Lexus Wallpapers

Lexus - car; photo wallpapers: Lexus is a brand name used by the Toyota Motor Corporation in North America, The Middle East, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and soon, Japan, for luxury automobiles. Some believe the name comes from the combination of "luxury" and "elegance"; others that it is derived from 'luxury exports to the US'. The name came from Alexis and finally became Lexus. It directly competes with such traditional luxury brands as Audi, BMW, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz. However, according to many surveys conducted by names such as JD Power, Car & Driver, and Motor Trend, Lexus has consistently ranked higher in quality and reliability than other luxury brands. The dealer experience is also one of Lexus's specialties. Many Lexus vehicles are manufactured in the Tahara, Japan plant, a highly sophisticated, computerized manufacturing plant awarded the title of the best automobile manufacturing plant in the world. Lexus was inspired by the success of the ultra sporty Toyota Supra and the luxury Toyota Cressida models. Both the Supra and Cressida were rear wheel drive cars with a powerful (7M-GE/7M-GTE) type engine. The first Lexus-branded models, the V-8 powered LS 400 and the smaller, Toyota Camry-based ES 250, appeared in 1989. The similarity of the name Lexus—as well as the fact they shared a common market (wealthy lawyers)—provoked an unsuccessful lawsuit from the owners of the LexisNexis database service. The flagship LS 400, known as the Toyota Celsior in the Japanese domestic market, had a unique design, sharing no major elements with previous Toyota vehicles, with a new 4.0 L V8 engine. It was widely praised for its quietness, well-appointed interior, fine engine performance, outstanding build quality, and value. (In some markets, it was priced against Mercedes-Benz's and BMW's mid-sized models, while offering size, performance, and quality comparable to their full-size cars). It was generally regarded as a major shock to the European marques, but was criticized by automobile columnists for anonymous styling and a suspension regarded as too compromising of handling for ride comfort. Nonetheless, the LS 400 won several major motoring awards when released. Lexus was finally introduced to the Japanese market on July 26, 2005. The compact IS 250IS 350, convertible SC 430, and midsize GS 350/GS 430 will all be available in Japan in the 2006 model year.