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{{Infobox company
| name = Lexus
| logo_size = 
| logo_alt = Oval-shaped logo with the letter 'L', above the stylistic Lexus wordmark
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Automotive]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1989|df=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=When was Lexus founded?|url=https://www.northwestlexus.com/when-was-lexus-founded/|date=28 September 2018|website=Northwest Lexus|language=en-US|access-date=1 May 2020|archive-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702062859/https://www.northwestlexus.com/when-was-lexus-founded/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| founder = [[Eiji Toyoda]]<!-- Please do not change, spelled correctly. -->
| location = [[Nagoya]], Japan
| locations = 
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{unbulleted list
  | Takashi Watanabe<small> ([[President (corporate title)|President]])</small><ref>{{Cite news |title=TMC Announces Changes to Executive Structure, Senior Professional/Senior Management Employees |publisher=Toyota Motor Corporation |date=13 February 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |url=https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/38774342.html}}</ref>
  | David Nordstrom<small> ([[Vice President|VP]], Asia Pacific)</small><ref name=lda>{{Cite web| title = Lexus Design Award 2022| author = | work = Bloomberg.com| date = 30 September 2021| access-date = 5 January 2022| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2021-09-30/lexus-design-award-india-2022-announces-esteemed-panel-of-judges-and-mentors-receiving-over-six-hundred-original-entries| quote = | archive-date = 5 January 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220105023550/https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2021-09-30/lexus-design-award-india-2022-announces-esteemed-panel-of-judges-and-mentors-receiving-over-six-hundred-original-entries| url-status = live}}</ref>
  | Spiros Fotinos<small> (VP, EU)</small><ref name=rz>{{Cite news |title=Lexus teases RZ electric crossover |last=Gibbs |first=Nick |work=Automotive News |date=2 December 2021 |access-date=5 January 2022 |url=https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/toyotas-lexus-touts-incredible-driving-dynamics-rz-electric-crossover}}</ref>
  | Andrew Gilleland<small> (VP, U.S.)</small><ref name=2021sales>{{Cite news |title=Toyota, Lexus End Tough Sales Year on High Notes |last=Finlay |first=Steve |work=Wards Auto |date=5 January 2021 |access-date=5 January 2022 |url=https://www.wardsauto.com/industry-news/toyota-lexus-end-tough-sales-year-high-notes |archive-date=5 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105210359/https://www.wardsauto.com/industry-news/toyota-lexus-end-tough-sales-year-high-notes |url-status=dead }}</ref>
  }}
| products = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Luxury vehicles]]
  | Performance vehicles
  }}
| services = [[Financial services|Automotive financing]]
| parent = [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]]
| brands = [[Lexus F|F marque]]
| homepage = [https://discoverlexus.com/lexus-in-your-region Official sites] <!-- please do not add individual countries - the list would be too long -->
}}
[[File:LEXUS IS 300 F SPORT (XE30) China (2).jpg|thumb|225x225px|Lexus introduced the all-new IS saloons in 2006.]]
{{nihongo|'''Lexus'''|レクサス|Rekusasu}} is a [[luxury car]] line produced by the [[Toyota]] company. Its worldwide motto is ''"The Pursuit of Perfection '''' slogan in the [[United States]] is ''"The Passionate Pursuit of Perfection"''.{{fact|date=September 2013}} [[1989]]
== Current Vehicles ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 100%"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Body style
! colspan="3" |Model
! colspan="3" |Current generation
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" width=30% cellpadding=30px |Vehicle description
|-
! class="unsortable" width="10%" |Image
!Name
!Introduction<br /><small>({{abbr|cal.|calendar}} year)</small>
!Model code
! width="9%" |Introduction<br /><small>({{abbr|cal.|calendar}} year)</small>
! width="9%" |[[Facelift (automotive)|Facelift]]
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Sedan (automobile)|Sedan]]
| [[File:2021 Lexus IS300 F-Sport, Front Left, 10-10-2021.jpg|200x200px]]
! [[Lexus IS|IS]]
| 1998
|[[Lexus IS (XE30)|XE30]]
| 2013
| 2021
| [[D-segment]]/[[Compact executive car|compact executive]] sedan. Also marketed as the Toyota Altezza in Japan until 2005.
|-
| [[File:2022 Lexus ES 350 (GSZ10) 1X7A5794.jpg|199x199px]]
! [[Lexus ES|ES]]
| 1989
|[[Lexus ES (XZ10)|XZ10]]
| 2018
| 2021
| [[E-segment]]/[[Executive car|executive]] sedan based on the [[Toyota Camry]] until the 2013 model year, later [[Toyota Avalon]].
|-
| [[File:Lexus LS 500h (GVF50) IMG 5829.jpg|200x200px]]
! [[Lexus LS|LS]]
| 1989
|[[Lexus LS (XF50)|XF50]]
| 2017
| 2020
| [[F-segment]]/[[full-size]] luxury sedan. Also marketed as the Toyota Celsior in Japan until 2006.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Coupe]]
| [[File:Lexus RC 300h (AVC10) IMG 1836.jpg|200x200px]]
! [[Lexus RC|RC]]
| 2014
|[[Lexus RC|XC10]]
| 2014
| 2018
| Compact executive coupe that shares its platform with the [[Lexus IS]].
|-
| [[File:2023 Lexus LC500 in Atomic Silver, front left.jpg|200x200px]]
! [[Lexus LC|LC]]
| 2017
|[[Lexus LC|Z100]]
| 2017
| –
| [[Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] four-seater [[grand tourer]] [[coupe]] and [[convertible]] that shares its platform with the [[Lexus LS]].
|-
! rowspan="6" |[[Crossover SUV]]
| [[File:Lexus LBX IMG 0690 (cropped).jpg|200x200px]]
! [[Lexus LBX|LBX]]
| 2023
|[[Lexus LBX|AY10]]
| 2023
| –
| Subcompact luxury crossover SUV that shares its platform with the [[Toyota Yaris Cross (XP210)|Toyota Yaris Cross]].
|-
| [[File:Lexus UX 250h 1X7A0837.jpg|200x200px]]
! [[Lexus UX|UX]]
| 2018
|[[Lexus UX|ZA10]]
| 2018
| –
| Subcompact luxury crossover SUV that shares its platform with the [[Toyota C-HR]] and [[Toyota Corolla Cross|Corolla Cross]].
|-
| [[File:Lexus NX 450h+ (AAZH26) 1X7A0347.jpg|200x200px]]
! [[Lexus NX|NX]]
| 2014
|[[Lexus NX (AZ20)|AZ20]]
| 2021
| –
| Compact luxury crossover SUV that shares its platform with the [[Toyota RAV4]].
|-
| [[File:Lexus RX 500h F SPORT+ (V) – f 14072024.jpg|200x200px]]
! [[Lexus RX|RX]]
| 1998
|[[Lexus RX (ALA10)|ALA10/<br />ALH10]]
| 2022
| –
| Two-row mid-size luxury crossover SUV that shares its platform with the [[Toyota Highlander]].
|-
|[[File:Lexus RZ 450e (XEBM15) IMG 0680 (cropped).jpg|200x200px]]
![[Lexus RZ|RZ]]
|2022
|[[Lexus RZ|EB10]]
|2022
|–
|[[Battery electric vehicle|Battery electric]] two-row mid-size luxury crossover SUV that shares the [[e-TNGA]] platform with the [[Toyota bZ4X]].
|-
|[[File:2024 Lexus TX350 in Wind Chill Pearl, front right.jpg|200x200px]]
! [[Lexus TX|TX]]
| 2023
|[[Lexus TX|AU10]]
| 2023
| –
| Three-row full-size luxury crossover that shares its platform with the [[Toyota Grand Highlander]]. Available exclusively for the North American market. 
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Body-on-frame]] [[SUV]]
| [[File:2024 Lexus GX 550 (United States) front view.jpg|199x199px]]
! [[Lexus GX|GX]]
| 2002
|[[Lexus GX (J250)|J250]]
| 2023
| –
| Mid-size luxury SUV that shares its platform with the [[Toyota Land Cruiser Prado]].
|-
| [[File:2024 Lexus LX 600, The Araya, Pakis, Malang.jpg|199x199px]]
! [[Lexus LX|LX]]
| 1995
|[[Lexus LX (J310)|J310]]
| 2021
| –
| Full-size luxury SUV based on the [[Toyota Land Cruiser]].
|-
![[Minivan|MPV/<br />minivan]]
| [[File:Lexus LM 350h (AAWH10) IMG 0035.jpg|200x200px]]
! [[Lexus LM|LM]]
| 2020
|[[Lexus LM (AW10)|AW10]]
| 2023
| –
| Three-row luxury [[minivan]] based on the [[Toyota Alphard]]. 
|}

== Lexus Media ==
<gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''>
File:Lexus.svg|logo von lexus

File:Lexus LS 400 UCF10 I.jpg|1989 [[Lexus LS (XF10)|LS 400]] sedan was the first Lexus model.

File:Lexus SC 400 1991.jpg|1991 [[Lexus SC (Z30)|SC 400]] was the third Lexus model and first coupe.

File:Lexus.RX.300.jpg|1998 [[Lexus RX (XU10)|RX 300]], first Lexus crossover SUV

File:1996-1999 Lexus ES 300 (MCV20R) LXS sedan (2011-10-25) 01a.jpg|[[Lexus ES (XV20)|ES 300]] was the best-selling Lexus sedan in the 1990s.

File:Lexus RX 400h front.JPG|2004 [[Lexus RX (XU30)|RX 400h]], first hybrid version of Lexus' best-selling vehicle

File:Lexus IS250 silver.jpg|2006 [[Lexus IS]], second generation with F marque variant in 2007

File:Tino Rossini's Reviews - 025 - 2010 Lexus GS450h.jpg|2006 [[Lexus GS (S190)|GS 450h]], first rear-wheel-drive hybrid

File:Lexus LFA Yellow Las Vegas Speedway.jpg|2011_12_6-20-56

File:Lexus CT 200h Japan 2011 front.jpg|2010 [[Lexus CT|CT 200h]], first Lexus hatchback
</gallery>
== References ==
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