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Lexus has come up with something much more special to help mark its 20 years in the UK, with special Celebration Edition offers on its IS sports saloon range.

For a limited period, customers can realise significant savings with a “complimentary upgrade” to the IS F-Sport for the price of an equivalent new IS 250 or 220d SE-I model.

The IS F-Sport displays extra styling features inside out, inspired by its exclusive, high-performance IS-F sister model, including: -

18-inch alloy wheels

Leather and Alcantara sports front seats

Aluminium pedal set

Sports steering wheel

Bootlid spoiler

Mesh front grille

Lowered suspension (IS 250 F-Sport only)

F-Sport badging

These items have a combined customer value of £1,680.

The “icing on the cake” of the celebration offer is a big reduction in running costs for customers, thanks to three years complimentary servicing for all new IS model purchases.

The 2011 IS 350 luxury sport sedan line is adding a 306-horsepower all-wheel drive (AWD) model. IS enthusiasts will now have the traction and grip of all-wheel drive with the IS 350’s higher performance capability. New HID headlamps with LED daytime running lamps are standard on the IS 350 and available for the IS 250. In addition, a new front grille and bumper highlight the IS sedans, while at the rear, it sports a new taillamp cover and revised tailpipe design. The IS models will also feature newly designed 17-inch and optional 18-inch wheels, along with revised exterior choices.

Lexus revealed a lot of styling, technical and equipment revisions for GS 450h – full hybrid car. The model line-up is rationalized to just two trim levels – SE and SE-L. There are new exterior colour choices, alloy wheels and interior equipment.

GS 450h is powered by 3.5 liter petrol V6 and compact 650V electric motor, which provides extraordinary good fuel economy and low emissions.

Another feature is revised Pre-Crash Safety system and active headrests. It includes pre-crash brake technology, pre-crash seatbelt and brake assist functions.

Both front seats have new, inflator-operated active headrests, which are activated by a signal from the ECU should the car suffer a rear-end impact. The inflator slides a piston into the headrest, unlocks the mechanism and projects the headrest forwards and upwards to support the head and reduce the risk of whiplash injury.

Some of the interior upgrades include a new 40GB hard disc drive (HDD) navigation system, which gives Europe-wide coverage with traffic information data capture in each country. Additionally, the HDD provides 10GB of storage space for sound files.

There are two available audio systems: a 10-speaker Lexus premium package and a 14-speaker Mark Levinson Premium Surround Sound System giving 5.1-channel surround sound on selected CDs and DVDs. Both systems have USB port and audio jack plug for wide range of portable music players. The Bluetooth, provided as standard, includes an audio streaming function. DAB digital broadcasts can be received by the audio system, but it is an option.

In the cockpit there is a new hybrid-blue backlit stop/start button and the choice of a new Venaro Grey semi-aniline leather upholstery option, with contrasting black stitching and grey bird’s eye maple wood grain trim.

The exterior features new front grille design, hybrid-blue rear lamp clusters, a new 18-inch alloy wheel design has been introduced for the SE-L model. The SE version rides on 17-inch alloys, with five-double-spoke 18-inch wheels available in a combined package with parking sensors.

The range of colours includes three new shades: Vanilla Mist, Richmond Green and Atlantic Blue.

GS 450h pricing, VED and insurance groups

Option prices

Lexus announced today it will offer a limited edition Nurburgring Package to LFA customers.

“This Nurburgring Package builds on the track-ready Lexus supercar with styling cues from the 24 Hours of Nurburgring prototype LFA racecar,” said Mark Templin, Lexus Division group vice president and general manager. “Driving enthusiasts will also appreciate the Nurburgring Package’s performance enhancements that were proven on the legendary German track.”

The 4.8L V10 engine for Nurburgring Package equipped LFA’s will produce 562 horsepower, 10 more horsepower than the standard high-performance LFA. The gear-shift time has been reduced by 0.05 seconds to only 0.15 seconds for even faster gear changes.

The Nurburgring Package is limited to only 50 units out of the 500 LFA hand-assembled for global distribution. It will also have the following features:

•A sport-tuned suspension, exclusive black mesh-type wheels and dedicated high-grip tires for better handling

-And a larger front spoiler and fixed rear wing for improved high speed down force.

This limited edition LFA will be available in four exterior colors – whitest white, orange, black and matte black complemented by a choice of three interior colors – black, red, and violet. All come with a carbon fiber center console and door trim. The Nurburgring Package will carry a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $70,000. Matte black will carry an additional cost of $20,000. The standard LFA carries a MSRP of $375,000.

In addition to the Nurburgring vehicle specifications, a package of special privileges is included in association with the Nurburgring course itself. The perks comprise, but are not limited to, private parking, co-pilot ride, one night at the Lindner Congress and Motorsport Hotel Nurburgring, private training with Nurburgring chief driving instructor, a Nurburgring branded jacket, as well as a one-year annual pass valid for driving on the Nordschleife and admission to ring°werk leisure park.

In order to fit the Lexus LX 570 luxury SUV with more aggressive and sleeker appearance and to boost its performance figures to new heights, Asi, the Japanese styling and tweaking expert is about to unveil the Asi LX 570 INVADER program.

Charged with hyper-bold and highly sports-dedicated vision, the Asi LX 570 INVADER is undoubtedly one of the most thrilling and anticipated enhancement programs for the off-roader, due to the its aftermarket goods lack. In addition to the new look, the specialists at Asi are also planning an exclusive power increase, which will take the output of the Lexus SUV’s 5.7-liter V-8 engine to the stunning amount of more than 600 horsepower. Thanks to that, the refined sports luxury ride will be able to cover the zero to 100 km/h acceleration sprint in less than 5 seconds.