A secret Toyota project set out to beat Germany's luxury elite. What followed became one of the automotive industry's biggest ...

From the December 1996 issue of Car and Driver. Here's great news for those new­ car buyers trying to scrape by on 50 large. The ready-to-drive rack is groaning with the season's latest fashions, and ...

A large swath of American drivers today have always known Lexus as an established power player. But when Lexus unveiled its first car, the LS, at the Detroit auto show in January 1989, America had a ...

The 1990 Lexus LS400 was a broadside shot aimed at the European luxury automakers, and it hit home. Smooth V-8 power, a comfortable interior, restrained styling, and impeccable reliability made it a ...

Released in 1989, the Lexus LS400 flexed Toyota’s luxury car chops and put names like Mercedes and BMW on notice. Whether it’s a critical pillar that brought glory to a beloved sports team or a ...

I was eight years old when the Lexus LS400 debuted at the 1989 Detroit Motor Show. My budding love for cars at that tender age manifested in my idolization of bella macchinas from Italy. I was aware ...

Davies Elabha is a dedicated automotive journalist who blends technical expertise with a lifelong passion for cars. With over 200+ articles published across multiple media outlets, Davies specializes ...

When Toyota president Eiji Toyoda set his sights on building "a car that is better than the best in the world" in 1983, the automotive community thought that Japan's largest automaker had lost their ...

Automotive Expert David Patterson explores the incredible reliability and legacy of a Lexus LS400 that has reached the million-mile milestone.

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Nowhere was this new threat felt more strongly than in California. Even as a somewhat dopey high schooler, I was aware of the fear. The Japanese bought Pebble Beach. They bought Laguna Seca. A ...

It’s not every day you come across a car with a fabric exterior. Unless, of course, it’s a 1984 Ford Econoline ‘Dog Van’ from Dumb and Dumber (1994). On a recent episode, Hoonigan featured a 1999 ...