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Lexus returns to SEMA, the worlds largest specialist auto show, in Las Vegas next week with another display showcasing the work of Americas top customisers, plus its own latest sports designs.

For its fifth appearance at the show, Lexus is presenting nine cars, three of them special commissions that explore the potential for more extreme styling and performance.

Troy Sumitomo and Five Axis return to SEMA with a new take on the all new GS F Sport. Finished in Glacier White with Slate Gray accents, the car has a bespoke widebody conversion, a custom-built twin-tailpipe exhaust and AirRunner TC-5 air suspension. The flared wheelarches house FIVE:AD S5:F alloys and a Stop Tech Big Brake kit is fitted.

Five Axis has also worked its magic on the CT 200h, focusing on maximum fun with a widebody conversion, a JDSU Dark Passage paint finish and a TEIN performance suspension system.

The cabin is just as edgy as the exterior, with seats that have laser etched inserts in UltraSuede, a synthetic microfibre material from EcoDesign and an illuminated headlining, also finished in UltraSuede. The upholstery has been created by California specialist Turinmodel. This one-off low-riding CT 200h has custom FIVE:AD 19-inch forged wheels and a Stop Tech braking system.

VIP Auto Salon has modified many Lexus models in the past and for this years SEMA show it has given the IS coupe-cabriolet a stop-and-stare reworking with a Chameleon paint finish by K&W and a carbon fibre body kit and bonnet. The car also gains a high performance exhaust, lowered springs, Bilstein shocks and F Sport 19-inch full-faced forged alloy wheels. A Power Enterprise Rotex Supercharger kit by Apexi and VIP Auto Salon sharpens engine performance, with a TOMS-engineered brace for the upper shock towers strengthening the cars rigidity.

Top Stitch has created special seat inserts for the show car, and even the lighting has been customised, with high-intensity discharge fog lights and LED running lights.

Taking its place alongside the customised specials is the latest ultra-tough LX 570 racing SUV from JT Grey Racing. Last year the team campaigned the LX to an overall championship victory in the SCORE International Off-Road Racing competition, including a maiden win in the gruelling Baja 1000 for driver Joe Bacal.

The LX 570 a close relation of the UKs Land Cruiser V8 is equipped for the extreme racing environment with 37-inch BF Goodrich BAJA TA race tyres, interchangeable with 17-inch F Sport forged off-road wheels, plus Custom King Racing Shocks, a battery of roof-mounted 70-Watt carbon fibre high intensity discharge lights and Sparco race seats. Power is from a 5.7-litre V8 engine.

Lexus focuses on the dramatic styling of its F Sport models at SEMA, taking the opportunity to unveil the new GS F Sport for the first time. Demonstrating that hybrid power does not mean bland styling, the GS is joined at the show by F Sport versions of the CT 200h and IS coupe-cabriolet and saloon, plus the ultra-high performance IS F saloon.

Overall, the LED lights are widely used most new cars such as LED Dome Lights, LED Daytime Running Lights, and will come out with even more innovation in the future.

by: kinwater




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