Showing posts with label Lexus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lexus. Show all posts
First Generations 2007-Lexus-RX350
Friday, January 7, 2011
But what makes this story even more intriguing and apparently quite frustrating for Toyota / Lexus officials, is that believe it or not, we discovered that BYD Auto has actually succeeded in patenting the S6's design (see photo gallery bellow) at the European trademark office!First Generations 2007-Lexus-RX350
Perfomance The Lexus-RX-Wald-Black-Bison
Another great bonus for us is the spacious boot. It seems each member of the family competes for the most hobbies, so at any given time the boot is a mish mash of cricket kit, fishing equipment and more. The boot's wide opening gives good easy access, too, which is great when you're stowing or removing heavy loads.Safety features are included with the standard dual front airbags, side bags, head
The 2011 Lexus CT 200h is also somewhat a kind of sports car
Saturday, January 1, 2011
The Lexus CT 200h on the other hand was introduced in the Geneva Motor show. It is basically a five door hybrid car. The car has a 1.8 litre four cylinder vvt-I petrol engine as well as a motor. For the high voltage battery, nickel metal hybrid is used in the car. By means of the electrically controlled variable transmission in the Lexus CT 200h, the power is transferred to the front wheels.The
Lexus LF-C Pictures
Monday, November 22, 2010
The daring style of the LF-C luxury sports coupe concept car suggests where Lexus design is heading. The exterior features a confident stance and short overhangs, while the vehicle's performance resonates with the interior's racing–inspired styling and drive-by-wire steering. It lives up to its promise with the high-output, front-mounted V8 engine and six-speed sequential automatic
Toyota and Lexus are calling us again
Thursday, October 21, 2010
This is a social responsibility post!I recently read the news about Lexus and Toyota recall about brake fluid. Based on press release, brake hydraulic may leak from brake master cylinder and your brake will flash and you will lose some of your braking power.
More basically; if your brake fluid escapes from the car and your brake pedal feels like chewing gum, there is one explanation for this. You are done!! That small brake light which is flashing is the thin line between live and death. So if you have any of these very dull looking, boring, very boring Lexus or Toyota cars start running to workshop. I know new cars looks like Playstation games but there is no restart button!!! So, don’t waste your time going around internet and go to workshop now :)
The interesting point of this recall, what was Toyota thinking while designing the brake system. Come on, hydraulic brake system is older than electric windows. And they should have more experience of brake systems than heating system!
Lexus CT200h Full Hybrid Luxury Compact Car
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
In mid-October will be announced prices and combinations of equipment and finishes, coinciding with the opening of the reservations of the first vehicles to be delivered in early 2011. Have already released the technical specifications of this hybrid type approved by the European cycle CO2 emissions of 96 g / km.It offers 134 horsepower from its combined petrol and electric motors that can
Daftar harga mobil Lexus LS 460 L A/T
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Data harga mobil ini, merupakan indikasi harga mobil baru (On The Road) berdasarkan Price List dari Dealer. Harga tidak mengikat, dan dapat berubah sewaktu-waktu.Lexus LS 460 L A/T Rp. 2,120,000,000 Short Description:We just couldn’t resist adding the “low-rider” image of VIP Auto Salon’s supped up Lexus LS 460 sedan as the opening picture to this article. However, as you can see in the image
Daftar harga mobil Lexus IS 3.0 A/T
Data harga mobil ini, merupakan indikasi harga mobil baru (On The Road) berdasarkan Price List dari Dealer. Harga tidak mengikat, dan dapat berubah sewaktu-waktu.Lexus IS 3.0 A/T Rp.1,119,000,000 Short Description:More often than not, when automakers perform a facelift on one of their vehicles prices tend to go up, but that logic doesn't apply on the UK market 2009 IS. Depending on the model,
Data harga mobil Lexus GS
Data harga mobil ini, merupakan indikasi harga mobil baru (On The Road) berdasarkan Price List dari Dealer. Harga tidak mengikat, dan dapat berubah sewaktu-waktu.Harga JABODETABEKSERLexus GS 3.0 A/T Rp.1,220,000,000 Berikut ini adalah penampakanya...Short Description:Lexus leading the way in hybrid technology• Lexus is the only premium brand to display a comprehensive range of full hybrids,
Do you want fake engine noise for your car ?
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Since the hybrid phenomenon started a question popped up in my brain. The hybrid cars have the capability to drive through electric motor thanks to batteries. And also they are very silent, efficient and you know the rest. Hybrids are the tree huggers!But there was a minor detail many people ignored! The electric engines are too silent, that’s not something bad but they too silent for pedestrians. You won’t notice this until a hybrid was one meter away to hit you.
The ultra silent hybrids emerged a new problem of car sound. Because, many of us understand that a car is approaching to us by hearing the engine noise. And hybrids do not have an engine noise while they are using the electric motor. So, we will not hear anything and hybrid might crash to us. I think there are some incidents have happened. 
Today Toyota announced that, they will be coupling hybrid vehicles with virtual engine noise! I have never seen more ridiculous that this. A car is making faking noise !?! I hope they will be working with game companies. I cannot imagine this hilarious condition of automotive business. They are trying to find ways to make fake engine noise. I am sure some tuning companies will remap the noise and your Toyota Prius can sound like a Ferrari :)
I am sure some ladies are reading this blog, and I would like provide a different explanation. Hybrids situation is like making fake noises for your high heels and help other people to realize that you are approaching. It is that simple :)
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Granite to sour cream by Toyota
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
A few days ago I noticed an advertisement on internet. Don’t think I started using internet last week! This advertisement was totally different. This advertisement, actually these two advertisements were posted by Toyota and Lexus. Until now there is no problem with this. And that’s very usual!
However the advertisement was saying “To Find Latest Recall Information, Click Here”! This message was written by Toyota and Lexus. Toyota used to be the most reliable car manufacturer on planet, they were very bad design, very dull at handling, very bad at diesel engines, very bad at interior design. And they managed to be very bad at manufacturing. What Toyota have achieved cannot be achieved by any other company.
For decades, they were generating word of mouth about Toyota’s reliability. Toyota is rock solid, granite solid, they replaced the car when the headlights break down and etc. However Toyota never focused on the fact which I mentioned in previous section. Therefore Toyota and Lexus cannot go beyond the car which is preferred just for its reliability. I have never heard anyone who bought a Toyota because its soul or its interior or anything related with emotions.
Basically, what Toyota has achieved is like transforming granite into sour cream. Unbreakable granite became sour cream which you can find on top of your frappucino at any Starbucks shop. Whenever you order your frappucino with extra cream, remember Toyota :)Pictures Copyrights;
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Enviromental Bicycle by Lexus :O
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
In automotive industry you can find many interesting things! As I mentioned earlier, you can have Porsche power drill, weird looking car branded shoes, pointlessly expensive car branded pencils and many interesting things, until now. Today, the world's the most boring car brand announced something more pointless than Porsche's power drill. Hybrid bicycle! Yes, a hybrid, an environmental bicycle. People who has nobody about hybrids, I would like to explain quickly. Hybrid is a technology which combine electric and petrol engine together to reduce CO2 level and offer more economy. This technology is designed for vehicle which are running with combustion engine not with feet!Lexus's obsession with hybrid concept helped to reveal this ultimately pointless bicycle. Who on earth will going to buy a hybrid bicycle. I know there are many people who bought Apple iPad without knowing what to do with that but this is more pointless than iPad. Bicycle suppose to be ride by feet for sport or for fitness not to save the earth! Or to show off that I care environment and I ride this pointless thing.
The batteries are charged by regenerative brakes, I hope that these brakes are working properly. And it has 8 speed auto gearbox with 240W electric motor. Actually there is one thing nice in this bike, its design. Lexus's success on dull design on cars cannot be seen on this bicycle and I do hope that they will try this on their cars also ;)
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Lexus: MUJI Edition
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I cannot agree more with Top Gear about Lexus and its achievement in perfection in dullness! I don't think that any kid on this earth would have never imagined to drive a Lexus, if someone did, she/he never saw a Ferrari yet. Lexus is very equipped, very safe, very environmental, very green with its 1980s style green digital watch, very senseless, very boring, boring and more boring. I am not saying Lexus is a bad car but there is no reasonable instinction to buy a Lexus. You should say "I want a stupid huge V8 hybrid and save the planet" and there you go, it is Lexus LS600h.
Also for long years, Lexus had accidental similarities with German cars. Probably designers dreamed the same cars in different parts of the world. The things are different in US; American people love Lexus! Lexus was made for US and they achieved the status for Lexus. However, in Japan and Europe nobody cares Lexus! Actually in Japan, Japanese people don't prefer Lexus as it is domestic car :)
However, everything from Japan is not boring :) Hopefully! As I mentioned earlier, Japanese brand Muji is a very good example of minimalist design philosophy in various goods with no-brand strategy. As I can see, Muji is doing better in Europe than Lexus. And I started to think; why Lexus does not offer any Muji Editions of their boring cars! For example; Lexus LS600h Muji Edition. The interior will be designed by Muji's designer instead of Lexus's :) Most probably, it will look much better and they could have new customers.Lexus needs this kind of marketing tactics to increase their competitive power in Europe. People cannot be impressed by digital green watch in here.
Pilates for Luxury Segment
Wednesday, December 23, 2009Pilates is a very popular physical fitness exercise. This exercise helps to strech your muscles, increase your concentration, control your breathing, better precision and more. I am not an expert on this, however I know that if you could manage to do it, it is good to do it.
In last decade; automotive companies also started to do pilates for luxury segment. However their pilates was not like the normal one! Instead of calming yourself and developing your physical health, this pilates made them more angry and agressive.
The ambition to jump luxury segment has some reasons; some brands desire to have a flagship model to strength their brand image and develop high technologies for flagship and transfer to other models (VW Phaëton model), some brands wanted revive a died brand and increase their market (Mercedes Maybach model), some brands extend their brand to extend it, even though they knew that they will fail(Renault VelSatis, Peugeot 607) and lastly some brands shift their brand image into luxury by revealing a new model (Hyundia model).
All of these models did not work as we all know that. Phaëton is an excellent car with very sophisticated technology but it didn't sell much but its structure is used for Bentley Continental Family which is very rational in economic terms. Mercedes Maybach was great project and introduced great cars which look likes old Mercedes S Class (W220) from outside and also from inside, despite the space age technology, it could not race with Rolls Royce or Bentley. Renault VelSatis was great looking and that was all, Peugeot 607 was a try to jump to a new segment and failed. However Hyundai made some success with Genesis in US market and that motivation gave more motivation and they will introduce a car for international market to compete with S Class, BMW 7 Series and Audi A8 and that is called Equus. Okay, Equus might be selling very well in Asia but the world is not Asia.
In general; a car company cannot go up into higher segments, the brand is mostly stuck on the segment which was emerged. Mercedes is always a luxury brand despite A Class, Rolls Royce is always super luxury brand, Peugeot will good price, good looking brand and Hyundia will be remembered with their Excel and Accent. It is nearly impossible to go up in automotive industry, even Mercedes spent lots of money and failed. Yes, Lexus made it but only in US. Even in Japan, their people don't buy it because they don't perceive Lexus as luxury brand.
These companies did brand extension, strecth the cars for upper segments, increase concentration, control your breath. The result? Not a good way of relaxing like Pilates. Don't strecth too much.
The best solution is to focus on increasing quality, better design and extend brand to lower segments. If the company has know-how and money like VW, go head introduce car like Phaëton. It won't hurt you, unless try not to do that.
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