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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

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Japanese luxury player Lexus has announced full pricing for its 2024 Lexus LBX ahead of its Australian launch on March 18 and revealed that its cheapest car in its line-up will be priced from $47,550 plus on-roads. But the LBX’s selling point is that it will be the only small SUV sold by a premium brand in Australia.

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Mazda hybrid sports car, Lexus EV concepts, used EV prices drop: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Prices on used EVs have dropped enough to counter soaring finance rates and boost affordability. And Lexus previews EVs and some standout tech in Tokyo concepts. The Lexus LF-ZL concept is a long and relatively low SUV built with. Mazda looks to its rotary heritage for a series-hybrid sports car concept.

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2024 Lexus LBX confirmed: Bite-sized, budget-friendly hybrid could change the premium game in Australia

EV Central

Lexus’ smallest and most affordable model ever has been confirmed for Australia, with the Toyota Yaris Cross-based LBX to touch down in the first half of 2024. And we do mean affordable. It looks, feels and drives like a Lexus should,” says Lexus Australia boss John Pappas.

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Toyota to introduce 30 BEV models by 2030, boost battery spending to ¥2T

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Akio Toyoda with future Toyota and Lexus BEVS. billion), aiming to realize even more-advanced, high-quality, and affordable batteries. To come are a midsize SUV and a compact SUV, with a targeted power consumption of 125 Wh/km. bZ Compact SUV. Lexus RZ. trillion (now $US13.2

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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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Kelley Blue Book finds average EV price in US down 5.4% in January due to Tesla price cuts

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The most affordable vehicles—compact cars, compact SUVs and subcompact cars— had incentives between 3% to 4%, which is above industry average. Luxury vehicle ATPs were a mixed bag in January, with luxury cars, luxury compact SUVs and luxury mid-size SUVs showing price declines between 0.4% in December.

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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. France has seen this higher level of market penetration in part due to the adoption of more affordable cars such as the Renault Zoe, which is soon to be followed by the Peugeot 208-e. —Felipe Munoz.

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