Finally! Lexus Museum on the way!

Is this an early April Fools joke?

Lexus has put out some good product and it has changed the luxury landscape, but it is only two decades old. Seems kind of premature to me.

They could have examples of each model generation for all models and still not have enough cars.

If true though that may be where the LFA finally ends up.

I hope they have an exhibit showing how the Camry platform can be turned into eight models. I would also like to see a history of the variations of their tag line over the years. It's a powerful testament to the genius of Toyota the way they demonstrated how you don't actually need to be passionate if you put the word "passionate" in your tag line.

there is no doubt already a museum for toyota. and why would they try to pinch pennies on a Lexus museaum. toyota is NOT general motors.

Hahahahahah

MEUSEUM.....THIS HAS TO BE THE FUNNIEST THING I HEARD SO FAR THIS YEAR

What's funnier is the way you spelled museum......Copy and Paste works wonders.

monkey see, monkey do.

let's name all our models using alphanumerics.
let's have 3 tiers of luxury sedans.
lets mimic every innovation of our competitors.
let's open a museum to showcase our 20 whole years of existence.


hahhahahaahhaaaa!

"Let's change the naming structure of our models to match what Lexus has."

-some mid 90's Benz executive

I can hear it now

"Way back in 1989 the Lexus..."

the test drive. What....

I think some of you guys are being sarcastic. Lexus has a race car for your information! Check out www.teamlexus.com and see for yourself.

Ok, don't go to that site. I checked it out and there is nothing there and it just says "Coming Soon". Sorry.

You can call me NannerPus NannerPus! I like pancakes!

if not lexus, they should fear TOYOTA. a prototype hybrid racer beat out ALL competitors in a race at the Fuji Speedway, including porsches and beemers.

with supercapacitors, it recycled energy everyone else was DUMPING on each curve.

the Tesla has proved electric cars CAN be fast. with toyota/lexus engineering driving hybrids ever further ahead, these CAN and likely will dominate future racing venues where ever they apply it.

We all know that Japanese cars don't last and Lexus is no exception. I am not surprised they want to preserves some examples, considering that is hard to find one that is more than 5 years old in acceptable condition.

A Lexus that managed to survive 10-15 years is extremely rare and can no doubt be considered a museum piece.

as usual, star sees things backasswards. japanese cars actually OUTLAST most others. (the sole exceptions being the bodywork of some early examples where road salt is used; drivetrains still lived long lives.)

any glance at CR frequency of repair charts will show toyotas (to say nothing of lexuses) can be run THREE TIMES LONGER before getting the same rate of problems as ANY competitor, other than honda.

Yaaaaayyyyyyy!!! I am so TOTALLY excited!!! You guys stop making fun! Lexus has been around for ever and ever- almost before I was totally even born!!! They have totally been on the forefront of incredible innovations like door-weights, blue-tinted sunroofs, weird spikey hair-dos, mis-matching name brands in the same outfit, and most important to the auto industry, creating the need for after-sales products like rust-proofing. You will all be totally eating your words when you see this museum! My daddy is going to buy it for me when it comes out- and I'm going to charge all you silly nin-cum-poops DOUBLE to get in!!! So THERE!

You are like totally delusional sister! BMW is the only company that deserves any recognition because they invented everything, and by the way...they are FABULOUS! Just like me darling! I'm telling you I know, all my fashionable cool friends tell me. If I don't buy one I won't be "in" and I can't deal with that! I'll have to go on Prozac. Anyhow, BMW is naturally superior, even if they really aren't, everyone thinks so. Kisses...

Great satire!

BMWGino, Your apology is totally accepted! ;)

Don't you first have to have a history to build a Museum? Strange....monkey see monkey do.

Oh, Sailor, you forgot Inglostadt and Zwickau where you can see 100 years of automotive history, technology, and motor sports including the legendary Silver Arrows and the dominating Quattros.

What are they going to showcase in it? An LS400 and SC300 coupe? Because those are about the only Lexus I can think off that will ever achieve classic status.

Oh yeah, that spokesperson is full of BS. I mean:

"the heritage and success Lexus has enjoyed around the world..."

Now that is funny.

We all know that Japanese cars don't last and Lexus is no exception. I am not surprised they want to preserves some examples, considering that is hard to find one that is more than 5 years old in acceptable condition.

A Lexus that managed to survive 10-15 years is extremely rare and can no doubt be considered a museum piece.

The ignorance and bias in this place seems to grow stronger each day.

Why is it bad for Lexus's lower priced offerings to be the biggest sellers?

You think the German brands are any different?

The new cars look so old, Toyota can drive them straight out of the factory, and straight into the museum.

What would they put on display? This has to be a joke.

if you thot you were being funny, then people in the know at least will just LAUGH AT YOUR IGNORANCE.

look at any listing of days worth of inventory. both toyota and lexus have the LOWEST numbers. cars move off their lots faster than from ANY other volume dealerships.

back in '89 and '90, lexus had already gobbled up so much of their competitors' sales that MBs were filling up storage lots, as the dealers could not move OVERPRICED, unreliable cars as they used to BEFORE lexus came on the scene.

THIS IS HISTORICAL FACT. (not that all you critics have much sense of history.)

ROFLMAO...
They need to place endless rows of beds in order to keep people from falling on the ground sleeping. Perhaps full staff of medical personal for American old folks on each booths are necessary too. We all know that our old timers are responsible for Lexus being where they are today.

I forgot about adult diapers. They'll need plenty of those, maybe they can have Depends to pay some of the cost too. It will be good advertising for both.

Lexus builds the most reliable, beautifully engineered and high quality luxury cars out there... every Lexus dealership is a museum :)

Answer, which poster are you insulting with profanity, "sector" or "RisingSun"? They seems to fall below your high standards for discourse on the notoriously lo-brow Autospies forum.

Answer = Fence-Sitting, Self-Righteous, pancake hating skank.

That should meet your criteria.


You can call me NannerPus

Yeah baby +1. Germany forever!

+1 Rising Sun. Great post.

Is it going to be in a two or three car garage?

Seriously?

they going to showcase the last 20yrs, 4 getting money from the old German drivers that turn Lexus drivers...FACT

most lexus drivers are museum pieces...

wow..... I'd better of believing in a toyota museum even though its still kind of unbelievable seeing that more then 85% of the cars we see out there are toyotas... Because Lexus museum?... they have got a lot to put into a museum with only almost 20 years worth of heritage.... Seeing that Mercedes Benz has atleast 100 years... well dont mention, just take bmw as an example.... I would say atleast a 50 year range would be a better time to decide on a museum... unless they really got something to suprise us with...?

"Leksis = to wipe your ass in Turkish!?

ROFLMAO!!!! I love Turkish already! I want to learn Turkish!

Imagine if Lexus decides to sell cars in Turkey! Lexus - The Passionate Pursuit of Ass Wiping is how the Turks would perceive that brand! Lexus Leksis!!!!

I am leksisin in the bathroom! LOL!!!!"


Post of the Week! Thanks for the great laugh. Too funny!

Yeah, kind of delusional, so outrageous this can't be true.

No sense of humor, 43LE? What else to expect from a fanboi.

If you had half a brain you would know that I'm not a Lexus fan...thus not a fanboi. I don't spew out comments about how I love them, unlike you that adores anything German, even if it's not a good product.

I guess they could display the evolution of lexus from toyota in the museum. They should also put king sized pillow top bed around the cars for people falling asleep looking at their toyotas

Which museum would you rather visit? Lincoln, Cadillac, or Lexus? German cars are not included in this comparison since they are all located in Germany.

Lincoln, Cadillac, diffentley V12,V16 historic cars the the 30,40,50, and 60s.

....and in 1948 Toyota was born, in 1989 they ceated Lexus or Luxury Export US. Toyota accountants had discovered that vain Americans would pay more money for a Toyota if they could get a free coffee, have a steak and their nails done while they were shopping for a new Toyota. Seriously, is it April 1st yet?

Hey German blowhards!

have ya'll seen Minority Report? did you notice the awesome futuristic vehicle Mr. Cruise in rollin in? it's a LEXUS.

have you retards any idea how forward thinking the Japanese are? cars that are self-cleaning that can be driven in an accident free system and can change colors on command are some of the things Lexus has right now... what about the MAG-LEV system that's incorporated into buildings so that it transforms driving experience into an environmental experience... you people need to get a clue, it's not about racing heritage this or brand pedigree that.... Lexus is not concern with such frivolous activity, but the wonderful technology that's in store for the future.

At the pace Lexus is moving right now and the way this brand will transform is ultimately what this museum will showcase.

Japan = most technologically advanced nation on earth... and 2nd wealthiest nation on earth, all in less than 50yrs!

Nobody puts down Japan as a country here. We are talking about the merits of Japan when it comes to cars and unfortunately those are very small.

Japan could NEVER build a car that sets the standard in a segment...any segment. They always offered a lesser version of a German engineering marvel for less money. Japanese are known for building value cars or second rate cars. They do make great Plasmas though.

Dude... You belong in Leksis museum!

Sector, in regards to Minority Report, have you not heard of product placement? Many companies pay to get their products in movies.

So Sector you're say the Lexus's history resides in fictional cars of the future? Well the makes sense, The LF-A will be there for sure.

Umm, I wouldn't call it product placement (in commercial sense)if a director of the movie (Spielberg) goes to Lexus himself to receive consultation and material to help create his movie... that GAP scene however was a "product placement"

Did you bother to read your sources?


2007 List by the International Monetary Fund
1 United States 13,840,000
2 Japan 4,381,576 <---
3 Germany 3,320,913
4 China (PRC) 3,280,224h
5 United Kingdom 2,804,437

2007 List by the World Bank
1 United States 13,811,200
2 Japan 4,376,705 <---
3 Germany 3,297,233
4 China (PRC) 3,280,053
5 United Kingdom 2,727,806

2008 List by the CIA World Factbook
1 United States 14,330,000
2 Japan 4,844,000 <---
3 China (PRC) 4,222,000
4 Germany 3,818,000
5 France 2,987,000

another source is the U.S> Patent Office listings for new patents issued.

in automotive and automotive related technology, JAPANESE names and companies have the longest listings.

more NEW devices and improvements come from japanese engineers than any other country's.

so laff and poke fun, lexus haters. the future BELONGS to toyota and lexus.

and if the global recession/DEPRESSION continues to shake out the financially (to say nothing of technological) shaky, toyota/lexus WILL BE the LAST MAN (auto company) STANDING. count on it!

Lexus museum!!!

Lord have mercy what's next, the Blink 182 museum o_O

"You DoucheMobiles fanbois fail so bad"!!!

true.

all the rancor they express toward lexus is simply a REFLECTION of the inner disappointment they're ashamed to admit or express over being RIPPED OFF paying WAY TOO MUCH for german iron that can't even match TOYOTA standards of quality and reliability.

The only ones getting ripped off are Lexus buyers, buying into the marketing hype that somehow a psuedo-premium brand like lexus is actually somehow prestigous to own. The ignorants the only ones to fall for it. Any remotely brain functioning person with some knowledge of automobiles should now otherwise. What has lexus done other than serve coffee and bagels at dealerships to be seriously considered a premium brand globally? Luxury does not equal premium. I can buy a camry fully loaded and it is thus luxury. To be premium you have to prove yourself through technological innovation, develop a racing and performance pedigree, and build a certain type of culture where you are seen as a leader not to mention develop clubs around the globe of enthusiasts and owners. Plus, you must have heritage which shows innovations, racing, luxury, and premium status to be a premium carmaker. Lexus must go head to head in motor sports with Audi, BMW, MB, and Porsche to gain some kind of respect from true automotive enthusiasts. Builing reliable, but passionless cars isn't going to win converts.

So why the hell didn't you post there?

Oh right, the same reason everyone else doesn't either.

Because all the autospies "enthusiasts" don't really have anything releveant to say.

Maybe Toyota thinks they can give Lexus "heritage" by giving them a museum. All the European premium brands have one (not sure about Jaguar and Lancia). I agree with one poster that it would be better if this was a Toyota museum where they could showcase a little bit of that small Lexus history, because Lexus really has nothing, absolutely thing, that deserves to be displayed in a museum except for perhaps the original LS.

"Japan AND Germany can both make great cars."

- Who said that they didn't? We're just talking about Lexus here. Last time I checked TOYOTA isn't the only car builder from Japan.

"Japan AND Germany can both make great cars" 'answer'

Wrong again. Japan NEVER built great cars. All they do is attempting unsuccessfully to copy the German Masterpieces.

If you want to see the history of Lexus, just go to a Hyundai showroom.
Same story different time.

But wait..... One thing is different. Hyundai's have some style.
Copied of course, but at least with some flair.

I can understand Lexus having a museum. Lexus vehicle looks the best, performs the best, and tastes the best

- Lexus Fan

As if without the signature we would have never guess you are a Lexus fan. LMAO...

Lexus should be in a warehouse museum instead of on the streets.

What autospies.com needs is a virtual museum of all the high caliber idiotic douchebags that have posted the most insanely-biased crap here over the years.

Such museum would have YOU as the main attraction. LOL...

Answer, you should stalk posters like "teknik" if you feel like you have some kind of mission to pester people with your insults and commentary.

BTW how did you get so much sand in your vagina?

My goal is just to remind you dorks that even though it's "cool" to post crap dogging the Lexus brand, it doesn't make the illogical stuff you say true in the slightest.

Posting an anti-Lexus comment on autospies is akin to giving a fat kid a piece of cake. The kid gets what he wants. You feel good for a few minutes. But the consequences of the action linger on. The kid gets fatter, and with your comments, the ignorant on here become more so.

"... and with your comments, the ignorant on here become more so."

LOL!!! REMINDS me of of Click and Clack's statement that TWO guys can indeed be dumber than either one alone.

the collective stupidity of all the haters here is likewise compounded beyond measure!

Maybe in 30 years, when thy are 50. And let's admit it: they are building good cars and so they'll be around then.

Should be a great place to catch a nap...
- F666

And it would be the best damn nap ever~ :)

Lots of Lexus haters on this site... but seriously I like some of their cars but there is no way they should have a museum. They're going to have what 20 cars they've had in the last 20 years

4-5 Generation ES
4-5 Generation LS
2 Generation IS
3 Generation GS
2 Generation SC
2 Generation RX
2 Generation LX
1 Generation GX

I AM REALLY AMAZED WITH ALL THESE TROLLS WHO ACTUALLY CONSIDER THEMSELVES ENTHUSIAST. THE NEWS ABOUT LEXUS BUILDING A MUSEUM ONLY EXISTS ON AUTOSPIES, DOESN'T THAT TELL YOU ANYTHING? I DON'T MEAN TO RUIN THE FUN BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HOAX AND ALL YOU SHEEP BIT THE HOOK. WOW! AND YOU EUROPEANS HAVE THE AUDACITY TO CALL AMERICANS "UNEDUCATED"... HAHAHA! JOKES ON YOU, YOU RETARDS!! UP NEXT: "LEXUS PLANS ON BUILDING CARS ON THE MOON TO HELP PRESERVE THE PLANET".. NOW, FLAME ON THAT YOU TROLLS!!

lemonade,

your comments are still LAMEnade. Using caps doesn't really help either.

Star,


I haven't seen you on here in a while.. So what are the German car makers up to these days? Oh that's right!.. They're busy using eachother as hedge funds to make it seem like they're actually making money. Hey Agent009, how's that investigation coming along in Germany?

By the way Star..


Star spelled backward is actually a disgusting rodent (ratS) which is exactly what you are.

Star is actually short for BrownStar, the aperture/valve which meters emissions/hot air and other pollutants from digested sauerkraut.

Sounds like a bunch of crybaby civic owners in here...

Lexus has barely been around for twenty years; so I don't know what business it has doing opening up a museum. I'll consider taking them seriously when they decide to engineer something other than an egg on wheels.

lol! great comments, tonymountainman.

but go easy on hys=undaismoke. at least he's smart enuff to know too, how overrated the douche-moblies are.

I love when all the haters blog about stuff that doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

who cares

Lexus Museum, bring it on! It would be interesting to see what they put in it. I have seen some of the earlier LS400s in great condition. The owners that baby them do a good job. I must admit, the Lexus design doesn't look as dated now as the W126 S-class that the LS400 competed against back in 1989. BTW, I'm beginning to think RISINGSUN is the return of CHUCKYG37.

"I must admit, the Lexus design doesn't look as dated now as the W126 S-class that the LS400 competed against back in 1989."

That's because the 1989 S class Mercedes was close to the end of its life cicle started its life 10 years earlier). Why don't you compare the 1992 S class Mercedes with the 1992 LS Lexus and see how they compare. The 1992 LS looks like an antique compare with the 1992 S class Mercedes.