SEMA-Five-Axis' Stealthy Lexus GS 460

After the sinister-looking Project IS F that made quite a splash at last year's SEMA show, Troy Sumitomo and his Five Axis automotive returned to Sin City with a fresh take on the Lexus GS 460. Sporting a titanium matte paint finish, a widebody conversion with concept-like styled bumpers and black-colored 20-inch alloy wheels in 245/30 ZR20 rubber up front and 295/25ZR20 at the rear, Five Axis' GS 460 is a stealthy proposal for those that like their cars shaken, not stirred.

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Lexus LS 600h destroyed in an assassination of Croatian journalists

World's first full hybrid V8 luxury sedan Lexus LS 600h was destroyed in an assassination of two Croatian journalists in Zagreb last night.

A car bomb killed Ivo Pukanic, a prominent Croatian journalist, and a colleague in downtown Zagreb on Thursday, and the country's president and prime minister called it an assassination.

State-run Croatian TV showed footage of Pukanic's burned-out Lexus and two covered bodies outside his NCL Media Group office in the capital, and police identified the victims as Pukanic and his group's marketing director, Niko Franjic.

Croatian senior national police official said a hidden explosive device had destroyed Pukanic's car and that investigation has been launched to determine who had killed him and his colleague.

Pukanic bought the Lexus LS 600h in the USA

Pukanic loved cars and he personally went to Los Angeles to buy Lexus LS 600h. He really wanted exactly this model, and a few months ago he transferred it to his home in Croatia. He said that he had saved a tens of thousands of euros because he bought the car in the States. Pukanic revealed he paid 100,000 euros ($127,490).

The LS 600h features the world’s first full-time, all-wheel drive full hybrid V8 powertrain, combining a technically peerless 5.0-litre engine with a powerful, high-output motor. The result is performance that rivals a standard V12 petrol engine (nought to 62mph in 6.3 seconds) with fuel consumption and emissions that are on a par with the segment’s best performing – and substantially lower powered – diesels (30.4mpg and 219g/km in combined cycle driving). The LS 600h delivers a peak, combined output of more than 430 horsepower.

Lexus IS 250C Makes World Debut

Same location, Paris, but another great company to get us drooling. I’ve just heard that the new Lexus IS 250C has been uncovered and more details have been unmasked for all of us. The lovely IS range just got a new model to join so here are mode details.

Using a 6-speed automatic transmission and powered by a 2.5 liter V6 engine that precious thing outputs nothing less than 208 hp (153 kW). Other than being fast on the streets the new Lexus IS 250c may also be the world’s fastest three-part roof, taking only 20 seconds for the lightweight folding aluminum roof to open.

I’d sure choose one in gray with a black and vanilla interior. How about you?