Yukihiko Yaguchi

Yukihiko Yaguchi (矢口幸彦, Yukihiko Yaguchi) is a Japanese automotive engineer and designer responsible for the design of the first generation Lexus IS F. Born in 1955,[1] he has over 30 years of experience in car design,[2] having worked as head of development and planning for Lexus, where he holds the title of chief engineer.

At the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology he studied Mechanical Engineering but did not specialise in a subject.

However, long before he studied mechanical engineering it was obvious to him that he would work for the Japanese automobile industry.

[1] After he graduated from the university, Yaguchi took part in an entry exam at Toyota and started to work with the company.

[3] In the year 2006 he was asked to manage the design for the IS F. The IS F is the sports version of the normal Lexus IS sedan.