The Jaguar X-Type Sport Really Tried Hard

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What do the Audi A4, Mercedes C-Class, and BMW 3 Series all have in common?  They are all direct competitors to the Jaguar X-Type Sport Premium and in subtle ways better cars. Not that there was anything inherently bad about the Jag X-Type Sport; it was just knee-deep in some very tough competition and that European…

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The Lexus RX 400=The Lexus RX 400H

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What’s in a name, really?  Well, nothing as long as the name doesn’t confuse and muddy the waters for the consumer.  In the case of the Lexus RX 400, or more commonly called the RX 400H, all you need to know for clarification is that the H stands for hybrid.  What we saw from 2006-2009…

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The Lexus GS 450H Combines Luxury and Hybrid Technology

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Let’s get the supposed negative out of the way right off the bat.  If you are looking for a luxury sports sedan that rivals the German automakers for sporty handling, then the Lexus GS 450H is not the car for you.  Lexus has never been able to match Mercedes-Benz or BMW for sporty handling.  However,…

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The Jaguar 2000 S-Type Overstayed Its Welcome

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Classic styling and inherited pedigree added up to make the Jaguar 2000 S-Type a very fine automobile in the midlevel luxury sedan genre.  Unfortunately, it simply did not know when to quit while at the top. The S-Type was introduced in 2000 and finally ended its run in 2008.  When it first came out this…

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Lexus LX 450 Toyota Land Cruiser Plus Luxury

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What do you get when you combine luxury with off-road capabilities?  Well, the Lexus LX 450 of course! The LX 450 was actually a pioneer of sorts, entering the luxury SUV market when there was barely one to enter.  It debuted in 1996 and at that time an SUV was something most people had never…

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