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UX small crossover could spawn fully electric Lexus, trademark move suggests
Although Toyota isn’t in any big hurry to develop and push out electric vehicles to its dealerships—especially in the U.S., as recent executive comments have suggested—there might be a different trajectory planned for electrifying Lexus showrooms. In a trademark filing earlier... read more
2019 Lexus UX small SUV emerges in US trim, hybrid included, at NY auto show
After a gestation period of 18 months, the 2019 Lexus UX small crossover utility vehicle is emerging in its U.S. form at this week's New York auto show. One full size smaller... read more March 26, 2018 by John Voelcker
Lexus UX smaller crossover peeks out before Geneva auto show
The global new-vehicle market is moving toward crossover utility vehicles and SUVs, along with vehicles that look like them. Now the production version of another crossover... read more February 28, 2018 by John Voelcker
Lexus lowers hybrid prices to reduce premium over gasoline substantially
Gas is cheap in the U.S. and has been for years. Hybrids are no longer a cutting-edge or cool technology; they're just another powertrain. The result is that hybrids have... read more February 26, 2018 by John Voelcker
2018 Lexus RX 450hL hybrid three-row SUV priced from $51,600
Lexus invented the idea of a luxury hybrid utility vehicle in a version of its RX crossover well over a decade ago, but sales haven't been strong of late. Cheap gasoline... read more February 8, 2018 by John Voelcker
Lexus UX small crossover utility still being studied for U.S. (update)
The Lexus UX concept that debuted at the Paris Motor Show in September 2016 represented the Toyota luxury brand's probe of the subcompact crossover segment. It previewed a... read more December 22, 2017 by John Voelcker
2010 Lexus HS 250h sedans recalled for potential hybrid-system failure
Some owners of the 2010 Lexus HS 250h will find an unfortunate notice in their mailboxes next month. Lexus has issued a recall of the hybrid car over the hybrid transaxle... read more October 11, 2017 by Sean Szymkowski
2018 Lexus NX Hybrid gets more safety equipment at lower price
Drivers shopping the luxury crossover market have a new proposition to consider, and it comes with hybrid power. The updated 2018 Lexus NX 300h hybrid crossover will go on... read more September 8, 2017 by Sean Szymkowski
Lexus UX small crossover may get hybrid version that Toyota C-HR won't
For better or worse, many Toyota models ultimately donate their underpinnings to the Japanese automaker's Lexus luxury brand. That may not give certain Lexus models the... read more March 17, 2017 by Stephen Edelstein
Looking at Lexus multi-stage hybrid system in new LS sedan, LC coupe
The Lexus LS 500h luxury sedan that debuts this week at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show will use the same "Multi Stage Hybrid System" as the LC 500h coupe. It's a somewhat... read more March 6, 2017 by Stephen Edelstein
2017 Lexus RX 450h hybrid gas mileage review
The Lexus RX pretty much invented the luxury mid-size SUV category, and it remains a substantial part of the brand's sales in the U.S. 20 years later. It was also the brand's... read more March 3, 2017 by John Voelcker
Toyota has now sold 10 million hybrids in 20 years, globally
Toyota has reached yet another significant milestone in global hybrid sales. The Japanese automaking giant has surpassed 10 million hybrid sales globally since the launch of... read more February 22, 2017 by Stephen Edelstein
2018 Lexus LS 500h hybrid luxury sedan to debut at Geneva show
It should come as no surprise that Toyota's Lexus luxury brand remains enthusiastic about hybrids. Toyota has sold more hybrids than any other automaker, with luxury models... read more February 17, 2017 by Stephen Edelstein
Among large luxury sedans, Tesla dominates Mercedes (also Audi, BMW, Lexus)
The Tesla Model S has been on sale for just over four years now, and its global sales seem to be staying steady. They're strong enough, in fact, that Tesla Motors claims the... read more October 27, 2016 by Stephen Edelstein
Lexus hybrids 'always charged,' says slogan (unlike electric cars)
Toyota has made it abundantly clear that it believes its hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are a better path to the future than battery-electric cars. The Japanese... read more October 12, 2016 by Stephen Edelstein
Toyota at 9 million hybrids, now makes more than 1 million a year
Toyota has reached yet another hybrid-production milestone since launching the original Prius in Japan in 1997. Nine months after building its 8-millionth hybrid, Toyota says... read more May 23, 2016 by Stephen Edelstein
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