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Road Test: 2022 Lexus RX 450h F Sport AWD

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Hybrid Efficiency in a Premium SUV. Lexus knows its loyal owners want improvements, but nothing too radical. So when they are ready to get their next car, the Lexus RX 450h F Sport will certainly not disappoint, and in many ways impress them with the changes from their previous model. Hybrid Sophistication. Metal pedals.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. Despite this positive change, their emission levels were still higher than the averages they recorded in 2016 and 2017. Along with Lexus brand, Toyota posted an average of 99.0 g/km in 2018 to 111.1 g/km last year.

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Arconic announces multi-year aluminum deal with Toyota

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Arconic is supplying aluminum to Toyota for its all-new Lexus RX. This makes Arconic the sole aluminum sheet supplier to Toyota for the Lexus RX, named by Consumer Reports as the Best Luxury SUV of 2016.

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Demand for battery electric vehicles in Europe doubles in July; growth driven by Tesla and Renault

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As usual, the rankings were dominated by Toyota and Lexus, but there were notable results from Mercedes, which came third, and Land Rover, whose new Evoque model became the 5 th best-selling HEV during the month. Consumers bought 505,900 SUVs in July, as demand increased by 8.7%.

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Future Cars: Concept EVs for 2023 and Beyond

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Lexus EV Sports Car. 2016) has had as many twists and turns as a Halloween corn maze. Hot on the heels of the well-received Kia EV6 , the Kia EV9 three-row SUV is slated to begin production in second quarter 2023 and American sales sometime in early 2024. Lexus looks ready to move into EV supercar territory. Polestar 02.

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Genesis unveils new G80 EV Magma concept teasing latest Tesla Model S Plaid rival

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The luxury automaker’s sales have grown in the US, its second-largest market, from 7,000 in 2016 to over 69,000 last year. Genesis’ EV sales quadrupled in the US last year, outpacing Lexus and Lucid. Genesis also recently revealed the Neolum concept, previewing its first full-size electric SUV.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Asian brands, led by Lexus, Toyota, and Mazda, in that order, continue to be the best for new car reliability in CR’s survey, which is the largest of its kind. The Model X SUV remained “Much-Worse-Than-Average” for reliability, with ongoing problems including the falcon-wing doors and center display screen.

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