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TTAC Tests LS600HL Again! This time, they get it right!

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 6/8/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:52:44 PM

I disagree with every review of the Lexus LS600hL ever written. Categorically. To a man, my colleagues misinterpret the most expensive Lexus as a misguided planet-saver that doesn't deliver enough mpg to justify its sky-high price tag. I view the ult...

84 user comments | Category: Reviews

34 Votes

Is 8 Speeds really too much? no, not really, says lexus...and now BMW

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 4/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:02:36 PM

We were all happy with the 6 speed transmissions that appeared a few years back for performance and efficiency. Then MB released a 7 speed auto making the 6 speed look obsolete and BMW driver’s green with envy. This past year Lexus toted they had th...

52 user comments | Category: New Cars

48 Votes

Consumer Report's Top Picks for 2008

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 2/29/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:47:12 PM

This year's Consumer Reports Top Picks are: Small Sedan: Hyundai Elantra SE Midsize SUV: Hyundai Santa Fe Pickup Truck: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab Luxury Sedan: Lexus LS 460L Family Sedan: Honda Accord Upscale Sedan: Infiniti G35...

109 user comments | Category: Misc News

59 Votes

Lexus IS Coupe spotted?

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 2/25/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:01:54 PM

there isnt much to say. this is the text that has been posted with the article. "As for the accompanying text, there’s some horsepower number ranging from 177 to 423, which translates right across the entire IS lineup, from the 220d to the IS-F. T...

107 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

48 Votes

Car Magazine UK reviews IS-F. More positive than negatives...

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 2/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:39:21 PM

"The new Lexus IS-F performance flagship arrives here this April primed to take on its BMW M3 and Mercedes C63 AMG rivals. Even its £51,000 price tag (M3 £50,725, C63 AMG £52,567) puts it deep into enemy territory. It may not have the aspiration stre...

75 user comments | Category: Reviews

46 Votes

Proof that Lexus Image is On Par with Mercedes: LS600H in Official Use

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 2/7/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:16:33 PM

The other article about the S400 hybrid got a lot of people talking about the downsides of the LS600HL and how the S class is going to beat it, even with its 0-60 time of 7 seconds and combined mileage of just 5 more than the LS. What some people...

107 user comments | Category: New Cars

63 Votes

Another Positive Review of the IS-F

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 10/31/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:20:50 AM

Conventional wisdom would dictate that the growling, 416-hp IS-F signals some kind of directional change for the silky and mellow Lexus brand, but let us explain why this car does no such thing. One of the pillars of the Toyota Way is "No Waste," exp...

11 user comments | Category: Reviews

13 Votes

Car and Driver review IS-F

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 10/24/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:33:18 AM

This first F (there’ll be more Lexus models with the F treatment soon, most likely) is a V-8–powered sledgehammer that rockets to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds—fleeter by 0.1 second than the new M3—has a 172-mph speed governor, and generates 0.92 g on the sk...

92 user comments | Category: Reviews

43 Votes

Edmunds Insideline's take on IS-F

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 10/24/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:50:18 AM

Rather than shoehorning a 5.0-liter V8 into the nose of an IS 350 and simply calling it the IS 500, Lexus has instead cooked up a far more dedicated sport sedan with its new 2008 Lexus IS-F. According to Lexus, the "F" in Lexus IS-F is derived fro...

31 user comments | Category: Reviews

23 Votes

Specifically to Budfrog, but to everyone. Proof that Lexus hybrids emits less polution yet give you more power

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 9/27/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:55:57 AM

So i was reading the comments from the article about how all lexus hybrids were catagorized under less fuel efficient. and then budfrog i think said he wanted proof, so here it is...man i have too much free time. source: Fueleconomy.gov 2007 GS...

23 user comments | Category: Reviews

15 Votes

2008 GS460 Specifications

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 8/29/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:47:05 PM

Toyota released the 2008 GS460 changes and specs. unfortunately, it is a bit of a let down seeing how it doesnt use the new direct injection part of the LS460 engine. Instead, it will only produce 342 horses and 336 lb ft torque. it will also hav...

50 user comments | Category: New Cars

28 Votes

2007 Lexus IS 250 with X Package and Manual Trans. >>>Beats 335i in slalom<<<

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 6/15/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:21:57 PM

The X Package improvements also translate to the track, as our slalom test confirms. Although it's down over 100 hp on the IS 350, the IS 250 is nearly 4 mph faster through the cones with a 70.4-mph result. This is blazing speed, and it puts the IS 2...

99 user comments | Category: New Cars

69 Votes

MDX vs. RX vs. SRX vs. X5 vs. MKX Consumer Reports, July 2007

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 6/15/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:29:30 PM

Well the RX and the MDX tied in the July Consumer Reports. Just wanted to throw this out there since the RX is in its last year of production and yet still ranks tied for first place. The others are new year models and still cant beat the best of the...

7 user comments | Category: New Cars

7 Votes

LS600hl at the Toyota's Arizona Proving Grounds

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 5/17/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:30:47 PM

Wanting to show off the new all-wheel drive 2008 Lexus LS 600hL, and the state-of-the-art, 4,800 hectare TAPG facility (including a whopping 16-kilometre banked oval), Toyota opened the gates to the press a few weeks before launching the LS 600hL. ...

18 user comments | Category: Reviews

14 Votes

Car and Driver: LS600H L actually does well?

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 4/26/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:00:56 PM

I, even being a lexus fan, thought that the LS600H L was a big disapointment. Edmunds gave it a pretty bad review, that showed equal performance to the LS460 in 0-60 times and worse economy; for me, this wasnt the benchmark of the luxury segment. ...

146 user comments | Category: Reviews

44 Votes

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