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Lexus Announces Plug-In Hybrid RX 450h+ for 2024

The Truth About Cars

The RX is one of Lexus’ best-selling models but has never been offered in a plug-in hybrid configuration. That’s changing for 2024 with the Lexus RX 450h+, which brings an estimated 83 MPGe and a $70,080 price tag. The SUV goes on sale later this year, bringing a 2.5-liter Image: Lexus] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. Power and Range The XC60 Recharge PHEV combines a turbocharged and supercharged inline 4-cylinder engine with 312 horsepower (hp) and an 18.8-kilowatt

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Audi S5, Lexus TX, Volvo EX30: Automobile Information Headlines

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Lexus has in the end showed plans for the oft-rumored TX three-row SUV. It’ll be a plusher model of the not too long ago unhidden Toyota Lavish Highlander, with each SUVs eager to proportion a plant in Indiana. Its inadequency of camouflage tools prompt the debut will come quickly.

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Toyota bZ4X quick review: Driving global giant’s first Aussie BEV

EV Central

A mid-sized five-door five seat SUV, the bZ4X (bZ = beyond Zero, 4 = RAV4 size, X = SUV) left us feeling if not underwhelmed, then definitely not whelmed. The driving position is clearly set up for yoke steering, which is yet to be confirmed for Australia (although the sister Lexus RZ 450e will definitely get it).

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2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda’s electric upmarket gamble

EV Central

The CX-60 medium SUV is proof of that in the metal. It is the first of four SUV models it is launching to the world based on a new platform with all-new engines and featuring Mazda’s first petrol-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The Kia Sorento PHEV and Lexus NX 450h+ are in the pricing vicinity.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

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The Niro isn’t plugged in to recharge the battery but does have a very efficient regenerative charging system that converts kinetic energy into electric energy, when applying the brakes or coasting, and stores it in the battery. inch ground clearance results in an outlook on the road a bit higher than a sedan, but not as high as a SUV.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

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Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Cadillac’s Midsize Contender. Both engines use premium 91 octane.