Hyundai is taking the high road with Equus

South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motors is taking aim at some of the most lavish and costly segments of the automotive market.

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Automakers aim for green nirvana

With our freshly minted new president's inaugural call for shared sacrifice still echoing in the ears of the nation's consumers, we might expect that shoppers would be ready squeeze into tiny, fuel-efficient transportation boxes. Driving spartan, minimalist vehicles could be the Obama-era version of the Victory Garden.

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Thunder Valley casino has given away eight cars and trucks in the past two months, and four of them have gone to the same Sacramento woman.

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The Toyota Division posted August sales of 202,196 units, an increase of 15.2 percent over the same period last year. The Lexus Division reported August sales of 22,892 units, a decrease of 18.8 percent from the year-ago month.

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Revered by an aging owner base but lacking exciting vehicles to draw new buyers, Toyota's luxury marque is beginning to look like another prestige brand that followed its original customers to death's door: Buick.

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Toyota Motor Corp launched Tuesday the first dedicated hybrid model under its upscale Lexus brand, aimed at capitalizing on surging hybrid sales as the company tries to return to profitability.

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The chairman of the Arkansas Medical Board was critically injured Wednesday in an apparent explosion after he got into his vehicle, according to CNN affiliate WMC-TV.

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Lexus marks its 20th anniversary with its first dedicated hybrid, an upscale Prius that it says will deliver fuel economy in the low 30s around town, making it the most efficient model in the company's lineup. Although the HS250h is the fourth gas-electric vehicle in the Lexus s …

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Called Lexus Insider, the service will let Lexus send audio messages to participating owners on whatever subject it chooses, from tips on making the best use of the vehicles' features to suggestions for a scenic drive. Toyota officials promise to be discerning and restrained.

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Motor Authority reports that Lexus is eyeing a transition to a hybrid-only line of vehicles in the medium to long term.

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...a man in a black Lexus SUV approached her as she was leaving a club last week. She said she was not interested. He trailed her to her car. After she rebuffed him again, he threatened to shoot her, then followed her as she drove away.

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Most people know by now that hybrids use electricity to achieve good gas mileage, but how their advanced powertrains work and whether they help your pocketbook is a bit more complicated. Here we'll take a look at the basic technology and its variations.

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The Lexus LS600H, which costs £84,000, was a gift from Lexus to the 65-year-old former Beatle, who helped promote the hybrid vehicle.

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Lexus has no shortage of hybrid vehicles in its showrooms. Currently, the marque has gasoline-electric models derived from its GS and LS sedans and RX crossover.

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Buick and Lexus are at the top of dependability survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates for 2007. Buick beat out BMW, Mercedes Benz, Honda, Land Rover. I guess you can get foreign dependability in an American brand again. Score one for America.

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Lexus has introduced a new "F" designated IS model. "F" branded Lexus cars will be the sporty vehicles aimed squarely at the BMW "M", Mercedes "AMG" and Audi "R" and "RS".

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Ever wondered how Lexus can build cars which have more in common with a Swiss watch than other cars in terms of assembly standards? Here is the answer: a workforce continually trained in both doing and thinking, continually tested, continually inspired and continually breakign ne …

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As I see it, buses growl whenever they traverse the city streets. SUVs also show off their humongous biceps before they park somewhere down the curb. Cars are so like humans, they almost breathe.

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The new Lexus LS 600h L hybrid has the world's first full hybrid V8 powertrain and comes with many technological features. This new Lexus luxury hybrid builds on the success of the LS and breaks new ground.

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The GS450h is a car of contradictions and strange as it may sound, perhaps that's what its designers wanted. Yes it's a hybrid, but we're not talking about the kind of car activist celebrities or hemp wearers would be driving...

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The Lexus LS 460 is like driving around a dance club -- except with music that you actually like.

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If I were asked to name my talent — talent, that is, in the way the Miss America pageant uses the word talent, as in "Miss West Virginia will now do her talent" — I would say "parallel parking." For the second issue of Beautiful Spot: A Magazine of Parking, I've bee …

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Most folks can't afford the items on this page, but we all seem to have an inherent curiosity about big, expensive stuff. And, in the off chance you can drop $70k on a TV, please drop us a line through private channels—we have a lot to talk about.

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The idea of an 'electric car' has always evoked a particular image, one reminiscent of a 1960s 'car of the future!' spread in Popular Science.

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2007 Lexus LS460 Mini-Review

I had the opportunity to test drive the new 2007 Lexus LS460 ($61,000 base price, $71,000 for the longer LS460L) sedan this afternoon.

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you got to admit- drivin a Hybrid Car is now a fashion statement as well as an environmental and economic one...this looks b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l !!!

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Wouldn't it be nice if your car could prepare you for an accident before it happened? A new technology from Toyota can do just that.

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