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Road Test: 2021 Lexus NX 300h F Sport Black Line Special Edition

Clean Fleet Report

Lexus has spiced-up the 2021 NX 300h by giving it the F Sport treatment. For even more fun and exclusivity, the 2021 Lexus NX 300h F Sport Black Line Special Edition (only 1,000 will be made) takes this proven comfortable driving compact crossover, with best-in-class fuel economy, to new styling and performance levels. Drivetrain.

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Lincoln to Price MKZ Hybrid at Parity with Gasoline Model

Green Car Congress

Lincoln’s new MKZ Hybrid ( earlier post ) will be priced the same as its conventional gas sibling when it goes on sale this fall, with an MSRP starting at $35,180, including destination and delivery. The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid delivers a 41 mpg fuel economy rating in the city, topping the 2010 Lexus HS 250h by 6 mpg. Click to enlarge.

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Forget Tesla and BYD: Cadillac is shooting for the (three-point) stars in Australia with 2024 Lyriq electric car to spearhead multi-model rollout

EV Central

Cadillac will be a “tier-one luxury brand” in Australia, with the incoming Lyriq EV to be followed by a fleet of a high-end electric vehicles that will target Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus in our market. Range is expected to be in excess of 500kms on the WLTP cycle.

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QOTD: Will New Product Boost Infiniti?

The Truth About Cars

The bigger news here is that it appears top-trim models will be targeted at Cadillac and Lincoln and priced accordingly, with a base sticker of over $100,000. Next up will be a Lexus RX fighter named the QX65. The two EVs appear to be a Q70 electric sedan that drew comparisons to the Tesla Model S and a midsize crossover.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

From Consumer Reports : The comparison for fresher cars is muddied because a number of brands, including BMW and Toyota, offer free maintenance periods on new cars. Lincoln was close behind them at $5,040 over 10 years and followed (listed lowest price to highest) by Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Nissan, Mazda, Honda, and Kia.

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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

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Built on the rear-wheel drive GA-L platform that also underpins the larger Lexus LS sedan, the 2021 Toyota Mirai makes a major design departure from the front-wheel drive first-generation version. In comparison, the first-gen Mirai was FWD, and the larger stack was placed under a raised section of the passenger compartment floor.

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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

Baua Electric

He suggested automakers are sacrificing range for price. Toyota (including Lexus) sold nearly 9.4 In comparison, VW sold over 394,000 EVs last year. Toyota small bZ electric crossover (Source: Toyota) Toyota’s European product development boss said the offer for low-cost EVs on the market “is limited.”

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