Honda has recalled 693,497 units of its popular Honda Fit, all from the 2009 and 2010 models years. At issue are some potentially flawed engine springs. The four springs are part of the Fit's engine valvetrain. According to a press release from Honda, they "may bend or break over time, resulting in abnormal engine noise and potentially causing...
The Basics: Landing at the small end of mid-size, the 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe is a good, value-priced vehicle for small families. Looking a bit closer, while its performance and appearance are by no means exciting, the Santa Fe has impressive cabin comfort and standard features—along with top-notch safety. Last year, Hyundai rolled out all-new...
The LS 600h L is the flagship model for the Lexus model line, and it also serves as a halo vehicle of sorts for hybrid believers who want to be seen inside a very green yet very luxurious vehicle. Instead of offering a V-12 engine at the top of the lineup for its LS sedan—as Mercedes-Benz does with its S-Class, or BMW with its 7-Series, for...
The Basics: The 2011 Lexus LS sedans are packed with world-class luxury and technology features, but they keep driving dynamics well-muted. Unlike some super-sedan stalwarts from Germany, the top model of the LS, the LS 600h L, offers the combination of a V-8 and hybrid technology—rather than a V-12—to provide top-tier powertrain...
The Hybrid badges are small and rather easy to miss on the 2011 Lexus GS 450h, and that's no mistake. This sport sedan, which can accelerate to 60 mph just as quick, if not quicker, than the V-8-powered GS 460, was conceived more as a high-tech performance sedan than a hybrid-halo model. In the right crowd, nevertheless, the GS 450h has some green...
The 2011 Lexus GS 460 looks, rides, and even drives like its GS 350 sibling, only the key difference is that it's powered by a 342-horsepower, 4.6-liter V-8 engine and eight-speed automatic transmission. With two more cylinders and two more gears, there's not even that much of a difference in acceleration. The GS 460 can get to 60 mph in about 5.5...
The Basics: The 2011 Lexus GS 350, 460, and 450h sedans take aim at the likes of the BMW 5-Series—and to some degree, the Cadillac CTS—but they're a little more muted in driving feel. Primarily rear-wheel drive, the GS models aren't as roomy inside as the comfort-oriented, front-wheel-drive Lexus ES 350. Instead, the GS models'...
The Basics: The Lexus LX 570 a big, luxurious sport-utility vehicle; and in some respects an idea of luxury that's come and gone—one in which safari-chic was in, and bigger was always better. It's a bit conflicted in purpose, and the way this huge SUV performs emphasizes that it's neither an ideal on-road family wagon nor as deft an...
Honda has recalled 693,497 units of its popular Honda Fit, all from the 2009 and 2010 models years. At issue are some potentially flawed engine springs. The four springs are part of the Fit's engine valvetrain. According to a press release from Honda, they "may bend or break over time, resulting in abnormal engine noise and potentially causing...
The Basics: Landing at the small end of mid-size, the 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe is a good, value-priced vehicle for small families. Looking a bit closer, while its performance and appearance are by no means exciting, the Santa Fe has impressive cabin comfort and standard features—along with top-notch safety. Last year, Hyundai rolled out all-new...
The LS 600h L is the flagship model for the Lexus model line, and it also serves as a halo vehicle of sorts for hybrid believers who want to be seen inside a very green yet very luxurious vehicle. Instead of offering a V-12 engine at the top of the lineup for its LS sedan—as Mercedes-Benz does with its S-Class, or BMW with its 7-Series, for...
The Hybrid badges are small and rather easy to miss on the 2011 Lexus GS 450h, and that's no mistake. This sport sedan, which can accelerate to 60 mph just as quick, if not quicker, than the V-8-powered GS 460, was conceived more as a high-tech performance sedan than a hybrid-halo model. In the right crowd, nevertheless, the GS 450h has some green...
The 2011 Lexus GS 460 looks, rides, and even drives like its GS 350 sibling, only the key difference is that it's powered by a 342-horsepower, 4.6-liter V-8 engine and eight-speed automatic transmission. With two more cylinders and two more gears, there's not even that much of a difference in acceleration. The GS 460 can get to 60 mph in about 5.5...
The Basics: The 2011 Lexus GS 350, 460, and 450h sedans take aim at the likes of the BMW 5-Series—and to some degree, the Cadillac CTS—but they're a little more muted in driving feel. Primarily rear-wheel drive, the GS models aren't as roomy inside as the comfort-oriented, front-wheel-drive Lexus ES 350. Instead, the GS models'...
The Basics: The Lexus LX 570 a big, luxurious sport-utility vehicle; and in some respects an idea of luxury that's come and gone—one in which safari-chic was in, and bigger was always better. It's a bit conflicted in purpose, and the way this huge SUV performs emphasizes that it's neither an ideal on-road family wagon nor as deft an...
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