lexus Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

28 September 2006

Introducing The Lexus LS 600h

In creating the LS 600h, Lexus set out to create a car that delivers the highest standards of performance, design, safety and efficiency.

13 September 2006

Launch Of The Lexus Junior Rugby Festival 2006

Thousands of school-age rugby players are being given the chance to develop their sporting skills in a nationwide competition, sponsored by Lexus.

25 August 2006

Lexus LS 460 Achieves World First In Preventive Safety

Lexus is pushing the boundaries of passenger and pedestrian protection with the introduction of world-leading preventive safety technology in its new LS 460 flagship limousine.

25 August 2006

European Premiere For The Lexus LS 600h

The LS 600h combines a 5.0-litre V8 engine with a hybrid powertrain – hence the ‘h’ suffix – enabling it to comfortably match the performance of even larger capacity normally-aspirated V12 engines.

24 August 2006

Lexus Appoints Ewan Shepherd As General Manager Operations

Lexus is pleased to announce the appointment of Ewan Shepherd as General Manager Operations.

22 August 2006

Feel The Force With Lexus Hybrids

Following on from the successful trial of the Lexus RX 400h by Hampshire Police in August last year, Wiltshire Constabulary will be the first police force in the country to incorporate the recently launched high performance Lexus GS 450h to their fleet.

17 August 2006

Luxurious Lexus Gets Super Speedy

World famous for their refinement and comfort, Lexus cars are also proving to be great racing cars. The SC 430 has succeeded the iconic Supra in the Super GT series and the GS 450h petrol-electric hybrid tackled a Le Mans-style 24 hour race.

14 August 2006

L-finesse, Lexus Style

Design is increasingly a defining factor in the luxury car market, as differences in performance, reliability and equipment levels between rival models grow smaller.

28 July 2006

The Sound Of Perfection

Sound quality has always been a key consideration in the design of Lexus vehicles, from the solid, satisfying thunk of a closing door, to the refined note of the turning engine.

25 July 2006

Lexus Hailed As Britain’s Best

Lexus’s pre-eminent position among prestige brands in the UK has been reinforced with the 2006 Motor Trader Car Franchise of the Year Award.

17 July 2006

Lexus To Launch New GS 300 Limited Edition At The British International Motor Show

Since its launch in spring 2005, the all-new third-generation GS has been a successful standard bearer for Lexus’s advances in individual style, refined performance, innovative safety and advanced technology.

3 July 2006

Lexus At The British International Motor Show

Lexus arrives at the British International Motor Show in exceptional form. A series of new product launches in the past 18 months have revitalised its model range and powered a big increase in sales, both in the UK and Europe.

1 July 2006

The New Lexus LS 460

Centrepiece of the Lexus stand at the British International Motor Show is the all-new Lexus LS 460. The luxury flagship of the Lexus range is making its UK debut, in advance of going on sale in November.

27 June 2006

Owzat! Lexus Supports Cricket’s Twenty20 Cup

The fast and furious Twenty20 Cup bursts into action this week with Lexus lining up to support cricket’s liveliest and most colourful competition.

20 June 2006

Blue Lexus Hybrid For Bath’s Green Mayor

The arrival of the Lexus GS 450h saloon in the UK has at last solved the conundrum of balancing executive car requirements against environmental impact – as Bath’s new Mayor has become one of the first to demonstrate.

2 June 2006

Travis Perkins Could Build On First Lexus

The first Lexus to join the 1300-strong car fleet of timber and builders merchant Travis Perkins is a GS300 SE for the group’s Human Resources Director.

2 June 2006

Lexus Tops J.D. Power Survey For Sixth Consecutive Year

Lexus has once again topped the J.D. Power and Associates UK Customer Satisfaction Study, claiming the 2006 Gold Award for an astonishing sixth successive year.

19 May 2006

The New Lexus GS 450h

The new Lexus GS 450h introduces hybrid power to the premium executive saloon market, a car that delivers exceptional performance to rival its conventional V8 competition, together with fuel economy and low emissions levels that yield equally powerful cost of ownership benefits.

28 April 2006

New Lexus GS 450h Tames The Taxman

Traditionally there is a high price to be paid by any motorist who seeks performance, prestige and luxury from his or her company car, not just in terms of the purchase cost, but also in the year-on-year tax burden.

25 April 2006

Dynamic 220d Sport Joins Lexus IS Range

Building on the successful launch of its first diesel engine in the IS executive sports saloon range, Lexus has refined the package even further with the introduction of a new IS 220d Sport model.

18 April 2006

More Power For The World’s Most Successful Luxury SUV

Since launch in 2003, the RX 300 has proved a strong performer in the petrol-powered premium SUV segment, frequently topping the UK sales charts in its class.

12 April 2006

World Debut For New Lexus LS 600h At New York Auto Show

Lexus unveiled the all-new LS 600h luxury saloon at the New York Auto Show today, marking another major advance in the development of its hybrid power model range.

15 March 2006

Lexus The All-Round Winner

The excellence of Lexus in all dimensions of its operations is demonstrated in two industry-leading results this week. The new IS executive sports saloon has achieved formidable residual value ratings for March, while across the country Lexus has again attained the highest ratings in the National Franchised Dealers Association survey.

28 February 2006

Lexus Appoints Mark Roden As General Manager Operations

Lexus (GB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Roden as General Manager, Operations.

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