Toyota unveils high-end Lexus luxury car

Toyota unveils high-end Lexus luxury car

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Vice President Kazuo Okamoto stands beside a Lexus luxury car brand's high-end model, the LS, at a press conference in Tokyo on April 26. The company plans to put the LS on sale as the successor to the Celsior in Japan in September. Toyota plans to launch a gasoline-fueled version powered by a 4.6-liter engine in September and a gasoline-electric hybrid version next spring. It will introduce the LS in foreign countries this fall or later.

Toyota unveils 3 series of Lexus brand for Japan

Toyota unveils 3 series of Lexus brand for Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses for photos beside the Lexus GS430 luxury car, one of three Lexus-brand cars the company unveiled at a press conference in Tokyo on July 26. This is the first time for Toyota to use the Lexus brand, which was launched in the North American market in 1989, in Japan. Some Lexus brand cars are sold in Japan under the Celsior marque.

Toyota unveils 3 series of Lexus brand for Japan

Toyota unveils 3 series of Lexus brand for Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses for photos beside the Lexus GS430 luxury car, one of three Lexus-brand cars the company unveiled at a press conference in Tokyo on July 26. This is the first time for Toyota to use the Lexus brand, which was launched in the North American market in 1989, in Japan. Some Lexus brand cars are sold in Japan under the Celsior marque. (Kyodo)

Toyota unveils 3 series of Lexus brand for Japan

Toyota unveils 3 series of Lexus brand for Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses for photos beside the Lexus GS430 luxury car, one of three Lexus-brand cars the company unveiled at a press conference in Tokyo on July 26. This is the first time for Toyota to use the Lexus brand, which was launched in the North American market in 1989, in Japan. Some Lexus brand cars are sold in Japan under the Celsior marque. (Kyodo)

Toyota unveils high-end Lexus luxury car

Toyota unveils high-end Lexus luxury car

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Vice President Kazuo Okamoto stands beside a Lexus luxury car brand's high-end model, the LS, at a press conference in Tokyo on April 26. The company plans to put the LS on sale as the successor to the Celsior in Japan in September. Toyota plans to launch a gasoline-fueled version powered by a 4.6-liter engine in September and a gasoline-electric hybrid version next spring. It will introduce the LS in foreign countries this fall or later. (Kyodo)