2022 All Toyotafest – Amazing Toyota, Lexus, Scion Car Show in Long Beach – 26 Videos
By Steve & Tamami Laser With its rich history for the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands, Southern California remains...
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2023 Lexus RZ 450e Preview – Lexus Electrified Reveals Seamless E-Motion BEV with DIRECT4
By Steve & Tamami Laser Late last year, Toyota and Lexus revealed 15 new EV models during a press...
2022 Tokyo Auto Salon – Toyota GR GT3, GRMN Yaris, bZ4X GR Sport, Lexus NX Offroad, ROV
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Tokyo Auto Salon returned to the Makuhari Messe convention center complex on Jan....
Toyota and Lexus Reveal 15 New EVs – Electric Sports Cars, SUVs, Cruiser, Pickup and Vans
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota Mega Web, one of our favorite automotive attractions in Tokyo, is preparing to...
2021 Los Angeles Auto Show Review – 2023 Toyota bZ4X, Lexus LX F SPORT, Nissan Z, Ariya EV
By Steve & Tamami Laser Following last year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, we were glad to attend the...
2022 Lexus LX 600 Preview – New F SPORT and Ultra Luxury Models Join Next Generation
By Steve & Tamami Laser When Lexus unveiled the all-new 2022 LX 600 this week, we were surprised to...
2021 All Toyotafest – Watch Our 25 Video Review of the 25th Anniversary TORC Car Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser Over the years, we’ve attend car shows across the globe, from the Tokyo Motor...
Lexus LF-Z Electrified Concept Revealed – Shimoyama Tech Center to Fast-Track New Products
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Lexus of the future could be a crossover, a sports car, a sedan,...
2022 Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance Preview – New V8 Model Makes A Powerful Statement
By Steve & Tamami Laser With more than 1 million units sold globally since the original IS made its...
2020 JCCS World Matsuri Week Review – Virtual Japanese Classic Car Show – We Love It!
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Japanese Classic Car Show is one of our favorite annual shows. For the...
2021 Lexus IS Preview – Chief Engineer Kobayashi Fast-Tracks New Sport Sedan at Shimoyama
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Twenty years ago, Lexus invited us to Austin,...
Lexus Reveals New UX Tattoo – London Artists Claudia De Sabe and Yutaro Create a Masterpiece
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve seen art cars, wrapped cars, and scores with custom paint jobs. Yet we’ve...
2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible Preview – Falling In Love at the Los Angeles Auto Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser Not long after the Lexus LC 500 coupe was introduced, we had the chance...
2019 Tokyo Motor Show Part 1 – Toyota and Lexus Charge Into the Electric Future
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan With the theme “Open Future” the 46th Tokyo...
2019 Japanese Classic Car Show – Collector Cars Are the Stars at JCCS 15th Anniversary
By Steve & Tamami Laser Forty years ago, we had a chance to buy a used Toyota 2000GT for...
Lexus LC Convertible to Join Luxury Lineup – New Prototype Debuts at Goodwood Festival
By Steve & Tamami Laser When Lexus introduced the LC Convertible Concept at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this...
2019 Toyotafest – Car Collector’s Paradise – Vintage Toyota, Lexus and Scion Plus 2020 GR Supra
By Steve & Tamami Laser Two of our favorite car shows are held every year in Long Beach: The...
New Lexus LM 300h Hybrid Preview – Luxury Minivan Designed for Business and Pleasure
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Toyota offers a wide array of vans with...
2019 Lexus UX 200 Review – Our 7-Day Test Drive of this Amazing New Compact Crossover
By Steve & Tamami Laser Thirty years ago this fall, Toyota embarked on a new journey by launching the...
2020 Lexus RC F Preview – New Track Edition Revealed at the Detroit Auto Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser Following the introduction of the revamped RC coupe last year, Lexus is rolling out...
Lexus LC Convertible Concept Preview – Exhilaration Reimagined at the Detroit Auto Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nearly 18 months ago, we completed a weeklong test-drive of the new Lexus LC...
New Lexus F Sport Trainers Crafted by Walsh – Wrap Your Feet with Sporty Style
By Steve & Tamami Laser You can wrap your car to change its appearance and stand out on the...
2019 Lexus UX 250h F SPORT Preview – New Compact Crossover On Our Wish List
By Steve & Tamami Laser For the 2019 model year, Lexus is expanding its popular luxury crossover lineup with...
Toyota, Lexus and Servco Say Aloha to Hui – New Car Sharing Service in Honolulu
By Steve & Tamami Laser with Nahoko Osuka Here’s another reason to love the Hawaiian lifestyle and spirit of...
2019 Lexus ES Preview – Experience Amazing with Global Debut at Auto China in Beijing
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota launched the Lexus luxury division way back in 1989 with two cars: the...
2019 Lexus UX Hybrid Crossover First Look – World Debut at Geneva Motor Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser Lexus has introduced the all-new UX compact crossover at the 2018 Geneva International Motor...
Lexus LF-1 Limitless Debuts in Detroit – Molten Katana Drives This Future Flagship Crossover
By Steve & Tamami Laser Last year Lexus sold about 305,000 vehicles in the U.S. More than 108,000, or...
2017 Tokyo Motor Show Part 1 – Toyota and Lexus Displays – Reporting From Japan
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan During the past 24 years, we’ve been to the biennial Tokyo Motor...
2018 Lexus LC 500 Review – Amazing New Performance Coupe is Incredibly Fun to Drive
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve had the good fortune to test drive and report on many Lexus models...
2017 Toyotafest – Watch our 22 Video Review of the 22nd Annual Car Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser Sixty years ago this fall, the first Toyotas arrived from Japan aboard a boat...
2017 Tokyo Auto Salon Part 1 – Toyota & Lexus Gazoo Racing, TRD and Modellista
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan For the second year in a row, I hopped aboard a Japan...
Lexus IS LIT with 41,999 LEDs – Premieres in Dua Lipa’s “Be the One” Music Video
By Steve & Tamami Laser Lexus turned up the visual volume of its IS sport sedan for 2017 with...
2016 Los Angeles Auto Show Part 2 – Genesis, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover and Lexus
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve seen many automotive brands come and go during the past fifty years or...
2016 Japanese Classic Car Show – Our 21 Video Salute to Vintage Cars, Trucks and Bikes
By Steve & Tamami Laser As long-term Southern California residents and certified car nuts, we’ve been to scores of...
2017 Lexus LC 500 Drives “Into the Light” – Making Pistons Dance on a Mountainside
By Steve & Tamami Laser Projection mapping is a technical term that’s easy to understand. Picture yourself (pun intended)...
2016 Toyotafest Report – Scion Soars with Collectors at Toyota Car Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser The love for Scion, Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks runs so deep in...
Bold New Look for 2017 Lexus IS – Beijing Auto Show Premiere
By Steve & Tamami Laser While Lexus has been going gangbusters introducing new crossovers like the compact NX and...
Lexus Celebrates Undokai in Japan – “Amazing in Motion” Takes a New Twist
By Steve & Tamami Laser, with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan The Lexus “Amazing in Motion” campaign is known...
2016 Tokyo Auto Salon Part 1 – Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Lexus Displays
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan The Tokyo Auto Salon is the largest custom car show in Japan...
Lexus Chills Out with “World’s Coolest Wheels” – NX Crossover Served On Ice
By Steve & Tamami Laser Lexus has become a totally cool car company lately, with its slate of new...
Toyota Automobile Museum in Japan – We Visit this Amazing Collection in Nagakute
By Steve Laser, Craig Nicol and Nahoko Osuka reporting from Nagakute, Japan Toyota has built a time machine that...
2015 Tokyo Motor Show Part 1 – Honda, Lexus, Nissan and Toyota
By Steve Laser and Craig Nicol reporting from Tokyo, Japan When autumn is in the air our thoughts turn...
2016 Lexus RX 350 Review – We Spend a Week Driving this Bold New Crossover
By Steve & Tamami Laser It’s a weird feeling driving a new vehicle before it goes on sale. We...
Toyota USA Automobile Museum – Treasures in Torrance from Land Cruiser to Lexus
By Steve & Tamami Laser Tucked away in an anonymous warehouse in an industrial complex in Torrance, California, is...
Lexus Hoverboard Revealed in Spain – World’s First Hoverpark in Barcelona
By Steve & Tamami Laser, with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Lexus proclaims that it has “made the impossible,...
Lexus NX and will.i.am Bring Music To Life – Playing a Road Lined with Lasers
By Steve & Tamami Laser Ninety-nine kilometers from Madrid, Spain, at the Aerodromo Marugán airstrip, Lexus and musician will.i.am blended...
2015 Lexus IS 250 Review – Sporty Luxury for Budget-Minded Professionals
By Steve & Tamami Laser Fifteen years ago, Lexus invited us to Austin, Texas, where it previewed the all-new...
2015 Toyotafest 20th Anniversary – Toyota is Red-Hot for Car Collectors
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nearly 60 years have passed since the first two Toyotas arrived at the Port...
Lexus to Present “A Journey of the Senses” Installation – Milan Design Week 2015
By Tamami Laser with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Visitors to Lexus’s new installation at the upcoming Milan Design...
New Lexus F SPORT X Line – Celebrating Brand’s 10th Anniversary in Japan
By Steve & Tami Laser While Lexus is celebrating its 25th anniversary in the U.S., the brand will be...
2014 Los Angeles Auto Show Part 4 – Lexus, Mazda and Mercedes-Benz
By Steve & Tami Laser It’s difficult to believe that Lexus is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. We...
Seven Million and Counting – Toyota Reaches Hybrid Sales Milestone
By Steve Laser Seventeen years since launching its first hybrid vehicle, Toyota has reached yet another sales milestone with...
2015 Lexus NX 300h Review – Proof That Lexus Has Found Its Groove
By Steve & Tamami Laser Every now and then we get the opportunity to test-drive a vehicle before it...
2014 Lexus RX 450h Review – Relax and Enjoy the Great Outdoors
By Steve & Tamami Laser Lexus took the sport utility vehicle to an entirely new destination when it introduced...
We Report from Japan – 43rd Tokyo Motor Show – An Exciting Look Into the Future of Mobility
By Steve & Tamami Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan We’ve been covering the auto industry for what seems like...