I-Lexus, umlando - Indaba Ezenzakalelayo

ILexus ayinasikhathi eside umlando ngemuva (wazalwa ngaphambi nje kokuwa koDonga lwaseBerlin), kepha nokho wakwazi ukunqoba abashayeli bezimoto emhlabeni wonke ngesikhathi esifushane, ikakhulukazi abathandi bokungasho lutho kanye nemvelo (manje wonke amamodeli ohlobo lwaseJapan nzalo). Ake sihlole ndawonye ukuvela komkhiqizo weQembu okunethezeka. Toyota.

Lexus, umlando

La I-Lexus (igama elingenamqondo elidalelwe ngqo ukufanekisela ukunethezeka nobuhle) lazalwa ngo-1989 ukuphikisana nemakethe yase-US. I-Acura e Infiniti ("Premium" brand Honda futhi Nissan). Izimoto zokuqala zohlobo ezethulwe eDetroit Auto Show zinezimpawu ezimbili: LS (ifakwe injini engu-4.0 V8) a idrayivu yangemuva nodadewethu omncane ES a phambi-wheel drivengokususelwa kuCamry futhi enenjini engu-2.5 V6. Owokuqala uyaziswa ngezinga eliphakeme lekhwalithi, ngenkathi ukugxekwa okuyinhloko kuthinta ukwakheka okungekona okwangempela futhi ukumiswa ithambe kakhulu.

Nangu umgijimi

Ububanzi bomkhiqizi waseJapan, othole impumelelo enkulu ekuthengiseni, banda ngo-1991 ngokukhululwa kwesigqebhezana. SCifakwe injini efanayo ne-LS. Ngawo lowo nyaka, kwaba ukuphenduka kwesizukulwane sesibili i-ES.

Ku-1993 I-Lexus GS, Omunye i-flagship ngosayizi ofanayo ne-ES kepha ifakwe i idrayivu yangemuva nokuklanywa kwasekuqaleni, futhi ngonyaka olandelayo kwaba ukuphenduka kwe-LS eguquliwe futhi ebuyekeziwe.

Isikhathi se-SUV

I-SUV yokuqala yohlobo lwaseJapan LX (ilandelwe ngemuva nje kochungechunge lwesithathu lwe-ES) ngo-1996. Eminyakeni emibili kamuva, kwaba ukuphenduka kwento ehlanganiswe ngokwengeziwe. RX, eyokuqala ikhiqizwa ngaphandle kweJapan (eCanada), eceleni kochungechunge lwesibili lwe-GS.

Iminyaka eyinkulungwane entsha

Inkulungwane entsha yeminyaka iyavuleka I-Lexus ngokwethulwa IBeriina I.S. ngo-2000. Ngo-2001 isizukulwane sesibili SC (Oyedwa isicabucabu ngophahla lwensimbi olusongwayo), kwathi ngo-2002 kwaba yithuba I-SUV Abezindaba GX.

Ngo-2003, uchungechunge lwesibili lwe-RX langena emakethe, kodwa okuyintsha ebaluleke kakhulu yaqala onyakeni olandelayo. i-hybrid (imoto yokuqala enophethiloli ababili bohlobo lweToyota Group okunethezeka).

La I-Lexuslo mkhiqizo, ekuqaleni owawenzelwe ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, wavela emakethe yaseJapan ngo-2005, nango-2006 GS i-LS eyi-hybrid neyesine, etholakala nge-wheelbase ende nenjini kaphethiloli kuhlanganiswe nogesi.

Izinto ezimbi kakhulu

Engxenyeni yesibili yeminyaka eyishumi edlule, umkhiqizo waseJapan ugxile kwezemidlalo: unikeza izinjini ze URiley eyanikezwa iminyaka emithathu ilandelana - kusukela ngo-2006 kuya ku-2008 - Amahora angu-24 eDaytona futhi wawina ama-Japan GT Championship amathathu (2006, 2008 no-2009) ne-SC.

Kepha akupheleli lapho: ngo-2007 I-Lexus embukisweni ofanayo - iDetroit - "okubi kakhulu" sedan NGABE F (enenjini engu-5.0 V8) kanye ne- Umqondo we-LF-Aelindele amafomu I-LFA, i-supercar eyethulwe ngo-2009 futhi inikwe amandla yi-4.8 V10 engine.

Inkinga yezomnotho

Inkinga yezomnotho ithatha umthelela wayo kuhlobo lwaseJapan, olugxile kumamodeli akhokhelekayo futhi asimeme kusukela ngo-2009: kukhishwe izinhlobo ezimbili zama-nzalo ngo-2009 (uchungechunge lwesibili RX amandla amabili futhi HS, icwecwe, eliqondiswe eNyakatho Melika naseJapan), kwathi ngo-2010 kwakhishwa enye imoto kaphethiloli/kagesi, i-“C-segment” CT... Ukuheha ababukeli bezemidlalo, izimoto ezakhiwe kuleli shumi leminyaka (njengochungechunge lwesithathu lwe-IS) zinesitayela esinolaka, ikakhulukazi ngaphambili.