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The same year, Lexus made its debut in South America's most populous country when it launched sales in Brazil. [61] [62] In 1999, the IS was introduced, an entry-level sport sedan. Lexus also recorded its 1 millionth vehicle sold in the U.S. market, [50] being ranked as the top-selling premium car maker in the U.S. overall. [60]
Model generations are ordered by year of introduction. This list dates back to the start of production in 1989 for the 1990 model year, when Lexus was founded as the luxury division of Toyota Motor Corporation. Vehicle designations on production vehicles indicate class and powertrain size.
The Lexus RC F introduced a new 5.0 L V8 engine with 32-valves developed for the RC F. Rated at 467 bhp (473 PS; 348 kW) and 389 lb⋅ft (527 N⋅m) torque, it was the most powerful V8 that Lexus has built for use in a production car and is paired with a specially-calibrated eight-speed Sports Direct Shift transmission.
The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model positioned below the ES in the Lexus lineup. The first-generation Altezza (codename XE10) was launched in Japan in October 1998, while the Lexus IS 200 (GXE10) made its debut in Europe in 1999 and in North America as the IS 300 (JCE10) in 2000.
The company focused on selling inexpensive women's apparel door to door. When the '80s ushered in the heyday of mail-order apparel catalogues, it rebranded as J. Crew to go head to head with L.L ...
The LS 430 debuted in January 2000 and the LS 460/LS 460 L series in 2006. A domestic-market version of the LS 400 and LS 430, badged as Toyota Celsior (Japanese: トヨタ・セルシオ, Hepburn: Toyota Serushio), was sold in Japan until the Lexus marque was introduced there in
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The Lexus emblem returned to the grille for the first time since the first generation, and was placed at the center of a five-bar horizontal grille. For the debut 2007 models, Lexus introduced a number of unique colors exclusive to the ES 350, including Aquamarine Pearl, Royal Ruby Metallic, Moon Shell Mica, and Amber Pearl.