Lexus Malaysia has confirmed that it has no plans to introduce the second-generation Lexus LM this year. This is despite parent company UMW Toyota Motor opening its order books for the latest AH40 generation 2023 Toyota Alphard and Toyota Vellfire. Like a Mercedes-Maybach S580 and a regular S-Class, the Lexus LM builds on the highest Executive Lounge variant of the Toyota Alphard. Lexus Malaysia’s confirmation is not surprising, because the LM has not gone on sale even in Lexus’ home market, Jap

Bringing the Toyota Alphard to a global market, its high-flying luxury mover twin, the all-new 2023 Lexus LM will be entering the European market for the first time ever. However, due to the continent’s emissions regulations, the Lexus LM will only be offered a hybrid powertrain. At its global debut at the ongoing 2023 Shanghai Auto Show, the second-generation Lexus LM is powered by a 2.4-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine or a 2.5-litre naturally-aspirated hybrid 4-cylinder unit. The l

Japanese police cars aren’t just limited to the run-of-the-mill Toyota Crown or Toyota Prius, as certain prefectural police forces have far more potent cars in their fleet. Unlike other prefectural police departments, the Tochigi Prefectural police force has the most interesting fleet of cars, which includes Japanese icons like the Lexus LC 500, Nissan GT-R, and Honda NSX. Honda donated the NA1 Honda NSX to the Tochigi Prefectural Police force in 1992, while the R35 Nissan GT-R was donated to th

It may slightly resemble one, but don’t mistake it for an Alphard - this is the 2021 Lexus LM 350 that’s just been launched in Malaysia. Coming in sole 4-seater guise and imported (CBU) from Japan, prices for this house-on-wheels starts from RM 1.11 million. At RM 1,106,513, it's circa RM 135k dearer than the Lexus LS 500 Luxury (RM 1.02 mil) and 2.5x more than the Alphard (official UMWT unit, with the 3.5-litre V6) it's based on, which starts from RM 446k. Exterior - More opulent than Alphard W

Downsizing. It is a dirty word to many car enthusiasts, but apparently unavoidable. Even purveyors of large engines, Mercedes-AMG, recently announced that its venerable 4.0-litre, twin turbo V8 engines will be replaced with hybrid 4-cylinder ones. Quite a shock to the system, yes. If you, like me, lived through the late 1980s and entire 1990s, you'd know that premium and performance cars of that era mostly came with large-capacity engines. 2.0-litre engines? That was the minimum entry ticket bac

Following its global debut last year, Lexus Malaysia has announced that orders for the new 2021 Lexus LS 500 facelift are now opened. The flagship saloon will be offered here with two variants, the LS 500 Luxury and LS 500 Executive Kiriko. Prices for the LS 500 Luxury start from RM 1,023,629 while the LS 500 Executive Kiriko starts from RM 1,304,768. Both prices are on the road, excluding insurance and 50% SST which is valid until 30-June 2021. Lexus’ flagship saloon has numerous styling revisi