Lexus LS600h and GS450h Hybrids get Facelift and IS250 F-Sport Edition Revealed

Lexus, or as Autoblog calls it, Toyota’s Buick, has performed a little cosmetic surgery on the Lexus LS600h and GS450h. At the same time they have introduced an IS250 F-Sport edition that is suppose to make the IS250 “more sporty” I guess. Is this how Lexus is going to celebrate their 20 years of making some of the most reliable and luxury cars on the road? Probably!

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BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Video Revealed

Details on the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept come out ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show coupled with a new video. There has been a wide open speculation as far as the powerplant found in this new concept but now is known to be compromised of a plug-in hybrid system with a 3-cyl turbo-diesel engine. That astonishing factor of the equation is that BMW plans to get “M” (Motorsport) performance out of this plug-in hybrid claiming a 0-60 time of 4.8 seconds while still able to get hybrid fuel saving figures at the same time.

Below is a new video and full press release of the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept.

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2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7-Series Officially Revealed

BMW did not stop with just one ActiveHybrid but they went took essentially the same powertrain as the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid and used it in the BMW 7 ActiveHybrid, or vice-versa, whichever way you look at it.

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2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid Officially Revealed

Everyone wants to be a part of “green” efforts in building a gas sipping EV or hybrid vehicles. So here comes a new SAV or SUV, whatever way you interpret it, by BMW, the new 2010 X6 ActiveHybrid. This will be by far the most powerful hybrid ever produced on an assembly line. The BMW X6 ActiveHybrid will pack 480 horsepower and 575 lb-ft of torque. Those are astonishing numbers very reminiscent of what a diesel engine would output.

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2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Review & Test Drive

“Highest MPG Sedan On The Road”

The all-new 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid is America’s most fuel-efficient midsized sedan with a certified 41mpg/city and 36mpg/highway rating, topping the Toyota Camry hybrid by 8mpg/city and 2mpg/highway.  If you drive conservatively you can further stretch those numbers substantially.

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Lexus Announces Suggested Retail Price of the New Hybrid Model

Yesterday, Lexus announced the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price for the new HS 250h hybrid, which will arrive at dealerships in late August. The new model has the best combined EPA mpg rating of any luxury vehicle in the United States, emitting 70% fewer smog-forming emissions than an average new car. It received EPA-estimated ratings of 35 mpg when utilizing regular 87-octane gasoline.

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2009 Ford Escape Hybrid Limited Review & Test Drive

Fresh from its most successful sales year, the 2009 Escape Hybrid brings an array of new features, refinements and technologies to strengthen its claim as America’s most fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly four-door sport utility vehicle.

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Sell-Off of Saturn Brand Accelerated by GM

General Motors Corp.’s Saturn brand will be either sold off or phased out by the end of this year. Earlier announcements said that it would have been at least 2 years before Saturn would technically “go anywhere”.

Saturn’s General Manager, Jill Lajdziak, said the brand, once billed as a different kind of car company, most likely will be sold, given the interest of several buyers who have surfaced. The decision to “off” Saturn this soon was mostly due to all of the talks surfacing of potential buyers. That will allow GM to restructure faster and thus helping to grow the company. Read more

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