LEXUS CT 200h (2011)

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The new Lexus CT 200h is the first full hybrid vehicle to be launched in the premium compact segment. Entering production in late 2010 and set for sale worldwide, the full hybrid model will provide a new gateway to the Lexus range and attract new, younger customers to the brand.

The Lexus CT 200h was designed and developed with the European market in mind. Lexus's first five-door compact car, its size, packaging, full hybrid technology and low emissions fully address the requirements of discerning, environment-conscious customers in a key market sector. At the same time, it does not compromise the quality, refinement and driving pleasure that are the hallmarks of every Lexus.Exterior and interior design
The production-ready Lexus CT 200h retains strong visual links to the LF-Ch Concept unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. Its styling marks a powerful evolution of Lexus's L-finesse design philosophy with a distinctive, sharp-edged look that sets it apart from its premium compact rivals.

The exterior is styled for maximum aerodynamic efficiency and minimum wind noise. The strong front grille, directly referencing the LF-Ch concept sits over a full-width bumper and air dam. The headlamp units, positioned higher than the grille (a signature feature of L-finesse design), incorporate LED daytime running lights.

In profile, the steeply raked windscreen, long, flowing roofline and Lexus slingshot window graphic combine to create an elegant and distinctive silhouette. The front and rear corners have been pulled in tight and the wings are styled to improve airflow down the sides of the vehicle.

At the rear, the trailing edge of the roof overhangs a wide, wraparound rear window to create a seamless, integrated spoiler. A pronounced step in the tailgate section flows from the shoulders of the rear wheelarches and is anchored by a tail lamp design that displays the L-shaped motif that Lexus first introduced on the current LS model.

The interior combines superior ergonomics with extensive use of metallic finishes and dark, soft-touch surfaces.

Lexus has retained the asymmetrical dashboard design seen in the LF-Ch show car. Based on the Future Lexus Interior concept, the dashboard is split into an upper Display Zone, with an eight-inch LCD multi-display screen; and a lower Operation Zone, with the shift lever and other controls such as Lexus's Remote Touch multi-function controller.

In keeping with the car's performance, the driving position is set low, with a highly supportive driver's seat. The instrument binnacle houses large, twin dials; in SPORT mode, the hybrid indicator in the binnacle functions as a tachometer and the ambient lighting turns from blue to red. The two-mode switch ring and a spotlight in the centre cluster also light up in red, changing the whole atmosphere of the cabin.

In spite of its compact, efficient design, the Lexus CT 200h offers a roomy interior. The 2,600mm wheelbase allows for front and rear passenger accommodation that is among the most spacious in the segment. Luggage capacity is 345 litres, increasing to 700 litres with the rear seats lowered.

Lexus Hybrid Drive
The Lexus Hybrid Drive system in the Lexus CT 200h combines a 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine with a powerful electric motor. Drivers have the choice of four selectable drive modes: ECO and NORMAL place the emphasis on efficiency and comfort, while SPORT focuses on dynamic performance.

Unlike mild hybrid systems used by other manufacturers, the Lexus CT 200h also has an EV (electric vehicle) mode that allows for ultra-quiet running on the electric motor alone, resulting in zero fuel consumption and CO2, NOx and particulate emissions. The car is capable of running in EV mode for up to 1.2 miles at speeds up to 28mph.

Chassis and suspension
The Lexus CT 200h is built on a new platform with a dedicated double wishbone and trailing arm rear suspension system. It has been developed specifically to combine the ride comfort expected of a Lexus with superior driving involvement and handling agility.

Several elements in the MacPherson strut design have been exclusively developed for the mode, including the coil springs and shock absorbers, and a new front anti-roll bar has been designed to deliver improved roll rigidity.

The double wishbone rear suspension is exclusive to the Lexus CT 200h and incorporates a lightweight trailing arm. The springs and shocks are positioned separately to minimise intrusion into the loadspace floor.

Lexus CT 200h Technical Specifications

= ENGINE
. o Number of cylinders: 4, in-line
. o Displacement: 1,800 cc
= MOTOR GENERATOR
. o Motor type: Permanent magnet synchronous motor
= HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY
. o Battery type: Nickel-metal hydride (NiMh)
= TRANSMISSION
. o Type: Front-wheel drive
. o Gearbox type: Electrically controlled continuously variable transmission (E-CVT)
= SUSPENSION
o Front: MacPherson strut with anti-roll bar, coil springs and shock absorbers
o Rear: Double wishbone with coil springs and shock absorbers
= STEERING
. o Type: Electric power-assisted rack and pinion
= EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS
. o Overall length: 4,320 mm
. o Overall width: 1,765 mm
. o Overall height: 1,430 mm
. o Wheelbase: 2,600 mm
. o Front track: 1,525 mm
. o Rear track: 1,525 mm
. o Front overhang: 915 mm
. o Rear overhang: 805 mm
= WHEELS
o Type/size: Alloy, 17"
= LUGGAGE CAPACITY
. o Rear seat up: 345 l
. o Rear seat down: 700 l

LEXUS LF-A Roadster Concept (2008)

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The engineers and designers at Lexus continue to use their groundbreaking LF-A premium sports car concept as a medium for expressing their ideas about what a high-performance sporting vehicle not only can be, but should be. In this latest expression of the LF-A, they have removed the car's top to create a high-performance roadster.

The LF-A Roadster is based on the sturdy yet lightweight carbon-fiber and aluminum body used for the LF-A coupe, which helps maintain the structure's strength and rigidity even without a top.

Like its coupe counterpart, the LF-A Roadster is powered by a high-revving V10 engine that approaches 5.0 liters in displacement. The V10, capable of more than 500 horsepower and test-track speeds greater than 200 mph, is mounted in front of the passenger compartment but behind the front-axle centerline in what the LF-A's engineers refer to as a "front-mid" configuration.

The engine is connected via a torque tube and propeller shaft to a transaxle that is controlled by paddle shifters. The torque tube is a structural member that adds rigidity to the drivetrain and chassis while also reducing vibration.

Styling is rooted in the Lexus L-Finesse design philosophy, conferring the LF-A Roadster's front end with a compact, low-profile, aerodynamic shape. Like its coupe counterpart, the LF-A Roadster stands just 48 inches tall, but the Roadster configuration adds a speed adaptive rear wing.

The rear is marked by a pair of wrap-around, arrowhead-shaped taillights that bracket a pair of large grilles. These grilles vent the heated air from the car's two rear-mounted radiators into the LF-A Roadster's aerodynamic wake. The radiators are fed cool air by two large intake ducts mounted just above the rear wheel wells. This aft radiator positioning not only allowed the designers to keep the car's front profile low and tight but also aided the LF-A's chassis engineers in their search for optimal weight distribution.Helping to provide balance and scale to the design, which features an overall length of 175.6 inches and a wheelbase of 102.6 inches, are high-performance tires on turbine-styled alloy wheels. The front tires are 265/35R20s, while the rears are 305/30R20s. Like the LF-A coupe, the brakes consist of 14.2-inch cross-drilled, vented discs up front, and 13.6-inch cross-drilled, vented discs at the rear. The front brake calipers are six-piston units and the rear calipers use four pistons each.
An "F" logo, located on each front fender of the Roadster, indicates the vehicle's status as a part of the new "F" marque. The name is derived from the original "F" designation for the first Lexus LS prototype. That vehicle was internally coded "Circle-F," with the "F" standing for "flagship." The Circle-F designation further evolved into the code name Flagship One, or F1, and the first F1 concept developed into Lexus' first vehicle, the LS. Since then, the "F" code has come to signify a special vehicle program within Lexus that falls outside the normal engineering and development process. In addition, Fuji Speedway is the IS F's home circuit, and the shape of the F-logo was inspired by many of the track's turns. The all-new Lexus IS F sport sedan is the first production vehicle to carry the F marque.
Helping to provide balance and scale to the design, which features an overall length of 175.6 inches and a wheelbase of 102.6 inches, are high-performance tires on turbine-styled alloy wheels. The front tires are 265/35R20s, while the rears are 305/30R20s. Like the LF-A coupe, the brakes consist of 14.2-inch cross-drilled, vented discs up front, and 13.6-inch cross-drilled, vented discs at the rear. The front brake calipers are six-piston units and the rear calipers use four pistons each.

An "F" logo, located on each front fender of the Roadster, indicates the vehicle's status as a part of the new "F" marque. The name is derived from the original "F" designation for the first Lexus LS prototype. That vehicle was internally coded "Circle-F," with the "F" standing for "flagship." The Circle-F designation further evolved into the code name Flagship One, or F1, and the first F1 concept developed into Lexus' first vehicle, the LS. Since then, the "F" code has come to signify a special vehicle program within Lexus that falls outside the normal engineering and development process. In addition, Fuji Speedway is the IS F's home circuit, and the shape of the F-logo was inspired by many of the track's turns. The all-new Lexus IS F sport sedan is the first production vehicle to carry the F marque.

Lexus LF-A Roadster Concept Preliminary Specifications

= Body Type: Two seat roadster
= Powertrain
. - Type: Front-mid-engine, rear-mid-transaxle
. - Engine: V10 (under 5.0-liters)
. - Transmission: SMT (sequential manual transmission)
. - Horsepower: More than 500
. - Top Speed: More than 200 mph
= Tire Size
. - Front: 265/35R20
. - Rear: 305/30R20
= Dimensions (inches)
. - Overall Length: 175.6
. - Overall Width: 74.6
. - Overall Height: 48.0
. - Wheelbase: 102.6

LEXUS CAR 2012

Auto Trend Lexus GS 350 4dr Sedan

Auto Trend Lexus GS 350  Until recently, versions of six-cylinder of the truck of luxury of intermediate size of Lexus GS had been never known for their execution with hot line. Many people considered the lack of excitation of under-cap in the GS a significant weak point in a class populated by comparatively sporting, trucks of European-mark. But fortunes changed in 2007 when the truck of intermediate size of Lexus dropped its badge from GS 300 and became Lexus GS 350.Auto Trend Lexus GS 350

While its name implies, the GS 350 has of the 3.5 V6 liters under its cap. With a result of 303 powers in horses, it exceeds its predecessor by 60 powers in horses. However the GS 350 initially remains a truck of luxury. He 'sA admirably built the car furnished with the allowance with the places with cuddly toy and approvals with point, but the reflexes of sport-truck simply aren 't in its catch. Always, for domestic end-users for a fast and elegant car of road, Lexus GS 350 should easily satisfy.

Lexus running GS 350

Although named dates of GS 350 to 2007, the truck third-generation of GS debuted really for 2006 as a GS 300 and GS 430. Except their engines, the GS 350 and 300 are identical.

Each Lexus GS 350 comes with one liter sophisticated V6 from all-aluminium 3.5 with the direct injection and synchronization from variable valve on its valves from catch and exhaust. This V6 is evaluated 303 powers in horses and 274 deliver-feet of couple. An automatic transmission six-speed is standard, and the purchasers have a choice of the standard rear-wheel-drive installation or an optional aldrive system.

With the 3.5 V6 liters, Lexus GS is seriously fast, and the majority of the drivers will find its reservations of power than proportioned more in any situation. The very vehement answer of power control in addition to line our is only felt sorry for about this gear box. Lexus advertisement back-lead GS 350 will accelerate to 60 M/H as Juste 5.7 seconds -- identical to the company with the 'evaluation of S for V8-equipped GS 430.

The consumers evaluated the GS 350 strongly up to now, noting that it combines the elevated levels of Lexus of luxury is known for with the kind of acceleration lives typically found in more sporting trucks of luxury of intermediate size. If you feel like slipping length, urban circulation or differently, or you feel like pushing piercing cries far, this is the car, wrote a critic of the consumer.

The notable standard equipment on Lexus GS 350 includes wheels of 17 inches, headlights HIDDEN by xenon, a moonroof, the tapestry of leather furnishing, the automatic ordering of climate of duel-zone, an audio system CD of 10 loudspeakers, Bluetooth and various arrangements of memory for the front driver and passenger. The important options include an audio system of surround-sound of Levinson of mark, the navigation of DVD, a camera of rearview, the system of before the collision of state of preparation of accidents, the ordering of cruising adaptive and the various wheel/levelling of tire.

Last models of Lexus GS 350
Lexus GS 350 is always too new to have much a presence on the market of second-hand car. Because of the increase in power on this model, although, the prices on GS 300s are suitable to be a little lower, making them a full value for carefree purchasers by execution with hot line.

Lexus IS F Sports Sedan

Lexus released the 2008 Lexus IS F sports sedan, a luxury sport car. The Lexus IS F is powered by a 5.0-liter V8 engine developing 416 hp at 6,600 rpm and 371 lb.-ft. of torque at 5,200 rpm. The Lexus IS F has a top speed of 170 mph and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds. A 1/4 Mile Acceleration (manuf. results) takes 13.0 sec.

Tokyo Auto Salon - Lexus IS-F Circuit Club Sport Concepts Debuts

Here are a few snapshots of the Lexus IS F CCS (Circuit Club Sport) Concept car which was on display at the Tokyo auto salon this past weekend.

Dressed in a vibrant contrast of orange and black, the IS F CCS goes heavy on the carbon fiber. Or should we say "light". Much of the body has been rendered so, including the roof, rear wing and diffuser, front spoiler lip, the hood as well as the side mirrors. The interior also gets a do-over in carbon fiber, such as the center and lower consoles, gear stick, steering wheel trim and door panels. The IS F CCS is also fitted with two-tone bucket seats.

The weight reduction helps boost the performance of this 5.0 liter V8 enabled Lexus. That engines produces 423 hp in its Japanese market iteration. Additional performance enhancement comes by way of forged magnesium wheels wrapped in performance tires, carbon brake disks, sports suspension and a sport exhaust system with a titanium muffler.

But weight and track time figures Lexus has not yet provide. Nor, for that matter, is there any news on what Lexus plans, if anything, to do in the future with this concept.

2010 Lexus IS 250C.

MSRP: $38,490 - $39,660


luxury convertible,” according to Autoblog, and it features what Lexus calls “the world’s fastest opening three-piece metal hardtop.” Reviews read by TheCarConnection.com contain muted reaction to the new 2010 Lexus IS C’s exterior appearance; Motor Trend says “you’ll recognize the C as a member of the IS family, yet every body panel save the hood is new.” Exterior styling elements on the Lexus IS 250C and 350C include “a rising belt line that leads back to an elongated rear decklid,” which Kelley Blue Book asserts “improves trunk space but results in a vehicle that is actually longer than its sedan counterpart.” Car and Driver reviewers observe that the 2010 Lexus IS C “varies not a nanometer from the established Lexus path,” as the overall look suggest a “sedan that has met the hacksaw.” Edmunds effectively summarizes reviewer sentiment regarding the Lexus IS C, noting “it’s attractive enough in an inoffensive way, but you wouldn’t say that it has any real strength of character.”

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The Lexus LS 600h

The Lexus LS 600h is the best and original help produced by Lexus, luxury division of Toyota. Sedan 4th generation by Sedan has produced rear-wheel drive with v8 engines. Initially, LS 400 was introduced in the mart in 1989. After the first help introduction, redesigned model, with a lot some changes in the designs, were introduced in 1995.

LS L30 was introduced in 2001, later; LS 460 and LS 460 L program were introduced in 2006. LS430 of Toyota was marketed in Nihon only. After the launch of Marque by Lexus in 2006, in 2007 Lexus introduced 4th generation LS 460 with eight-speed semiautomatic transmission and semiautomatic parking. In 2007, the first Lexus Hybrid help was introduced as LS 600h.

LS 600h is the most modern luxury organism in the market, with reconciling country technology, low emissions and stunning acceleration, featuring 5.0-liter, 32-valve, V-8 with VVT-iE and a high-output electric-drive motor, transfer the output to a 438 horsepower, along with reinforced fuel consumption mph in the municipality and 22 mph on the highway.

There are some country features in LS 600h; it has a four-channel anti-lock braking grouping with broad friction brake pads that wage an utmost fastening power. Dual-stage front and seat-mounted lateral airbags, threefold front articulatio airbags, side seat-mounted lateral airbags and rear-seat lateral curtain airbags create country from an accident or clash. Front lighting grouping is shapely with the modern LED headlamps. The Advanced Parking Guidance System assists the vehicle for safe parking.

LS 600h is important by the new quaternary forbid grille; front bumper is designed with air intakes and atmosphere lamps. Lower bumper is designed with vertical fins to control the air-flow from beneath the car. A variety of outdoor emblem are introduced with Mesa Red, Vanilla Mist, Richmond Green, Atlantic Blue and Crystal Sapphire. The paint has the self-restoring coat treatment that helps to maintain a superior finishing over the period of the vehicle.

The driving centre can be keyed in 16 different structure with the contact of a button. The another front centre can be keyed in 12 different structure with the contact of a button, and the front seats can be both heated and cooled. There is a grouping that shows the pressure of tyres and bluetooth connectivity.

The LS 600h has a navigation grouping that is supported by a 40 GB hard round drive, which can record letters from passengers or play MP3 songs. Its stereo grouping is manufactured by Mark Levinson, which includes 19 speakers and a CD/DVD player. It provides good library function; it can accumulation and transfer penalization flies up to 10 GB, which is equal to 2000 penalization tracks.

Lexus LS 600h is featuring semiautomatic broad beam system. There is a camera censor in the side view mirror, which is quite adjuvant in detecting the oncoming traffic, street lamp and traffic moving ahead. It includes semiautomatic light beam system, which becomes broad and low automatically, according to the driving situation. With every the above mentioned features, Lexus LS 600h has become rattling popular among every organism models.

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2010 Toyota SAI Hybrid Sedan a redesign of the Lexus HS250 hybrid

2010 Toyota SAI Hybrid Sedan

Toyota Motor Corp will be releasing a new petrol electric hybrid in Japan while the Prius will compete with Hyundai Motor Co in Korea. Toyota hopes to sell 36,000 of its new Sai hybrid sedan, Toyota’s goal being one million hybrid cars a year globally after 2010.

The Sai is Toyota’s second hybrid-only car, this car is a redesign of the Lexus HS250 hybrid. The Sai is based on a concept derived from the Japanese word sai-which means "talent" when written as "" and "coloration" when written as ""-as a hybrid-only sedan "combining advanced talent and multi-color sophistication".

The Sai is based on the Lexus HS250h hybrid, a vehicle designed for people who want a more premium hybrid experience than they would get in the Toyota Prius. The Sai would seem to fit somewhere in between. It offers the same powerplant as the HS, but not quite as many luxury features. It's basically an HS with different nose, tail and interior detailing.

2010 Toyota SAI Hybrid Sedan

System (THS) II combining a 2.4-liter Atkinson cycle combustion engine with an electric motor and a reduction gear. The Toyota Sai Hybrid uses a 2.4-liter petrol engine generating just under 150 horsepower, and up to 187 Nm of torque. It is mated to a strong electric motor, powered by a nickel-metal hydride battery, which produces an additional 140 hp and up to 270 Nm of torque. The Toyota Sai Hybrid powertrain is designed to utilize the two generators efficiently, giving the driver up to 185 hp at any given time.

An exhaust heat recovery system uses exhaust gas to heat the engine, thus shortening engine-warming time and contributing to greatly improved fuel efficiency, especially when outside temperatures are low.

2010 Toyota SAI Hybrid Sedan

2010 Toyota SAI Hybrid Sedan

Programs that allow drivers to attain donations to charities using points received, that surpass fuel efficiency of nationwide Sai ESPO users, and other recreation incentives to encourage drivers to drive in environmentally tactful ways, are available

Toyota is also sending its brand to South peninsula where the Hyundai Kia partnership dominate. The Prius and Camry hybrids will be first and joining them will be the petrol version of the Camry and the RAV4.

Toyota Executive Vice President Yukitoshi Funo told a news conference, “The launching of the Toyota brand into South peninsula is aimed to meet the diversifying needs of consumers in this ontogeny market,”

“We intend to attain every effort to contribute to South Asiatic gild and acquire a loyal following.”

December the seventh is the release fellow for the Toyota Sai retailing at 3.38 meg yen ($40,250), the Lexus HS250 is priced at 3.96 meg yen ($47,159).

The Sai is due to hit a consumption rate of 4.34 liters per 100 km. At this stage Toyota has no plans to goods the Sai, preferring to centre on the home market.

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2009 Lexus IS 350C by 0-60 Magazine and Design Craft Fabrication

Lexus IS 350C by 0-60 Magazine and Design Craft Fabrication features include: GReddy Performance exhaust system, engine management computer and gauges, Advan Racing Lightweight one piece racing wheels with Continental Performance tires, Brembo Brakes with custom front and rear Big Brake kit (rotors and calipers), KW coilover suspension system and Ings+1 exterior body kit.

This isn’t your average IS Convertible. It’s 0-60 Magazine’s IS Coupe, a more aggressive, performance-enhanced luxury two-door.

2009 Lexus IS350C F-Sport

The Lexus IS350C F-Sport by Toyota Racing Development (TRD) was unveiled at the 2009 SEMA Show. As if gracing this IS350C with every F-Sport accessory available wasn’t enough, Toyota Racing Development (TRD) took it to the next level with a Vibrance Orange Glow candy paint job and ground effects by Five Axis.

The Lexus TRD IS350C F-Sport highlights include: F-Sport ten spoke 19-inch forged aluminum wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport, F-Sport performance front and rear brake upgrade kit, F-Sport, shocks, lowering spring set and sway bar set, Five Axis four-Piece ground effects kit and PPG Vibrance Orange Glow three-stage candy paint.

2011 New Lexus LF-A

2011 Lexus LF-A

After all these years, the official actualization of the assembly 2011. Lexus LF-A is appointed for abutting month'. Tokyo Auto Show. We've already apprenticed the chase adaptation of the LF-A at Goodwood, and the assembly adaptation is said to be actual abutting to that car. This week, spy photographers bent up with . abreast production-ready Lexus LF-A ancestor about absolutely chargeless of camouflage. This is the aboriginal time that the LF-A. revised advanced air-intake architecture has been credible uncovered. The final appearance of the finessed ancillary assimilation is additionally added credible on this clean, white prototype. Finally, if you could abolish the white band from about the taillights, and you'. be able to see the final appearance of the LF-A'. rear-end, abounding with fully-trimmed rear bankrupt vents and diffuser.

2011 Lexus LF-A

The specifications of the new rear-drive Lexus supercar are impressive enough: a 4.8-liter V10 with 560 ps (552 bhp), 354 lb-ft torque, a zingy 9,000 rpm redline, six-speed sequential gearbox, 0-62 mph in 3.7 seconds, and a top speed of 202 mph. It looks amazing too, both in pictures and in person. Details on the LF-A abide few. We can alone acquaint you that it'. congenital about . carbon-fiber chassis, carries the 4.8-liter 1LR-GEU .10 rated at about 550 hp, and appearance . six-speed automatic chiral transaxle. Also, it'. added than you ability think, as Lexus accepted the LF-A racecar advised 3,300 pounds.

2011 Lexus LF-A test Driver

2011 Lexus LFA

The Lexus LFA will be hand-assembled at the Motomachi plant in Toyota City. Only 500 examples will be built, at a maximum rate of 20 per month. The UK launch price for the Lexus LFA is €368,000 (approximately £336,000). Owners can choose from an extensive range of options to personalise their car, including 30 different paint finishes.

The Lexus LFA is powered by a naturally aspirated V10 displacing 4.8 litre, matched to a rear-mounted six-speed sequential automatic transmission, giving 200mph-plus performance. From the outset it was determined the engine should have a 4,805cc capacity, develop 552bhp and rev to a wailing 9,000rpm red line. The V10 produces 480Nm of torque at 6,800rpm, 90 per cent of which is available from 3,700rpm all the way to the 9,000rpm red line, thanks to Dual VVT-i technology, equal length exhaust manifolds and high-volume, 12-hole fuel injectors. This gives searing in-hear acceleration at all engine speeds and in any gear: nought to 62mph takes just 3.7 seconds and maximum speed is 202mph.

The Lexus LFA constructed using advanced carbon fibre technology and comes with a 20-inch forged aluminium BBS wheels are shod with asymmetric Bridgestone tyres: 265/35ZR20 at the front and 305/20ZR20 at the rear.