The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Lexus LX600: Not a bad car by any means, and there are likely plenty of buyers for it. While it’s not as legendary of a nameplate as other icons of motoring, the Pathfinder was once a rugged body-on-frame SUV that could go just about anywhere, it’s now a minivan without the utility of a minivan. These are my worst of the year.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 31, 2024

The company was one of several Japanese companies (including Mazda, Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha) that were faulted for having submitted either incorrect or intentionally misleading information in regard to vehicle certifications. Japanese automakers rarely hold vehicles sold/built outside the country to the same standards.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline. But it also left your author wondering why standard hybrids weren’t seeing the same number of problems. SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

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. Making air suspension and AWD standard in the 2017 model has added more complexity and more things that could potentially falter. —Jake Fisher.

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