Meet the ultimate cardboard cut-out car – and it goes too! The replica of the new Lexus IS saloon has been crafted from 1,700 fully recyclable laser-cut cardboard sheets and took three months to build. Created by a five-strong team of professional designers and modellers from specialist companies LaserCut Works and …
Read More »Toyota’s 50-year UK milestone
Japanese car giant Toyota celebrates half a century in the UK. Toyota has sold almost three million vehicles in Britain – a far cry from its modest entry to the UK car market way back in 1965. The Corona wasn’t big, it wasn’t flashy, but it was the first Toyota …
Read More »Toyota’s seven million hybrids
Japanese car giant’s global hybrid vehicle sales reach new milestone in record time. By the end of September, the total number of Toyota and Lexus hybrids reached 7.053m worldwide – a rise of a million cars in just nine months. Toyota’s hybrid range is continuing to grow, with 28 different …
Read More »Paris Motor Show highlights 1
We thought we’d share some of our favourite pictures from the Paris Motor Show – here’s the first batch… Infiniti Q80 Inspiration – four-door luxury concept The new “baby” Jaguar XE Hyundai ix35 hydrogen fuel cell car – the future? Lexus NX breaks cover Two-tone Peugeot 308R What else? Formula One …
Read More »Lexus NX hits the road
First Lexus NX crossover rolls off the production line in Japan. As you can see, it’s been a big day at Lexus’s Miyata plant in Japan with the official start of production ceremony for the much-hyped new NX. It’s an important car because it’s the first attempt by Toyota’s luxury …
Read More »Will.i.am adds voice to Lexus NX
Lexus has teamed up with musician and tech star Will.i.am to launch its new NX model. The Grammy Award-winner will work with the brand to champion provocative design and technology as part of its Striking Angles campaign to launch the new Lexus NX. As part of the overall campaign, Will.i.am …
Read More »Top cars 2014
Jaguar and Lexus share top manufacturer honours in major reader satisfaction survey. The influential What Car? JD Power results are out for 2014 with Jaguar and Lexus named the brands that consistently get it right. The Volkswagen Up!, Skoda Yeti and Kia Venga were among the model category winners in …
Read More »Top automobiles that business leaders like to be chauffeured in
The boss’ favorite – top automobiles that business leaders like to be chauffeured in The ‘know it alls’ of the corporate also know how to make news even whole being chauffeured from the airport to the conference venue, and that makes it imperative for chauffeured cars’ service providers to be …
Read More »Lexus unleashes the NX
Lexus releases first official pictures of its NX “compact crossover”. The NX is the car Lexus hopes will take on the Range Rover Evoque, BMW X3 and Audi Q5 in the compact SUV sector. Due to make its official debut at the Beijing Motor Show, it’s a seriously aggressive looking …
Read More »The Stunning Lexus RC Coupé For 2014
International motor shows are where the public get their first glimpse of the new products heading for the car market. Seen initially at the Tokyo event in 2013 and then reappearing, first at January’s Detroit show and most recently at the prestigious Geneva Motor Show this month, Lexus have introduced …
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