prius brand… And we overestimated wh\units a month, 1units a month, we feel

The Lexus IS-F sports litter is not the meet essay from Lexus to start the mart of sports-car. Other models witting for the practice allow the GS and, probably, the LS automobile (full-sized).

Lexus module moreover add a newborn image beneath IS, sure as an entry take litter or reproduce to move against the Audi A3 or BMW 1 Series.

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Lexus has introduced a sportier version of its Lexus IS 250 sedan. The IS 250 SR does not feature any performance enhancements as it is equipped with the standard 204Hp 2.5-liter V6 engine. Instead, it relies on a series of extras to stand out from the entry-level IS 250 upon it is based.

Key features include a full body kit with deep skirts to the front, rear and sides of the car, a rear spoiler and 17-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels. Owners who want to make a sportier statement can order the optional five-spoke 18-inch Tsuki rims. Inside the only additions to the IS 250 SR concern the aluminum scuff plates and pedals along with the standard heated front seats.

Lexus offers buyers the choice of three exterior colours – Velvet Black and Cadoxton Slate and Argento Ice metallic finishes. All are matched to Worcester Black interior fabric trim.

Look at the first shot of the Lexus LF-A engine. The engineer’s only opened the hood at the Nurburgring 24 for a moment but we got the spy shot. The engine looks long enough to likely be a V10 as has been previously postulated. The bank angle appears to be 90 degrees for a lower center of gravity than would be available from the normal 72-degree bank angle for a V10. The intake plenum is apparently made up of a composite material, again, likely for both overall weight reduction and and lowering the CG.

Lexus has introduced the LS 600h L Pebble Beach Edition at the Concours d’Elegance classic car show in California. The limited production Pebble Beach Edition LS 600h L gets a unique exterior and interior colour combination with a Truffle Mica exterior paint combined with a two-tone Alabaster and Black leather trim interior with Dark Grey Bird’s-eye maple wood trim. Additional styling cues include new 19-inch, five-spoke alloys, Pebble Beach interior badging, premium black floor mats with stainless steel badging, and blue illuminated scuff plates.

Lexus, Toyota’s luxury brand, has shared photos of the facelifted IS. The Lexus IS styling revisions are limited to a slightly tweaked front grille, restyled tail lamp crystals featuring L-shaped back-up lights, redesigned exterior mirrors with integrated turn signals and new alloy wheel designs. The 2009 Lexus IS will also get new exterior and interior color combinations along with a revised electronic stability control system. The 2009 Lexus IS will be unveiled at the Paris Auto Show in October.

Look at hte spy photos of a new 2010 Lexus RX SUV, that has been snapshoted with a camera phone The new Lexus’s SUV look as a blink-and-miss-it evolutionary styling. The interior 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.

Tech details are also thin on the ground, but the Japanese-market brochure makes word of the RX350 and the RX450h meaning that the latter may get a more powerful V6-hybrid drivetrain than the current RX400h.

The third-generation Lexus RX will break cover at the forthcoming Los Angeles Auto Show on 21 November with sales set to commence in the first half of 2009.

Lexus unveiled its Limited Edition and Executive Limited Edition of its RX400hs model. Beginning with the RX 400h Limited Edition that costs £35,995, it comes with luxury features including leather upholstery, heated electrically adjustable front seats, and the Lexus Multimedia system .

The RX400h Executive Limited Edition which is priced at £37,995, extends the standard equipment specification with electric tilt and slide sunroof, electrically adjustable steering wheel, memory settings for the driver’s seat, steering wheel and door mirrors, rain-sensing windscreen wipers, entry lighting system and a power tailgate.

Both new RX 400h special editions come with a two-year/20,000-mile servicing package. Included in the on-the-road price, this covers all routine vehicle servicing during the stated period, with a customer value of around £360.

The new Lexus HS 250h was revealed at the Detroit Auto Show. The
Lexus HS 250h is a first dedicated hybrid model as well as the first to
future a four-cylinder gas engine. The two front-wheel drive saloons
share many design cues like the small, triangular shaped extension of
the front window as well as the overall shape of the car.

2010 Lexus HS 250h HybridSlightly longer than the Lexus IS
and taller than both the IS and ES. Power comes from Toyota’s Hybrid
Synergy Drive system mated to Lexus’ first four-cylinder gas engine, a
2.4-liter Atkinson-cycle unit, for a total output of 187 HP. As you may
have already guessed, power is driven to the front wheels through an
electronically controlled continiouslt variable transmission (CVT).

The HS 250h expected fuel efficiency will be more than 30-percent
better than the most fuel-efficient model currently in the Lexus lineup.

The newest Lexus RX 350 will make its debut at the 75th annual Melbourne Motor Show in Australia. The Melbourne Motor Show runs from 27 February to 9 March at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. The 2010 Lexus RX-350 is fitted with an upgraded 3.5-litre petrol V6 engine that develops 204 kW / 275HP and is mated to an electronically controlled, sequential-shift, six-speed transmission which replaces the five-speed automatic of the previous model. Along with the RX 350, the Lexus will also show its LF-A Roadster concept.

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