Lexus models

With the way the world is heading, you could perhaps forgive Lexus for ditching its mainstream sedans in favour of SUVs in every size, body style and Eighth-generation Lexus ES throws conservatism to the wind and embraces classy forward thinking with an electric-focused range, a distinctive new look and great driving dynamics.

Lexus has reinvented the wheel. Or, more accurately, lifted a 'yoke' and various other technical influences, to essentially reinvent steering itself. The The Lexus electric cops a price dump and performance boost in its MY26 update, but its flagship lacks sportiness and by-wire steering is a gimmicky ‘yoke’.

I bid farewell to Chief, my circa-$92K Lexus RX 350h Luxury large hybrid SUV long-term loaner, around two years ago. And here we are, at the start of With plug-in hybrid power and F Sport trim, can the priciest version of the most popular premium midsize SUV impress across six months and 10,000 kilometres?

Normally, you’ll find me in low-spec, low-key four-wheel drives without all the fancy heated steering wheels, or chilled seats — just vinyl flooring, air Is there merit in a $180,000 luxury off-roader, or is the Lexus LX simply too much of a compromise?

The Lexus LBX Morizo RR is the happy news you need to distract from wars, tariffs, cost of living and environmental catastrophes. It’s a city SUV-sized Lexus goes banzai as the GR Yaris’ turbo three-cylinder gets dropped into the baby SUV to create a rogue luxo plaything.

In bringing the rugged, Toyota Prado-sized GX to Australia for the first time, Lexus has solved one big problem – but it’s left another issue on the table Lexus takes a huge swing at the new Prado platform with the new GX off-roader – and, with few exceptions, the rugged yet refined result is a home run.

When the fifth-generation Lexus RX arrived in Australia in Q1 of 2023, it was clear from the get-go that Lexus has shaken off many of the stuffy old With a new platform and hybrid powertrains the Lexus RX SUV catches the eye, but what’s it like to live with over six months and 10,000km?

At the launch of the new Lexus LBX hybrid, the brand made the point that its new small SUV is one of only two models to go by a three-letter acronym Lexus lobs a cut-priced hybrid compact SUV as its new entry point to the brand. But does it stack up as a real Lexus?

When it arrives in Australia in mid-2024, the new Lexus GX will occupy a clear gap in the market: a Land Cruiser-derived off-roader that amps up luxury

We’ve driven the groundbreaking new 2024 Lexus GX – in late-stage prototype form, and at a Japanese off-roading course designed by its maker, in the A silken V6 engine, seamless off-road tech and alluring looks punctuate our first encounter with the new Lexus GX

Lexus will re-emerge in the entry-level luxury segment next year with the cheerful, frugal LBX hybrid. It’s coming to Australia in 2024 to take on the Classic Lexus interior quality in a truly small, wieldy, fun-to-drive crossover? We’re interested

In recent years, luxury electric midsize SUVs have become as commonplace in private school carparks as lip fillers and tax avoidance. No bad thing, Lexus delivers its first electric vehicle built on a dedicated EV platform, but can the RZ medium SUV justify its high price in the face of ever-growing prestige EV rivals?

The Lexus RX 350 is in danger of being the last kid picked in the playground. Not because it isn’t any good – far from it – but it lines up beside its Lexus’ vastly improved, new-generation RX range offers plenty of choices but can the heavy-drinking non-hybrid RX 350 F Sport ever make sense next to its hybrid stablemates?

For the last few years, every new generation model Lexus has released has been much more satisfying to drive than the car it has replaced. The same is Sufficient power, superb fuel economy and nice upgrades to the handling and interior make the Lexus RX 350h an easy-to-recommend luxury SUV

Lexus’s first dedicated EV, the RZ, feels like a true Lexus to drive – but the SUV’s interior takes a dramatic leap into the future.

Lexus has built turbocharged cars and it’s built hybrid-electric cars, but until this vehicle – next year’s 2023 Lexus RX500h SUV – it has never done a

Japanese luxury marque Lexus has unveiled its most-powerful car ever, and one of its most exclusive: the RZ600e F Sport Performance. Is that a successor

Toyota’s luxury arm Lexus updated its NX midsize SUV overnight, keeping it fresh as newer rivals from BMW and Mercedes-Benz arrive. Mild changes to the

Mercedes-Benz will continue to drop ‘EV-centric’ naming conventions from its model range, this time ditching its EQB electric midsize moniker in favour of All-new GLB seven-seat medium SUV to offer hybrid and EV power when it launches in this year’s third quarter

Lexus Australia has launched its most powerful and expensive RZ electric SUV variant to date, debuting a rapid new 550e F Sport grade from $105,000 before New performance electric Lexus RZ arrives from $105,000 promising more power, performance tweaks and rival-beating pace

Lexus Australia has confirmed that the all-new ES four-door sedan will arrive in Australia in Q3 this year, debuting the first-ever fully electric version Debut BEV four-door to join hybrid variants and offer up to 580km of range

Toyota Global has today revealed three mind-boggling supercars, designated as GR GT, GR GT3, and Lexus LFA Concept to the world stage, with genuine V8-powered GR GT, GR GT3, and Lexus LFA Concept make their global debut, as Toyota and Lexus put their successors to the legendary Lexus LFA into the limelight

Toyota used this year’s Japan Mobility Show to present overhauled interior technology concepts that are set to filter through new models for Toyota, Lexus Fewer distractions, a focus on important driving data, and cleaner and more minimal interior design will inform future Toyota group cabin technology

Toyota will shortly introduce an all-new, 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged hybrid petrol V8 powertrain to crown its latest family of internal combustion engine Twin-turbo hybrid V8 will make its debut in two-door Lexus sports car, with Toyota and Century implementation on the cards for high-end models

Lexus has used the 2025 Japan Mobility Show (JMS) in Tokyo to display two radically distinct next-generation LS flagship concepts as it declares the era

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The eighth-generation Lexus ES has been revealed with a considerable shake-up to the enlarged luxury sedan’s powertrain strategy – with the current Eighth-generation luxury sedan adopts fastback styling and fully electric option

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