'All I Want for Christmas is a Neiman Marcus Edition Lexus GS Hybrid'

World's First Luxury Performance Hybrid Sedan is Retailer's Fantasy Car for the 2005 Christmas Book

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 27 -- What does the world's first luxury performance hybrid have in common with a 7' Baccarat Christmas Tree and a jewelry chest filled with $1 million worth of estate jewelry? All will be featured in Neiman Marcus' renowned 2005 Christmas Book, the upscale retailer's ultimate wish book featuring the most luxurious gifts for the holidays.

This year, the Neiman Marcus Limited-Edition 2007 Lexus GS 450h is the showcase vehicle. Groundbreaking and simply amazing, the Lexus GS 450h is the world's first luxury performance sedan to use hybrid technology.

"Lexus is proud to offer this revolutionary car as part of Neiman Marcus' fantasy line-up of exquisite gifts for the holidays," said Deborah Meyer, vice president of marketing for Lexus. "The GS 450h is truly a dream car."

Only 75 Neiman Marcus limited-edition GS hybrids will be made. Each will feature the NM(R) exclusive exterior color, Crystalline Ice, a sophisticated four-coat color with a lustrous clear coat highlighting the fluid, sculpted lines of the GS.

Designed with a new hybrid powertrain that merges a 3.5-liter direct-injection V6 engine with high-output electric-motor rear-wheel drive, the combined power is expected to be in excess of 300HP -- and it will deliver superior fuel economy and an EPA emissions certification that is expected to meet Super Ultra-Low Emission standards. Paired with these environmentally friendly accolades is the unsurpassed signature luxury for which Lexus is well known. The amenities, the exquisite craftsmanship, the attention to detail -- it's all here.

The five-spoke, triple-channel wheels are the finishing exterior touch. Inside the vehicle are supple leather and rich wood appointments, including a wood and leather-trim three-spoke steering wheel and shift knob; sequential lighting system, illuminating in sync with the driver's entry process; Mark Levinson(R) Surround Sound, designed by the premier designer of high-end audio components to specifically match the GS interior's acoustics; voice-activated DVD Navigation System with Bluetooth(R) technology; back-up camera with wide- angle color image display; and the all-new power meter, replacing the tachometer. The package also includes a coordinating car cover and two sets of floor mats with the Neiman Marcus logo. Delivery is scheduled for Spring 2006.

To place orders, customers may call toll free (888) 747-4504 beginning promptly at noon ET on Oct. 19, 2005. Each vehicle will be sequentially numbered. Vehicle 01 will be donated for a charity opportunity drawing at the "Driven to Find a Cure" gala event benefiting cancer research at Cedars-Sinai(R) Medical Center's Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute.*

The Neiman Marcus Limited-Edition 2007 Lexus GS 450h is priced at $65,000.**

About Lexus

Lexus has become synonymous with luxury since its introduction in 1989. By offering some of the finest quality luxury vehicles and providing benchmark customer service, Lexus has remained the top-selling luxury nameplate in the United States for five years in a row. Lexus and its 213 dealers have repeatedly achieved high honors for both the products they sell and the customer service they provide as rated by the independent research firm of J.D. Power and Associates.

*The drawing will occur in Calif. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Only Calif. residents are eligible to participate. For charity opportunity drawing details, please contact Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Board of Governors Center for Cancer Research at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at (310) 423-7471.

**Price excludes taxes, title, license, and registration fees. Neiman Marcus is acting as the advertiser for this product. Lexus policy dictates the following: All sales will be conducted solely by participating authorized Lexus dealers located in the USA. Limit of one vehicle per household. No dealer purchases permitted. Employees of a new or used automotive dealership are not eligible to purchase. Lexus purchase certificate must be made out to an individual, not a company or a corporation, and vehicle must be titled in the name of the person on the Lexus purchase certificate. Purchase certificate is non-transferable. Delivery date subject to change.