Posts Tagged ‘LED’

2013 Lexus LS460 F Sport RWD Sedan

Photos and Review by Stu Wright This past week I was presented a 2013 Lexus LS460 F Sport four-door sedan for testing while travelling in and around Phoenix, AZ on a working vacation.  It was painted Starfire Pearl (white) metallic and inside it was trimmed in black perforated leather.  Of course, the car seats five [...]

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“Respect” 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE 4WD

Photo & Review by Stu Wright     Aretha Franklin knocked it out of the park with her hit song that was recorded 46 years ago this past week in New York City.  Otis Redding wrote “Respect” from the perspective of a desperate man, but Aretha turned the ballad into that of a strong, confident woman [...]

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2013 Lexus RX450h Hybrid Luxury AWD Crossover

Photos & Review by Stu Wright Lexus has been in a position to offer the most popular luxury SUV since its introduction in 1998.  My latest test car was the RX450h hybrid model available since 2009.  It came in Stargazer Black metallic paint and featured saddle tan leather seating for five. This was a loaded RX, [...]

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“A Whiter Shade of Pale” 2013 Cadillac ATS AWD

Photos and Review by Stu Wright It may not be a good characterization of the Cadillac ATS test car’s color, but the paint on it was extremely white, and attractive.  It was a Diamond Tricoat (a three-layer painting process) upgraded color that added $995 to the Cadillac’s window sticker. The song, “A Whiter Shade of [...]

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2013 Lexus GS450h 4Dr Hybrid Sedan

Photos & Review by Stu Wright     I don’t know if GS means “guaranteed satisfaction” on this particular sedan offered by Lexus, but it would be OK with me.  That’s what the buyer gets with a car like this, which is the model I drove this past week.  It’s called a GS450h, and the “h“ [...]

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2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in 5-Door Sedan

Photos & Review by Stu Wright     My latest test car was a new Prius Plug-in that came in Clearwater blue metallic paint with dark gray SofTex (leather) seating.  The Plug-in is available in limited quantities and only in certain areas of the United States, and was formally introduced last fall.  The Prius line of [...]

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2012 Toyota Prius Model Five

Photos and Review by Stu Wright The Toyota Prius, America’s top-sellng hybrid car, was introduced in our country in 1997.   The Prius accounts for almost 51% of the 270,000 or so hybrids sold in America each year, and globally the U.S. accounts for half of Prius production.  The name on the car, “Prius”, is Latin for [...]

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Car Winter Preparedness Kit

By Mike Bauman With winter nearly upon us and road conditions variable, it’s a good time to think about some preparedness items you might want to carry with you in your vehicle.  What follows is a short list of items that could prove invaluable if you ever find yourself stranded. 1)  A heavy rolled blanket [...]

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