Lexus LS News

Lexus Australia has brought in a limited-edition LS pair to top its large limousine line-up, priced from $198,922 before on-road costs for the 500 and $199,505 for the hybrid 500h.In total, less than 10 units will be made available, with each designed to

Lexus Australia has rolled out smartphone mirroring to some of its models, with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay coming as standard to future NX, ES, RC, LC, LS, RX and UX vehicles and a retrofit available to existing cars.Starting from October, all ES seda

Toyota's dipped its sizeable toe into the autonomous waters, unveiling its P4 self-driving car - equiped with new Guardian technology the brand says is inspired by fighter jets - at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.

Lexus’ all-new fifth-generation LS luxury sedan has officially touched down in Australia, bringing a raft of changes and price cuts of up to $50,000 for the LS500h hybrid variant.

Lexus has unveiled a concept version of a future-generation LS luxury sedan, previewing sophisticated ‘Level 4’ autonomous driving technology the Japanese maker says will be available by 2025.

Lexus has followed current engine downsizing trends by flicking its V8-engined LS600h hybrid saloon and replacing it with a V6 in the new LS500h

America’s biggest motor show was like a Donald Trump nightmare, with all the biggest noise emanating from the foreign brands’ stands, contrasted by deafening silence from America's Big Three.

Lexus is shaking off its dowdy image and heading for a performance-focused future, with the new LS sedan to spearhead a charge towards driver engagement.

Remember that lightly boring luxury car company Lexus? Well the Japanese brand isn't just through the looking glass, it's smashed it to pieces with the unveiling of its stunning LS flagship sedan.

A vote by 75 motoring journalists from 22 countries has awarded the compact prestige car the World Car of the Year award for 2015.It finished on top of a 24-car field and eventually beat the two other finalists, the Ford Mustang and Volkswagen Passat.The other big prizes for 2015, Green Car of the Year and Performance Car of the Year, went to the plug-in hybrid BMW i8 and the Mercedes-AMG GT coupe.The winners were announced at the New York Motor Show today at an event hosted by Bridgestone Corporation and Autoneum at the culmination of a six-month voting process.The C-Class delivers levels of refinement, luxury, safety, ride and handling that challenge best-in-class.The awards are in their 11th year and previous winners include the Audi A6, BMW 3 Series, Lexus LS460 and Volkswagen Golf, Polo and Up.To be eligible for the overall World Car award, candidate cars must have become available for sale on at least two continents between January 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015.The WCOTY wins by Mercedes-Benz follow its victories in the Green Car contest in 2007 with the E320 Bluetec and 2012 with the S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY and its Luxury Car success with the S Class in 2014.“We are extremely delighted of winning the honour of World Car of the Year,” says the chairman of Daimler, Dr Dieter Zetsche.The WCOTY victory follows a similar success for the C-Class in the CarsGuide Car of the Year award.The WCOTY judging panel says: “Taking its design and technological cues from the S-Class, the C-Class employs an all-new aluminium/steel hybrid platform and updated rear-drive powertrains that delivers levels of refinement, luxury, safety, ride and handling that challenge best-in-class.” WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2015Overall winner: Mercedes-Benz C-ClassGreen Car: BMW i8Performance Car: Mercedes-AMG GTLuxury Car: Mercedes-Benz S CoupeDesign: Citroen CactusPREVIOUS WORLD COTY WINNERS:2014: Audi A32013: Volkswagen Golf2012: Volkswagen Up2011: Nissan Leaf2010: Volkswagen Polo2009: Volkswagen Golf2008: Mazda22007: Lexus LS4602006: BMW 3 Series2005: Audi A6