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2024 Lexus TX Hopes to Become a Better Family Hauler

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Lexus is hitting the public with a one-two punch this week. & Sharing a platform with the Toyota Grand Highlander, the TX is an extremely large vehicle. & Lexus says the back row will be more spacious, comfortable, and easier to get into than what was available on the three-row variant of the RX.

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Report: US-made 3-row electric SUV is Toyota Highlander EV

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The Toyota Highlander midsize SUV could go all-electric, while the Grand Highlander would continue with internal-combustion engines, according to a new report from CarBuzz. Toyota confirmed a 3-row electric SUV in 2023, due for 2025 production in Kentucky. lineup—for more conventional names, according to the report.

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TOYOTA-LEXUS: Toyota jumps 14% on hybrid energy; Lexus up 18%

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in June to 168,680 on rising energy of its hybrid portfolio, life booming gross sales of the NX helped push Lexus logo gross sales up 18 p.c Toyota Motor North The us bought 51,535 hybridized, gasoline cellular or battery-electric automobiles in June, representing 26 p.c Toyota logo gross sales jumped 14 p.c Do you know?

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Toyota confirms second 3-row electric SUV for US production

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Toyota announced on Thursday that it plans to build a new three-row battery-electric SUV in Princeton, Indiana, with a corresponding $1.4 billion investment in the automaker’s Kentucky plant, to build a separate three-row battery-electric SUV. billion investment in the plant.

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IHS Markit: hybrids outperform EVs in US in April; overall electrification rate at 8.4%

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New analysis of the latest IHS Markit new vehicle registration data in the US indicates vehicles with a hybrid powertrain (both gasoline and electricity) are out-performing EVs, based on several metrics. Ford, Jeep and Lexus rounded out the top five brands in April 2021 year-over-year hybrid increases.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Sienna Hybrid

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Toyota long ago made a commitment to hybrids, with the Prius being the most successful result of the company’s commitment to combining electricity and gasoline. Toyota and its upmarket Lexus division have 16 hybrid models, making the combined nameplates the leader in hybrid offerings. Story and photos by John Faulkner.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

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Both hybrid systems have front and rear electric motors with the Max having more power and torque; both run on 87 octane. Toyota’s hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine and gasoline-only engine power. It features a 6-speed automatic.

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