The 2010 Lexus GS 450h

The Lexus GS 450h has been freshened up for the 2010 model year with styling changes, new colours, revisions to the Pre-Crash Safety system and new navigation and audio packages

Lexus LF-Ch to debut at Frankfurt, other models revised

Lexus will unveil the LF-Ch full hybrid premium compact concept at the forthcoming 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, and will be joined on the Lexus stand by the updated LS, GS, IS and IS-F models

Lexus GS range revised for 2008, with new GS 460

The Lexus GS range has been revised for 2008, with a new 4.6-litre V8 engine for the new GS 460, and subtle styling changes to the bumpers and door mirrors

Lexus GS 450h in Japan’s Tokachi 24 hour endurance race

The Lexus GS 450h, the world’s first rear-wheel drive hybrid power sports saloon, made its motor racing debut in Japan’s only 24-hour race last month

Lexus GS 300 LE Limited Edition

Lexus has created a special edition of its GS saloon – the GS Limited Edition (LE) – in Aleutian Grey paintwork with 18″ wheels and body style enhancements

Hybrid Lexus GS 450h on sale now

The new hybrid Lexus GS 450h, combining the power of a 197bhp electric motor and a new 292bhp 3.5-litre V6, is on sale now, priced from £38,015

Lexus GS300 and GS430

I can’t be the only one tired with the current German pre-occupation with rock-hard suspension, unfathomable control systems and poor-quality materials. What we need is a real alternative, something of a Johnny-come-lately to the car industry, to remind the sausage-sampling thigh-slappers that what their executive customers really want is reliable, usable, comfortable and entertaining transport to soothe their furrowed brows after a hard day in the boardroom. Toyota, the world’s most successful car manufacturer, has been listening. They’ve been busily punting Lexus, their luxury offshoot, through something of a renaissance of late, with a new visual identity and a raft of new models scheduled to glide gently onto the market over the next few years. The first of which, the new GS, arrives in the UK this month (April) in two guises – 3.0-litre GS300 and 4.3-litre V8 GS430. We’ve tried them both