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Get our free daily email, and access to special features, by signing up here. This week’s column was going to be a review of the 2010 Toyota Corolla. But given the week that the world’s largest automobile manufacturer just had, failing to mention the sticky accelerator issue within some of … Read More
Get our free daily email, and access to special features, by signing up here. Experiencing another culture is among the best parts of vacationing. Experiencing that culture from behind the wheel? Not always. Case in point: the scenic countryside in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Napolean standardized traffic in continental Europe, decreeing that … Read More
To parade their green virtue, many hybrid crossovers and SUVs plaster their outer panels with the HYBRID word. The Lexus RX450h is not only a quiet drive; it’s understated. Subtler declarations of its dual power sources quietly flank its passenger doors, only once: HYBRID. So you can imagine my surprise … Read More
Recently I took the Lexus RX450 hybrid on a 2,000 km tour, which included snowshoeing in central Ontario, skiing in New England and vile driving conditions everywhere. Part I of this series here. First, let’s talk room The Lexus RX450h is spacious but not wasteful — similar in size to … Read More
Cheers to the RX450 hybrid, our winter comrade. Lexus’s site reports that its traction control system “improves straight-line control in rain, snow or ice.” We had all three for three straight days of driving. Its GPS located snowed-out roads in rural Vermont (and directions in Montreal’s defiant non-grid). On Boxing … Read More
