Tests and Features

In 1998, when the newly formed Lexus division introduced the RX, few people (not even the brand’s management team) realized that a new category was being born: the intermediate luxury crossover segment. The vehicle’s success was both immediate and spectacular. The general characteristics and dimensions of the RX would become …

Just as its primary adversaries the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and (certain iterations of) the BMW 3 Series have taken a step back from the sport sedan brink, it would seem that the 2014 Lexus IS 350 F Sport has pushed forward into the breach. Long criticized as the softest entry-level luxury …

The 2014 Lexus GX 460 is the perfect illustration of the luxury brand’s ‘stand fast’ strategy for truck development. Much like the larger LX 570, and Toyota platform-mates the 4Runner and Land Cruiser, the Lexus GX 460 is somewhat of an anachronism, a full-frame SUV in a world where very …

If you ever needed proof that Lexus’ F Sport line-up was more about image than substance, look no further than the 2013 Lexus CT 200h F Sport. The audacity of sticking the F Sport label on not just a hybrid, but also the most affordable model in the luxury brand’s …

Flagship luxury sedans come in a number of different flavours, but the end outcome is almost always the same: coddling driver and passengers like they've entered a second, motorised womb composed almost entirely of sumptuous leather and polished wood. Traditionally, the market has been divided amongst those who automakers who …

The 2013 Lexus RX 450h is an interesting - if somewhat puzzling - piece of what has been an incredible success story for the Japanese luxury automaker. It's easy to understand what family shoppers see in the gas-only version of the Lexus RX, as the crossover provides ample interior space, …

Lexus is coming upon its quarter-century milestone, and it was the first of the Japanese automakers to offer a high-end luxury automobile. Today, Toyota’s flagship brand has the German luxury sports segment squarely in its crosshairs, and with the all-new 2014 Lexus IS sedans, the Germans should be looking over …

Lexus has finally realized that plain cars, no matter how reliable and how excellent their resale value, just won’t cut it anymore, given how fierce the competition has become. As a result, they designed their new models with a much more dynamic style and made them more exciting to drive.

The premise of the He Said, She Said chronicle is simple: we lend a press vehicle to a couple to test drive extensively for two weeks and give the two participants one simple instruction: to take note of all of their impressions, both good and bad. Each of the test …

A few years ago, while thoroughly engrossed in watching that arcane and ancient device known as the television, I recall a documentary that made a pretty compelling argument for love at first sight. Hinging upon the notion that our vision is the first sense with which we experience the world …