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Spa 6 Hours: Ferrari claims pole to continue WEC domination

Ferrari blocked out the top three positions in qualifying for Saturday’s Spa 6 Hours as the Italian manufacturer continued its domination of the 2025 World Endurance Championship. 

Autosport · May 9, 2025

Toyota Still Has a Shocking Number of Cars on the Road

10,159,336—that’s how many cars the Toyota Motor Corporation sold last year, including those with a Lexus badge. Add in the vehicles shipped by its Daihatsu and Hino subsidiaries, and the total rises to 10,821,480. Even though deliveries dropped by 3.7 percent compared to the previous year, Toyota still came out…

Motor1 · May 9, 2025

Toyota Chairman Says a Sports Car Must Have a Gas Engine

It’s been nearly two years since Toyota gave us a taste of an electric sports car, but the FT-Se concept has yet to evolve into a production model. That’s because a road-going version isn’t coming anytime soon. Instead, the company’s chairman would much rather stick to performance vehicles powered by…

Motor1 · Apr 30, 2025

Buick's New Minivan Is a Love Letter to China

For decades, stretched sedans were the default luxury car in China. However, posh minivans have been gaining traction, prompting even Volvo to launch the EM90, and Lexus the LM. While these fancy family haulers have only been around for a short while, Buick has been selling the GL8 for a…

Motor1 · Apr 21, 2025

Sound Up: The Lexus GR GT3 Sports Car Sounds Amazing

The Lexus/Toyota GR GT3 sports car can't come soon enough. Originally debuting in concept form at the Tokyo Auto Salon in 2022, the production version is destined to hit the road sometime in 2026. But before it does, listen to these sweet, sweet sounds of the prototype testing at Laguna…

Motor1 · Apr 20, 2025

The Lexus LS Is Not Dying

Lexus dropped a teaser yesterday for the next-generation ES, confusingly calling the luxury sedan a “global flagship model.” That got us wondering: What does this mean for the LS? Is Lexus preparing to retire its long-running full-size sedan? We reached out to the company for clarification, and representatives from both…

Motor1 · Apr 17, 2025

New Lexus ES: Is It Going All-Electric Next?

The Lexus ES has always been a strong seller. Introduced in 1989, it's always been the mainstream Lexus sedan, but never the one that got the most attention. That may be changing. Lexus just announced it will reveal the eighth-generation ES on April 23 at the Shanghai motor show, which…

InsideEVs · Apr 16, 2025

The Next Lexus ES Is Coming Soon

The current-generation ES has been around for seven years, and despite facelifts in 2021 and 2024, the midsize luxury sedan is starting to show its age. Thankfully, Lexus is almost ready to unveil the eighth-generation model. As with the outgoing version, the official debut will take place in China, where…

Motor1 · Apr 16, 2025

Lexus Has a 'Young People Problem'

Automakers love to tout their young buyer bases. A few years ago, Dodge claimed it had the youngest customers in the business. In March, Ferrari said that 40 percent of its new clients were under 40. Companies want to appear hip and cool, and many don’t want to muck up…

Motor1 · Apr 14, 2025

A deja vu IMSA weekend as Porsche Penske claims third overall 2025 win in Long Beach

A Porsche Penske-perfect and Porsche-perfect weekend as the German manufacturer sweeps both categories, the #7 GTP and #177 AO Racing GTD Rexy car

Motorsport · Apr 13, 2025