lexus

Etymology

An invented word developed circa 1987 by Team One as the marketing team for the brand; said to have no specific meaning but to be euphonious and to evoke a luxurious and technological image (not unusual among car model name origins); for more, see Wikipedia at Lexus § History.

name

A brand of high-end motor vehicle from the Toyota Motor Corporation.“The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication Ambien.”

noun

An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.“the Lexus of [product category]”