This past weekend I brought our Tesla Model S to an Electric Vehicle Rally in Westport, Connecticut. The event featured a fun 40-mile scenic drive, guided by scavenger-hunt clues rather than driving directions. It was just the sort of event ...
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a hard-hitting contender against better-known German rivals, yet the Lexus IS-F remains a leftfield choice for those in the market for a high-performance luxury four-door. It seems that a slew of luxury features, fiercely competitive ...
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Lexus and the CFDA are now accepting applications for the 2013 Lexus Eco-Fashion Challenge. Founded in 2010 as a response to both the CFDA and Lexus’ commitment to sustainable practices, the Award is given to designers who best ...
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The Lexus GS300h has been unveiled at the Shanghai auto show, adding a second hybrid option to the GS range. The Lexus GS300h slots into the Japanese manufacturer's premium large line-up beneath the existing petrol-electric GS450h, ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has celebrated its global hybrid sales surpassing five million units, while announcing plans to introduce 18 new hybrid models by the end of 2015. Toyota says the total of 5,125,600 hybrid vehicles was ...
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Japanese auto maker Toyota is planning to produce the Lexus-brand luxury sedan at its Kentucky manufacturing facility in the US. The production is expected to commence by fall of 2015 and will add an annual production capacity of 50,000 ...
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Audi’s LED headlights are reported to be recognized by The European Union as an energy efficient technology that can help cars reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. According to a press release from Audi (media ...
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Six automakers have seen front air bags from supplier Takata blow up in their face, as 3.4 million cars will be recalled worldwide from BMW, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, and Toyota. From the headlines, it sounds frightening, with ...
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Honda, Toyota and Nissan have jointly recalled about three million vehicles, due to defective air bags problem. The recall affects 1.14 million vehicles by Honda that include 107,000 are in Canada, while Toyota recalls total of 1.73 ...
The Toyota Camry Hybrid has overtaken the Toyota Prius in local sales, as Toyota’s in-house battle of the hybrids ticks over 50,000 units. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has sold its 50,000th hybrid car in Australia – split ...
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After more than 400 miles of driving the new Acura RLX, I can think of little good to say about it. Being neither luxurious nor sporty, the RLX fails to excite. And that's putting it mildly. The brand-new RLX—Acura's flagship sedan ...
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A brand-new hybrid-powered compact SUV from Lexus is to be unveiled at next year’s Geneva motor show, according to a report. Industry journal Automotive News reports that the new compact hybrid Lexus will be based on the recently ...
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The Infiniti Q50 will be offered with the option of petrol and diesel power when it launches in Australia during the final quarter of this year. While Infiniti Australia has been tight-lipped about the specifications of its hugely ...
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Two major car brands - Toyota and Lexus - have used energy-efficient LED lighting as part of their joint carbon reduction strategy to drive down the carbon footprint of their centres by 20 per cent by the end of 2014. A pilot scheme in ...
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The past few years have shown dramatic fuel economy improvements in all types of cars in our testing. Rather than exotic technology, such as hybrids and vehicle electrification, most of the improvements have come the old-fashioned way: ...
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