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Test drive: 2024 Lexus RX 450h+ half-steps into future

Baua Electric

One of the most important vehicles in the Lexus lineup, the RX, finally plugs in. The 2024 Lexus RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid arrives on the scene with 37 miles of electric range from the Toyota RAV4 Prime’s powertrain, in a more eye-catching and softer-to-the-touch package. When the gas 2.5-liter That’s no longer the case.

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Five-year Update: Your Author's 2015 Lexus GS 350

The Truth About Cars

I consider on occasion how the GS is no longer produced as Lexus shies away from sedans in general (ugly, soft ES, ancient IS, dated LS), and it’s not directly replaceable. The nearest current product to the GS is a large Genesis, which may come with engine issues down the line (not convinced H/K has this issue under control).

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The Toyota FT-Se Concept Probably Isn’t the Next MR2

The Truth About Cars

It’s clearly supposed to be suggestive of the brand’s most iconic model (sorry MX-5) and hint that the company hasn’t given up on rotary engines. The LF-ZC will reportedly be toned down from the wild designs we’ve seen on the concept to be re-imagined as a hatchback sized roughly the same as the current Lexus IS. Seemingly decent.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

It makes sense from an engineering perspective. If a defect robs a vehicle of motive power and/or results in a giant repair bill, it’s deemed as more important than the windows failing to work or the paint being cheap. But it also left your author wondering why standard hybrids weren’t seeing the same number of problems.

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

EV Central

It won’t be cheap, but Audi’s e-Tron GT and its more potent RS e-Tron GT sibling promise big performance. But it’s what’s beneath the skin that promises to tempt plenty of people out of the big-powered petrol engines that have dominated at this end of the market. Lexus RZ450e. 2023 Lexus RZ 450e.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. Aston Martin Valhalla – AMG V8 engine heavily tweaked by Aston Martin topped off with two electric motors. V12 engine meets electric power for F1 pace. Lexus could soon have an EV replacement.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

Baua Electric

While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18 Some automobiles now not particularly engineered for the Center East begin to creak upcoming being parked out of doors for prolonged sessions of day, he stated. File photo: Branding on an Xpeng P7 electric vehicle (EV).