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2014年4月27日

Lexus LS L-Select program: Escape Journey






There many beautiful items produced in Japan that unfortunately are not available outside the country. The same implies for the L-Select customization program available for the Lexus LS.

As part of the L-Select program (more info), there are six ‘worlds’ from which to choose the look and feel of your interior. Those "worlds" are the Presidential Suite, Escape Journey, Japanese Modern (my personal favourite), Royal Therapy, Wild Beauty and Passionate Spirit. The most distinct ones are definately the Escape Journey and the Passionate Spirit and although they may seem as extreme at first glance, the craftmanship and colour combinations are simply amazing.

The Escape Journey (more info) in particular conjures the image of a Mediterranean style yacht. The Marine Blue (マリンブルー) leather on the dashboard is spread in such a way that reproduces the scene of a steering cruiser aiming at the horizon (Kajiwokiru 舵を切る)! The aluminium trim also conjures the image of how the water reflects light.


Source of photos: Luxury TV

Source of price list: kotakunのページ

2013年8月27日

Scoop: Lexus NX

The new Lexus NX will go head to head with BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA. It is expected to revealed in autumn, during Tokyo Motor Show, and sales should start at some point in 2014 for an estimated price of 3,500,000 yen.

Power is expected to come from a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, badged NX 200t, and a 2.5-liter engine coupled with Lexus' hybrid system, badged NX 300h.