Posted by Paul Horrell
at 12:01 am on Tuesday May 5, 2009

Next year Lexus will have a crack at the Audi A3 and BMW 1-series. You’ll see a concept version of the car at this autumn’s Frankfurt show. The big news is that, like the new RX SUV, it’ll be hybrid-only. Hybrid is to Lexus what high-boost diesel is to the Germans. Big performance, low thirst.
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Continue reading Lexus tackles the 1-series
TAGS// 1-series, A3, Audi, BMW, boardroom spy, GS450h, HS250h, Hybrid, Lexus, LS600h, RX450h
Posted by Paul Horrell
at 12:38 pm on Wednesday January 14, 2009

By half-way through day one at the Detroit Show I was in a cheery mood. In the past it’s been about enormo-SUVs, vehicles I can’t relate to. But this year it was about cars and I felt at home. Then I spent a couple of days staring at them, and my mood began to curdle. [...]
Continue reading Beaten with the ugly stick
TAGS// Audi, Detroit show, Fisker, Ford, Hyundai, Lexus, Prius, Sportback, Taurus, Toyota, Volvo, VW
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