2023 Lexus RX First Drive: Lexus and Mercedes-Benz can both be credited with creating the luxury SUV category back in the late 1990s. Where Mercedes' entry, the ML (now GLE) was a bubbly-looking body-on-frame SUV with optional 4WD and V8 engines, Lexus' RX was a unibody crossover based on the Japanese market Harrier with a V6 and optional AWD. Calling that formula a success is … [Read more...] about 2023 Lexus RX First Drive | Lexus’ Most Popular Model Points to the Brand’s Future
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2023 Lexus RX Revealed
The 2023 Lexus RX has been revealed. The fifth generation model has four powertrain options, all but one being a hybrid. The RX 350 trades in the outgoing model's tried-and-true 3.5L V6 for the 2.4L turbo 4-cylinder seen in the NX and new Highlander. That motor produces 275 horsepower and 317 lb.-ft. of torque and is available in front- or all-wheel-drive. The next engine is … [Read more...] about 2023 Lexus RX Revealed
News Desk [May 2nd, 2022]
News Desk Updates on the Hyundai/Rimac partnership. Varying reports today claim that Hyundai's partnership with Rimac, the Croatian electric supercar creator, has more or less come to an end due to Porsche's increasing stake in the company. However, when asked about this, a Rimac spokesperson was adamant that the Hyundai partnership is alive and well. The spokesperson … [Read more...] about News Desk [May 2nd, 2022]
News Desk [April 22nd, 2022]
News Desk Lexus TX and Toyota Grand Highlander coming in 2023. The Lexus LF-1 Limitless still has not made a transition to production, but there are now reports of another Lexus crossover on the horizon. Alongside the previously reported on Toyota Grand Highlander is going to be the Lexus TX. There have been various insider leaks and rumors over the years, with the latest … [Read more...] about News Desk [April 22nd, 2022]
News Desk [April 21st, 2022]
News Desk Lexus teases a new LC variant, everyone freaks out. Today, Lexus released a photo teasing an upcoming variant of the LC 500 coupe, with the 'F' logo projected behind it. This sent the industry scrambling, as the ill-fated LC F must be back from the dead! Alas, Lexus later confirmed that the model in the shadows is actually a new Inspiration Series LC model. You … [Read more...] about News Desk [April 21st, 2022]
News Desk [April 20th, 2022]
News Desk 2023 BMW 7 Series and i7 revealed, M models, too. The 2023 BMW 7 Series and electric i7 counterpart have been fully revealed, finally. The former will be available in the U.S. initially with a mild-hybrid turbo inline 6-cylinder (740i), a plug-in hybrid turbo inline 6-cylinder (750e), and a mild-hybrid turbo V8 (760i), but no more V12. There is also a more … [Read more...] about News Desk [April 20th, 2022]
News Desk [April 19th, 2022]
News Desk 2023 Mercedes-EQS SUV fully revealed. Mercedes-EQ has pulled the wraps off of the SUV counterpart to the EQS sedan. The 2023 EQS SUV comes in 450+ and 580 4MATIC versions like the sedan, and will feature a very similar interior with the 'Hyperscreen' front and center on the latter trim. The SUV adds a small third row but subtracts range, Mercedes claiming that … [Read more...] about News Desk [April 19th, 2022]
News Desk [April 18th, 2022]
News Desk Lexus RZ 450e teased again before its debut this week. Lexus' first all-electric vehicle will be a more luxurious version of the bZ4X/Subaru Solterra known as the RZ 450e. Today, a final teaser of the production model was released before its full unveiling on the 20th. We've already seen the car in its entirety as a prototype, and this looks to stay very close … [Read more...] about News Desk [April 18th, 2022]
News Desk [April 5th, 2022]
News Desk Lexus gives us a glimpse of the upcoming electric RZ 450e's interior. The Toyota bZ4X has a Lexus counterpart on the way known as the RZ 450e. It combines the shape of the Toyota with the design and details of a next-generation Lexus RX. In the same way the bZ4X appears to be a squashed RAV4, so does the RZ compared to an RX. Today, Lexus released a single photo … [Read more...] about News Desk [April 5th, 2022]
The 2022 Lexus ES 300h F Sport Makes Hybrid Luxury More Appealing
2022 Lexus ES 300h F Sport: if you've been a fan of the Lexus F Sport treatment for awhile but would like to bundle it with one of the most efficient drivetrains in the luxury segment, there's now an ES 300h F Sport for you. It's not any faster than the regular ES Hybrid, but the suspension is firmer, making the ES feel more engaging on the road. You'll even get 40 MPG if you … [Read more...] about The 2022 Lexus ES 300h F Sport Makes Hybrid Luxury More Appealing