Daily Archives: May 23, 2016


The new 4th-generation +

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 …


2016 Lexus RX450h F Sport – Adding a Touch of Cayenne

2016 Lexus RX 450h F Sport

2016 Lexus RX 450h F Sport

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.

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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

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 […]