BREAKING: Lexus recalls HS250h over risk of excessive fuel leakage

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Recalls , Safety , Lexus , Luxury 2010 Lexus HS250h – Click above for high-res image gallery Back in the 1970s, the Ford Pinto was the focus of many headlines due to a fuel tank issue which caused excessive amounts of gasoline to leak during a rear-end collision. Now, three decades later, Lexus is having a similar problem with its HS250h hybrid, and has filed a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a voluntary recall of these vehicles. Up to 17,000 of the luxury hybrids are affected. In the case of the HS, excessive fuel leakage occurred during rear-end collisions at speeds of 50 miles per hour.

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BREAKING: Lexus recalls HS250h over risk of excessive fuel leakage

Report: Lexus HS 250h not meeting volume projections in U.S.

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Lexus , Luxury 2010 Lexus HS 250h – Click above for high-res image gallery The last time we drove one of Lexus ‘ new HS 250h hybrid sedans, we found the experience to be about what you might expect. That is to say, eminently usable and well-designed with reasonable driving dynamics. We liked it, though we pointed out that the styling is pretty bland and performance is merely adequate. We can’t say for certain whether that staid styling or its lack of driving emotion may be holding it back in the marketplace, but Wards Auto reports that the HS 250h is failing to live up to the sales volume projections set out by Lexus when the car was introduced late last year

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Report: Lexus HS 250h not meeting volume projections in U.S.

IIHS releases latest round of safety scores for Infiniti M, Lexus HS and Toyota 4Runner

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , SUV , Safety , Infiniti , Lexus , Toyota , Luxury , Off-Road First the Oscars and now this! The envelope please! The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a bevy of scores for the Infiniti M , Lexus HS 250h and Toyota 4Runner and it was nothing but “Good” all around. The Infiniti and Toyota were tested for frontal offset and side impacts, with their “Good” score maintaining the scores of their predecessors. The Lexus scored a first-time Good” in the frontal offset test.

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IIHS releases latest round of safety scores for Infiniti M, Lexus HS and Toyota 4Runner