A favourite in Asia, the second-generation Lexus LM will soon be making its debut at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show, the same location the outgoing generation LM made its global debut in 2019. To further separate the Lexus LM from the regular Toyota Alphard, the Lexus minivan will be making its debut ahead of the new generation 2023 Toyota Alphard. The latter is expected to make its debut in Japan sometime in the middle of this year. In the outgoing generation Lexus LM, the most obvious visual cue

Lexus LM conversion kits are readily available, priced from RM 26k Almost a 1:1 replica, but there are differences Legit LMs are far and between With prices touching RM 1.1 million, the Lexus LM is not a cheap MPV by any means. Which is also why some Toyota Alphard and Vellfire owners decided to convert their MPVs into the more upmarket Lexus LM. A quick check on several marketplaces reveal that enterprising sellers are offering a conversion kit for the Alphard and Vellfire to look like the Lexu

It took several attempts for Mercedes-Benz to get its Maybach series models right, but the latest results show that they have cracked it. Worldwise sales of the company’s most expensive Mercedes-Maybach models increased by 50.7 percent in 2021, reaching 15,730 units. The Maybach cars are especially popular in China, where the company sells on average more than 900 Maybachs per month. That's about 30 cars per day! China is Mercedes-Benz’s most important market, contributing 36 percent of the comp

In a similar vein as the Suzuki Jimny, the Toyota Alphard can be considered the king of resale value, as prices of a used Alphard are higher than a brand-new one. You read that correctly – in China, prices of a three-year-old used Toyota Alphard are, on average, 17 percent higher than a brand-new unit. Also Read: The Suzuki Jimny defies logic – used units are priced higher than new ones A brand-new Alphard isn’t exactly cheap The third-gen Alphard went on sale in 2017, available only with a natu

If you've been looking to buy a Lexus LM 350, we've established that you are someone who probably doesn't know your bank account balance (you know, if you have to ask, you probably can't afford it). And let's face it, if you're prepared to fork out money for a Lexus LM, you're not gonna care that it costs twice the money of an Alphard. What you probably will care about is, perhaps what's the car like? Well, that is why you're here, prospective Lexus LM 350 owner, to find out the pros and cons of

If your regular Toyota Alphard and Vellfire aren’t posh enough for your liking, you might want to pay attention to the 2020 Lexus LM 300h. The luxury people-carrier comes in two variants, a 4-seater and a 7-seater variant. The 4-seater costs a cool 6.5 million baht (RM 874,556 in the current exchange rate) while 7 seater is 1 million baht lesser (RM 740,107). Mind you, a Mercedes-Benz S350d Exclusive is priced at 6.39 million baht (RM 859,790), thus making LM 300h as one of the priciest car in T