lexus
Get to the choppah! If this thing doesn’t have the face of a Predator, then I’ve been pushing too many pencils. It’s so aggressive it’s making my eyes bleed—and I ain’t got time to bleed. As a brand, Lexus is best-known for making impeccably crafted luxury cars that are smooth. … 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
Like Sean Connery sporting a tuxedo in the early Bond films, the 2009 Lexus GS 350 is classically handsome, powerful, and can take a punch. Power and Efficiency It’s quiet inside this hermetically sealed pill. When a power-start button launches a bum-wobbling growl, it’s cleverly attenuated but not fully tamed. … Read More
