Posts from ‘Lexus’
Quick Spin: 2018 Lexus NX 300
2018 Lexus NX 300 in “Caviar Mica” black
2018 Lexus NX 300 AWD
Class: Premium Compact Crossover
Miles driven: 460
Fuel used: 20.0 gallons
First Spin: 2019 Lexus UX
2019 Lexus UX
If you haven’t noticed, compact crossovers are all the rage nowadays. That applies to premium ones as well, and increasingly, to premium ones that have been downsized to near subcompact proportions. And that’s the game Lexus has entered with the new UX.
Test Drive: 2018 Lexus LS 500h
2018 Lexus LS 500h AWD in Obsidian
2018 Lexus LS 500h AWD
Class: Premium Large Car
Miles driven: 1292
Fuel used: 53.6 gallons
Test Drive: 2018 Lexus GS 350
2018 Lexus GS 350 in Nightfall Mica
2018 Lexus GS 350 AWD
Class: Premium Midsize Car
Miles driven: 342
Fuel used: 18.4 gallons
Test Drive: 2018 Lexus NX 300h
2018 Lexus NX 300h in Eminent White
2018 Lexus NX 300h
Class: Premium Compact Crossover
Miles driven: 670
Fuel used: 20.3 gallons
2019 Lexus ES 350 F Sport in Ultrasonic Blue Mica (a $595 option)
2019 Lexus ES 350 F Sport
Class: Premium Midsize Car
Miles driven: 603
Fuel used: 25.9 gallons
10 Most Fuel Efficient Crossovers
It wasn’t that long ago that the typical family-oriented passenger car was notably more fuel-efficient than the average SUV. Today, the efficiency gap between the two vehicle types is much smaller than it used to be. Crossover SUVs–those based on passenger-car chassis instead of truck-like body-on-frame architectures–have proliferated, and many new SUV models have gotten smaller and lighter while still retaining an extra degree of cargo room and functionality over their comparable passenger-car counterparts.
Test Drive: 2018 Lexus RX 350L
2018 Lexus RX 350L in Atomic Silver
2018 Lexus RX 350L
Class: Premium Midsize Crossover
Miles driven: 1205
Fuel used: 47.1 gallons
Test Drive: 2018 Lexus LC 500h
2018 Lexus LC 500h in Nightfall Mica
2018 Lexus LC 500h
Class: Premium Sporty Performance
Miles driven: 391
Fuel used: 14.9 gallons
First Spin: 2019 Lexus ES
2019 Lexus ES 300h
Since its U.S. debut for 1990, the Lexus ES has been positioned at the luxury end of the premium-midsize segment. Today its front-drive layout is in the class minority, and it’s the only member that isn’t offered in all-wheel-drive form.
