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Lexus ES becomes the world's first production car with digital side mirrors

Loz Blain September 12, 2018

Every concept car worth its salt has been rocking electronic mirrors for years, but 2019's Lexus ES will be the first production car to swap side mirrors for cameras. They'll only be available in Japan for now, but this is surely a sign of things to come.

Japanese editions of the 2019 Lexus ES will be the first production cars to carry digital ...

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Lexus luxury yacht gets a name and edges toward production

Nick Lavars September 9, 2018

After testing the waters with a lavish-looking concept last year, Lexus is now set to dive into the world of luxury yachts with the production-ready LY 650, which is described as a Lexus flagship vehicle.

Lexus has previously said sales of its luxury yacht will begin in the second half of ...

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2018 Monterey Car Week Auction Report: The top 200 cars at a glance

Mike Hanlon August 29, 2018

Monterey Car Week is an auction venue like no other on the planet. Six major auctions occur during 72 hours, all within a few miles of each other, with a third of a billion dollars in sales. Here are the top 200 cars which caught our eye during the Monterey sales.

In just 72 hours, from Thursday through Saturday night, $368 million in sales occurred

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Toyota to have connected vehicle technologies in the US by 2021

Aaron Turpen April 19, 2018

Toyota has announced that its Toyota and Lexus-branded vehicles will include vehicle to infrastructure technologies by 2021. The tech will be available in the US that year, and the company hopes to push communications standards for both vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V).

The 2019 Lexus ES, debuting in China, will likely carry the first of the connected vehicle ...

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Lexus to start selling its luxury Sport Yacht

Nick Lavars March 13, 2018

After floating the idea of a luxury seafaring vehicle last year with its Sport Yacht concept, Lexus has today announced plans to move ahead with production. Promised to be bigger and better, the production version will offer extra entertaining space and be up for order before the year is out.

Sales of the Lexus Sport Yacht will begin in the second half of the year

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Turning up the heat at the 2018 Rocky Mountain Redline Ice Driving Adventure

Aaron Turpen January 29, 2018

Driving a vehicle on ice usually means being careful and very slow so as not to slide or lose control. These things were completely thrown out the window on our visit to Winter Park, Colorado, for the 2018 Rocky Mountain Redline Ice Driving Adventure.

The lineup of vehicles at the 2018 Rocky Mountain Redline Ice Driving Adventure in Colorado

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In photos: Trucks and SUVs give the 2018 Detroit auto show some serious brawn

C.C. Weiss January 19, 2018

As much as it is a car show, the 2018 Detroit auto show might just be more a truck and 4x4 show. It's no small story when each of Detroit's Big 3 shows an all-new pickup. Combine that with wild concept SUVs and a new Mercedes G-Class, and you have a show full of big-time trucks and SUVs.

Celebrating the introduction of the all-new G-Class and the timelessness of Mercedes' rugged 4x4, the sculpture ...

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Lexus LF-1 Limitless Concept carves into Detroit as new flagship

Aaron Turpen January 15, 2018

The Lexus LF-1 Limitless Concept is designed to accommodate any powertrain at the disposal of Toyota-Lexus, including plug-ins, hybrids, fuel cells, or gasoline options.

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Toyota drives next-gen autonomous vehicle platform to CES

Aaron Turpen January 5, 2018

Toyota will bring its Platform 3.0 automated driving platform to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next week. The new platform is designed over a Lexus LS 600h and comprises long-range sensors over 360-degrees.

Toyota's Platform 3.0 automated vehicle system and its test bed platform Lexus will be on display ...

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Lexus offers a taste of autonomous tech in LS+ Concept for Tokyo

Nick Lavars October 24, 2017

Like pretty much all major car manufacturers these days, Lexus very much sees autonomous vehicle technologies as part of its future. A new concept vehicle unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show offers a glimpse at what it might have in store.

One look at the LS+ Concept and you're eyes will probably head straight for the monster ...