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2019 Lexus Ls 500 Concept, New Engine, Ratings, New Engine

2019 Lexus Ls 500 Concept, New Engine, Ratings, New Engine

The 2019 Lexus Ls 500 continues to offer top safety scores, remarkable space inside, and all-round versatility; it’s still one of the best small SUVs, and a good value for money.

2019 Lexus Ls 500 Rumors

The 2019 Lexus Ls 500 SUV is in its last year before a redesign, but thankfully not a rethink. It’s spacious, quiet, comfortable, and capable, mostly thanks to its standard all-wheel-drive system…

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2019 Lexus LS 500 F Design, Engine And Release Date

2019 Lexus LS 500 F Design, Engine And Release Date

2019 Lexus LS 500 F Design, Engine And Release Date – The brand new age group of Lexus’s main sedan will put together updates and changes in just about every segment. Begin with the Lexus LS 2019, which is among the initial versions to get the latest design of your back wheel of the brand name pilots that are at present below advancement. The organization Lexus may have fantastic strategies for…

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Bảng giá xe Lexus – Cập nhật giá các dòng xe Lexus 2020

Lexus Thăng Long gửi tới quý khách hàng và bạn đọc quan tâm tới bảng giá xe Lexus mới nhất trong năm 2020. Bảng giá bao gồm giá niêm yết tại Showroom, tổng giá để xe lăn bánh vi vu ngoài đường và mức tiền phải trả khi mua xe Lexus theo hình thức trả góp

Bảng tính các khoản chi phí bắt buộc cộng thêm vào khi mua xe Lexus

STT Khoản chi phí Giá tiền ( VNĐ ) 1 Thuế trước bạ 12% Theo giá từng xe 2 Đăng ký 20.000.000 3 Đăng kiểm 340.000 4 Phí lưu hành đường bộ 3.660.000 5 Bảo hiểm tai nạn dân sự 430.000

Lưu ý:

Giá lăn bánh: Là giá xe niêm yết + chi phí khi đăng kí tại tỉnh thành mà quý khách đăng kí hộ kh��u thường trú. Giá này có thể thay đổi theo từng địa phương do có mức thuế trước bạ khác nhau. Trong bài này chúng tôi lấy mức thuế trước bạ 12% của Hà Nội làm ví dụ.

Giá trả góp: Số tiền quý khách phải trả đã bao gồm chi phí đăng. Ở đây Lexus Thăng Long tạm tính ở mức trả trước 30% - 70% vay ngân hàng. Tức là ở đây quý khách cần trả 30% số tiền giá xe lăn bánh.

  Lexus ES 250

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus ES 250 2.499.000.000 2.823.310.000 846.993.000

Lexus ES 250 – Thế hệ thứ 7  là dòng xe sang hạng trung 5 chỗ ngồi. Tại thị trường Việt Nam ES 250 được trang bị duy nhất một lựa chọn cho động cơ I4 -2.5L phun xăng trực tiếp, hộp số 8 cấp dẫn động cầu trước.

Nhờ cấu trúc khung gầm mới, Lexus ES 250 2019 có kích thước tổng thể (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là 4.975 x 1.865 x 1.445 mm, chiều dài cơ sở 2.870 mm. So với bản tiền nhiệm, chiều dài tổng thể tăng 65mm, chiều rộng tăng 45mm và chiều cao thấp xuống 5mm. Chiều dài cơ sở mới theo đó tăng thêm 50mm.

Động cơ:  I4 2.5 lít

Hộp số:   Tự động 8 cấp

Công suất:  204 mã lực

Tăng tốc:  9,1s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  6.6 lít/100km

Màu xe:  10 màu ngoại thất.

Màu nội thất:  4 màu nội thất

Năm sản xuất: 2019

Lexus RX350

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Rx 350 4.120.000.000 4.638.830.000 1.391.649.000 Lexus Rx 350L 4.210.000.000 4.739.630.000 1.421.889.000

Đây là dòng SUV được ưa thích nhất của Lexus. So với phiên bản 2019 – Lexus RX350 2020 được nâng cấp cụm đèn trước cụm đèn pha mảnh hơn, thiết kế thoáng mắt hơn, đèn sương mù được tích hợp vào cản sốc và phía sau là cụm đèn hậu tạo hình chữ L nhìn tương tự phong cách của các mẫu LC coupe và LS sedan.

Lưới tản nhiệt có thiết kế mắt lưới mới. Lexus cũng đã thiết kế bộ vành 18 inch và 20 inch mới cho mẫu SUV 7 chỗ này.

Kích thước tổng thể (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là 4.890 x 1.895 x 1.690 (mm), RX 350 2020 vẫn giữ nguyên so với phiên bản trước đó.

Động cơ: V6 3.5 lít

Hộp số:  Tự động 8 cấp

Công suất: 295 mã lực

Tăng tốc: 7,9s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình: 9.9 lít/100km

Màu xe: Đen, Trắng, Be, Nâu đậm, Bạc, Đỏ, Xanh dương đậm, Xanh Terrane Khaki

Màu nội thất: Đen, Kem (01), Kem (61), Nâu da bò

Năm sản xuất: 2020

Lexus RX 350 2020 là khối động cơ xăng V6 24 van trục cam kép (DOHC) với hệ thống điều phối van biến thiên thông minh kép mở rộng, dung tích 3.5L (3.456 cc). Công suất cực đại đạt 296 mã lực tại vòng tua 6300 vòng/phút, mômen xoắn cực đại đạt 370 Nm tại 4.600 – 4.700 vòng/phút.

Cùng với đó là hộp số tự động 8 cấp, với khả năng chuyển số êm ái, mượt mà, đem lại khả năng vận hành tuyệt vời. Kèm theo 5 chế độ lái: Eco / Normal / Sport S / Sport S+ / Customize, tuy với bề ngoài hầm hố, bề thế, nhưng với khối động cơ mạnh mẽ, việc tăng tốc từ 0 – 100 km/h chỉ mất vỏn vẹn 7,9 giây, tốc độ tối đa có thể đạt được lên đến 200 km/h

Lexus Rx300

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Rx 300 3.040.000.000 3.429.230.000 1.028.769.000

Lexus Rx 300 có tiền thân là Lexus RX 200t được nâng cấp và đổi tên. Mẫu xe này có ngoại hình giống hoàn toàn với người anh em song sinh RX 350 2019

Xe RX 300 có kích thước tổng thể (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là 4.890 x 1.895 x 1.690 (mm), chiều dài cơ sở 2.790 (mm). So với các bản RX tiền nhiệm, chiều dài tổng thể tăng 120mm, chiều rộng tăng 10mm, chiều cao không đổi. Chiều dài cơ sở mới theo đó tăng thêm 50mm.

Động cơ:  I4, D4-S, Turbo tăng áp

Hộp số:  Tự động 6 cấp

Công suất:  235 hp/4800 – 5600 rpm

Tăng tốc:  9,5s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  7.9 lít/100km

Màu xe:  Trắng, Đen, Nâu nhạt, Nâu đậm, Bạc, Đỏ, Xanh dương đậm.

Màu nội thất:  Đen, Kem, Nâu da bò

Năm sản xuất:  2019

RX 300 2019 được  trang bị động cơ 2GR-FKS V6 dung tích 3.5L hút khí tự nhiên, đi kèm những tối ưu hiệu suất hiện đại. Hệ thống điều phối van biến thiên thông minh kép mở rộng VVT-iW (Variable Valve Timing-Intelligent Wide) cho phép tối ưu chu trình Atkinson, điều khiển chính xác thời điểm đóng mở của các van nạp và xả.

Hệ thống phun nhiên liệu trực tiếp (D-4SDirect Injection 4 Stroke Engine) cho phép phun nhiên liệu trực tiếp cường độ cao và chính xác vào công nạp giúp tối ưu hoá việc đốt cháy nhiên liệu.

Từ đó ta có 1 khối động cơ với vận hành mạnh mẽ với công suất cực đại 295 mã lực ở 6.300 vòng/phút; mô-men xoắn tối đa 370 Nm tại 4.600 – 4.700 vòng/phút. Tương thích là một hộp số tự động 8 cấp điều khiển điện tử thông minh ECT(8 Speed Super). Phạm vi số rộng và tỉ số  truyền nhỏ giúp đạt được hiệu suất động lực học tuyệt vời.

Lexus Gx460

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Gx460 5.690.000.000 6.397.230.000 1.919.169.000

GX 460 2020 vẫn giữ nguyên các thông số kích thước như trên bản tiền nhiệm, cụ thể với 3 chiều (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là:  4880 x 1885 x 1845 mm. Chiều dài cơ sở 2790 mm. Xe có khoảng sáng gầm 250 mm, trọng lượng không tải 2375kg, toàn tải là 2990 kg và dung tích bình nhiên liệu 87 lít

[caption id="attachment_951" align="alignnone" width="800"] Thiết kế tổng thể của Lexus GX vẫn luôn chiếm được sự yêu mến của một bộ phận không nhỏ khách hàng: Đơn giản nhưng đầy nam tính, mạnh mẽ[/caption]

Động cơ:  V8 4.6 lít, 32 van

Hộp số:   Tự động 6 cấp

Công suất:  292 mã lực

Tăng tốc: 8,3s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  14,9 lít/100km

Màu xe: Trắng (077), Đen (202), Đen ánh kim (217), Bạc (1J7), Đỏ (3S0), Nâu (4V3), Xanh (8X5)

Màu nội thất:  Đen, Kem, Đỏ, Xám

Năm sản xuất: 2020

Xe GX460 được trang bị khối động cơ dung tích 4.6L, sản sinh công suất 301 mã lực và mô men xoắn cực đại 538 Nm/3.500 vòng/phút. Xe trang bị hộp số tự động 6 cấp tuần tự, cùng hệ thống dẫn động 4 bánh toàn thời gian, vi sai LSD Torsen, hộp số phụ 2 cấp off – Road. Khả năng tăng tốc từ 0-100km/h trong 8,3s và khả năng kéo tải lên tới 2,948 kg

Lexus Lx570

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Lx 570 8.180.000.000 9.186.030.000 2.755.809.000

Xe  LX 570 là dòng xe cao cấp nhất của Lexus tại thị trường Việt Nam. Xe có kích thước tổng thể (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là 5.080 x 1.980 x 1.865 (mm), chiều dài cơ sở 2.850 (mm). Trong đó chiều dài, dài hơn bản tiền nhiệm 60 mm giúp tổng thể xe trông bề thế và đầy mạnh mẽ. Chiều rộng cơ sơ 1.650 mm.

Một số thông số khác như:

Trọng lượng xe không tải và toàn tải: 2.743 kg và 3.400 kg

Dung tích khoang hành lý khi sử dụng full các hàng ghế, gập hàng ghế thứ 3 và gập cả hàng ghế thứ 2,3 lần lượt là 344L, 1.220L và 2.070L

Dung tích bình xăng: 93L (bình chính) + 45L ( bình phụ)

Động cơ:  V8 5.7 lít, 32 van

Hộp số:   Tự động 8 cấp

Công suất:  367mã lực

Tăng tốc: 7,7s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  14,1 lít/100km

Màu xe: Đen, Trắng, Nâu nhạt, Đen mờ, Xanh, Bạc

Màu nội thất:  Đen, Kem, Đỏ, Nâu

Năm sản xuất: 2019

LX 570 sử dụng động cơ 5,7 lít V8 công suất 367 mã lực ở vòng tua máy 5.600 vòng/phút, mô-men xoắn cực đại 530 Nm tại 3.200 vòng/phút. Hộp số tự động 8 cấp, kết hợp hệ dẫn động 4 bánh toàn thời gian. Xe có khả năng tăng tốc từ 0-100Km/h trong 7,7s cùng tốc độ tối đa đạt 220 Km/h. Mức tiêu hao nhiêu liệu trung bình trên các đường thành phố/ xa lộ/ hỗn hợp tương ứng 16/ 14.1/ 11.5 (L/100Km). Xe trang bị tới 5 chế độ lái khác nhau là Normal, Eco, Comfort, Sports và Sports + giúp người lái có thể thỏa thích tận hưởng cảm giác lái xe thú vị và lựa chọn chế độ lái phù hợp tùy theo nhu cầu và sở thích

Lexus Nx300

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Nx 300 2.510.000.000 2.835.630.000 850.689.000

Lexus NX300 là bản đổi tên và nâng cấp nhiều hạng mục từ mẫu tiền nhiệm NX200t (2015). Với định hướng là một chiếc Ubran thành thị, xe hướng đến đối tượng khách hàng là những gia đình trẻ, sống chủ yếu tại các đô thị lớn

[caption id="attachment_692" align="alignnone" width="800"] NX 300 là chiếc SUV trẻ nhất và có giá mềm nhất hiện nay của Lexus tại thị trường Việt Nam[/caption]

Động cơ:  I4, 2.0L Tubor tăng áp khí cuộn đôi

Hộp số:   Tự động 6 cấp, lẫy số thể thao

Công suất:  235 mã lực

Tăng tốc:  7,2s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  8,2 lít/100km

Màu xe:   10 màu sơn

Màu nội thất:  4 màu nội thất

Năm sản xuất:  2019

NX 300 2019 thuộc phân khúc Crossover cỡ nhỏ, xe có kích thước tổng thể (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là 4.630 x 1.845 x 1. 645 (mm) chiều dài cơ sở 2.660 mm.

Xe có tới 5 lựa chọn chế độ lái đa dạng khác nhau  (Tiết kiệm nhiên liệu/Thông thường/Thể thao/Thể thao + và Custom). Nhiều hơn so với NX200t phiên bản tiền thân một lựa chọn.

  Lexus Ls 500

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Ls 500 7.080.000.000 7.954.030.000 2.386.209.000 Lexus Ls 500h 7.710.000.000 8.659.630.000 2.597.889.000

Tháng 09/1989 thương hiệu xe hơi hạng sang Lexus chính thức xuất hiện trên bản đồ ngành công nghiệp ô tô thế giới bằng 2 mẫu xe là LS 400 và ES 250. LS ngay từ ngày đầu tiên đã được định vị là dòng xe cao cấp nhất (mẫu xe Top of Mind) của thương hiệu.

Lexus LS 400 khi đó đã gây sửng sốt với toàn bộ ngành công nghiệp ô tô thế giới với hơn 100 bằng sáng chế, 6,129 xe được bán chỉ sau 4 tháng – Những kỳ tích chưa từng có trong ngành công nghiệp ô tô thế giới.

Đến nay, LS đã trải qua 4 thế hệ:

Thế hệ thứ nhất: LS400 – ra mắt tháng 9 năm 1989

Thế hệ thứ hai: LS400 – tháng 10 năm 1994

Thế hệ thứ ba: LS430 – tháng 1 năm 2000

Thế hệ thứ tư: LS460 và LS460L năm 2006 (các lần nâng cấp năm 2008, 2009 và 2013)

Với LS 500 2019, Lexus khẳng định tham vọng muốn lặp lại 1 lần nữa lịch sử 30 trước đây. Bằng việc phát triển mới hoàn toàn Flagship chủ lực này: Từ thiết kế, cấu trúc khung gầm, động cơ, hộp số… Từ nội thất xa hoa, thượng hạng đến các trang bị tiện nghi, công nghệ mới lần đầu tiên xuất hiện…

Động cơ:  V6 3.5 lít, Twin Tubor

Hộp số:   Tự động 10 cấp

Công suất:  415 mã lực

Tăng tốc: 7,5 s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  9,9 lít/100km

Màu xe: Trắng (085), Bạc (1J2), Bạc (1J7), Bạc (1K2), Đen (212), Đen (223), Đỏ (3U3), Đỏ (3R1), Nâu đậm (4×2), Nâu nhạt (4U7), Xanh (8X5)

Màu nội thất:  Trắng (04), Đen (24), Đỏ đen (33).

Năm sản xuất: 2019

Lexus Thăng Long xin gửi tới quý khách bảng giá xe Lexus mới nhất năm 2020 để quý khách tiện tham khảo cũng như có được chiếc xe ưng ý trong khả năng tài chính của mình.

Hãy liên hệ ngay với Mr. Linh – 0904.000.666 đã nhận tư vấn chi tiết nhất về các dòng xe, chi phí cũng như thủ tục mua xe, giao nhận xe, chính sách bảo hiểm Lexus.

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Žánr sci-fi filmy je pro tvůrce ideální příležitostí, jak popustit uzdu fantazii. Patří mezi ně i designéři značky Lexus, kteří navrhují jedinečná vozidla a kosmické lodě. Jejich nejnovějším projektem je vesmírný letoun QZ 618, který se objevil v novém filmu ‘Muži v černém: Globální hrozba‘. Ale Lexus vytvořil i další neobvyklé konstrukce.

Lexus 2054 (2002)

Červený model Lexus 2054 známe z filmu Minority Report. Ve futuristickém světě se v něm prohání hlavní hrdina filmu, komisař John Anderton, kterého hraje Tom Cruise. Vůz pohánějí palivové články a má nárazuvzdornou strukturu, přístup do jeho interiéru je chráněn biometrickým zabezpečením. Na návrhu vozidla spolupracovali tvůrci filmu a designové oddělení značky Lexus. Za zmínku stojí, že i režisér filmu Steven Spielberg vlastní auto této značky.

Lexus Skyjet (2017)

Skyjet je vesmírná stíhačka ze snímku Valerian a město tisíce planet od Luca Bessona. Tvůrci filmu a tým společnosti Lexus dokázali navrhnout stroj, který předběhl dobu zhruba o 700 let, ale zároveň měl prvky charakteristické pro design současných automobilů značky – ostře vyznačená světla a maska ve tvaru přesýpacích hodin. Létající stroj řízený Valerianem – hlavní postavou filmu, do které se vtělil Dane DeHaan, má samozřejmě ultramoderní zbraně a ochranné systémy.

Lexus LC 500 Black Panther (2018)

LC 500 Black Panther se dostal na plátna kin díky stejnojmennému filmu. Unikátní LC patří T’Challimu, princi afrického království Wakanda, který si obléká kostým superhrdiny a vyráží do boje proti padouchům. Filmové kupé pro zvláštní úkoly je poháněno reaktorem používajícím fantastický kov vibranium a pokrývá je povlak ze stejného materiálu, díky čemuž je neprůstřelné a dokáže se samo opravit. Díky systému B-CPU vytváří vůz zvláštní spojení s myslí řidiče, takže spolu člověk a stroj mohou dokonale komunikovat. Vozidlo lze také dálkově ovládat ze zvláštního stanoviště. Je zajímavé, že i v marvelovské produkci se objevuje limuzína LS.

Lexus QZ 618 (2019)

Nejnovější a rozhodně nejvyspělejší filmový design Lexusu představuje QZ 618 – kosmická loď, která se objevila v novém filmu Muži v černém: Globální hrozba. Jedná se o vesmírný letoun poháněný technologií Qasar Power Source Technology, která využívá sílu nejbližší aktivní galaxie a umožňuje dostat se kamkoli ve vesmíru během několika sekund. Tento moderní systém je schopen nejen zrychlení z 0 na 60 za 0,0000000000001 nanosekund, ale také má spotřebu pohonných hmot pouhých 122 MPG (Millennia Per Gallon), což v naší části vesmíru odpovídá spalování 1,93 litru na 100 tisíciletí.

Seznam vybavení identifikovaného létajícího předmětu značky Lexus je opravdu dlouhý. QZ 618 obsahuje balíček Lexus Safety System+ s technologií silového pole, interiér je v provedení z eticky namnožené adorienské kůže mezigalaktického původu a při každodenních cestách vesmírem ho naviguje IGPS (Inter-Galactic Positioning System) a hlasový asistent Amazon Alexa, který rozumí všem sedmi bilionům jazyků používaných mimozemšťany. Nejlepší je, že v pozemských podmínkách je to prostě nejmodernější sportovní kupé RC F Lexus – k jeho proměně v kosmickou loď stačí pouze stisknout tlačítko v kabině.

Lexus postavil fantastickou vesmírnou loď. Hraje i ve filmu!

Nejen sci-fi

Auta Lexus se dostávají na plátna kin nejen v podobě sci-fi strojů. V roce 2016, ve snímku ‘Já, kocour’, protagonista Tom Brand, kterého hrál Kevin Spacey, řídil super sportovní Lexus LFA. O rok později jste pak ve filmu ‘Transformers: Poslední rytíř’ mohli vidět SUV RX.

Příspěvek 4 modely Lexus, které známe jen ze sci-fi filmů pochází z auto-mania.cz

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2020 Lexus LS 500 Inspiration Series | With Unique Exterior And Interior Color Combination

via IFTTT 2020 Lexus LS 500 Inspiration Series | With Unique Exterior And Interior Color Combination Following the LC Inspiration and LX Inspiration limited edition models, Lexus has launched a similar version of its flagship saloon. The first sedan to get this exclusive makeover, the LS 500 Inspiration Series brings a unique exterior and interior color combination as well as more exclusivity, since it’s limited to 300 units in the United States. The model’s most distinctive feature is, obviously, the Deep Garnet exterior color, used for the first time on the LS 500. Lexus describes the paint as a “deep, metallic shade of red that shimmers in the direct sun yet has a deep, lustrous tone in the shade.” The color is beautifully complemented by standard 20-inch wheels finished in Black Vapor Chrome. Like the Deep Garnet paint, Lexus says the rims glimmer in the sun yet retain a polished, subdued look in the shade. The exclusive treatment continues inside with a glamorous cabin featuring standard White leather on the seats, center console and door panels, Kiriko glass trim on the door panels, blue LED dash lighting, and “Lexus” puddle lamps at each door. The semi-aniline leather uses a dyeing process that gives it a bright white color providing a stark contrast to the black dashboard, steering wheel, and carpet. As for the Kiriko glass, it offers an interesting transition between light and dark — more specifically, between the smooth white door trim and the dark Mark Levinson speaker grills. As with all 2020 Lexus LS 500 models, the Inspiration Series features a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 engine rated at 416 hp (422 PS) and 442 lb-ft (599 Nm) of torque. This allows the luxury sedan to cover the 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) sprint in 4.6 seconds when equipped with the available AWD system featuring a Torsen limited-slip center differential. he Lexus LS 500 Inspiration Series goes on sale this fall, with pricing to be announced closer to launch. SUBCRIBE NOW.. https://youtube.com/c/TopCarsChannel My Other Sites Facebook : https://ift.tt/2ESgjMQ GooGle plus : https://ift.tt/2CKS5hC Twitter : https://twitter.com/Top_Cars1 Pinterest : https://ift.tt/2ERxspA Blogger : https://ift.tt/2CHHNP4 Instagram : https://ift.tt/2F1GoYW Popular Vidio. NISSAN X TRAIL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89XtwWLeBHE 2018 DOGDE DMOND https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF0Jkw9FxSw&t=18s 2019 RAM 1500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNoKT4TTexw&t=22s #TopCarsChannel # LexusLS #Inspiration #automotive #Cars2019 #otomotive

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The Lexus LS500 Is What a Japanese Luxury Sedan Should Be

The 2019 Automobile All-Stars winners will be revealed on Saturday, March 9 at 11:00 am Eastern, but first we’re introducing—in no particular order—a few of the contenders each day this week. Head here for an All-Stars preview, and be sure to check back all week to see the contenders as they’re announced!

When Lexus launched the original LS in 1989, carrying sedate styling while providing a Japanese interpretation of the Mercedes S-class experience for E-class money, restraint was the theme. Jump ahead 30 years, and lavish SUVs are cannibalizing luxury sedan sales. Clearly, radical change was needed, and the new LS500 delivers transformation in spades.

“I think everyone has realized by now that the S-class is pretty much unbeatable when taken as a whole package,” contributor Jethro Bovingdon said. “Well, the LS is a world away from the S-class, and it couldn’t be anything but a Japanese take on luxury. We should celebrate any car that does the unexpected, and I really admire the wacky styling and unique interior. And the LS drives pretty well, too.”

He’s right. There’s a fresh, coupelike seating position along with quick steering and newfound agility at the expense of isolation compared to previous LS models. Gone is the V-8, replaced by a twin-turbo V-6 with more power and “an almost sporty engine note,” Bovingdon remarked. We applaud Lexus for taking risks with the LS, even if those risks end up being polarizing.

Speaking of, the provocative cabin sparked controversy thanks to its distinctive mix of Kiriko glass and origami-style, hand-pleated door panels. “What an exciting, beautiful, modern interior—very unexpected,” contributor Ronald Ahrens noted. Added executive editor Mac Morrison, “I am absolutely a fan of the cabin treatment. Different and cool.”

Others were less impressed. “Inside, never has such a collection of well-thought-out materials and design components come off as so chintzy,” daily new editor Conner Golden said. Editor-at-large Arthur St. Antoine piled on: “I wouldn’t be able to put up with that bejeweled interior trim without gagging.” Its interior stylings are clearly a matter of taste—and part of a $23,100 interior package if it isn’t yours.

One cabin feature you’re stuck with, though, is the infotainment system, which received a proper flogging from editors. “The interface’s twitchy mouse is a big miss,” contributor Basem Wasef noted. (Morrison said the same thing—until he figured out how to change the touchpad’s reaction speed in the settings menu.)

Although Bovingdon also had his issues with the controls, he found a lot to like about the LS: “Of course the touchpad system is truly, truly hateful, and I could easily see why that might be a deal breaker, but the rest of the car has a charm and character about it I really enjoyed. It’s a cool object, the LS, and a quality item.”

2018 Lexus LS 500 Specifications

PRICE $76,225/$112,520 
(base/as tested) ENGINE 3.5L twin-turbo DOHC 24-valve V-6; 416 hp @ 6,000 rpm, 442 lb-ft @ 1,600–4,800 rpm TRANSMISSION 10-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 5-passenger, 
front-engine, RWD sedan EPA MILEAGE 19/30 mpg (city/hwy) L x W x H 206.1 x 74.8 x 57.1 in WHEELBASE 123.0 in WEIGHT 4,905 lb 0–60 MPH 4.6 sec TOP SPEED 136 mph

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The Lexus LS500 Is What a Japanese Luxury Sedan Should Be

The 2019 Automobile All-Stars winners will be revealed on Saturday, March 9 at 11:00 am Eastern, but first we’re introducing—in no particular order—a few of the contenders each day this week. Head here for an All-Stars preview, and be sure to check back all week to see the contenders as they’re announced!

When Lexus launched the original LS in 1989, carrying sedate styling while providing a Japanese interpretation of the Mercedes S-class experience for E-class money, restraint was the theme. Jump ahead 30 years, and lavish SUVs are cannibalizing luxury sedan sales. Clearly, radical change was needed, and the new LS500 delivers transformation in spades.

“I think everyone has realized by now that the S-class is pretty much unbeatable when taken as a whole package,” contributor Jethro Bovingdon said. “Well, the LS is a world away from the S-class, and it couldn’t be anything but a Japanese take on luxury. We should celebrate any car that does the unexpected, and I really admire the wacky styling and unique interior. And the LS drives pretty well, too.”

He’s right. There’s a fresh, coupelike seating position along with quick steering and newfound agility at the expense of isolation compared to previous LS models. Gone is the V-8, replaced by a twin-turbo V-6 with more power and “an almost sporty engine note,” Bovingdon remarked. We applaud Lexus for taking risks with the LS, even if those risks end up being polarizing.

Speaking of, the provocative cabin sparked controversy thanks to its distinctive mix of Kiriko glass and origami-style, hand-pleated door panels. “What an exciting, beautiful, modern interior—very unexpected,” contributor Ronald Ahrens noted. Added executive editor Mac Morrison, “I am absolutely a fan of the cabin treatment. Different and cool.”

Others were less impressed. “Inside, never has such a collection of well-thought-out materials and design components come off as so chintzy,” daily new editor Conner Golden said. Editor-at-large Arthur St. Antoine piled on: “I wouldn’t be able to put up with that bejeweled interior trim without gagging.” Its interior stylings are clearly a matter of taste—and part of a $23,100 interior package if it isn’t yours.

One cabin feature you’re stuck with, though, is the infotainment system, which received a proper flogging from editors. “The interface’s twitchy mouse is a big miss,” contributor Basem Wasef noted. (Morrison said the same thing—until he figured out how to change the touchpad’s reaction speed in the settings menu.)

Although Bovingdon also had his issues with the controls, he found a lot to like about the LS: “Of course the touchpad system is truly, truly hateful, and I could easily see why that might be a deal breaker, but the rest of the car has a charm and character about it I really enjoyed. It’s a cool object, the LS, and a quality item.”

2018 Lexus LS 500 Specifications

PRICE $76,225/$112,520 
(base/as tested) ENGINE 3.5L twin-turbo DOHC 24-valve V-6; 416 hp @ 6,000 rpm, 442 lb-ft @ 1,600–4,800 rpm TRANSMISSION 10-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 5-passenger, 
front-engine, RWD sedan EPA MILEAGE 19/30 mpg (city/hwy) L x W x H 206.1 x 74.8 x 57.1 in WHEELBASE 123.0 in WEIGHT 4,905 lb 0–60 MPH 4.6 sec TOP SPEED 136 mph

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The Lexus LS500 Is What a Japanese Luxury Sedan Should Be

The 2019 Automobile All-Stars winners will be revealed on Saturday, March 9 at 11:00 am Eastern, but first we’re introducing—in no particular order—a few of the contenders each day this week. Head here for an All-Stars preview, and be sure to check back all week to see the contenders as they’re announced!

When Lexus launched the original LS in 1989, carrying sedate styling while providing a Japanese interpretation of the Mercedes S-class experience for E-class money, restraint was the theme. Jump ahead 30 years, and lavish SUVs are cannibalizing luxury sedan sales. Clearly, radical change was needed, and the new LS500 delivers transformation in spades.

“I think everyone has realized by now that the S-class is pretty much unbeatable when taken as a whole package,” contributor Jethro Bovingdon said. “Well, the LS is a world away from the S-class, and it couldn’t be anything but a Japanese take on luxury. We should celebrate any car that does the unexpected, and I really admire the wacky styling and unique interior. And the LS drives pretty well, too.”

He’s right. There’s a fresh, coupelike seating position along with quick steering and newfound agility at the expense of isolation compared to previous LS models. Gone is the V-8, replaced by a twin-turbo V-6 with more power and “an almost sporty engine note,” Bovingdon remarked. We applaud Lexus for taking risks with the LS, even if those risks end up being polarizing.

Speaking of, the provocative cabin sparked controversy thanks to its distinctive mix of Kiriko glass and origami-style, hand-pleated door panels. “What an exciting, beautiful, modern interior—very unexpected,” contributor Ronald Ahrens noted. Added executive editor Mac Morrison, “I am absolutely a fan of the cabin treatment. Different and cool.”

Others were less impressed. “Inside, never has such a collection of well-thought-out materials and design components come off as so chintzy,” daily new editor Conner Golden said. Editor-at-large Arthur St. Antoine piled on: “I wouldn’t be able to put up with that bejeweled interior trim without gagging.” Its interior stylings are clearly a matter of taste—and part of a $23,100 interior package if it isn’t yours.

One cabin feature you’re stuck with, though, is the infotainment system, which received a proper flogging from editors. “The interface’s twitchy mouse is a big miss,” contributor Basem Wasef noted. (Morrison said the same thing—until he figured out how to change the touchpad’s reaction speed in the settings menu.)

Although Bovingdon also had his issues with the controls, he found a lot to like about the LS: “Of course the touchpad system is truly, truly hateful, and I could easily see why that might be a deal breaker, but the rest of the car has a charm and character about it I really enjoyed. It’s a cool object, the LS, and a quality item.”

2018 Lexus LS 500 Specifications

PRICE $76,225/$112,520 
(base/as tested) ENGINE 3.5L twin-turbo DOHC 24-valve V-6; 416 hp @ 6,000 rpm, 442 lb-ft @ 1,600–4,800 rpm TRANSMISSION 10-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 5-passenger, 
front-engine, RWD sedan EPA MILEAGE 19/30 mpg (city/hwy) L x W x H 206.1 x 74.8 x 57.1 in WHEELBASE 123.0 in WEIGHT 4,905 lb 0–60 MPH 4.6 sec TOP SPEED 136 mph

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Lexus LS: 2019 Motor Trend Car of the Year Contender

WE LIKE Agility for a big car, fuel economy, thumping stereo

WE DON’T LIKE Rough ride, inconsistent brakes, infotainment interface

The flagship sedan that panicked German luxury automakers 30 years ago still has some chops, but it seems Lexus engineers and product planners were conflicted as to the mission of the latest edition.

Angus MacKenzie was unimpressed: “A harsher powertrain, noisier suspension, and worse body integrity than the car that launched the brand. It beggars belief.”

Chris Theodore was similarly let down. “Dynamically, the LS was surprisingly agile for such a behemoth, but the experience went downhill from there,” he observed. The F Sport suspension we tested ruins the magic-carpet ride of past Lexuses, allowing impacts to harshly penetrate the cabin. The brake-by-wire system was erratic in its responses. And the lane keeping system lamely ping-ponged the car between the lines.

Although the twin-turbo V-6 is a lively base engine for most Lexus drivers and scored well in fuel economy, the lack of a V-8 offering raised eyebrows. The piped-in engine sounds were a headache-inducing mashup of “puppy growls and gear whine,” an acetaminophen-seeking Christian Seabaugh said.

Alisa Priddle noted the suave, detailed interior design with swooping and arcing “art wood,” leather trim, Alcantara, and metal details. But back-seat space is less than in competitor cars, especially in the footwell.

Plus, Lexus continues to insist on installing its distracting, touchpad-based infotainment system. Seriously, piloting a curse-inducing cursor through four menus to adjust heated/cooled seats? One saving user interface is the radio-tuning concentric outer ring of the volume knob. You’ll want to play with that as you crank the optional 2,400-watt Mark Levinson stereo to “Hello, Cleveland!” concert volumes.

Akio Toyoda has challenged Lexus to passionately embrace its sporty side. Unfortunately, the LS merely gives drivers an awkward shoulder hug.

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2018 Lexus LS 500 F-Sport 500h AWD Base Price/As tested $82,225/$101,905 $83,955/$107,950 Power (SAE net) 416 hp @ 6,000 rpm 295 hp @ 6,600 rpm (gas)/100 hp (elec)/354 hp (comb) Torque (SAE net) 442 lb-ft @ 1,600 rpm 257 lb-ft @ 4,900 rpm (gas)/150 lb-ft (elec)/350 lb-ft (comb) Accel, 0-60 mph 5.8 sec 5.5 sec Quarter-mile 14.2 sec @ 101.2 mph 14.1 sec @ 98.0 mph Braking, 60-0 mph 114 ft 123 ft Lateral Acceleration 0.88 g (avg) 0.80 g (avg) MT Figure Eight 26.0 sec @ 0.72 g (avg) 27.0 sec @ 0.65 g (avg) EPA City/Hwy/Comb 19/30/23 mpg 26/35/30 mpg Vehicle Layout Front-engine, RWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan Front-engine, AWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan Engine/Transmission 3.4L twin-turbo DOHC 24-valve V-6/10-speed automatic 3.5L Atkinson-cycle DOHC 24-valve V-6 plus elec motors/4-speed auto + cont variable auto Curb Weight (F/R Dist) 4,959 lb (52/48%) 5,211 lb (52/48%) Wheelbase 123.0 in 123.0 in Length x Width x Height 206.1 x 74.8.0 x 57.1 in 206.1 x 74.8 x 57.5 in Energy Cons, City/Hwy 177/112 kW-hrs/100 miles 130/96 kW-hrs/100 miles CO2 Emissions, Comb 0.85 lb/mile 0.66 lb/mile

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Bảng giá xe Lexus – Cập nhật giá các dòng xe Lexus 2020

Lexus Thăng Long gửi tới quý khách hàng và bạn đọc quan tâm tới bảng giá xe Lexus mới nhất trong năm 2020. Bảng giá bao gồm giá niêm yết tại Showroom, tổng giá để xe lăn bánh vi vu ngoài đường và mức tiền phải trả khi mua xe Lexus theo hình thức trả góp

Bảng tính các khoản chi phí bắt buộc cộng thêm vào khi mua xe Lexus

STT Khoản chi phí Giá tiền ( VNĐ ) 1 Thuế trước bạ 12% Theo giá từng xe 2 Đăng ký 20.000.000 3 Đăng kiểm 340.000 4 Phí lưu hành đường bộ 3.660.000 5 Bảo hiểm tai nạn dân sự 430.000

Lưu ý:

Giá lăn bánh: Là giá xe niêm yết + chi phí khi đăng kí tại tỉnh thành mà quý khách đăng kí hộ khẩu thường trú. Giá này có thể thay đổi theo từng địa phương do có mức thuế trước bạ khác nhau. Trong bài này chúng tôi lấy mức thuế trước bạ 12% của Hà Nội làm ví dụ.

Giá trả góp: Số tiền quý khách phải trả đã bao gồm chi phí đăng. Ở đây Lexus Thăng Long tạm tính ở mức trả trước 30% - 70% vay ngân hàng. Tức là ở đây quý khách cần trả 30% số tiền giá xe lăn bánh.

  Lexus ES 250

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus ES 250 2.499.000.000 2.823.310.000 846.993.000

Lexus ES 250 – Thế hệ thứ 7  là dòng xe sang hạng trung 5 chỗ ngồi. Tại thị trường Việt Nam ES 250 được trang bị duy nhất một lựa chọn cho động cơ I4 -2.5L phun xăng trực tiếp, hộp số 8 cấp dẫn động cầu trước.

Nhờ cấu trúc khung gầm mới, Lexus ES 250 2019 có kích thước tổng thể (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là 4.975 x 1.865 x 1.445 mm, chiều dài cơ sở 2.870 mm. So với bản tiền nhiệm, chiều dài tổng thể tăng 65mm, chiều rộng tăng 45mm và chiều cao thấp xuống 5mm. Chiều dài cơ sở mới theo đó tăng thêm 50mm.

Động cơ:  I4 2.5 lít

Hộp số:   Tự động 8 cấp

Công suất:  204 mã lực

Tăng tốc:  9,1s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  6.6 lít/100km

Màu xe:  10 màu ngoại thất.

Màu nội thất:  4 màu nội thất

Năm sản xuất: 2019

Lexus RX350

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Rx 350 4.120.000.000 4.638.830.000 1.391.649.000 Lexus Rx 350L 4.210.000.000 4.739.630.000 1.421.889.000

Đây là dòng SUV được ưa thích nhất của Lexus. So với phiên bản 2019 – Lexus RX350 2020 được nâng cấp cụm đèn trước cụm đèn pha mảnh hơn, thiết kế thoáng mắt hơn, đèn sương mù được tích hợp vào cản sốc và phía sau là cụm đèn hậu tạo hình chữ L nhìn tương tự phong cách của các mẫu LC coupe và LS sedan.

Lưới tản nhiệt có thiết kế mắt lưới mới. Lexus cũng đã thiết kế bộ vành 18 inch và 20 inch mới cho mẫu SUV 7 chỗ này.

Kích thước tổng thể (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là 4.890 x 1.895 x 1.690 (mm), RX 350 2020 vẫn giữ nguyên so với phiên bản trước đó.

Động cơ: V6 3.5 lít

Hộp số:  Tự động 8 cấp

Công suất: 295 mã lực

Tăng tốc: 7,9s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình: 9.9 lít/100km

Màu xe: Đen, Trắng, Be, Nâu đậm, Bạc, Đỏ, Xanh dương đậm, Xanh Terrane Khaki

Màu nội thất: Đen, Kem (01), Kem (61), Nâu da bò

Năm sản xuất: 2020

Lexus RX 350 2020 là khối động cơ xăng V6 24 van trục cam kép (DOHC) với hệ thống điều phối van biến thiên thông minh kép mở rộng, dung tích 3.5L (3.456 cc). Công suất cực đại đạt 296 mã lực tại vòng tua 6300 vòng/phút, mômen xoắn cực đại đạt 370 Nm tại 4.600 – 4.700 vòng/phút.

Cùng với đó là hộp số tự động 8 cấp, với khả năng chuyển số êm ái, mượt mà, đem lại khả năng vận hành tuyệt vời. Kèm theo 5 chế độ lái: Eco / Normal / Sport S / Sport S+ / Customize, tuy với bề ngoài hầm hố, bề thế, nhưng với khối động cơ mạnh mẽ, việc tăng tốc từ 0 – 100 km/h chỉ mất vỏn vẹn 7,9 giây, tốc độ tối đa có thể đạt được lên đến 200 km/h

Lexus Rx300

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Rx 300 3.040.000.000 3.429.230.000 1.028.769.000

Lexus Rx 300 có tiền thân là Lexus RX 200t được nâng cấp và đổi tên. Mẫu xe này có ngoại hình giống hoàn toàn với người anh em song sinh RX 350 2019

Xe RX 300 có kích thước tổng thể (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là 4.890 x 1.895 x 1.690 (mm), chiều dài cơ sở 2.790 (mm). So với các bản RX tiền nhiệm, chiều dài tổng thể tăng 120mm, chiều rộng tăng 10mm, chiều cao không đổi. Chiều dài cơ sở mới theo đó tăng thêm 50mm.

Động cơ:  I4, D4-S, Turbo tăng áp

Hộp số:  Tự động 6 cấp

Công suất:  235 hp/4800 – 5600 rpm

Tăng tốc:  9,5s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  7.9 lít/100km

Màu xe:  Trắng, Đen, Nâu nhạt, Nâu đậm, Bạc, Đỏ, Xanh dương đậm.

Màu nội thất:  Đen, Kem, Nâu da bò

Năm sản xuất:  2019

RX 300 2019 được  trang bị động cơ 2GR-FKS V6 dung tích 3.5L hút khí tự nhiên, đi kèm những tối ưu hiệu suất hiện đại. Hệ thống điều phối van biến thiên thông minh kép mở rộng VVT-iW (Variable Valve Timing-Intelligent Wide) cho phép tối ưu chu trình Atkinson, điều khiển chính xác thời điểm đóng mở của các van nạp và xả.

Hệ thống phun nhiên liệu trực tiếp (D-4SDirect Injection 4 Stroke Engine) cho phép phun nhiên liệu trực tiếp cường độ cao và chính xác vào công nạp giúp tối ưu hoá việc đốt cháy nhiên liệu.

Từ đó ta có 1 khối động cơ với vận hành mạnh mẽ với công suất cực đại 295 mã lực ở 6.300 vòng/phút; mô-men xoắn tối đa 370 Nm tại 4.600 – 4.700 vòng/phút. Tương thích là một hộp số tự động 8 cấp điều khiển điện tử thông minh ECT(8 Speed Super). Phạm vi số rộng và tỉ số  truyền nhỏ giúp đạt được hiệu suất động lực học tuyệt vời.

Lexus Gx460

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Gx460 5.690.000.000 6.397.230.000 1.919.169.000

GX 460 2020 vẫn giữ nguyên các thông số kích thước như trên bản tiền nhiệm, cụ thể với 3 chiều (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là:  4880 x 1885 x 1845 mm. Chiều dài cơ sở 2790 mm. Xe có khoảng sáng gầm 250 mm, trọng lượng không tải 2375kg, toàn tải là 2990 kg và dung tích bình nhiên liệu 87 lít

[caption id="attachment_951" align="alignnone" width="800"] Thiết kế tổng thể của Lexus GX vẫn luôn chiếm được sự yêu mến của một bộ phận không nhỏ khách hàng: Đơn giản nhưng đầy nam tính, mạnh mẽ[/caption]

Động cơ:  V8 4.6 lít, 32 van

Hộp số:   Tự động 6 cấp

Công suất:  292 mã lực

Tăng tốc: 8,3s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  14,9 lít/100km

Màu xe: Trắng (077), Đen (202), Đen ánh kim (217), Bạc (1J7), Đỏ (3S0), Nâu (4V3), Xanh (8X5)

Màu nội thất:  Đen, Kem, Đỏ, Xám

Năm sản xuất: 2020

Xe GX460 được trang bị khối động cơ dung tích 4.6L, sản sinh công suất 301 mã lực và mô men xoắn cực đại 538 Nm/3.500 vòng/phút. Xe trang bị hộp số tự động 6 cấp tuần tự, cùng hệ thống dẫn động 4 bánh toàn thời gian, vi sai LSD Torsen, hộp số phụ 2 cấp off – Road. Khả năng tăng tốc từ 0-100km/h trong 8,3s và khả năng kéo tải lên tới 2,948 kg

Lexus Lx570

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Lx 570 8.180.000.000 9.186.030.000 2.755.809.000

Xe  LX 570 là dòng xe cao cấp nhất của Lexus tại thị trường Việt Nam. Xe có kích thước tổng thể (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là 5.080 x 1.980 x 1.865 (mm), chiều dài cơ sở 2.850 (mm). Trong đó chiều dài, dài hơn bản tiền nhiệm 60 mm giúp tổng thể xe trông bề thế và đầy mạnh mẽ. Chiều rộng cơ sơ 1.650 mm.

Một số thông số khác như:

Trọng lượng xe không tải và toàn tải: 2.743 kg và 3.400 kg

Dung tích khoang hành lý khi sử dụng full các hàng ghế, gập hàng ghế thứ 3 và gập cả hàng ghế thứ 2,3 lần lượt là 344L, 1.220L và 2.070L

Dung tích bình xăng: 93L (bình chính) + 45L ( bình phụ)

Động cơ:  V8 5.7 lít, 32 van

Hộp số:   Tự động 8 cấp

Công suất:  367mã lực

Tăng tốc: 7,7s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  14,1 lít/100km

Màu xe: Đen, Trắng, Nâu nhạt, Đen mờ, Xanh, Bạc

Màu nội thất:  Đen, Kem, Đỏ, Nâu

Năm sản xuất: 2019

LX 570 sử dụng động cơ 5,7 lít V8 công suất 367 mã lực ở vòng tua máy 5.600 vòng/phút, mô-men xoắn cực đại 530 Nm tại 3.200 vòng/phút. Hộp số tự động 8 cấp, kết hợp hệ dẫn động 4 bánh toàn thời gian. Xe có khả năng tăng tốc từ 0-100Km/h trong 7,7s cùng tốc độ tối đa đạt 220 Km/h. Mức tiêu hao nhiêu liệu trung bình trên các đường thành phố/ xa lộ/ hỗn hợp tương ứng 16/ 14.1/ 11.5 (L/100Km). Xe trang bị tới 5 chế độ lái khác nhau là Normal, Eco, Comfort, Sports và Sports + giúp người lái có thể thỏa thích tận hưởng cảm giác lái xe thú vị và lựa chọn chế độ lái phù hợp tùy theo nhu cầu và sở thích

Lexus Nx300

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Nx 300 2.510.000.000 2.835.630.000 850.689.000

Lexus NX300 là bản đổi tên và nâng cấp nhiều hạng mục từ mẫu tiền nhiệm NX200t (2015). Với định hướng là một chiếc Ubran thành thị, xe hướng đến đối tượng khách hàng là những gia đình trẻ, sống chủ yếu tại các đô thị lớn

[caption id="attachment_692" align="alignnone" width="800"] NX 300 là chiếc SUV trẻ nhất và có giá mềm nhất hiện nay của Lexus tại thị trường Việt Nam[/caption]

Động cơ:  I4, 2.0L Tubor tăng áp khí cuộn đôi

Hộp số:   Tự động 6 cấp, lẫy số thể thao

Công suất:  235 mã lực

Tăng tốc:  7,2s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  8,2 lít/100km

Màu xe:   10 màu sơn

Màu nội thất:  4 màu nội thất

Năm sản xuất:  2019

NX 300 2019 thuộc phân khúc Crossover cỡ nhỏ, xe có kích thước tổng thể (dài x rộng x cao) lần lượt là 4.630 x 1.845 x 1. 645 (mm) chiều dài cơ sở 2.660 mm.

Xe có tới 5 lựa chọn chế độ lái đa dạng khác nhau  (Tiết kiệm nhiên liệu/Thông thường/Thể thao/Thể thao + và Custom). Nhiều hơn so với NX200t phiên bản tiền thân một lựa chọn.

  Lexus Ls 500

Tên xe Giá niêm yết Giá lăn bánh Giá trả góp Lexus Ls 500 7.080.000.000 7.954.030.000 2.386.209.000 Lexus Ls 500h 7.710.000.000 8.659.630.000 2.597.889.000

Tháng 09/1989 thương hiệu xe hơi hạng sang Lexus chính thức xuất hiện trên bản đồ ngành công nghiệp ô tô thế giới bằng 2 mẫu xe là LS 400 và ES 250. LS ngay từ ngày đầu tiên đã được định vị là dòng xe cao cấp nhất (mẫu xe Top of Mind) của thương hiệu.

Lexus LS 400 khi đó đã gây sửng sốt với toàn bộ ngành công nghiệp ô tô thế giới với hơn 100 bằng sáng chế, 6,129 xe được bán chỉ sau 4 tháng – Những kỳ tích chưa từng có trong ngành công nghiệp ô tô thế giới.

Đến nay, LS đã trải qua 4 thế hệ:

Thế hệ thứ nhất: LS400 – ra mắt tháng 9 năm 1989

Thế hệ thứ hai: LS400 – tháng 10 năm 1994

Thế hệ thứ ba: LS430 – tháng 1 năm 2000

Thế hệ thứ tư: LS460 và LS460L năm 2006 (các lần nâng cấp năm 2008, 2009 và 2013)

Với LS 500 2019, Lexus khẳng định tham vọng muốn lặp lại 1 lần nữa lịch sử 30 trước đây. Bằng việc phát triển mới hoàn toàn Flagship chủ lực này: Từ thiết kế, cấu trúc khung gầm, động cơ, hộp số… Từ nội thất xa hoa, thượng hạng đến các trang bị tiện nghi, công nghệ mới lần đầu tiên xuất hiện…

Động cơ:  V6 3.5 lít, Twin Tubor

Hộp số:   Tự động 10 cấp

Công suất:  415 mã lực

Tăng tốc: 7,5 s (0-100km/h)

Nhiên liệu trung bình:  9,9 lít/100km

Màu xe: Trắng (085), Bạc (1J2), Bạc (1J7), Bạc (1K2), Đen (212), Đen (223), Đỏ (3U3), Đỏ (3R1), Nâu đậm (4×2), Nâu nhạt (4U7), Xanh (8X5)

Màu nội thất:  Trắng (04), Đen (24), Đỏ đen (33).

Năm sản xuất: 2019

Lexus Thăng Long xin gửi tới quý khách bảng giá xe Lexus mới nhất năm 2020 để quý khách tiện tham khảo cũng như có được chiếc xe ưng ý trong khả năng tài chính của mình.

Hãy liên hệ ngay với Mr. Linh – 0904.000.666 đã nhận tư vấn chi tiết nhất về các dòng xe, chi phí cũng như thủ tục mua xe, giao nhận xe, chính sách bảo hiểm Lexus.

Website: Lexusthanglong.com

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2019 Lexus UX First Drive: User Experience

Lexus wants us to read “Urban eXplorer” into its new UX nomenclature, but the target audience of mostly younger, web-savvy folks sees User eXperience when they read those letters. UX in that context refers broadly to a customer’s overall interaction with a product or company, with the point of contact—or user interface (UI)—being an especially crucial element.

Unfortunately, one of the main elements of the Lexus UX’s UI, the infotainment touchpad, has a lousy user experience. Naming the vehicle thus is a little like if VW had called its last Jetta TDI the Black Cloud Edition. It’s a shame because otherwise this new entry-level crossover has a lot going for it.

Size-wise it’s interestingly positioned a half-step smaller than its NX sibling but a half-step larger inside and out than pint-sized entry-luxury utes like the Audi Q3, Infiniti QX30, and Mercedes GLA. At $33,025 to start in front-drive layout, it’s also priced below the Audi, the Mercedes, and most of the other slightly larger entry-luxe utes like BMW’s X1 and Volvo’s XC40. (Note that the F Sport trim and the all-wheel-drive hybrid drivetrain—available together or separately—add $2,000 each.)

As such, this Lexus makes a strong value case—especially given its standard features list, which includes Apple CarPlay and the Lexus Safety System+ 2.0 (lane keeping/departure warning and forward collision warning with pedestrian and cyclist detection plus emergency braking).

The “urban explorers” Lexus is targeting reportedly care more about “lifestyle flexibility” and efficiency than they do about horsepower and torque, so the new 2.0-liter engine prioritizes its 33-mpg EPA combined rating and achieves original-Prius hybrid levels of thermal efficiency without leaning on electrons. The all-wheel-drive hybrid UX 250h achieves a claimed best-in-class 38-mpg EPA combined. However, the UX accelerates with the enthusiasm of a Prius, too, as horsepower levels fall well short of the turbocharged 2.0-liters powering virtually all of the competition, at 169 hp for the gas front-driver and 175 total system hp for the hybrid.

Both engines come paired with Toyota’s new continuously variable transmissions. The UX 200’s Direct-Shift D-CVT is shared with the new Corolla hatch and features a torque converter and a fixed 3.377:1 first gear—which launches the car like a normal automatic before handing off to the usual belt and pulleys system (which covers a ratio range from 2.236:1 to 0.447:1 for an overall ratio spread of 7.55).

The hybrid’s planetary CVT is rearranged so that the motor generators sit next to each other rather than inline, shortening the overall length of the transaxle. A new rear-axle motor/generator (which is the only option for all-wheel drive in a UX) is 25 percent smaller than those used in the NX and RX hybrids.

We journeyed to the land of ABBA—Stockholm, Sweden—to sample two Euro-spec variants: a loaded UX 250h F Sport and a base UX 200. The pace each set was a bit “Andante, Andante.” Indeed, the performance difference between them seemed minimal. Lexus estimates 0–60 times of 8.9 seconds for the base model and 8.6 for the hybrid—that’s 1.5 seconds or more off the pace of their turbo competitors.

As with all such systems, switching to Eco mode greatly reduces the throttle responsiveness. Normal and Eco modes don’t simulate gear changes, either. In the sport modes, the tachometer ring also changes to orange when you mat the throttle.

The F Sport version at least sounds quicker when you engage the S+ driving mode, as this makes the CVT pretend to be a 10-speed, with the audio system singing backup to the already decent engine note. The end result is a slightly guttural induction noise that does a reasonable impression of those quicker 2.0T engines.

In the U.S. the F Sport package brings loads of appearance upgrades (grille, fascias, black trim, sport seats, etc.) but fewer functional upgrades. The springs and stabilizer bushings are slightly stiffer. Europe and other markets get an adaptive variable damping system.

It’s a pity we don’t get the variable dampers, because by swapping almost instantaneously between 650 damping rates, they really kept our Euro-spec 250h F Sport cornering on an even keel in the fastest of bends. The base car rolled considerably more but rode a bit better on 17-inch Bridgestone Turanzas, but sorry! North America only gets 18-inch run-flats. Brake pedal feel in the hybrid was virtually indistinguishable from that of the gas-only model, as it should be but too often isn’t with Toyota hybrids.

Lexus claims the UX’s interior offers near best-in-class sound levels in terms of “articulation index,” or the ability to hear human speech over the various noises entering the cabin. That may be, but a fair amount of tire roar still comes through. Other than that, the cabin is a great place to spend time—at least in the well-contoured and comfy seats, which are also well-bolstered in the F Sport. It’s undeniably tight in the back, where shortening the NX’s wheelbase by 0.8 inch somehow pruned rear legroom by 3.0 inches. In this segment, only the Audi Q3 offers less legroom.

The interior design is exceptionally fresh and innovative. My favorite interior was the base 200h’s, which featured two-tone lapis and birch (blue and white) seat and dash trim, with washi-textured blue trim on the dash. Beautiful, not at all derivative, and authentically Japanese. Fancier trims offer diamond-quilted seat upholstery like in a Bentley.

As noted at the top, the infotainment touchpad user interface vexed both my codriver and me, as we frequently overshot whatever icon we were attempting to click. The menu logic needs work, as well—digging through menus to change the volume control of the navigation voice prompts was hardly user friendly.

About those buyers who value lifestyle flexibility over power: They’re mostly Europeans who don’t think “user experience” when they see UX, and who may even love touchpads.

If you think all this sounds as though Lexus’ American product planners didn’t have much say in creating the UX, you’d be right. This vehicle was optimized for the European market, where it is expected to account for 25 percent of Lexus sales. Over here, the brand expects UX to rack up only “single-digit percentages” of its 300,000 annual U.S. sales. And that means you can add “rarity” and “exclusivity” to its list of charms.

Laser-Clad Valve Seats

The UX engines feature a relatively new innovation that Toyota pioneered on a World Rally Championship Celica race car in the ’80s. The aluminum in a cylinder head isn’t strong enough to withstand the pounding that occurs every time the valves slam shut, so valve seats of a much harder material (typically a cobalt-chromium alloy called stellite) are pressed into the aluminum head.

That piece and the aluminum required to support it tend to force the intake air runner to make a slight turn as it enters the cylinder. The WRC advance was to use intense laser light to melt a layer of steel onto the aluminum in the valve seat area. This allows the intake runner to straighten out considerably, permitting greater tumble and faster, more complete combustion.

It also means the coolant passages can be relocated closer to the valve, dropping the valve temperatures by a significant 68 degrees. This allows for greater spark advance before knock occurs.

In the ’80s, doing this required moving the head around on a turntable while a laser waggled back and forth on control springs as metal shavings were dropped onto the seat. It was so difficult and expensive that they dropped it after that program. But modern computer numerical controls and laser wire-arc deposition of the metal permit economical application of the technology in the new UX engines, in the LS 500’s twin-turbo V-6, and soon in the ES.

2019 Lexus UX BASE PRICE $33,025-$37,025 VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-engine, FWD/AWD, 5-pass, 4-door SUV ENGINES 2.0L/169-hp/151-lb-ft DOHC 16-valve I-4; 2.0L/143-hp/133-lb-ft Atkinson-cycle DOHC 16-valve I-4 plus front and rear electric motors; 175 hp comb TRANSMISSION Cont variable auto CURB WEIGHT 3,300-3,600 lb (mfr) WHEELBASE 103.9 in LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT 177.0 x 72.4 x 59.8 in 0-60 MPH 8.6-8.9 sec (mfr est) EPA COMB FUEL ECON 33-38 mpg ON SALE IN U.S. December 2018

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Wheelspinning Our Way Through 2017

If 2017 was the year of President Trump everywhere else, in the automotive world, it seemed to be the year of Elon Musk. Again. Musk’s Tesla began 2017 with some 440,000 intenders each holding $1,000 deposit receipts for a new $35,000+ Model 3 with hopes they would start to get their cars by midyear.

Tesla ended 2017 with Musk now building anticipation for a new semi truck, apparently named “Semi,” which he says will have a 500-mile range and will begin deliveries in 2019, with a new Roadster model—actually a 2+2 targa grand touring car capable of 250 mph+ and 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds—arriving at dealers a year later.

Musk said Tesla delivered just 233 Model 3s by the end of the third quarter. When I asked Tesla public relations for an update on deliveries through, at least, mid-December, the response was to refer to Musk’s third-quarter analysts’ call held November 1. Tesla PR said the number of deliveries will be updated in the first quarter 2018 analysts’ call. So it goes.

In reality, 2017 was the year that traditional automakers ramped up their counter-assault on Tesla’s electric vehicles, with plans for everything from fuel cells and solid-state batteries to new ways to make the internal combustion engine cleaner and more efficient. Here’s how I saw the year in automobiles …

Fords with a future: CEO Mark Fields announces a $700-million investment in its Flat Rock, Michigan, plant to build a hybrid Mustang, a 300-plus mile EV SUV by 2020, and a hybrid-powered fully autonomous vehicle by 2021. Ford also will build hybrid versions of its F-150 pickup, and its Explorer-based Interceptor Police Utility vehicle and Taurus-based Police Interceptor sedan. At the same time, Fields attempts to assuage President-elect Trump’s anti-North American Free Trade Agreement position by cancelling plans for a new Mexican assembly plant.

Mary Barra adds “chairman” to her title: General Motors’ board elects its first female CEO to become its first female chairman, as well. Through much of its 109-year history, GM has assigned those titles to separate executives.

U.S. auto sales hits another record: Automakers report January 5 that they sold 17.54 million cars and light trucks in 2016, topping 2015, the previous record year, by 56,211 units. While car sales clearly have peaked, we’ll finish off calendar year ’17 at a still-healthy 17.1 million, according to AutoTrader’s mid-December estimate.

North American International Auto Show highlights: The 2017 Detroit Auto Show featured the new Kia Stinger, Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe, Toyota Camry, Nissan Vmotion 2.0 concept (the next Altima), Honda Odyssey, Infiniti QX50 concept, Chevrolet Traverse, Lexus LS, and Volkswagen I.D. Buzz concept (a modern EV Microbus). Sergio Marchionne reveals in his annual Detroit show press conference that the next-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee will share the new longitudinal engine platform that underpins the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. Ford shows nothing of significance.

EPA says Fiat Chrysler’s diesel Jeeps and Rams violate the Clean Air Act with defeat devices: Just prior to President Trump taking office, the Environmental Protection Agency announces it’s investigating Fiat Chrysler for alleged fuel economy/emissions test cheating devices on its Jeep and Ram EcoDiesel engines. Fiat Chrysler in May announces it has a software fix to solve the problem.

GM and Honda announce a fuel cell deal: In late January, General Motors and Honda announce a joint venture to design and develop a next-generation, compact fuel cell stack. They plan to build these fuel cell stacks together at a GM plant in Brownstown Township, Michigan, that assembles battery packs for the Chevrolet Bolt and Volt by 2021.

Geneva International Motor Show Highlights: The new McLaren 720S was the show’s runaway hit, though Robert Cumberford also singles out the Fittipaldi EF7 by Pininfarina. Automobile staff also like the Aston Martin Valkyrie, Mercedes-AMG Concept GT, Volkswagen Arteon, Range Rover Velar, Alpine A110, Volvo XC60, and Bentley EXP12 Speed 6e.

GM sells Opel/Vauxhall to PSA Peugeot Citroen for $2.3 billion: The world’s third-largest automaker runs from one of the world’s largest markets¬—the European Union, collectively, is about as large as the U.S. market in millions of annual sales. It’s also a very tough market, with strict regulations, loose enforcement (see, German-brand diesels), and relatively strong unions that make it hard to move assembly plants to former Soviet satellite countries with lower labor costs. In the end, though, it may have been Brexit that pushed the sale over the line. GM’s Vauxhall was stronger in the United Kingdom than was Opel on the Continent.

Trump rescinds the Obama administration 2025 CAFE standard: Automakers selling cars and trucks in the U.S. were required to reach a 54.5-mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard under an agreement reached with the Obama administration in 2010, shortly after the GM and Chrysler loan guarantee bailouts. But the standard always was subject to a “mid-term review” that could pull back the standards. The new Trump administration jumps ahead of that review with an executive order. For automakers, it will offer relief from having to reach the 54.5-mpg CAFE number. However, automakers already were well on their way in engineering new powertrains and lighter, more aerodynamic (and CAFE standard “footprint” measurements) bodies. We’re not likely to see much pullback from those plans, so most automakers will probably be close to meeting the ’25 standard, if a few years late, anyway. What’s more, Trump’s executive order does nothing to the California Mandate requiring a certain percentage of zero-emissions vehicles sold there and in 16 other, mostly coastal states. The California Zero Emissions Mandate already is responsible for cars like the Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf, as well as Tesla’s relative success.

Trump wants to tear up NAFTA and place a tariff on Mexican-built autos: After the U.S. auto sales peaks of 2015 and 2016, there’s no shortage of auto manufacturing capacity. As I reported in late March, Trump’s plan to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement would not push automakers to build new, $1-billion+ factories in the United States (although Volvo, for one, already plans its first assembly plant here). The president specifically attacks Ford for moving Focus production from Michigan to Mexico in 2018, though it’s adding more profitable Ranger pickup and Bronco sport/utility production in its place in Michigan. Ford has since rescinded its plans for a new Mexican plant, and instead will move Focus production to China. President Trump has yet to act on rescinding U.S. participation in NAFTA.

Tesla’s market cap exceeds GM’s and Ford’s: Tesla’s market capitalization first passes Ford Motor Company’s, then in April, General Motors’. Tesla stock has since settled into the low $300s-per-share range, while GM stock has rallied to top the disruptive EV automaker’s cap, again. As of December 21, Tesla was worth about $55.1 billion to GM’s $60.1 billion. Wall Street bulls have defended Tesla’s stock value as a sign of an all-electric future. Tesla will be well positioned to lead that future, the bulls say, though as it continues to lose money and have problems getting Model 3 production up to speed, more and more bears are popping up in the analysts’ community.

Tesla loses $397 million in the first quarter: The losses are worse than analysts’ expectations, but by early June, stock values start to rise again.

Ford fires Fields: Ford Motor Company CEO Mark Fields, a corporate veteran credited for turning around Mazda (which Ford formerly controlled) in the late 1990s, is fired allegedly for lagging on electric car development. The real reason is Ford’s lagging stock value, a bigger concern for William Clay Ford and his relatives, who control the company with 40 percent of its stock. Fields’ replacement is Jim Hackett, hired away from the office furniture company, Steelcase.

GM shareholders reject a dual-class stock proposal: Greenlight Capital wants to split GM stock into two classes [not unlike Ford’s Class B stock] in order to cash in some value out of the automaker. To those of us far from Wall Street it seems the sort of action that would put GM in the same position it was in 12 years ago, when an economic downturn or a change in automotive tastes due to something like a spike in oil prices could lead to serious cash shortage. At GM’s annual meeting in June, shareholders roundly reject Greenlight’s proposal.

BMW 2 Series to lose manual option?: In June, a BMW executive in Germany was quoted indicating that the company would stop importing manual transmission 2 Series models to the U.S. The uproar that caused in the purist-enthusiasts’ community resulted in a clarification. If BMW stops selling stick shift 2 Series models here, it won’t be until the car’s next generation, expected to be the 2020 model year (now less than two years away). Automobile magazine’s Four Seasons ‘17 M2 came with just one option; the dual-clutch seven-speed automatic, because, BMW said, customer demand for the manual created a shortage. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next 2 Series came only with a DCT, which is handy for Level III or IV autonomous features. And the upcoming X2 “sport/activity vehicle” almost certainly will not be offered with a three-pedal layout.

Volvo goes all-electrified by 2019: The misleading headline at Volvo’s own website reads, “Volvo goes all-electric,” but the copy underneath says that by ’19, all Volvos will have an electric motor. While the hyperbole led The Cult of Elon to believe they had won their revolution, at Volvo, this entails everything from pure battery-EV to plug-in hybrid to 48-volt. For sure, the 48-volt revolution is coming, with that technology aiding stop/start systems and in some cases limited EV driving while accommodating the expansion of elaborate infotainment systems. In any event, Volvo’s announcement spurred similar claims later in the year from rival premium automakers.

Nissan launches ProPilot Assist in its all-new, 2018 Leaf: The automated cruise control will start and stop in rush hour traffic, but you still have to keep your hands on the steering wheel, which gently helps you around curves. The new Nissan Leaf’s range is now 150 miles on a full charge, still 78 miles short of the Chevy Bolt’s stated range.

Cadillac launches Super Cruise: Is Cadillac in the autonomy lead? Yes, I think it is, even if Mercedes-Benz and Volvo have slightly more capable systems in the works. As part of Super Cruise’s safety redundancy, GM mapped 180,000 miles of U.S. roads. You must take the wheel of the Cadillac CT6 to change lanes, but otherwise it’s even easier than two-fingertip steering on long, boring Interstates.

Toyota and Mazda announce joint-venture U.S. assembly plant: Likely to be built somewhere in the UAW-bereft Southeast, the joint venture also will help struggling Mazda get into electrified powertrains. Let’s hope it leads to a future for the Mazda MX-5 Miata and Toyota 86, as their Fiat and Subaru deals are not likely to have sequels.

Mazda announces Skyactive X engine technology: Mazda will equip its next 3, coming in 2019, with a compression ignition gasoline powered engine said to nearly equal a similar-sized four-cylinder turbodiesel, and match it for CO2 emissions.

Fiat Chrysler ‘confirms’ it has not been approached by Great Wall Motors: The late-summer denial that a Chinese automaker was looking to buy Fiat Chrysler comes in the middle of a year in which CEO Sergio Marchionne is pretty transparent about his desire to find a dance partner. In my Motor City Blogman column, I note that Jeep and Ram are the two brands that would attract such a partner, and that if Marchionne expected value to be paid for the rest of the brands, the company might have to go it alone for a while longer.

IAA Frankfurt motor show highlights: The Honda Urban EV concept, Mercedes-AMG Project One, a roadgoing F1 car driven onto the stage by Lewis Hamilton (who would soon win his fourth World Driver’s Championship), Renault Symbioz concept, a modern rolling living room, Ferrari Portofino, Hyundai Kona, Kia Proceed concept, and according to Robert Cumberford, the new Borgward Isabella and something called the Aspark Owl.

Delphi splits in two: We don’t often cover Tier One suppliers, but it’s worth noting that this former GM parts division this year split into two companies. Delphi Technology continues to work on updating and improving powertrains, mostly the internal combustion engine, while Aptiv covers autonomy and connectivity. While I often write about automakers’ latest autonomous technology breakthroughs, much of the advances are coming from companies like Aptiv, Continental, Bosch, etc.

GM will launch ‘at least’ 20 new battery-electric or fuel cell vehicles by 2023: While no one has figured out how to make money on BEVs or fuel cells yet, this announcement spurs on GM’s already soaring share prices. The first two new EVs will arrive by mid-2019 and will be based on the current Chevy Bolt, while the new models after that will be off a new electric/fuel cell platform, including what looks to be the C8 Corvette E-ray.

Tokyo Motor Show highlights: The Honda EV Coupe concept, Mazda Vision Coupe concept, Mazda Kai concept (next Mazda3), Subaru Viviz Performance concept (next WRX/STI), Daihatsu DN Compagno concept, and the Toyota TJ Cruiser. In time for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Toyota also displays a new Century limousine and a Tokyo cab, replacing models first designed for the 1964 Olympics that raised the city out of its postwar doldrums.

Tesla loses record $619 million in the third quarter: The cost of developing the much-awaited Tesla Model 3 and its production facility no doubt contributed to all this red ink. CEO Elon Musk says Tesla delivered just 233 of its mass-market EVs as of the end of the quarter, and says ramp-up of production to 5,000 per month now is delayed to the end of the first quarter of 2018—originally, this was the goal for the end of the year.

Peugeot-Citroen launches car-sharing service ahead of return to the U.S.: Free2Move is launched as an aggregation app for Car2Go and Zipcar in Seattle. The app will help PSA relearn the U.S. market ahead of its planned return selling cars here, says North American chief Larry Dominique. PSA will sell one of it from Performance Junk WP Feed 4 http://ift.tt/2BXQdmE via IFTTT

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Wheelspinning Our Way Through 2017

If 2017 was the year of President Trump everywhere else, in the automotive world, it seemed to be the year of Elon Musk. Again. Musk’s Tesla began 2017 with some 440,000 intenders each holding $1,000 deposit receipts for a new $35,000+ Model 3 with hopes they would start to get their cars by midyear.

Tesla ended 2017 with Musk now building anticipation for a new semi truck, apparently named “Semi,” which he says will have a 500-mile range and will begin deliveries in 2019, with a new Roadster model—actually a 2+2 targa grand touring car capable of 250 mph+ and 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds—arriving at dealers a year later.

Musk said Tesla delivered just 233 Model 3s by the end of the third quarter. When I asked Tesla public relations for an update on deliveries through, at least, mid-December, the response was to refer to Musk’s third-quarter analysts’ call held November 1. Tesla PR said the number of deliveries will be updated in the first quarter 2018 analysts’ call. So it goes.

In reality, 2017 was the year that traditional automakers ramped up their counter-assault on Tesla’s electric vehicles, with plans for everything from fuel cells and solid-state batteries to new ways to make the internal combustion engine cleaner and more efficient. Here’s how I saw the year in automobiles …

Fords with a future: CEO Mark Fields announces a $700-million investment in its Flat Rock, Michigan, plant to build a hybrid Mustang, a 300-plus mile EV SUV by 2020, and a hybrid-powered fully autonomous vehicle by 2021. Ford also will build hybrid versions of its F-150 pickup, and its Explorer-based Interceptor Police Utility vehicle and Taurus-based Police Interceptor sedan. At the same time, Fields attempts to assuage President-elect Trump’s anti-North American Free Trade Agreement position by cancelling plans for a new Mexican assembly plant.

Mary Barra adds “chairman” to her title: General Motors’ board elects its first female CEO to become its first female chairman, as well. Through much of its 109-year history, GM has assigned those titles to separate executives.

U.S. auto sales hits another record: Automakers report January 5 that they sold 17.54 million cars and light trucks in 2016, topping 2015, the previous record year, by 56,211 units. While car sales clearly have peaked, we’ll finish off calendar year ’17 at a still-healthy 17.1 million, according to AutoTrader’s mid-December estimate.

North American International Auto Show highlights: The 2017 Detroit Auto Show featured the new Kia Stinger, Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe, Toyota Camry, Nissan Vmotion 2.0 concept (the next Altima), Honda Odyssey, Infiniti QX50 concept, Chevrolet Traverse, Lexus LS, and Volkswagen I.D. Buzz concept (a modern EV Microbus). Sergio Marchionne reveals in his annual Detroit show press conference that the next-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee will share the new longitudinal engine platform that underpins the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. Ford shows nothing of significance.

EPA says Fiat Chrysler’s diesel Jeeps and Rams violate the Clean Air Act with defeat devices: Just prior to President Trump taking office, the Environmental Protection Agency announces it’s investigating Fiat Chrysler for alleged fuel economy/emissions test cheating devices on its Jeep and Ram EcoDiesel engines. Fiat Chrysler in May announces it has a software fix to solve the problem.

GM and Honda announce a fuel cell deal: In late January, General Motors and Honda announce a joint venture to design and develop a next-generation, compact fuel cell stack. They plan to build these fuel cell stacks together at a GM plant in Brownstown Township, Michigan, that assembles battery packs for the Chevrolet Bolt and Volt by 2021.

Geneva International Motor Show Highlights: The new McLaren 720S was the show’s runaway hit, though Robert Cumberford also singles out the Fittipaldi EF7 by Pininfarina. Automobile staff also like the Aston Martin Valkyrie, Mercedes-AMG Concept GT, Volkswagen Arteon, Range Rover Velar, Alpine A110, Volvo XC60, and Bentley EXP12 Speed 6e.

GM sells Opel/Vauxhall to PSA Peugeot Citroen for $2.3 billion: The world’s third-largest automaker runs from one of the world’s largest markets¬—the European Union, collectively, is about as large as the U.S. market in millions of annual sales. It’s also a very tough market, with strict regulations, loose enforcement (see, German-brand diesels), and relatively strong unions that make it hard to move assembly plants to former Soviet satellite countries with lower labor costs. In the end, though, it may have been Brexit that pushed the sale over the line. GM’s Vauxhall was stronger in the United Kingdom than was Opel on the Continent.

Trump rescinds the Obama administration 2025 CAFE standard: Automakers selling cars and trucks in the U.S. were required to reach a 54.5-mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard under an agreement reached with the Obama administration in 2010, shortly after the GM and Chrysler loan guarantee bailouts. But the standard always was subject to a “mid-term review” that could pull back the standards. The new Trump administration jumps ahead of that review with an executive order. For automakers, it will offer relief from having to reach the 54.5-mpg CAFE number. However, automakers already were well on their way in engineering new powertrains and lighter, more aerodynamic (and CAFE standard “footprint” measurements) bodies. We’re not likely to see much pullback from those plans, so most automakers will probably be close to meeting the ’25 standard, if a few years late, anyway. What’s more, Trump’s executive order does nothing to the California Mandate requiring a certain percentage of zero-emissions vehicles sold there and in 16 other, mostly coastal states. The California Zero Emissions Mandate already is responsible for cars like the Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf, as well as Tesla’s relative success.

Trump wants to tear up NAFTA and place a tariff on Mexican-built autos: After the U.S. auto sales peaks of 2015 and 2016, there’s no shortage of auto manufacturing capacity. As I reported in late March, Trump’s plan to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement would not push automakers to build new, $1-billion+ factories in the United States (although Volvo, for one, already plans its first assembly plant here). The president specifically attacks Ford for moving Focus production from Michigan to Mexico in 2018, though it’s adding more profitable Ranger pickup and Bronco sport/utility production in its place in Michigan. Ford has since rescinded its plans for a new Mexican plant, and instead will move Focus production to China. President Trump has yet to act on rescinding U.S. participation in NAFTA.

Tesla’s market cap exceeds GM’s and Ford’s: Tesla’s market capitalization first passes Ford Motor Company’s, then in April, General Motors’. Tesla stock has since settled into the low $300s-per-share range, while GM stock has rallied to top the disruptive EV automaker’s cap, again. As of December 21, Tesla was worth about $55.1 billion to GM’s $60.1 billion. Wall Street bulls have defended Tesla’s stock value as a sign of an all-electric future. Tesla will be well positioned to lead that future, the bulls say, though as it continues to lose money and have problems getting Model 3 production up to speed, more and more bears are popping up in the analysts’ community.

Tesla loses $397 million in the first quarter: The losses are worse than analysts’ expectations, but by early June, stock values start to rise again.

Ford fires Fields: Ford Motor Company CEO Mark Fields, a corporate veteran credited for turning around Mazda (which Ford formerly controlled) in the late 1990s, is fired allegedly for lagging on electric car development. The real reason is Ford’s lagging stock value, a bigger concern for William Clay Ford and his relatives, who control the company with 40 percent of its stock. Fields’ replacement is Jim Hackett, hired away from the office furniture company, Steelcase.

GM shareholders reject a dual-class stock proposal: Greenlight Capital wants to split GM stock into two classes [not unlike Ford’s Class B stock] in order to cash in some value out of the automaker. To those of us far from Wall Street it seems the sort of action that would put GM in the same position it was in 12 years ago, when an economic downturn or a change in automotive tastes due to something like a spike in oil prices could lead to serious cash shortage. At GM’s annual meeting in June, shareholders roundly reject Greenlight’s proposal.

BMW 2 Series to lose manual option?: In June, a BMW executive in Germany was quoted indicating that the company would stop importing manual transmission 2 Series models to the U.S. The uproar that caused in the purist-enthusiasts’ community resulted in a clarification. If BMW stops selling stick shift 2 Series models here, it won’t be until the car’s next generation, expected to be the 2020 model year (now less than two years away). Automobile magazine’s Four Seasons ‘17 M2 came with just one option; the dual-clutch seven-speed automatic, because, BMW said, customer demand for the manual created a shortage. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next 2 Series came only with a DCT, which is handy for Level III or IV autonomous features. And the upcoming X2 “sport/activity vehicle” almost certainly will not be offered with a three-pedal layout.

Volvo goes all-electrified by 2019: The misleading headline at Volvo’s own website reads, “Volvo goes all-electric,” but the copy underneath says that by ’19, all Volvos will have an electric motor. While the hyperbole led The Cult of Elon to believe they had won their revolution, at Volvo, this entails everything from pure battery-EV to plug-in hybrid to 48-volt. For sure, the 48-volt revolution is coming, with that technology aiding stop/start systems and in some cases limited EV driving while accommodating the expansion of elaborate infotainment systems. In any event, Volvo’s announcement spurred similar claims later in the year from rival premium automakers.

Nissan launches ProPilot Assist in its all-new, 2018 Leaf: The automated cruise control will start and stop in rush hour traffic, but you still have to keep your hands on the steering wheel, which gently helps you around curves. The new Nissan Leaf’s range is now 150 miles on a full charge, still 78 miles short of the Chevy Bolt’s stated range.

Cadillac launches Super Cruise: Is Cadillac in the autonomy lead? Yes, I think it is, even if Mercedes-Benz and Volvo have slightly more capable systems in the works. As part of Super Cruise’s safety redundancy, GM mapped 180,000 miles of U.S. roads. You must take the wheel of the Cadillac CT6 to change lanes, but otherwise it’s even easier than two-fingertip steering on long, boring Interstates.

Toyota and Mazda announce joint-venture U.S. assembly plant: Likely to be built somewhere in the UAW-bereft Southeast, the joint venture also will help struggling Mazda get into electrified powertrains. Let’s hope it leads to a future for the Mazda MX-5 Miata and Toyota 86, as their Fiat and Subaru deals are not likely to have sequels.

Mazda announces Skyactive X engine technology: Mazda will equip its next 3, coming in 2019, with a compression ignition gasoline powered engine said to nearly equal a similar-sized four-cylinder turbodiesel, and match it for CO2 emissions.

Fiat Chrysler ‘confirms’ it has not been approached by Great Wall Motors: The late-summer denial that a Chinese automaker was looking to buy Fiat Chrysler comes in the middle of a year in which CEO Sergio Marchionne is pretty transparent about his desire to find a dance partner. In my Motor City Blogman column, I note that Jeep and Ram are the two brands that would attract such a partner, and that if Marchionne expected value to be paid for the rest of the brands, the company might have to go it alone for a while longer.

IAA Frankfurt motor show highlights: The Honda Urban EV concept, Mercedes-AMG Project One, a roadgoing F1 car driven onto the stage by Lewis Hamilton (who would soon win his fourth World Driver’s Championship), Renault Symbioz concept, a modern rolling living room, Ferrari Portofino, Hyundai Kona, Kia Proceed concept, and according to Robert Cumberford, the new Borgward Isabella and something called the Aspark Owl.

Delphi splits in two: We don’t often cover Tier One suppliers, but it’s worth noting that this former GM parts division this year split into two companies. Delphi Technology continues to work on updating and improving powertrains, mostly the internal combustion engine, while Aptiv covers autonomy and connectivity. While I often write about automakers’ latest autonomous technology breakthroughs, much of the advances are coming from companies like Aptiv, Continental, Bosch, etc.

GM will launch ‘at least’ 20 new battery-electric or fuel cell vehicles by 2023: While no one has figured out how to make money on BEVs or fuel cells yet, this announcement spurs on GM’s already soaring share prices. The first two new EVs will arrive by mid-2019 and will be based on the current Chevy Bolt, while the new models after that will be off a new electric/fuel cell platform, including what looks to be the C8 Corvette E-ray.

Tokyo Motor Show highlights: The Honda EV Coupe concept, Mazda Vision Coupe concept, Mazda Kai concept (next Mazda3), Subaru Viviz Performance concept (next WRX/STI), Daihatsu DN Compagno concept, and the Toyota TJ Cruiser. In time for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Toyota also displays a new Century limousine and a Tokyo cab, replacing models first designed for the 1964 Olympics that raised the city out of its postwar doldrums.

Tesla loses record $619 million in the third quarter: The cost of developing the much-awaited Tesla Model 3 and its production facility no doubt contributed to all this red ink. CEO Elon Musk says Tesla delivered just 233 of its mass-market EVs as of the end of the quarter, and says ramp-up of production to 5,000 per month now is delayed to the end of the first quarter of 2018—originally, this was the goal for the end of the year.

Peugeot-Citroen launches car-sharing service ahead of return to the U.S.: Free2Move is launched as an aggregation app for Car2Go and Zipcar in Seattle. The app will help PSA relearn the U.S. market ahead of its planned return selling cars here, says North American chief Larry Dominique. PSA will sell one of it from Performance Junk Blogger 6 http://ift.tt/2BXQdmE via IFTTT

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Wheelspinning Our Way Through 2017

If 2017 was the year of President Trump everywhere else, in the automotive world, it seemed to be the year of Elon Musk. Again. Musk’s Tesla began 2017 with some 440,000 intenders each holding $1,000 deposit receipts for a new $35,000+ Model 3 with hopes they would start to get their cars by midyear.

Tesla ended 2017 with Musk now building anticipation for a new semi truck, apparently named “Semi,” which he says will have a 500-mile range and will begin deliveries in 2019, with a new Roadster model—actually a 2+2 targa grand touring car capable of 250 mph+ and 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds—arriving at dealers a year later.

Musk said Tesla delivered just 233 Model 3s by the end of the third quarter. When I asked Tesla public relations for an update on deliveries through, at least, mid-December, the response was to refer to Musk’s third-quarter analysts’ call held November 1. Tesla PR said the number of deliveries will be updated in the first quarter 2018 analysts’ call. So it goes.

In reality, 2017 was the year that traditional automakers ramped up their counter-assault on Tesla’s electric vehicles, with plans for everything from fuel cells and solid-state batteries to new ways to make the internal combustion engine cleaner and more efficient. Here’s how I saw the year in automobiles …

Fords with a future: CEO Mark Fields announces a $700-million investment in its Flat Rock, Michigan, plant to build a hybrid Mustang, a 300-plus mile EV SUV by 2020, and a hybrid-powered fully autonomous vehicle by 2021. Ford also will build hybrid versions of its F-150 pickup, and its Explorer-based Interceptor Police Utility vehicle and Taurus-based Police Interceptor sedan. At the same time, Fields attempts to assuage President-elect Trump’s anti-North American Free Trade Agreement position by cancelling plans for a new Mexican assembly plant.

Mary Barra adds “chairman” to her title: General Motors’ board elects its first female CEO to become its first female chairman, as well. Through much of its 109-year history, GM has assigned those titles to separate executives.

U.S. auto sales hits another record: Automakers report January 5 that they sold 17.54 million cars and light trucks in 2016, topping 2015, the previous record year, by 56,211 units. While car sales clearly have peaked, we’ll finish off calendar year ’17 at a still-healthy 17.1 million, according to AutoTrader’s mid-December estimate.

North American International Auto Show highlights: The 2017 Detroit Auto Show featured the new Kia Stinger, Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe, Toyota Camry, Nissan Vmotion 2.0 concept (the next Altima), Honda Odyssey, Infiniti QX50 concept, Chevrolet Traverse, Lexus LS, and Volkswagen I.D. Buzz concept (a modern EV Microbus). Sergio Marchionne reveals in his annual Detroit show press conference that the next-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee will share the new longitudinal engine platform that underpins the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. Ford shows nothing of significance.

EPA says Fiat Chrysler’s diesel Jeeps and Rams violate the Clean Air Act with defeat devices: Just prior to President Trump taking office, the Environmental Protection Agency announces it’s investigating Fiat Chrysler for alleged fuel economy/emissions test cheating devices on its Jeep and Ram EcoDiesel engines. Fiat Chrysler in May announces it has a software fix to solve the problem.

GM and Honda announce a fuel cell deal: In late January, General Motors and Honda announce a joint venture to design and develop a next-generation, compact fuel cell stack. They plan to build these fuel cell stacks together at a GM plant in Brownstown Township, Michigan, that assembles battery packs for the Chevrolet Bolt and Volt by 2021.

Geneva International Motor Show Highlights: The new McLaren 720S was the show’s runaway hit, though Robert Cumberford also singles out the Fittipaldi EF7 by Pininfarina. Automobile staff also like the Aston Martin Valkyrie, Mercedes-AMG Concept GT, Volkswagen Arteon, Range Rover Velar, Alpine A110, Volvo XC60, and Bentley EXP12 Speed 6e.

GM sells Opel/Vauxhall to PSA Peugeot Citroen for $2.3 billion: The world’s third-largest automaker runs from one of the world’s largest markets¬—the European Union, collectively, is about as large as the U.S. market in millions of annual sales. It’s also a very tough market, with strict regulations, loose enforcement (see, German-brand diesels), and relatively strong unions that make it hard to move assembly plants to former Soviet satellite countries with lower labor costs. In the end, though, it may have been Brexit that pushed the sale over the line. GM’s Vauxhall was stronger in the United Kingdom than was Opel on the Continent.

Trump rescinds the Obama administration 2025 CAFE standard: Automakers selling cars and trucks in the U.S. were required to reach a 54.5-mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard under an agreement reached with the Obama administration in 2010, shortly after the GM and Chrysler loan guarantee bailouts. But the standard always was subject to a “mid-term review” that could pull back the standards. The new Trump administration jumps ahead of that review with an executive order. For automakers, it will offer relief from having to reach the 54.5-mpg CAFE number. However, automakers already were well on their way in engineering new powertrains and lighter, more aerodynamic (and CAFE standard “footprint” measurements) bodies. We’re not likely to see much pullback from those plans, so most automakers will probably be close to meeting the ’25 standard, if a few years late, anyway. What’s more, Trump’s executive order does nothing to the California Mandate requiring a certain percentage of zero-emissions vehicles sold there and in 16 other, mostly coastal states. The California Zero Emissions Mandate already is responsible for cars like the Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf, as well as Tesla’s relative success.

Trump wants to tear up NAFTA and place a tariff on Mexican-built autos: After the U.S. auto sales peaks of 2015 and 2016, there’s no shortage of auto manufacturing capacity. As I reported in late March, Trump’s plan to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement would not push automakers to build new, $1-billion+ factories in the United States (although Volvo, for one, already plans its first assembly plant here). The president specifically attacks Ford for moving Focus production from Michigan to Mexico in 2018, though it’s adding more profitable Ranger pickup and Bronco sport/utility production in its place in Michigan. Ford has since rescinded its plans for a new Mexican plant, and instead will move Focus production to China. President Trump has yet to act on rescinding U.S. participation in NAFTA.

Tesla’s market cap exceeds GM’s and Ford’s: Tesla’s market capitalization first passes Ford Motor Company’s, then in April, General Motors’. Tesla stock has since settled into the low $300s-per-share range, while GM stock has rallied to top the disruptive EV automaker’s cap, again. As of December 21, Tesla was worth about $55.1 billion to GM’s $60.1 billion. Wall Street bulls have defended Tesla’s stock value as a sign of an all-electric future. Tesla will be well positioned to lead that future, the bulls say, though as it continues to lose money and have problems getting Model 3 production up to speed, more and more bears are popping up in the analysts’ community.

Tesla loses $397 million in the first quarter: The losses are worse than analysts’ expectations, but by early June, stock values start to rise again.

Ford fires Fields: Ford Motor Company CEO Mark Fields, a corporate veteran credited for turning around Mazda (which Ford formerly controlled) in the late 1990s, is fired allegedly for lagging on electric car development. The real reason is Ford’s lagging stock value, a bigger concern for William Clay Ford and his relatives, who control the company with 40 percent of its stock. Fields’ replacement is Jim Hackett, hired away from the office furniture company, Steelcase.

GM shareholders reject a dual-class stock proposal: Greenlight Capital wants to split GM stock into two classes [not unlike Ford’s Class B stock] in order to cash in some value out of the automaker. To those of us far from Wall Street it seems the sort of action that would put GM in the same position it was in 12 years ago, when an economic downturn or a change in automotive tastes due to something like a spike in oil prices could lead to serious cash shortage. At GM’s annual meeting in June, shareholders roundly reject Greenlight’s proposal.

BMW 2 Series to lose manual option?: In June, a BMW executive in Germany was quoted indicating that the company would stop importing manual transmission 2 Series models to the U.S. The uproar that caused in the purist-enthusiasts’ community resulted in a clarification. If BMW stops selling stick shift 2 Series models here, it won’t be until the car’s next generation, expected to be the 2020 model year (now less than two years away). Automobile magazine’s Four Seasons ‘17 M2 came with just one option; the dual-clutch seven-speed automatic, because, BMW said, customer demand for the manual created a shortage. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next 2 Series came only with a DCT, which is handy for Level III or IV autonomous features. And the upcoming X2 “sport/activity vehicle” almost certainly will not be offered with a three-pedal layout.

Volvo goes all-electrified by 2019: The misleading headline at Volvo’s own website reads, “Volvo goes all-electric,” but the copy underneath says that by ’19, all Volvos will have an electric motor. While the hyperbole led The Cult of Elon to believe they had won their revolution, at Volvo, this entails everything from pure battery-EV to plug-in hybrid to 48-volt. For sure, the 48-volt revolution is coming, with that technology aiding stop/start systems and in some cases limited EV driving while accommodating the expansion of elaborate infotainment systems. In any event, Volvo’s announcement spurred similar claims later in the year from rival premium automakers.

Nissan launches ProPilot Assist in its all-new, 2018 Leaf: The automated cruise control will start and stop in rush hour traffic, but you still have to keep your hands on the steering wheel, which gently helps you around curves. The new Nissan Leaf’s range is now 150 miles on a full charge, still 78 miles short of the Chevy Bolt’s stated range.

Cadillac launches Super Cruise: Is Cadillac in the autonomy lead? Yes, I think it is, even if Mercedes-Benz and Volvo have slightly more capable systems in the works. As part of Super Cruise’s safety redundancy, GM mapped 180,000 miles of U.S. roads. You must take the wheel of the Cadillac CT6 to change lanes, but otherwise it’s even easier than two-fingertip steering on long, boring Interstates.

Toyota and Mazda announce joint-venture U.S. assembly plant: Likely to be built somewhere in the UAW-bereft Southeast, the joint venture also will help struggling Mazda get into electrified powertrains. Let’s hope it leads to a future for the Mazda MX-5 Miata and Toyota 86, as their Fiat and Subaru deals are not likely to have sequels.

Mazda announces Skyactive X engine technology: Mazda will equip its next 3, coming in 2019, with a compression ignition gasoline powered engine said to nearly equal a similar-sized four-cylinder turbodiesel, and match it for CO2 emissions.

Fiat Chrysler ‘confirms’ it has not been approached by Great Wall Motors: The late-summer denial that a Chinese automaker was looking to buy Fiat Chrysler comes in the middle of a year in which CEO Sergio Marchionne is pretty transparent about his desire to find a dance partner. In my Motor City Blogman column, I note that Jeep and Ram are the two brands that would attract such a partner, and that if Marchionne expected value to be paid for the rest of the brands, the company might have to go it alone for a while longer.

IAA Frankfurt motor show highlights: The Honda Urban EV concept, Mercedes-AMG Project One, a roadgoing F1 car driven onto the stage by Lewis Hamilton (who would soon win his fourth World Driver’s Championship), Renault Symbioz concept, a modern rolling living room, Ferrari Portofino, Hyundai Kona, Kia Proceed concept, and according to Robert Cumberford, the new Borgward Isabella and something called the Aspark Owl.

Delphi splits in two: We don’t often cover Tier One suppliers, but it’s worth noting that this former GM parts division this year split into two companies. Delphi Technology continues to work on updating and improving powertrains, mostly the internal combustion engine, while Aptiv covers autonomy and connectivity. While I often write about automakers’ latest autonomous technology breakthroughs, much of the advances are coming from companies like Aptiv, Continental, Bosch, etc.

GM will launch ‘at least’ 20 new battery-electric or fuel cell vehicles by 2023: While no one has figured out how to make money on BEVs or fuel cells yet, this announcement spurs on GM’s already soaring share prices. The first two new EVs will arrive by mid-2019 and will be based on the current Chevy Bolt, while the new models after that will be off a new electric/fuel cell platform, including what looks to be the C8 Corvette E-ray.

Tokyo Motor Show highlights: The Honda EV Coupe concept, Mazda Vision Coupe concept, Mazda Kai concept (next Mazda3), Subaru Viviz Performance concept (next WRX/STI), Daihatsu DN Compagno concept, and the Toyota TJ Cruiser. In time for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Toyota also displays a new Century limousine and a Tokyo cab, replacing models first designed for the 1964 Olympics that raised the city out of its postwar doldrums.

Tesla loses record $619 million in the third quarter: The cost of developing the much-awaited Tesla Model 3 and its production facility no doubt contributed to all this red ink. CEO Elon Musk says Tesla delivered just 233 of its mass-market EVs as of the end of the quarter, and says ramp-up of production to 5,000 per month now is delayed to the end of the first quarter of 2018—originally, this was the goal for the end of the year.

Peugeot-Citroen launches car-sharing service ahead of return to the U.S.: Free2Move is launched as an aggregation app for Car2Go and Zipcar in Seattle. The app will help PSA relearn the U.S. market ahead of its planned return selling cars here, says North American chief Larry Dominique. PSA will sell one of it from Performance Junk Blogger Feed 4 http://ift.tt/2BXQdmE via IFTTT