Due to an email I sent out far too late, I wasn't able to include Dougie Wand's great mirror image of the Lexus LF-A as part of my anniversary wallpaper collection, but all the better to offer it on a hot Friday afternoon. Here's the various desktop sizes, enjoy!

Due to a technical mix-up, comments have been disabled for the past week. The problem is now fixed, and commenting is once again possible.

It was a poor time for the comment system to go down, so now with the problem resolved, I'm interested to hear your reactions to my hypothesis that the Lexus LF-A concept is actually the new SC. My apologies for the issue.

Today marks the first anniversary of The Passionate Pursuit! It's funny the way time works, at times it feels like I've only just started, and in another way, it seems like something I've always done. I've learned a lot over the past year, running this site is a very rewarding experience.

To mark the occasion, I asked the photographers of some of my favorite photos over the last year to contribute their images as wallpapers for my readers. The response was great, and I've very grateful to be able to share these images:

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Thanks to all my loyal readers, there's plenty in store for the next year and I'm happy to have you on board.

Kevin RE Watts,
Editor, The Passionate Pursuit

After extensive development, the new version of The Passionate Pursuit is ready.

First thing's first, if you've visited the site any time recently, please be sure to hit the refresh button, otherwise things might look pretty strange.

The most significant addition to the site is the Lexus database, which contains every model built by Lexus. Broken down by generation, the database makes it easy to view vehicle-specific news, reviews, photos and videos, along with available body kits and full specifications. You can navigate the Lexus database by either clicking "Lexus Database" in the top navigation or by selecting a model type in the dropdown menu in the sidebar.

Another new feature is the TPP mailing list, a weekly newsletter with a recap of all the most important and interesting Lexus news of the week. This makes it easy for anyone to keep up-to-date with the latest announcements and happenings. You can sign up to the mailing list using the widget in the sidebar.

There are still sections that need some work, most notably the body kit pages and the model specifications, which will be an ongoing project here at TPP. As always, if you experience any problems or spot any errors, please let me know via the contact form. With such a substantial redesign, things are bound to crop up.

That should about cover it for now. There's still plenty still to come, but it's time to catch up on news I may have missed while putting this all together.

(Special thanks go out to Karissa, who spent days re-categorizing and modifying all of the old content to fit in the new site.)

Update: The new site design will be launching Sunday evening, and things will be quiet around here until then. The site will more than likely be down for a few hours on Sunday as we prepare for launch. Thanks for your patience!

If you're a regular visitor to this blog, you may remember the mention of a significant site redesign. This was not just an empty promise, development of the new version has been ongoing since that time and is only just wrapping up now.

If all goes according to plan, the new design will be launching sometime this week. There's plenty still left to do, and new features will be added on a regular basis. More importantly, the new site is going to bring with it a new focus on original content to go along with the daily Lexus news coverage.

I'm very excited for the new site launch, and I look foward to sharing it with you (very shortly).

Just a quick note, I'll be away from a computer for the next couple days and will resume posting on Monday.

(Hopefully the GS-F isn't announced this weekend!)