Lexus
![Lexus’ new LX has a waterproofed hybrid engine](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25668394/20241010_01_02.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.655148583276%2C0%2C66.689702833449%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus’ new LX has a waterproofed hybrid engine](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25668394/20241010_01_02.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.017271157167528%2C100%2C99.965457685665&w=2400)
Lexus
![Lexus shows off LF-ZC electric vehicle concept that will launch in 2026](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25031014/LF_ZC_000.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.659070191431%2C0%2C66.681859617138%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus shows off LF-ZC electric vehicle concept that will launch in 2026](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25031014/LF_ZC_000.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.01139211665528%2C100%2C99.977215766689&w=2400)
Transpo
![Lexus’ first electric vehicle, the RZ 450e, starts at under $60,000](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24507470/HERO_2023_Lexus_RZ_450e_Premium_Ether_001_scaled.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.66015625%2C0%2C66.6796875%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus’ first electric vehicle, the RZ 450e, starts at under $60,000](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24507470/HERO_2023_Lexus_RZ_450e_Premium_Ether_001_scaled.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0097637180238195%2C100%2C99.980472563952&w=2400)
Transpo
![Lexus could save the stick shift for EVs, if drivers are willing to pretend](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24278755/2023_Supra_A91_MT_MatteWhite_113.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus could save the stick shift for EVs, if drivers are willing to pretend](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24278755/2023_Supra_A91_MT_MatteWhite_113.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
![Lexus finally reveals its all-electric RZ 450e SUV](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23404694/2023_Lexus_RZ_Exterior_16_1500x1001.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.633333333333%2C0%2C66.733333333333%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus finally reveals its all-electric RZ 450e SUV](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23404694/2023_Lexus_RZ_Exterior_16_1500x1001.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.049950049950048%2C100%2C99.9000999001&w=2400)
Tech
![Lexus teases its first electric vehicle, and oh no, it’s got a steering yoke](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23368859/RZ_Teaser_1_16x9.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.871428571429%2C0%2C56.257142857143%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus teases its first electric vehicle, and oh no, it’s got a steering yoke](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23368859/RZ_Teaser_1_16x9.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8071428571429%2C0%2C84.385714285714%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
Transpo
![Toyota’s electric vehicle plans are getting bigger and more expensive](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23086972/20211214_BEV_06.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![Toyota’s electric vehicle plans are getting bigger and more expensive](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23086972/20211214_BEV_06.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
![The LF-Z concept shows just how far Lexus has to go in EVs](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22407359/2021_Lexus_LFZ_0018.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.752976190476%2C23.993644067797%2C47.276785714286%2C56.091101694915&w=2400)
Lexus’ next generation looks a lot like what we have now
![Lexus teases its first electric vehicles with a wild drone-deploying concept car](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19311274/Lexus_LF30_Concept_001_high.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=3.2352941176471%2C0%2C93.529411764706%2C100&w=2400)
The LF-30 is a weird harbinger of Lexus’ electric future
![The Lexus LF-1 Limitless concept is a futuristic rose gold stunner](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10056393/detroit_auto_show_2018_lexus_7355.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0099980003999178%2C100%2C99.9800039992&w=2400)
It’s lavish, but it’s a more realistic take on the future of the luxury SUV than we’ve previously seen from Lexus
![2017: My year in cars](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/9912377/akrales_171220_2203_0021.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus says its new luxury barge will drive itself by 2020](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/9535919/g_LS_Concept09.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus says its new luxury barge will drive itself by 2020](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/9535919/g_LS_Concept09.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
![Toyota’s billion-dollar AI research center has a new self-driving car](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8088081/TRI_Platform_PR_Still_1_8AD8EC57FA11E2692D78832B419DE8F502F04389.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![Toyota’s billion-dollar AI research center has a new self-driving car](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8088081/TRI_Platform_PR_Still_1_8AD8EC57FA11E2692D78832B419DE8F502F04389.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
![Get caught up in Lexus LIT IS’s mesmerizing light display](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7990141/akrales_170213_1452_A_0161.0.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
41,999 RGB LED lights create a 3,000-watt video spectacle
![Lexus covered a car with 41,999 LEDs to create the most phantasmagoric ride ever made](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7590227/lexus_lit_1.gif?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus covered a car with 41,999 LEDs to create the most phantasmagoric ride ever made](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7590227/lexus_lit_1.gif?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
Transpo
![Someone made the Lexus 2054 from Minority Report, and you can own it](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15841605/s-l1600.0.0.1465506730.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.3125%2C0%2C71.375%2C100&w=2400)
![Someone made the Lexus 2054 from Minority Report, and you can own it](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15841605/s-l1600.0.0.1465506730.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.2983070636311%2C100%2C93.403385872738&w=2400)
Entertainment
![Lexus nav systems broken by ‘errant’ traffic and weather data](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6617115/2016_Lexus_RX_450h_022_5A2C8642A037671F51E073A3F725E6265BAC25D8.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus nav systems broken by ‘errant’ traffic and weather data](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6617115/2016_Lexus_RX_450h_022_5A2C8642A037671F51E073A3F725E6265BAC25D8.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
![Many Lexus navigation systems bricked by over-the-air software update](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6612005/2016_Lexus_RX_450h_004_057A68E69120430B4B954E1C9F9720A5417400BB.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Many Lexus navigation systems bricked by over-the-air software update](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6612005/2016_Lexus_RX_450h_004_057A68E69120430B4B954E1C9F9720A5417400BB.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
![The insanely gorgeous Lexus LC is getting a hybrid version](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15693843/Lexus_LC_500h_002.0.0.1455565444.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=23.963753813027%2C0%2C52.072492373946%2C100&w=2400)
![The insanely gorgeous Lexus LC is getting a hybrid version](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15693843/Lexus_LC_500h_002.0.0.1455565444.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=10.945630719541%2C0%2C78.108738560919%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
![With the LC 500, it’s time to show Lexus some respect](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15657596/2016_NAIAS_Lexus_LC_500_015_127C1367B252C467C788C5F8FF57239B22C93829.0.0.1452618269.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![With the LC 500, it’s time to show Lexus some respect](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15657596/2016_NAIAS_Lexus_LC_500_015_127C1367B252C467C788C5F8FF57239B22C93829.0.0.1452618269.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
![Lexus LC 500 photo from the Detroit Auto Show](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-placeholder_f212b3.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=23.75%2C0%2C52.5%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus LC 500 photo from the Detroit Auto Show](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-placeholder_f212b3.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=10.625%2C0%2C78.75%2C100&w=2400)
Lexus
![Lexus LC 500 photos](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-placeholder_f212b3.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=23.75%2C0%2C52.5%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus LC 500 photos](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-placeholder_f212b3.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=10.625%2C0%2C78.75%2C100&w=2400)
Lexus
![This Lexus is riding on wheels and tires made entirely of ice](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15627893/2015-12-21_12_20_37.0.0.1450718487.gif?quality=90&strip=all&crop=22.03125%2C0%2C55.9375%2C100&w=2400)
![This Lexus is riding on wheels and tires made entirely of ice](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15627893/2015-12-21_12_20_37.0.0.1450718487.gif?quality=90&strip=all&crop=8.046875%2C0%2C83.90625%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
![I can’t even with the headlights on this Lexus](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15464536/2016_Lexus_GS_200t_001_8B0E56025833150D9F463B4696DF9F0C050A6449__1_.0.0.1439570513.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.733333333333%2C0%2C66.533333333333%2C100&w=2400)
![I can’t even with the headlights on this Lexus](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15464536/2016_Lexus_GS_200t_001_8B0E56025833150D9F463B4696DF9F0C050A6449__1_.0.0.1439570513.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.1%2C0%2C99.8%2C100&w=2400)
TL;DR
![The Lexus hoverboard in photos](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13077679/v-DSC_0479.0.0.1438720505.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.31250000000001%2C0%2C99.375%2C100&w=2400)
Outside Barcelona, the dream of Back to the Future came alive for a day — sort of
![Lexus hoverboard and hoverpark pictures](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-placeholder_f212b3.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=23.75%2C0%2C52.5%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus hoverboard and hoverpark pictures](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-placeholder_f212b3.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=10.625%2C0%2C78.75%2C100&w=2400)
Lexus
![Riding the Lexus hoverboard in Spain](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/12090519/vrg_vup_237_lexus_hoverboard_still.0.0.0.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![Riding the Lexus hoverboard in Spain](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/12090519/vrg_vup_237_lexus_hoverboard_still.0.0.0.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Verge Video
![I rode the Lexus hoverboard at a skatepark in Spain](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13077663/DSC_0780.0.0.1438703582.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.32467532467532%2C0%2C99.350649350649%2C100&w=2400)
It works, but it’s not great — it’s also just a prop for a commercial
![Here, will.i.am uses lasers to rave in a Lexus](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15448034/will.i.am_and_Lexus_create_laser_and_sound_spectacular_on_epic_street_stave__NXontrack_n2.0.0.1438264918.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.636363636364%2C0%2C66.727272727273%2C100&w=2400)
![Here, will.i.am uses lasers to rave in a Lexus](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15448034/will.i.am_and_Lexus_create_laser_and_sound_spectacular_on_epic_street_stave__NXontrack_n2.0.0.1438264918.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.04541326067212%2C100%2C99.909173478656&w=2400)
TL;DR
![Lexus will show its hoverboard in action on August 5th](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15447682/Screen_Shot_2015-07-29_at_12.14.59_PM.0.0.1438169963.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.331738437002%2C0%2C57.336523125997%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus will show its hoverboard in action on August 5th](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15447682/Screen_Shot_2015-07-29_at_12.14.59_PM.0.0.1438169963.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=6.9976076555024%2C0%2C86.004784688995%2C100&w=2400)
Tech
![Lexus built a car that glows in time with its driver’s heartbeat](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15438299/lexus.0.0.1437484997.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.894736842105%2C0%2C56.210526315789%2C100&w=2400)
![Lexus built a car that glows in time with its driver’s heartbeat](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15438299/lexus.0.0.1437484997.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8421052631579%2C0%2C84.315789473684%2C100&w=2400)
Entertainment
![This is the skatepark Lexus built for its real hoverboard](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15412595/IMG_35491.0.0.1435259479.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=23.15%2C0%2C53.7%2C100&w=2400)
![This is the skatepark Lexus built for its real hoverboard](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15412595/IMG_35491.0.0.1435259479.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.725%2C0%2C80.55%2C100&w=2400)
TL;DR
![Lexus says it’s made a hoverboard](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15410668/slide_bg.0.0.1435153070.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C15.652951699463%2C100%2C68.694096601073&w=2400)
![Lexus says it’s made a hoverboard](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15410668/slide_bg.0.0.1435153070.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C27.101967799642%2C100%2C45.796064400716&w=2400)
TL;DR
![Let’s talk about this insane design element on the new Lexus RX](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15317853/leuxs-rx-002-2040.0.0.1427895563.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Let’s talk about this insane design element on the new Lexus RX](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15317853/leuxs-rx-002-2040.0.0.1427895563.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Transpo
![Toyota and Lexus show off autonomous — but not self-driving — car at CES](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/12800019/DSC_3962_verge_super_wide.1419979163.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.617647058824%2C0%2C66.764705882353%2C100&w=2400)
![Toyota and Lexus show off autonomous — but not self-driving — car at CES](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/12800019/DSC_3962_verge_super_wide.1419979163.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.073421439060198%2C100%2C99.85315712188&w=2400)
Hands-on
![Ninety on Ninety, January 7, 2013, Update 3: the Pantech Discover, the Lexus self-driving car, and more](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/14197537/C13NON_0001_C_THUMB.1419979152.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.863636363636%2C0%2C56.272727272727%2C100&w=2400)
![Ninety on Ninety, January 7, 2013, Update 3: the Pantech Discover, the Lexus self-driving car, and more](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/14197537/C13NON_0001_C_THUMB.1419979152.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.7954545454545%2C0%2C84.409090909091%2C100&w=2400)
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