World Auto News & Reviews

Plans to drop the Lexus LFA’s 552-horsepower, 4.8-liter V-10 into the engine bay of the new Lexus GS-F are off, though the F variant is not. The LFA’s engine, we hear, would have cost “far more than half the price” of the GS-F, which we expect to launch about a year after the ’12 GS line’s late 2011 introduction. The most likely scenario is that the GS-F will get the IS-F’s thoroughly competent 416-horsepower, 5.0-liter V-8, instead, and provide an extra slab of meat to Lexus’ F performance lineup, which now consists only of the IS-F.

The New York Auto Show is starting to wind down, but that hasn’t stopped Lexus from unveiling a one-off CT200h in the Big Apple.

Created by Fox Marketing, the bespoke model features a wide body kit with modified fascias, revised side skirts and an aggressive rear diffuser. Other highlights include a Carizzma Cinnamon paint job, tinted headlights and 20-inch alloy wheels.

Lexus today took the wraps off of its upcoming LF-Gh concept hybrid sedan ahead of its formal debut next week at the New York International Auto Show. In addition to showcasing the automaker’s latest design and technical achievements, the four-door concept also gives us a pretty good hint of the next-generation Lexus GS sedan.

At the 2011 Chicago Auto Show next week, Lexus will show a sportier side of its hybrid dominated lineup. Highlighting the luxury automaker’s 20,000 square-foot exhibit will be the Five Axis Project Lexus CT 200h.

The world’s largest custom car show celebrated the sporting side of Lexus at the weekend with five tuned and modified cars on display at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

Even though its public launch is still a few months away, the new CT 200h was revealed in special F-Sport guise, with an array of sporting accessories including alloy wheels, a body kit by Modellista and Recaro sports seats.