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Toyota, Honda hybrid sales drop in 2008; 5 FCX Clarity models sold
Toyota reports that, for all of 2008, it sold 15,200 Lexus RX 400h luxury hybrid SUVs and 19,391 Highlander Hybrid gas-electric mid-size SUVs. For the year, Toyota and Lexus sold 241,405 hybrid vehicles. That includes 158,884 Priuses, compared to 181,221 in 2007. That 12.6 percent drop in h...
12 hours ago | AutoblogGreen
Toyota December Sales Hit the Wall: Down by 36.7%
In fact, sales for the Toyota brand itself (as distinct from Scion and Lexus) fell by 37.5 percent. Oh yeah? Well, Lexus’ December sales sank by a whopping 41.8 percent. There was only one– count it ONE vehicle– that experienced a sales increase. The Lexus LX, the gigantic badge-engineered Toy...
14 hours ago | The Truth About Cars
REPORT: Toyota puts hold on Russia, Thailand plant plans
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota, Earnings/FinancialsJust because Toyota is still spending on Formula 1 and the Lexus LF-A doesn't mean its not cinching up the fiscal belts -- scaling back at the Detroit Auto Show, killing Australia's TRD division, and delaying a highly an...
Mon, Jan 5 | Autoblog
Video: Best cars of 2008
AL - At first glance it would be easy to view Toyota’s Venza crossover as the new Lexus RX350. It looks that good. The pleasantly designed cabin will haul five ...
Mon, Jan 5 | NBC13.com
ESpionage: minor tweaks for 2010 Lexus ES
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, LexusFor fifteen years, the Lexus ES has been the top-selling luxury sedan from the top-selling luxury marque in America. But after twenty years of sharing its underpinnings with the Toyota Camry, the Japanese auto giant has decided to let the t...
Sun, Jan 4 | Autoblog
Toyota says sedan; we say Lexus light
New York Times United States - It looks like the Lexus RX crossover, which launched that segment when unveiled as a concept at the 1997 Chicago Auto Show. Toyota says Venza appeals to ... Toyota engineers and prices the all-new Venza to be the "must have ... Canada NewsWire (press release)
Sun, Jan 4 | Chicago Tribune
Detroit Auto Show 2009 -- a look behind the curtain
Much as one might love the Los Angeles Auto Show and feel gratified to see it grow in significance over the last few years, Detroit in January is still The Big One -- for North America, at least. And Motown 2009 will see several major launches, such as the next generations of Toyota Prius (pict...
Tue, Dec 30 | latimesblogs.latimes.com
IS-F: At Last, A Lexus I Could Love
Given Toyota's odd ambivalence towards Lexus -- it was 16 years before the company could bring itself to use the Lexus name in Japan -- I find it remarkable the Lexus IS-F exists at all. The cynical view is the IS-F was built purely for marketing reasons; that it exists only because BMW has the...
Mon, Dec 29 | Motor Trend Blog
Lexus IS 350 Review - Kelley Blue Book
FOR PRICING & SPECS ON THIS CAR VISIT: http://www.kbb.com/KBB/NewCars/Lexus_IS%20350.aspx?r=569429364168336900 Lexus IS 350. What does it take to topple the legendary BMW 3 series, the standard bearer of the luxury sedan class? Unfortunately for Lexus, it takes more than the fir...
Fri, Dec 26 | YouTube
2009 Lexus LS 460 AWD Road Test Review
Every time I slide behind the wheel of a Lexus it immediately becomes apparent why the company has had such phenomenal success. Its cars are superb. The LS is the pinnacle of the company’s two decades of development, and each year it gets incrementally better. For 2009, Lexus has added all-wh...
Sat, Dec 6 | Carpages.ca Road Tests
w00t! The return of the Autoblog Podcast!
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Thu, Nov 20 | Autoblog
Opinion: Advances In LeMons Penalty Cruelty: The Lexus LS400 Starter Removal Challenge! [24 Hours Of Lemons]
Some of the most evil best 24 Hours Of LeMons punishments are those suggested by the teams themselves, and the Lexus Starter Challenge will no doubt live on in LeMons Texas legend. It all started when Team Highbrow Ghetto blew up the engine in their Caddy-grille-equipped Lexus LS400 late i...
Fri, Oct 24 | Jalopnik
Opinion: PCH, V8 Imports You Should Totally Run At LeMons Edition: Porsche 928 or Lexus LS400?
Not very shockingly, the Mercedes-Benz 450SEL beat up on the Pontiac Bonneville in our 6.9 Liters Of Misery Choose Your Eternity poll on Friday, no doubt because voters were counting camshafts or dollars in the original purchase price or something. Today we're going to have the tradition...
Tue, Sep 16 | Jalopnik
Daily Podcast: The Infiniti G35 Wrecked Everything
A few years ago, when my mother was car shopping for entry luxury sedans, I suggested she "just get an Infiniti G35x." I've never been wild about the G - especially when laden with AWD - but it had more power than any competitors at the time, offered the AWD, the all-important luxury badge, and...
Tue, Jul 22 | The Truth About Cars
Podcast: Nissan Sends Infiniti to Europe– and Beyond!
Infiniti is, for all intents and accounting purposes, a U.S. brand. Last year, Nissan's luxury division shifted American customers' expectations-- I mean sold brand fans 127,038 new vehicles (93,717 cars and 33,321 SUVs). And now Infiniti's heading across the pond to convince European b...
Tue, Feb 19 | The Truth About Cars
Autoblog Podcast #62
Speaking of buzz, the Hyundai Genesis concept takes aim at high end luxury/performance sedans from German and Japanese manufacturers. As is their wont, Hyundai will be pricing it around 30 grand to start, and offering V8 power sent to the rear wheels, all wrapped in a handsome (if derivat...
Thu, Apr 12 | Autoblog
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