Posted in Acura, Ford, Hyundai, Lexus, Quality, Toyota on Jun 18th, 2010
J.D. Power has announced the results of its 2010 Initial Quality Study and Porsche has come out on top. Each year, J.D. Power ranks automakers based on customer complaints. This year was a great one for American automakers and a bad one for Toyota, which fell from seventh place in the rankings to 21st. Toyota’s […]
Posted in auto loan, car buying incentives, Incentives, Lexus on May 14th, 2010
Lexus is not offering many incentives during May 2010, but there are deals to be had on certain models. Lexus’ smaller cars, like the HS250h and IS250 are on sale this month with low interest rate car loans. The best Lexus incentive for May is on the HS250h hybrid sedan, which is available with a […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Battery-powered vehicles, Hybrids, Lexus, Lincoln on Mar 31st, 2010
Ford announced this week that it will build a luxury hybrid to compete with the Lexus HS250h. For the 2011 model year, the Lincoln MKZ will be available with the four-cylinder hybrid powertrain currently available on the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids, according to Autoblog. The Lincoln MKZ hybrid will get 41 miles per […]
Posted in Automotive, Cost of Ownership, Lexus, Luxury vehicles, Sports cars, Toyota on Oct 25th, 2009
Toyota has been busy this year. First, the affordable FT-86 was revealed, and now the anything-but-affordable Lexus LF-A supercar has been unveiled. Apparently Toyota has been listening to all the complaints that its lineup is made up of transportation appliances rather than passionate cars. The gorgeous Lexus LF-A is anything but an appliance, even though […]
Posted in Automotive, Lexus, Luxury vehicles on Feb 2nd, 2009
The Lexus LS has been the flagship model for the company for well over 10 years now. Combining the best luxury with the greatest technology in Toyota’s mighty arsenal, the LS is a true premier executive saloon. Its V8 and hybrid V8 engines offer unparalleled moving power, if a bit thirsty on the old dino-juice. […]
Posted in Hybrids, Lexus, Luxury vehicles, Technology, Toyota on Jan 22nd, 2009
Lexus is taking great strides to be seen as the premier provider of affordable hybrid luxury. The company’s landmark LS460h took the hybrid stereotype and shattered it. It’s Rx350h proved it could work for a luxury SUV too. Lexus was proving that there was no limit to the application possibilities of hybrid technology. Now the […]
Posted in Lexus, Luxury vehicles, Recalls, Safety, Toyota on Jan 20th, 2009
Toyota Motor Corp has just announced that they will recall about 214,500 Lexus luxury cars sold in the United States. The reason for the recall is that corrosion in a pipe that delivers fuel to the engine could lead to leaks over time. Toyota launched the recall program along with the National Highway Traffic and […]
Lexus has been pretty much alone in the luxury hybrid SUV market for quite some time now. That’s ok, they like it that way anyways. The company is now on the eve of unveiling their newest line of RX vehicles, and wouldn’t you know it, there is a new hybrid RX too. Now called the […]
The Los Angeles Auto Show will be the site of the unveiling of the new generation of Lexus RX sport utility vehicles. Though not ever intended for cruising the jungle (maybe the suburban jungles) the RX350 has firmly established itself as a top player in the luxury SUV class. Now Lexus will unveil the third […]
Posted in Automotive, Lexus, SUV on Oct 31st, 2008
In what probably seems to be happening at an alarming rate for manufactures, Lexus is now the latest victim of the world wide web. Photos of the company’s new RX SUV have been leaked onto the internet ahead the vehicle’s scheduled debut at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. The pictures seem to have been […]
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