Toyota launches free app guide to company car tax

Toyota and Lexus have launched a new free Company Car Tax Guide to help company car users and fleet managers keep up-to-date with the latest company car tax matters. The guide is available as an app for Apple and Android smart phones, tablets and PCs from toyotalexusfleetservices.co.uk. The guide provides full details of how business cars and vans are treated for tax in the UK, and allows users to calculate BIK (Benefit-in-Kind) and NIC (National Insurance Contributions) over a...

Lexus recruits Chiwetel Ejiofor for new ad campaign

Award-winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is the new voice of Lexus. The star of stage, screen and television has been appointed by the luxury carmaker to lend his distinctive voice to its new Creating Amazing campaign. The new multi-million pound campaign has been produced for the company by ad agency CHI and will be launched this summer for the new GS and RX arrivals. Richard Balshaw, Lexus Director, said: “Chiwetel is the perfect choice for the campaign. He has a distinctive, rich and engaging...

Why self-driving cars are the future

Hollywood blockbusters Demolition Man, Minority Report and I, Robot, as well as classic TV show Knight Rider, all share one thing in common: autonomous, self-driving cars. Whilst KITT is by far the most famous, each of the films demonstrates just how easy life is when you don't have to drive yourself. But how close to becoming reality are these? The thought crossed my mind as I’ve spent the last week driving around in a Lexus LS600h L, a behemoth of a car that packs a 5.0 litre V8 engine up...

Lexus looking to differentiate not impersonate German rivals

Luxury Japanese carmaker Lexus is working hard on its brand personality to present itself as an alternative to German premium marques, rather than trying to tackle them head on. The head of the brand's European operations, Paul Van Der Burgh, said at the Geneva Motor Show: "We are also working on giving our cars better driving dynamics through chassis and engine tuning. "You will also see our vehicles taking on more of the visual cues we see in the CT-200h which has been a very...

Lexus reveals details of new GS range

Lexus has revealed details of its new GS range – available to order now, highlighting the high specification, eye-catching design and contemporary feel. The range is available in six models, with even the most basic GS 250 SE sporting 17-inch alloy wheels, automatic bi-xenon headlamps and windscreen wipers, LED daytime running lights and a rear-view camera with parking guide monitor. Powered by a 206bhp 2.5-litre V6 Dual VVT-i petrol engine, the GS 250 SE comes with leather upholstery,...