Though Toyota’s luxury-laden Lexus brand has been seeing hot sales since its arrival almost 20 years back, but it seems that the world’s #1 automaker is not satisfied with its performance yet. Now the brand has decided to capitalize the success of its parent company’s well known Prius and now they are going to offer their own hybrid The HS 250h.
In the world of electricity and gasoline combination, this new HS 250h is the fifth incursion.
The HS 250h’s uniqueness is quite noticeable in this brand and it seems to stand out in the crowed, as it is the only compact luxury hybrid available in the market these days. It is almost of the same size as of Toyota Corolla and a bit larger than Honda Insight as the Prius. These other vehicles are also categorized as hybrid, but they hardly have anything which make them approaching of a luxury car.
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With its slab-like front and large headlight, the new completely revamped 2010 Subaru Legacy is not something out of place on an SUV crossover, but the previous Legacy shapes have been ranged from innocuous to downright sleek, and it seems somewhat more controversial and one can expect that the new skin of the Legacy will be quite warming for the consumers. But it still has a lot to inspire with its heavily featured under hood features.
As we can expect from it the vehicles in the 2010 Legacy line are coming standard with all-wheel drive that is a feature which makes Subaru a real fixture in the snowbelt of the United States. We are also expecting some well expanded dimensions in the Legacy that couldn’t be seen in the previous model because of its somewhat tight cabin. Getting its inspiration from Mazda 6 and the Honda Accord, the 2010 Subaru Legacy has the dimensions of 3.3” height, 3.5” width and 3.2” wheelbase. If it is compared with the previous Legacy, it seems to get considerable gains in many parts, but despite this gain it grows just 1.4” in overall size and gets nearly 50 pounds more in weight.
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The previous version can’t be called something really stimulating, but now it has been replaced with a better and stylishly elegant follow-up. Well, the Equinox indicates that GM has tuned itself with the present and aptly replying with its fuel economy to all queries from Congress.
The Equinox houses the new version of GM’s ever-present 2.4-liter Ecotec powerhouse. The styling is same as we have been seen for the past few years, but this time it has been formed as direct injected which can produce 182-hp and 172 lb-ft of torque when it gets 22-mpg city and 32-mpg highway front-wheel-drive configuration. According to EPA estimation, it has 20mpg city and 29mpg highway in the AWD version. According to Chevrolet, it’s expecting over 600-mile highway range on gas.
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With an unending array of appealing features and enticing looks, the 2010 Lincoln MKX is a real treat to test as well as to watch. This luxury SUV has such an exterior that seems to grab your attention wherever you look. Another nice thing about the MKX is that it is available with all those impressive which are often given as an option in a luxury crossover. It includes power front seat, a power tailgate, impressive memory functions for drivers, rear parking sensors, leather upholstery as well as Ford’s well known electronic interface system. Many other attracting appearance packages are also there that have been included in 2010 Midnight limited Edition. The high-tech navigation system is also quite impressive as you would find it a lot better than other available units and its credit goes to none other than its Sirius Travel Link that allows drivers to get real time information about weather, traffic, movie times and sports scores.
When it comes to its pictures and on paper, none is as impressive as the MKX. However, many may find ownership and actual driving quite a nagging experience. The MKX seems like a mechanical twin of the Ford Edge that is, indeed, an impressive crossover SUV with some great improvements. But you can’t reckon the Edge as a class leader in the presence of Toyota and Nissan. Considering this similarity factor, it’s not hard to understand why the MKX is not as impressive as some available cars like Lexus or Infiniti. Without beating about the bush, the simple thing is that you will find the MKX somewhat less refined and slower with subpar construction and interior materials.
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Porsche was seeking a government loan of Rs. $2.5b, but according to some new reports the company has confirmed that KFW (state bank of Germany) has rejected its loan request and now they are looking for some other financing sources.
The company wanted to utilize that loan to support its bad to worse getting financial condition, but now it would try to find some other source to make up its cash shortfall of $3.5b. In its efforts for the buyout of much larger automaker Volkswagen, the German automaker has amassed $12b in debt.
According to Porsche, it’s not going to submit another loan application to KFW.
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