GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS TO
REACH NEW HEIGHTS IN INNOVATION.

You would think a factory is just where automobiles are built and finished. With us, it's where some of our best ideas get started—from rethinking the materials, to inventing new methods of making them, to crafting and testing our vehicles in ways never imagined. Some would call this over the top; we just call it another day at the office.

THE WORLD'S FIRST 3-D CARBON FIBER LOOM.

When designing the famed LFA supercar, we chose to utilize carbon fiber over aluminum because it was both lighter and stronger. But conventional carbon fiber, already a wonder material, wasn't up to our standards. So we invented a special loom that was able to create a circular weave exactly to our specifications. We achieved accuracy, consistency and cost-effectiveness. This innovative use of carbon fiber would become one of the defining features of the LFA. Since then, we've added it to the GS F and RC F, and have planned it for future vehicles as well. Is it worth the extra effort? We wouldn't consider any other way.

PREMIUM MATERIALS. PERFECTED.

We're constantly testing new materials and coming up with new ways to use traditional ones as well. Today, we're moving from aluminum to steel frames that provide a stiffer body for better handling, ride comfort and noise canceling. Using highly durable steel components, the LX has won the grueling Mint 400 race multiple times. To see how we've completely reengineered wood, just look at the Shimamoku trim of the LS. To create it, alternating light and dark wood veneers are layered. Then, they are carefully shaped in a process involving 67 steps over 38 days until the trim is like everything else in a Lexus—as close to perfect as possible.

BUILDING ON OUR EXPERTISE AND PROCESS.

All of Lexus manufacturing is overseen by a group of ten master craftsmen called the Takumi who pass their knowledge and expertise on to every technician. Their standards are unwavering—for example, they train inspectors to check 4,000 points on every Lexus for paint quality and scrutinize up to 250 points on a single engine part. In total, there are 26,000 tasks in every Lexus plant that require special certification. And every four months, each technician must precisely demonstrate and describe in perfect detail their respective task in order to be certified again. Our work is always of the highest quality, because our work is never done.

EACH LEXUS MODEL AND ITS FACILITY

MODELS