A HYBRID BREAKS INTO THE LUXURY CLASS By HARVEY SCHWARTZ, LA CAR With the success and experience gained in producing gas-electric hybrid vehicles for the past several years, Toyota has finally transferred that gas-electric hybrid technology to the Lexus luxury brand. The all-new 2006 Lexus RX400h is the world’s first hybrid powered luxury sport utility vehicle. And it’s just in time, as fuel prices go through the roof and you have to dig deeper to pay for just ten gallons of fuel. The Lexus RX330 has gained a solid reputation as being one of the finest mid-size luxury sport utilities, and now the RX400h makes it even more appealing to own. I’m not just speaking about the improved gas mileage, 18/24 city/highway mpg for the RX330, verses 25/35 city/highway for the all-new RX400h. That’s quite an improvement, but there’s more. The RX400h is faster and more powerful. Link to Full Article
