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IS220d TTE - 220 ch
0-100 en 7.5 secs, mieux que la 250!
TTE (Toyota Motorsport Gmbh - Cologne) s'est occupé de l'IS220d. Puissance portée de 177ch à 220 ch, couple porté d'une valeur dèjà respectable de 400Nm à 470 Nm. Superbes jantes de 19 pouces pour faire bonne mesure avec l'abaissement de caisse de 3 cm. Les pneus sont des 225/35 à l'avant (au lieu des 225/40 R18) et des 245/35 à l'arrière (au lieu des 255/40 R18).
Pour un tarif annoncé de la modification moteur de 1.149 €uros, l'IS220d peut désormais affronter sans aucun complexe les allemandes. Ceci devrait faire taire les bruits concernant le manque important de puissance constaté sur des modèles d'essai.
Associée à la ré****tion et la garantie TTE, cette modif devrait être très populaire.
Fonte: AutoblogThis certainly isn't the first time we've heard rumblings about Lexus working on a performance version of its GS sedan. The crew at Road & Track reports that the upcoming GS-F will serve as the range-topping trim in the GS model range, set apart from its siblings with not only a more aggressive appearance, but a serious increase in power, to boot.
Sources within Toyota have told the buff book that the GS-F will be powered by a 5.0-liter V8, just like the smaller IS-F, but that output will be increased to 465 horsepower for the larger sedan. The other key ingredient to making the GS-F a serious performer is a substantial reduction in weight. Through the use of aluminum and carbon fiber components, Toyota aims to have the GS-F weigh in at about 3,700 pounds*, meaning it should be capable of ripping off 4.5-second 0-60 times.
Toyota is positioning the GS-F to compete with the likes of the BMW M5 and Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, with prices to start somewhere around the $90,000 to $100,000 range. No official timeframe has been given on when we'll actually see the GS-F, but R&T states that it could show up as early as 2012, after the refreshed GS range debuts.
Fonte: Automotive News'Progressive luxury'? It's hybrids, edgier design, sporty trim
NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota is pushing a new global theme of "progressive luxury" for its Lexus brand, including a greater focus on hybrids, advanced telematics and sporty packages.
The new strategy also calls for bolder design and may include entering new market segments.
It is all part of a plan to unify Lexus' image around the world, said Karl Schlicht, general manager in charge of global Lexus marketing and product planning.
"There was a need to make sure we were all on the same page," said Schlicht, a 50-year-old Canadian who has been in the job since January 2009.
Lexus got its start in the United States two decades ago and has been the top-selling luxury brand in this country for 10 years.
"It's very simple when you have one market," said Schlicht, who was interviewed last week at Toyota Motor Corp.'s offices in Nagoya. "You have multiple regions now - like Europe wanting one direction, Japan another and China coming on. That gets more complicated."
He said the aim of progressive luxury is to strengthen an identity of smart luxury -- where social responsibility and green credentials count as much as, if not more than, raw engine power and conspicuous consumption.
The Lexus CT 200h hybrid, which went on sale this year, is the first result of the new push into progressive luxury, said Schlicht. Fine-tuning the car's suspension to provide a sporty ride -- despite mustering only 134 hp - underscores the priorities.
He said progressive luxury will be spelled out in future models through:
- More expressive, daring designs.
- Aggressive application of hybrid technology.
- Advanced use of onboard telematics.
- Expanded use of F and F Sports packages, following the IS-F and IS-F Sports performance variations. For starters, the sporty packages will be added to the CT and RX ranges.
The F packages deliver a specially tuned or completely different engine, transforming the base model into a "real sports car in every sense of the word," said Schlicht. The F Sports trim is a lower-rung option offering the standard engine with sporty tuning of the suspension.
Lexus also is exploring new niches after tapping the entry-level luxury segment with the CT.
A top priority is a coupe to fill the void left by the discontinued SC, Schlicht said. Other possibilities include new SUV variants. But going smaller than the CT is unlikely, he said.
"There are new segments developing as we speak, segments within segments," said Schlicht, who joined Toyota in 1986. "I think there's lots of potential future markets."
Meanwhile, Schlicht said Lexus probably will keep its crown as the top-selling luxury car maker in the United States this year for the 11th straight year. But he wants to wind down as soon as possible the aggressive incentives that helped deliver those results.
Lexus sales climbed 8 percent to 201,769 vehicles through November, putting it on pace to best BMW in car sales. But to get there, Lexus had to pile on incentives after the brand was stung by multiple recalls, covering a wide variety of items that included floor mats, brake cylinders, valve springs and vehicle stability controls.
"The impact is huge on our dealers," Schlicht said. "They did an incredible job to sell what they did."
He defended the incentives as necessary and having minimal impact on residual values.
"We don't think we've gone over the top," Schlicht said. "If we saw any damage to our brand, our company is mature enough not to chase No. 1 just for the sake of No. 1."
Não vai sair outro F?
Expanded use of F and F Sports packages, following the IS-F and IS-F Sports performance variations. For starters, the sporty packages will be added to the CT and RX ranges.
Saiu agora o IS200D com 150CV e consta que em 2011 vai haver novidades no GS450 e no LS600, talvez com versões a gasóleo. Estes dois ultimos são hibridos e passam a diesel tambem, vêm dar um arrombo nas vendas da BMW, MERCEDES e AUDI
Fonte: WorldCarFansLexus sold almost 230,000 units in 2010 but the Japanese premium marque's lead over its German rivals is slipping
Lexus has once again topped its German competitors to become the best-selling premium brand in the United States market for 2010.
The Toyota Motor Corp. luxury marque sold 229,329 units in the U.S. in 2010. BMW came in second with 220,113 unit sales for the year. Mercedes-Benz was the third-place premium brand with 216,448 vehicles sold last year.
Lexus has been the leader in premium sales in the United States for over a decade. But it's grip on the title is slipping.
The Japanese brand's lead over BMW shrunk in 2010 to just 9,216 units, compared to 19,473 in 2009. Mercedes-Benz also saw its sales rise by 14 percent in 2010, compared to Lexus' 6.2 percent jump.
"They [Lexus] certainly got impacted negatively by the lingering recall news for Toyota, and we've also seen BMW and Benz being more aggressive when it came to incentive spending and marketing," said U.S. auto sales analyst Jesse Toprak of TrueCar.com.
VW Group's premium brand Audi also saw a large increase in sales of 23 percent for 2010 in the U.S. and selling more than 100,000 units for the first time. But those numbers still leave it way behind its arch-rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz.