Tests and Features

Canadians have a love/hate relationship with hybrids, and it's easy enough to understand why. The promise of improved fuel efficiency in a country where gasoline has traditionally been an expensive commodity is a tempting lure dangled by battery-assisted automobiles, but our harsh winter climate and regular bone-chilling temperature dips wreak …

The arrival in our province of the first example of a car is always an interesting event. Yesterday, the first Lexus NX crossover was shown to customers and the curious at Park Avenue Lexus. For the occasion, the whole dealership was modified to allow more people to get in and …

In 1998, when the newly formed Lexus division introduced the RX, few people (not even the brand’s management team) realized that a new category was being born: the intermediate luxury crossover segment. The vehicle’s success was both immediate and spectacular. The general characteristics and dimensions of the RX would become …

Just as its primary adversaries the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and (certain iterations of) the BMW 3 Series have taken a step back from the sport sedan brink, it would seem that the 2014 Lexus IS 350 F Sport has pushed forward into the breach. Long criticized as the softest entry-level luxury …

The 2014 Lexus GX 460 is the perfect illustration of the luxury brand’s ‘stand fast’ strategy for truck development. Much like the larger LX 570, and Toyota platform-mates the 4Runner and Land Cruiser, the Lexus GX 460 is somewhat of an anachronism, a full-frame SUV in a world where very …

If you ever needed proof that Lexus’ F Sport line-up was more about image than substance, look no further than the 2013 Lexus CT 200h F Sport. The audacity of sticking the F Sport label on not just a hybrid, but also the most affordable model in the luxury brand’s …

Flagship luxury sedans come in a number of different flavours, but the end outcome is almost always the same: coddling driver and passengers like they've entered a second, motorised womb composed almost entirely of sumptuous leather and polished wood. Traditionally, the market has been divided amongst those who automakers who …

The 2013 Lexus RX 450h is an interesting - if somewhat puzzling - piece of what has been an incredible success story for the Japanese luxury automaker. It's easy to understand what family shoppers see in the gas-only version of the Lexus RX, as the crossover provides ample interior space, …

Lexus is coming upon its quarter-century milestone, and it was the first of the Japanese automakers to offer a high-end luxury automobile. Today, Toyota’s flagship brand has the German luxury sports segment squarely in its crosshairs, and with the all-new 2014 Lexus IS sedans, the Germans should be looking over …