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3GT Racing Adds Baumann & Marcelli

Charles Côté — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 20:09:22 +0000

3GT Racing has signed drivers Dominik Baumann and Kyle Marcelli to contest the full IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule in the GT Daytona class.

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Lexus Looking To Roll Momentum Into First Podium, Victory At Lime Rock

David Martin-Janiak — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:41:27 +0000

“We were plagued by some of our own issues,” he said. “However, I couldn’t be more proud of our guys on our recovery. Sage did a great job, the team did a great job getting everything turned back around and now that’s our best finish.”

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Lexus Advances Autonomous Driving Technology with Lane Valet

David Martin-Janiak — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Autonomous driving and Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communications continue to evolve at a rapid pace, with Lexus leading the way.

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Lexus Drivers Participate In Toyota’s “Motorsports Day”

David Martin-Janiak — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:00:09 +0000

Tags: Lexus3GT Racing No. 143GT Racing No. 15Scott PruettSage KaramRobert AlonJack Hawksworth «

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On Thursday, March 23, 3GT Racing drivers visited with Lexus and Toyota team members as part of the manufacturers’ annual Motorsports Day at its Torrance, California headquarters.
Sage Karam and Scott Pruett, drivers of the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3, and Robert Alon and Jack Hawksworth, who pilot the No. 15 Lexus sister entry for 3GT, signed autographs and posed for photos with team members as part of the day’s activities, which also included Toyota’s drivers from NASCAR, NHRA and off-road racing, among other disciplines.
“We’re just down here at Lexus and Toyota for the annual Motorsports Day,” said Hawksworth, who drives the Lexus in IMSA’s GTD class. “It’s my first time here, so just meeting all the associates, signing a few pictures and catching up with the NASCAR team and all the other various motorsports that Toyota and Lexus are involved in. I get to check out the facility for the first time as well, so enjoying being here, it’s a great place.”
The visit was the first appearance for Hawksworth and Alon, a native of nearby Santa Monica, California, at the annual event after they were announced by 3GT to drive the Lexus in November 2016. Karam and Pruett previously visited the Torrance headquarters for the 2016 event, which also includes Toyota Racing Development, U.S.A. (TRD) team members and family of Toyota, Lexus and TRD associates.
“It’s a really cool event and we do this every year,” said Karam. “This is my second time...

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2017 Lexus LS: V8 Flagship Luxury

David Martin-Janiak — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 09:42:03 +0000

The 2017 Lexus LS meets lofty expectations of what a flagship luxury sedan should be, and for good reason. It was the Lexus LS that turned the flagship luxury sedan category on its head more than a quarter-century ago by introducing new and daring approaches to unstinting comfort, innovative conveniences and polished driving smoothness

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With the All-New 2018 LS, Lexus Reimagines Global Flagship Sedan

David Martin-Janiak — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 13:21:59 +0000

It is possible that no single automobile has, upon introduction, upended its category as decisively as the first Lexus LS did when it launched the luxury brand 28 years ago.

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Lexus Debuts Amazing Sport Yacht Concept

David Martin-Janiak — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 09:15:39 +0000

A few years ago the Toyota Marine Department invited Toyota Motor Corporation president Akio Toyoda to spend several days on the water driving their new Ponam range of premium yachts soon to be launched in Japan.

As a master driver, Toyoda was inspired by the power of the turbodiesel powertrains and the handling and stability of the advanced hull designs; as the Chief Branding Officer of Lexus International, he also appreciated the potential of a stylish premium performance yacht to complement the Lexus lifestyle.

This led the Marine Department to envision how a premium performance yacht might expand the Lexus brand into new areas of lifestyle and recreation. Today Lexus reveals the result of this project, a running proof-of-concept for a Lexus Sport Yacht, at Di Lido Island on Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach, Fla....

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Toyota Global Hybrids Sales Surpass 10 Million

David Martin-Janiak — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 01:02:06 +0000

Toyota announced today that it has achieved more than 10 million cumulative units of hybrid vehicle (HV) sales, including plug-in hybrids, as of January 31. The latest milestone was achieved just nine months after total sales reached 9 million units at the end of April 2016.

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Lexus LS and LC Cruise into the Windy City for 2017 Chicago Auto Show

David Martin-Janiak — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 01:02:12 +0000

CHICAGO, February 3, 2017 – Following its global debut last month, the all-new 2018 Lexus LS is coming to the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, Feb. 11-20. The new LS reflects a strong, uniquely Japanese identity and approach to luxury, and it is expected to carry the buzz from its Detroit show debut into Chicago....

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