The Lexus HS 250h will be the brand’s first dedicated hybrid sedan when it reaches showrooms in the fall of 2009. Lexus’s three gas-electric hybrid vehicles currently on sale were originally developed as gas-engine models, then converted or updated for hybrid operation. The HS 250h, based closely on the familiar Toyota Prius, is a […] More »
By: editor | January 8, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2010) – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported December sales results of 187,860 units, an increase of 22.9 percent over the same period last year, on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 28 selling days in December 2009, compared to 26 selling […] More »
By: flipside909 | January 6, 2010
By John Stewart [NewCarTestDrive] Here’s an overview of the specifications for the 2010 Lexus RX. Check out the latest features!
By: editor | January 6, 2010
By John Stewart [NewCarTestDrive] Over the period of two days in Sonoma, California, we had the opportunity to switch in and out of standard a RX 350, both with front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive, plus an RX 450h hybrid, and a brief drive in the current RX 330. We spent most of our time in […] More »
By: editor | January 6, 2010
By John Stewart [NewCarTestDrive] Edging away from the current RX look, the 2010 RX 350 has a wider stance, with more pronounced front fenders and crisper lines overall. As in the previous generation, the grille is placed lower than the headlights, so the Lexus family resemblance carries on, but the headlights are more sharply defined […] More »
By: editor | January 6, 2010
All-new, with more technology but less complexity. By John Stewart [NewCarTestDrive] As vehicles become more complex, driving becomes more like operating a computer. Yet the new 2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h seems uncommonly easy to operate. And they are brimming with new technology. If the RX were a computer, and in more ways […] More »
By: editor | January 6, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif. (Jan 6, 2010) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded the Lexus 2010 HS 250h, the world’s first dedicated luxury hybrid, a rating of five out of five stars for both front impact for the driver and right front passenger positions and side impact for the driver and left rear passenger […] More »
By: flipside909 | January 5, 2010
