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The LS 430 debuted in January 2000 and the LS 460/LS 460 L series in 2006. A domestic-market version of the LS 400 and LS 430, badged as Toyota Celsior ( Japanese : トヨタ・セルシオ , Hepburn : Toyota Serushio ) , was sold in Japan until the Lexus marque was introduced there in 2006.
The XF10 LS marked the debut of both the LS model and the Lexus brand. Toyota is a Japanese automaker that was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda. [1] [2] In August 1983, Toyota chairman Eiji Toyoda initiated the F1 project ("Flagship" and "No. 1" vehicle; alternatively called the "Circle-F" project), a clandestine initiative aimed at creating a world-class luxury sedan for the global market. [3]
In factory, Lexus models use a similar wine glass test. [10] In 2011, a YouTube video went viral of a Lexus owner failing to recreate the feat on his LS460, and thus claiming that the advertisement was deceptive. Lexus uploaded a rebuttal on their official YouTube channel demonstrating that not only could the feat be recreated on a brand new ...
Overhead module of Lexus IS 250 with Safety Connect emergency assistance (SOS) button. Safety Connect is a subscription-based telematics system introduced by Toyota Motor Corporation in 2009 for its Toyota-branded and Lexus models. The system provides communications, roadside assistance, car safety, remote diagnostics, and other services.
Lexus Link, launched in October 2000, is a subscription-based safety and security service from Lexus. It has been offered as a factory-installed option, available on certain Lexus models (LX, GX, LS, and GS), offering call-center-based telematics services to owners with equipped vehicles in the United States and Canada.
The car is the direct replacement to the Lexus RC F GT500, which competed in the 2014 to 2016 Super GT seasons. [41] The LC500 GT500 car made its début at the 2017 Okayama GT 300km , [ 42 ] and claimed 14 race wins of the 24 overall entered races from 2017 until 2019 (26 with the Super GT/DTM crossover events).
Lexus introduced the first generation, known as the GX 470 in 2002, and subsequently became the third SUV to enter the Lexus lineup. A full-time four-wheel drive system is standard with low-range gearing. The 4.7-liter V8 engine in the GX 470 was the same as used on the larger LX 470. The firm next introduced the second-generation model in 2009 ...
The sixth-generation Ford Taurus introduced Ford Sync, push-button start, and heated front and rear seats. Multi-Contour Seats, a first in Ford vehicles when introduced in 2010, featured air cushions that pad the driver and passenger's back (three for lumbar support, four for lateral support and four for the seat pad).