Overview Released in April 2010, the Lotus Series III Elise was a mid-engined, two-seat roadster with a removable soft-top roof. Manufactured in Norfolk, England, the rear-wheel drive Series III Elise was not an entirely new model, but an update of the Series II Elise . Like its Series II predecessor, the Series III Elise continued […]
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Review: Lexus X10 UX (2018-on)
Overview Released in Australia in November 2018, the Lexus UX – short for Urban Explorer – was a compact urban crossover. Manufactured at Lexus’ Kyushu factory in Japan, the Lexus UX range initially consisted of front-wheel drive UX 200 models, with the front- and all-wheel drive UX 250h following in January 2019. Lexus UX 200: […]
Review: Lotus Series I Elise (1996-01)
Overview Released in November 1996, the Lotus Series I Elise was a two-door, mid-engined roadster with a removable roof. Manufactured in Norfolk, England, the rear-wheel drive Elise was powered by a 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The Series I Elise had an epoxy-bonded extruded aluminium chassis with a […]
Review: Lexus XU30 RX (2003-08)
Review: Lexus XU30.I RX 330 (2003-05) Overview Released in April 2003, the Lexus XU30 Series I (XU30.I) RX was a four-wheel drive SUV. Manufactured in Miyawaka, Japan, the XU30.I RX range consisted of a single model – the RX 330 – which was powered by a 3.3-litre V6 petrol engine that was mated to a […]
Review: Lexus AL10 RX (2009-15)
Review: Lexus AL10.I RX 350 and RX 450h (2009-12) Overview Released in March 2009, the Lexus AL10 RX Series I (AL10.I) was an large SUV. Manufactured in Miyawaka, Japan, the Lexus AL10 RX range initially consisted of the RX 350, with the RX 450h following in July 2009. Both the RX 350 and RX 450h […]
Review: Lexus Z40 SC (2001-10)
Review: Lexus Z40.I SC 430 (2001-05) Overview Released in October 2001, the Lexus Z40 Series I (Z40.I) SC 430 was a two-door convertible with a retractable hardtop. Manufactured in Higashi Fuji, Japan, the rear-wheel drive Z40.I SC 430 was powered by a 4.3-litre V8 petrol engine that was mated to a five-speed A650E automatic transmission […]
Review: Lexus AL20 RX (2015-22)
Review: Lexus AL20 RX 200t, RX 350 and RX 450h (2015-19) Overview Released in Australia in November 2015, the Lexus AL20 RX was a large SUV with five seats. Manufactured in Miyawaka, Japan, the Lexus RX range initially consisted of RX 350 and RX 450h models, with the RX 200t following in October 2016. While […]
Review: Lexus XC10 RC (2014-21)
Review: Lexus XC10.I RC (2014-18) Overview Released in Australia in November 2014, the Lexus XC10 RC was a rear-wheel drive, four-seat coupe. Manufactured in Tahara, Japan, the Lexus RC range initially consisted on the RC 350 which was powered by a 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine. In December 2015, however, the RC 200t was released – […]
Review: Lexus XC10 RC F (2014-21)
Review: Lexus XC10.I RC F (2014-19) Overview Released in Australia in November 2014, the Lexus XC10 RC F was a high-performance, rear-wheel drive coupe. Manufactured in Tahara, Japan, the Lexus RC F was powered by a 5.0-litre V8 petrol engine that was mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. 2UR-GSE V8 engine Based on the XE20 […]
Review: Lexus 200 LX (2008-21)
Review: Lexus 200.I LX 570 (2008-12) Overview Released in April 2008, the Lexus 200-Series Mk.I (200.I) LX 570 was an eight seat, four-wheel drive wagon. Manufactured in Tahara, Japan, the LX 570 was powered by a 5.7-litre petrol V8 engine that was mated to a six-speed AB60F automatic transmission with a two-speed transfer case which […]