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2013 Lexus CT 200h F Sport: Begging For More Motor4.0/5

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 …September 24, 2013

2013 Lexus LS 460 F Sport: Still Waiting For The Magic4.0/5

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 …September 13, 2013

2013 Lexus RX 450h: Power, Not Value, Defines This Hybrid4.0/5

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, …April 11, 2013

2014 Lexus IS, Lexus gets serious with the IS

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 …March 26, 2013

2013 Lexus ES/RX Sport: Elegant and sporty4.5/5

Lexus has finally realized that plain cars, no matter how reliable and how excellent their resale value, just won’t cut it anymore, given how fierce the competition has become. As a result, they designed their new models with a much more dynamic style and made them more exciting to drive. September 20, 2012

He said, she said: Test driving the Lexus CT200h

The premise of the He Said, She Said chronicle is simple: we lend a press vehicle to a couple to test drive extensively for two weeks and give the two participants one simple instruction: to take note of all of their impressions, both good and bad. Each of the test …July 4, 2012

2012 Lexus GS350 F-Sport: Nearly there4.0/5

A few years ago, while thoroughly engrossed in watching that arcane and ancient device known as the television, I recall a documentary that made a pretty compelling argument for love at first sight. Hinging upon the notion that our vision is the first sense with which we experience the world …May 20, 2012

2012 Lexus CT200h: A Less Pious Prius4.0/5

Good Lord, Canada can suck sometimes. And by sometimes, I mean right after you deplane in Toronto's -3 weather on a plane that had been bathed in Cuba's 28 degree sunshine just four short hours before. Cold, relatively desolate, and unbelievably monochromatic, it takes a while for Canada's maple-glazed flavour …February 25, 2012

2011 Lexus LS600h L: Technology trumps thrills3.5/5

Lexus owes its renown mainly to its reliability, and despite its owner Toyota’s recent setbacks, these two Japanese companies remain more reliable than the average. And it’s precisely that reliability that gives Lexus a clear advantage over the other – mostly German – prestige brands. Indeed, German cars are not …June 2, 2011

2011 Lexus CT200h: A Prius in disguise…3.5/5

Underneath that modern, trendy, sportback look, the new Lexus CT 200h (CT for Creative Touring) has a lot in common with the Prius: same engine, same (modest) power, same platform, same hybrid system.Will people be fooled? First of all, never let it be said that Toyota/Lexus doesn’t know how to …April 14, 2011

2010 Lexus HS250h: A Facebook Lexus4.0/5

In life, there are all kinds of friends. True friends are those that you can wake up at three in the morning to tell them your problems without worrying that you’ll be turned away. There are good acquaintances, acquaintances, and distant acquaintances. Beyond that, nowadays there are Facebook friends, from …April 21, 2010

2010 Lexus LS460 Sport: Posuer or Powerhouse?4.0/5

Lexus is a marvel of marketing wizardry. Although having been beat to the punch by more than a few decades, the upscale Japanese brand leveraged Toyota’s reputation for safety, reliability and build quality against a uniquely luxurious design ethos that compromised nothing in its pursuit of motoring bliss. If only …April 12, 2010

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