Brand New Car Reviews: Lexus Hybrid 2012
Posted by admin in Car Review, Hybrid Car, Lexus, New Cars on August 2, 2011
Lexus Hybrid 2012 – Introduction
Due to the constant rise in fossil fuel prices, hybrid cars are getting more and more popular these days. A hybrid vehicle uses the combination of the traditional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric propulsion system. The result of this combination is a vehicle with better fuel economy and even better performance compared to conventional vehicles. Hybrid vehicles exist in the form of hybrid cars, trucks, as well as buses.
Lexus is one of the several car brands that have implemented this green technology into their cars. Lexus is a luxury vehicle division of the Toyota Motor Corporation, which happens to be the world’s largest car manufacturer. The first Lexus hybrid car was introduced in the year 2004. Ever since, this marque has committed to produce more hybrid cars for the auto market. As a matter of fact, in 2009, Lexus sold more hybrid cars than conventional petroleum-based cars in the European market. Shortly after that, the company announced plans to become a hybrid-only brand in Europe.
According to Takeshi Uchiyamada, the Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Company, the company plans to release six new hybrid vehicles by the end of 2012: four under the Toyota brand, and the other two are from Lexus. The 40-mpg-plus 2012 Lexus CT 200h sporty compact hybrid is strongly predicted to be one of these two Lexus hybrids. Read the rest of this entry »
2011 Chrysler Voyager Review – Revival of America’s Iconic SUV
Posted by admin in Car Review, Chrysler, New Cars, SUV on July 18, 2011
When the original Chrysler Voyager was launched in the mid-80s, it created the Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) as we know it today, a vehicle with seven or eight seats that drives like a car. It was such a hit that it sent all car manufacturers, including the Japanese and Europeans, back to the drawing boards to develop their own MPV models.
Twenty years on, with almost every carmaker having its own interpretation of the Voyager, Chrysler has had to continually upgrade its MPVs to maintain a lead in the segment that it created. The present Grand Voyager is the second-generation model and was launched in the late 90s. It had an exterior facelift two years ago, and this year it gets the revolutionary ‘Stow n Go ‘ seats.
Flexibility has always been key to the appeal of the MPV, but removing the seats and finding a place to store it is an issue, especially in the Asian markets where people don’t often have garages. Before ‘Stow n Go’, the Grand Voyager had small castors under their seats so that they could be wheeled around, but they were still incredibly heavy to lift out of the vehicle. The solution is for seats that don’t have to be lifted out, but completely disappear into the floor. Read the rest of this entry »