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The new 4th-generation +Lexus USA RX450h drives better than past iterations but is that grille too much?
2016 Lexus RX450h F Sport – Adding a Touch of Cayenne – Sam’s Thoughts
For most of its nearly two decade history, the midsize RX crossover has been the best seller in the Lexus lineup by a fairly wide margin. Like other Lexi prior to the current generation, it also had generally inoffensive, but uninspired design. That all changed in 2015 with the debut of the fourth-generation RX including …
For most of its nearly two decade history, the midsize RX crossover has been the best seller in the Lexus lineup by a fairly wide margin. Like other Lexi prior to the current generation, it also had generally inoffensive, but uninspired design. That all changed in 2015 with the debut of the fourth-generation RX including the hybrid RX450h F Sport that I recently drove. Whether you like the new design direction or not, this latest RX is at least less likely to get lost in a crowd.
If you've followed technology over the years, you've no doubt noticed that those that actually invent the fundamental technology often are not the ones that get the credit. The power-split hybrid was invented by engineers at TRW more than a quarter century before Toyota built the first Prius. Smartphones existed long before Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone and the skateboard chassis came out of a lab in Warren, Mich. a decade before Tesla built the Model S. He may never get the public acclaim he deserves, but Chris Borroni-Bird has been helping to shape the future of mobility for more than 20 years
Meet The Father Of The Auto ‘Skateboard’ Chassis Used By Tesla: Chris Borroni-Bird
VideoThe 2002 GM AUTOnomy skateboard chassis concept (image credit: General Motors) Elon Musk absolutely deserves a great deal of credit for popularizing the idea that a battery powered car could be a viable mainstream transportation product. The cult of personality around Musk is in large part the catalyst for Tesla securing […]
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