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Frankfurt 2009: 2010 Lexus LS600h revealed in full detail

For 2010, Lexus is doing a mid-cycle refresh on its flagship LS lineup, including the hybrid drive LS600h. The system mainly carries over hardware, but some of the controls are enhanced with the latest updates featured on the new Prius, HS250h and RX400h. Among those are a new ECO mode that applies a filter to throttle inputs and air conditioning control. Small adjustments in the throttle position are ignored, allowing the powertrain to operate at a more constant rate, reducing fuel consumption. Similarly, the air conditioning uses the ... Read more →

Updated 2010 Lexus LS sedan headed to Frankfurt Noah Joseph

Following the leaked brochure revealing the entire revised Lexus LS range, a solitary image of the updated LS 600h L has popped up on the internet. The revisions are fairly minimal, restricted ...

REPORT: Toyota considering cooperation with Daimler on compact, full-size models Damon Lavrinc

According to a report from Auto Motor und Sport, Toyota is considering a partnership with Daimler to build Mercedes-Benz' A- and B-Class sub-compacts on the Japanese automaker's MC platform. The idea ...

Rumormill: Lexus LS could get a V6 Jonathon Ramsey

The Lexus LS is supposedly in line for a V6 engine. The suggested powerplant is Toyota's 3.5-liter unit tuned to produce 310 hp and 278 lb-ft of torque. A comparable car would be BMW's 740i, offered ...

Lutz lets a bit of Edmunds survey slip, GM takes 13 first place picks Chris Tutor

Sometimes news is just too good to keep to yourself. Just ask GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. With his company supposedly claiming 13 spots on Edmund's Consumers' Most Wanted list, Lutz just had to brag a ...

A Deeper Look Into the Lincoln Brand: Reviving or Dying? 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Lincoln MKR may be a key ingredient to reviving Lincoln A night at the Ford theater: The Lincoln brand has been on a streak that 's been seldom duplicated over the last 10 years. Of course, we all know that the streak has been a bad one. Terrible, in fact. Sales have gone from well over 200k ...

Future Classic: '93-'97 Mazda MX-6 LS 2 years ago on Autoblog

When the 1993 MX-6 debuted, it made our hearts sing. Here, finally, was a Mazda 2+2 that combined all the fun of its predecessors while banishing the remaining 80's-era funk that afflicted Japanese cars. Out went the plasticky interior and stubby slab-sidedness of the '88-'92 model. Style and ...

World's First: Lexus LS460 gets loose 3 years ago on Autoblog

click on image to enlarge Upon perusing our October 2006 issue of Motor Trend, we ran across the mag's review of the new 2007 Lexus LS460 and a pair of pictures caught our eye. Before us on the printed page was a bright silver LS sedan doing a burnout and... (gulp) drifting! The Japanese luxury ...

Japanese-market Lexus LS460 to get rear-collision detection 3 years ago on Autoblog

Lexus has already talked about a variety of impressive pre-crash safety systems for its upcoming LS flagship sedan (see our post on the LS 600h L), but so far it has all revolved around the front end of the luxury sedan. Toyota is now saying that the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) version of the LS ...

End of life pricing on Lincoln LS: $8,000 discount 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ford recently revealed its incentive lineup for the month of July and the Lincoln LS, which is on its way out, is now available with incentives that range from $4,000 to $8,000. It was previously being sold with $3,000 to $4,000 on the hood. The Lincoln Town Car is also being offered now with a ...

New York Auto Show: 2008 Lexus LS 600h L 3 years ago on Autoblog

With obvious intentions of dominating the luxury sedan market, Lexus has infused its updated LS four-door with something that no competitor can provide - a V8 full hybrid drivetrain. Based on a five-liter direct injection V8 engine, the Lexus Hybrid Drive adds a pair of high-power electric ...

Lexus to premiere LS hybrid at the New York Auto Show 3 years ago on Autoblog

Toyota doesn't usually give much away in advance of an auto show, so it didn't surprise us that the two-graph press release announcing that the company would launch the Lexus LS 460 luxury hybrid at the New York Auto Show left much to the imagination. Essentially confirming what we learned at ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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