Lexus starts its dominance in JD Power customer satisfaction surveys in USA, becoming the first brand to win the ‘triple crown’ of sales satisfaction, initial quality and being rated overall top brand for customer satisfaction. Lexus becomes the USA’s number one luxury import brand, outselling BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
The second-generation Lexus LS 400 is also the first production car to feature a collapsible steering column. This patented innovation features a corrugated shaft coupling to absorb primary and secondary impacts in the event of a collision. A V8 4.0-litre engine with VVT-i is used in the HPS concept car. This intelligent valve technology revolutionises efficient yet high-performance driving, lexus rx 350,lexus rx,lexus suvs,lexus suv,2020 lexus,lexus gx,2020 lexus rx,lexus dealers near me,lexus nx,2020 lexus gx,2020 lexus rx 350,lexus trucks,lexus rx sales,2020 lexus gx 460.
This year the Lexus brand launched in Japan and becomes an instant success. In its home market, Lexus successfully developed a network of 143 new dealerships and trained2,000 high performing employees, from sales people on the shop floor to engineers.
The second-generation Lexus IS becomes the world’s first car to be fitted with a twin-chamber front passenger airbag, designed to deliver greater protection to the neck and shoulders in an impact.
The LFA team takes their V10 supercar prototype to the Nürburgring in Germany and compete in the legendary 24-hour endurance race “to get more feedback on the production car,” as Akio Toyoda says. The LFA, which finishes an impressive 18th in the race, turning heads immediately, and prompting universal acclaim.
A unique Lexus full hybrid LS 600h L Landaulet featuring a one-piece, transparent polycarbonate roof serves as the official Royal Wedding car on the occasion of the marriage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Located in Tokyo’s fashionable Aoyama district, INTERSECT BY LEXUS opens, looking beyond the traditional car showroom to give visitors a chance to experience the lifestyle around the Lexus brand without having to get behind the wheel.
The Lexus Torque Vectoring Differential (TVD) is the world’s first torque transfer-type torque-vectoring system to be installed in a front-engined, rear-wheel drive sports coupé. TVD enhances traction and control for extraordinary levels of handling and performance.