Editing Lexus (section)

===L-finesse===
{{see also|Lexus LF}}
Lexus introduced a new [[design language]] known as "L-finesse" in the mid-2000s with its LF series concepts and the 2006 Lexus GS.<ref name=lfin>{{cite web|url=http://car-reviews.automobile.com/news/lexus-l-finesse-design-analysis-is-is-it/1450/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707191605/http://www.automobile.com/lexus-l-finesse-design-analysis-is-is-it.html |archive-date=7 July 2011|title=Lexus L-Finesse Design Analysis: IS is IT!|last=Yarkony|first=Jonathan|date=26 September 2005|publisher=American Auto Press|access-date=6 May 2007}}</ref><ref name=lap>{{cite web|url=http://www.automobear.com/WhatThe2006LexusISIsAndIsnt.html |title=What the 2006 Lexus IS is, and isn't |publisher=AutomoBear.com |date=7 March 2005 |access-date=6 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426182338/http://www.automobear.com/WhatThe2006LexusISIsAndIsnt.html |archive-date=26 April 2006}}</ref> L-finesse is represented by three Japanese [[kanji]] characters which translate as "Intriguing Elegance, Incisive Simplicity, and Seamless Anticipation".<ref name=lap/> Design characteristics, including a [[fastback]] profile, lower-set [[Grille (car)|grille]],<ref name=own>{{cite news |last=Rechtin |first=Mark |title=Lexus Finally Gets a Design of its Own |work=Automotive News |date=27 October 2003}}</ref> and the use of both convex and concave surfaces,<ref name=own/> are derived from Japanese cultural motifs (e.g. the phrase ''[[kirikaeshi]]'' in arrowhead shapes).<ref>{{cite news |last=Morrison |first=Mac. |title=Mountain Climber: Lexus unveils the next IS sport sedan |work=AutoWeek |date=21 March 2005}}</ref> While earlier Lexus models were criticized for reserved and derivative styling, and often mistaken for understated domestic market cars,<ref name=own/> [[automotive design]] analyses described L-finesse as adding a distinctive nature and embrace of Japanese design identity.<ref name=lfin/><ref name=lap/>

Opinions varied for L-finesse's debut on the GS; ''[[Sports Car International]]''{{'s}} analysis praised the vehicle's in-person appearance;<ref>Coates, Del. Design Matters. Sports Car International, 2005–09.</ref> ''Automobile Magazine'' criticized the daring of its forward styling,<ref>Cumberford, Robert. Not There Yet But Getting Closer. Automobile Magazine. (2004–05).</ref> and compared subsequent rival models for design similarities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/jaguar/2009_jaguar_xf/index.html |title=2009 Jaguar XF – Design |year=2007 |work=Automobile Magazine |last=Conway |first=Gavin |access-date=1 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015063427/http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/jaguar/2009_jaguar_xf/index.html |archive-date=15 October 2007}}</ref> In 2012, the arrival of the redesigned fourth generation Lexus GS featured the introduction of a spindle-shaped grille design, intended to be used on all forthcoming Lexus models.<ref name=nagoya/> L-finesse exhibitions were presented at [[Milan]]'s [[Salone del Mobile]] from 2005 through 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greencardesign.co.uk/site/item.php?id=1209596679&category=city_watch&subcat=|title=Milan Design Week '08 Auto|date=30 April 2008|publisher=Green Car Design|access-date=25 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803044610/http://www.greencardesign.co.uk/site/item.php?id=1209596679&category=city_watch&subcat=|archive-date=3 August 2012}}</ref>
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