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Thank you. Thank you very much, Dean Garza, for that very warm welcome. It is nice to be back on a beautiful – unexepctedly beautiful – afternoon in Chestnut Hill and to be back at Boston College.

Police are investigating an accident early Sunday morning that sent two teenagers to Rhode Island Hospital.

An SUV collided with a Prince William County school bus near Haymarket on Monday but there were no students on board at the time.

J. Crew, American Eagle Outfitters and Abercrombie & Fitch continue to expand with new concept stores in centers such as the Domain, while Austin retailers offer fresh spinoff stores.

A woman driving the sport-utility vehicle struck by flying debris in Tuesday's big-rig crash on Highway 101 has died, authorities said today.

LONG BEACH - The alleged middleman in a Bixby Knolls murder plot dined with the victim and got to know her before brokering the deal to have her killed, according to a taped police confession played Tuesday in Long Beach Superior Court.

There's the Lexus IS, and then there's the Lexus IS-F. We've seen this high-performance sedan before, but now Edmunds and InsideLineVideo are gracious enough to give us a nice hands-on video. I think the F stands for Fast.

Red faces all round for the advertising execs behind a campaign for Lexus RX 400h hybrid in the UK. Britain's advertising watchdog has banned magazines ads for the green SUV for being misleading. The problem lay with the headline which ran "High performance. Low emissions. Zero guilt."

The San Mateo County Coroner's Office today identified the woman killed Tuesday when a big rig jackknifed on Highway 101 in a fiery crash that at one point closed the highway for about an hour. Indira Gagloeva, 37, of Palo Alto was the driver of a...

Sexuality is filtered out as the reality show comes down to a very G-rated final two. As Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis face off in front of an audience larger than any established artist could hope for in 2007, the two "American Idol" finalists embody the absolute mainstream of contemporary pop. How else does a singer earn the votes of millions, if not by offering what pleases the average fan? ...

Most expensive fix so far was the head gasket that blew at 134,000. Apparently this is a common problem with these cars and toyota supras also- The engine block is cast iron and the head is aluminum- both metals expand at different rates and even 1 overheating episode will cause head gasket to warp.

Rattle in the dash. Rattle in the passenger door (b pillar) Good engine gearbox. But road noise and hard ride detract from the car. Not as well built as I expected with the rattles starting within minutes of collecting the car.

Former Providence Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr., who lived atop the Providence Biltmore hotel in the Presidential Suite while awaiting the outcome of a federal corruption trial, will work in a Boston luxury hotel starting early next month.

KARIYA, Japan, May 23 -- DENSO Corporation has developed a high output power control unit (PCU) and a battery cooling system for hybrid vehicles. The products are installed on the Lexus LS600h and the Lexus LS600hL, which were launched in May by Toyota Motor Corporation.

DENSO Corporation has developed a high output power control unit and a battery cooling system for hybrid vehicles. The products are installed on the Lexus LS600h and the Lexus LS600hL, which were launched in May by Toyota Motor Corporation.

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Disgraced former Providence mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci , long known for his panache and flamboyance, plans to make his return to public life in similar fashion: When he gets out of federal prison next week, a front office job at the ultra swank Fifteen Beacon hotel awaits.

Even if Giants slugger Barry Bonds is poised to break the home run record in Atlanta, Hank Aaron will not be there.

Lexus has been admonished by the Advertising Standards Authority for claiming that its new hybrid, four-wheel drive car is kinder to the environment than it actually is.

A tractor-trailer rig driving south on Highway 101 crashed into the concrete median Tuesday, spewing debris into oncoming traffic before bursting into flames and forcing the closure of Highway 101 for hours, according

An advertising watchdog has ruled that an advert by car maker Lexus misled consumers about its carbon emissions.

LEXUS' PRESS advert for the RX400h hybrid SUV claiming that it had 'low emissions' broke advertising rules says the Advertising Standards Authority.The headline stated: "High Performance. Low Emissions. Zero Guilt."

A Lexus campaign claiming a four-wheel drive SUV was environmentally friendly has been banned. By Mark Sweney.

Hybrid taxi. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that in addition to an all-hybrid fleet, stricter emissions and mileage standards would phase in starting next year.

Every yellow cab in this city will be a fuel-efficient hybrid by 2012, and stricter emissions and gas-mileage standards for taxis will be...

Ford Motor Co . said its European unit will sell about 100,000 more vehicles this year, a 5.4 percent gain, helped by new models such as the Mondeo midsized car and the Focus S-Max compact. "I do believe we can keep a good sales track this year," John Fleming, Ford of Europe chief, said Tuesday from his office in Cologne, Germany. Ford's European sales rose 5.7 percent in 2006 to 1.85 million ...

The daughter of a Harris County juvenile court judge learned Tuesday that she'll stand trial in October in connection with a traffic accident that killed her boyfriend.

NEW YORK -- The city's yellow taxi fleet will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced yesterday.

Fresh from 19 years and 12 different jobs at Toyota and Lexus, newly appointed HSV managing director Scott Grant has a new challenge on his hands.

The driver of a Lexus that flipped three times after driving off Interstate 75 near the Southwell Boulevard exit early Tuesday was transported to Macon Medical Center in critical condition.

TURKEY Five killed in Ankara shopping-mall blast A bomb exploded in one of the Turkish capital's busiest commercial centers, killing five people and wounding about 80, authorities said. The blast outside one of the oldest shopping malls in Ankara's Ulus neighborhood hurled glass and other debris over a wide area. There were conflicting accounts about the victims. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ...

A 16-year-old girl charged in the slayings of two teenage relatives at a birthday party will spend up to 25 years in prison after making a deal with prosecutors to avoid a murder charge.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- An arraignment for Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda was put on hold Tuesday while prosecutors seek more information about his traffic stop and the substances found in the car he was driving.

An arraignment for Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda was put on hold Tuesday while prosecutors seek more information about his traffic stop and the substances found in the car he was driving. Last week, prosecutors said they were waiting for laboratory results to identify a white powder found inside the car. A field test administered by the California Highway Patrol identified the powder as cocaine, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- An arraignment for Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda was put on hold Tuesday while ...

An arraignment for Giants Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda is put on hold Tuesday while prosecutors seek more information about his traffic stop and the substances found in the car he was driving.

New York City hails green taxis

New York City's yellow taxi cabs are going green. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city's entire fleet of 13,000 taxis will shift to environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles by 2012.

THE famous fleet of yellow cabs in New York will go entirely hybrid within five years and will have to meet new US emissions and mileage standards by next year.

Every yellow cab in the Big Apple will be a hybrid vehicle by 2012 as part of a wider sustainability plan for the metropolis, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Associated Press - May 22, 2007 5:14 PM ET CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) - A 16-year-old girl charged in the slayings of 2 teenage relatives at a birthday party will spend up to 25 years in prison...

All New York taxis are to become hybrid cabs within five years in the latest step in a plan to make the city the greenest in the US, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday.

The city's yellow taxi fleet will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday. "There's an awful lot of taxicabs on the streets of New York City," Bloomberg said. "These cars just sit there in traffic sometimes, belching fumes.

New York City's yellow taxis will go entirely hybrid within five years, the US city's mayor has announced.

Former Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci has a job waiting for him in sales and marketing at a luxurious Boston hotel when he gets out of federal prison on corruption charges.

NYC's Yellow Cab Fleet Will Be Entirely Hybrid Within 5 Years, Mayor Says

Former San Francisco Giants first baseman and Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda is not being prosecuted at this time after being arrested by the California Highway Patrol in Solano County this month for allegedly having drugs in his vehicle, authorities said...

In addition to making the yellow cab brigade entirely green within five years, the city will require all new vehicles entering the fleet after October 2008 to achieve a minimum of 25 miles per gallon.

Converting fleet of 13,000 would be 'a lot better for all of us,' Bloomberg says The fleet of yellow taxicabs in New York City will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today.

The city's fleet of yellow cabs will go entirely hybrid within five years, and all its vehicles for hire will have to meet new emissions...

NEW YORK (AP) -- The fleet of yellow taxicabs in New York City will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says.

Yesterday, Troy shot us a quick clip of the IS-F flying down a back stretch at Nurburgring. A few of you wished you could hear the motor a bit better. So today he tipped me off to an under hood view of that new V8 running so you all could hear.

The teenage daughter of a Harris County juvenile court judge is set to stand trial in October in connection with a traffic accident that killed her boyfriend. Elizabeth Shelton, 19, is charged with intoxication manslaughter in the Oct. 23 death of Matthew McNiece.

The city's fleet of yellow cabs will go entirely hybrid within five years, and all new taxis will have to meet emissions and mileage standards by next year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday.

Former Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci has a job waiting for him in sales and marketing at a luxurious Boston hotel when he gets out of federal prison next week following his imprisonment for corruption.

The city's yellow taxi fleet will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday. Under Bloomberg's plan, that number will increase to 1,000 by October 2008, then will grow by about 20% each year until 2012, when every yellow cab will be a hybrid.

New York City’s yellow taxi fleet will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday.

NEW YORK -- The city's yellow taxi fleet will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today.

The city's yellow taxi fleet will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday.

Burned by its failed merger with Chrysler, parent Daimler has decided to forgo all acquisitions for its luxury brand Mercedes-Benz, emulating the go-it-alone strategy of rival BMW after it sold off Rover.

NEW YORK -- The city's yellow taxi fleet will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday. "There's an awful lot of taxicabs on the streets of...

NEW YORK (AP) — The city's yellow taxi fleet will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday. "There's an awful lot of taxicabs on the streets of New York City," Bloomberg said. "These cars just sit there in traffic sometimes, belching fumes.

"There's an awful lot of taxicabs on the streets of New York City," Bloomberg said. "These cars just sit there in traffic sometimes, belching fumes. "This does a lot less. It's a lot better for all of us," he said of the hybrid plan.

The city's yellow taxi fleet will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday. "There's an awful lot of taxicabs on the streets of New York City," Bloomberg said.

A 72-year-old Centreville man was charged in connection with an accident in Haymarket that sent he and the driver of a Prince William County school bus to the hospital early Monday morning, county police said.

The city's fleet of yellow cabs will go entirely hybrid within five years, and all its vehicles for hire will have to meet new emissions and mileage standards by next year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday.

Yellow cabs are going green. On Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg announced a plan to improve the environment by improving the gas mileage for the city's taxi fleet. According to the mayor, it will be 25 miles per gallon or bust. That's the fuel efficiency that the mayor is pushing for the city's taxi fleet by the year 2012.

Yesterday my good friend Troy shot me a quick clip of the IS-F flying down a back stretch at Nurburgring. A few of you wished you could hear the motor a bit better. So today he tipped me off to an under hood view of that new V8 running so you all could hear.

The fleet of yellow cabs in New York City will go entirely hybrid within five years, and all of the city's vehicles for hire will have to meet new emissions and mileage standards by next year, the mayor was to announce on Tuesday.

Danny Ribot says that if his drinking on Saturday night made him forget about his 2-year-old son in his car, then let the police put him in jail. He would deserve it, in his opinion.

The city's fleet of yellow cabs will go entirely hybrid within five years, and all its vehicles for hire will have to meet new emissions and mileage standards by next year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg was to announce Tuesday.

Two New York City police officers have confessed to committing a botched home invasion in Rutherford last week, a Bergen County prosecutor said.

I was spun off in 1937 from one of the world's leading makers of weaving machinery, and I unveiled my first small car in 1947. I unseated General Motors this year, becoming the world's largest automaker. I crank out more than nine million vehicles annually - one every few seconds.

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The most critical NBA Draft Lottery Show in four years takes place today (ESPN, 4:30). Cleveland was the big winner when it landed the right to take the first pick in 2003 and made that choice, of course, LeBron James.

The search is on for a couple of men who shot and killed a maintenance worker at a bar just north of downtown Monday night. 34-year-old Jesse Quintero was killed at the SWC Club behind the Pearl Brewery at Elmira and Myrtle.

AUSTIN - UIL officials raking the sandpit shifted their stance every time Tiffany Peters graced the runway. One leap was all it took for them to realize that the Poteet senior was clearing more ground than the rest of the field.

A 33-year-old man was shot and killed Monday evening near a downtown bar, authorities said.

A 72-year-old Centreville man was charged in connection with an accident in Haymarket that sent he and the driver of a Prince William County school bus to the hospital early Monday morning, county police said.

Here is a great animation demonstrating the new Lexus pre-collision radar based system in action that can actually route someone around an obstacle. The available Pre-Collision System (PCS) is equipped with a front-mounted radar sensor that constantly monitors the distance of the vehicle ahead.

(Monterey, CA) 20 May 2007-- A yellow flag with just a handful of laps remaining cut Oswaldo Negri's chances of victory in the U.S.

Former investment banker Antony Leung has kept a low profile since resigning as Hong Kong’s finance minister in the wake of a political scandal in 2003.

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Hybrids, plug-in hybrids, diesel-powered cars, vehicles running on ethanol and fuel-cell cars — these are among the major environment-friendly vehicles under development to reduce carbon dioxide... Read more ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display Thursday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet -- the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

A 70 year-old Memphis woman has died after Sunday's car crash in Whitehaven.

For those of you that quickly discount the words "performance" and "Lexus" in the same sentence, better watch this short video. Wow, the damn thing was flying by like a rocket!

No. 23 Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team Porsche Crawford co-drivers Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long helped establish a new Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve record by becoming the fifth different winners in five races to start the season in Sunday’s U.S. Sports Car Invitational delivered by Luggage Express at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

My wife struggles with two automotive tasks: finding her destination and maneuvering the car into a parking space. (Locating a parking space is another issue, but why make her sound any more spatially challenged than she is?)

His groovy train has never been as loaded as this with every good thing. For Cally Ikpe, the dark clouds of uncertainty and misery has cleared from his horizon, now he his able to see distinct pillars of success beckoning.

As the race-leading Porsche was on the verge of running out of fuel, only a late-race full course caution could keep Scott Pruett and the Chip Ganassi Racing team away from the squad’s second victory of the season as Pruett and fellow Lexus-powered driver Oswaldo Negri placed second and third in today’s Road and Track 250 Rolex Sports Car Series event at Laguna Seca Raceway.

A Harley-Davidson motorcycle lies in the road yesterday after an accident at the intersection of Route 7 and Lime Kiln Road in Lenox. Photo by Darren Vanden Berge / Berkshire Eagle Staff

Danny Ribot says that if his drinking on Saturday night made him forget about his 2-year-old son in his car, then let the police put him in jail. He would deserve it, in his opinion.

This is my second Lexus - wife owns a 2002 RX300. The 1998 LS400 is hands down a significantly better car than the 2002 RX even though it is 4 years older and has 40,000 more miles.

Early in my career, I worked for an electric generating and transmission (G&T) utility, also known as a power company, developing and maintaining power plant operations-related software. Drawing on that experience has been rather handy lately with the focus on IT power and cooling topics.

No. 23 Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team Porsche Crawford co-drivers Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long helped establish a new Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve record by becoming the fifth different winners in five races to start the season in Sunday's U.S. Sports Car Invitational delivered by Luggage Express at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

LENOX — Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash on Pittsfield Road yesterday afternoon. The accident occurred across from Lime Kiln Road at about 4 p.m. and involved a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a four-door Lexus SUV.

Only bad luck could have derailed Jorg Bergmeister en route to taking the checkered flag Sunday in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series' featured Daytona Prototype race.

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MONTEREY, Calif. (May 19, 2007) -- The Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team pushed its No. 23 Porsche Crawford to its extreme limit winning Round Five of the Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve with only one liter of fuel left in the car.

The U.S. Sports Car Invitational race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California was a nail-biter to the finish. Seven cautions for thirty laps, nearly one-third of the race, including the final lap, was the name of the game in this round five of 14 races

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AUSTIN - UIL officials raking the sandpit shifted their stance every time Tiffany Peters graced the runway. One leap was all it took for them to realize that the Poteet senior was clearing more ground than the rest of the field.

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In the automotive kingdom, minivans are about as sexy as the fairytale frog that hasn't yet turned into a prince. So why is it that every time I spend a week with one, I hate parting with it at the end of the evaluation?

Every year our firm holds advertising profit seminars with large groups of clients. What have we learned? For starters, we've learned the old adage about "50 percent of all advertising is wasted" is wrong. Actually, the percentage is higher.

Jorg Bergmeister and Patrick Long won the U.S. Sports Car Invitational on Sunday at Laguna Seca, giving the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series a record five different winners in five races.

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(Monterey, CA) 20 May 2007--Michael Shank Racing finished third and seventh with the two team Lexus-Riley entries in the U.S. Sports Car Invitational at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday. The finish is the best combined team result of the 2007 season to date for Michael Shank Racing.

With a handful of laps remaining in Sunday's Rolex Sports Car Series U.S.

MONTEREY, Calif. -- Jorg Bergmeister and Patrick Long won the U.S. Sports Car Invitational on Sunday...

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WAILUKU – A 31-year-old man previously ordered to 10 years in prison for the fatal beating of a jail cellmate was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison on convictions for threats, theft and drug use.

AIM Autosport qualified seventh for Sunday's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., but the strong qualifying effort was lost when a minor technical violation put the No. 61 Lexus-powered Riley Mk XI back to 17th on the 19-car grid.

The No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley kept its streak of 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve front-row starting spots alive on Saturday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, as Jon Fogarty put the No. 99 machine on the pole position for Sunday’s U.S. Sports Car Invitational delivered by Luggage Express (SPEED, Live, 4:00 p.m. ET).

The event billed as the largest high school sailing regatta in the country will be held tomorrow and Tuesday on the Charles River.

Former Boston University leader John Silber , who stepped down as chancellor in 2003, was using a BU-owned Lexus last year.

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An unidentified driver sent three people to the hospital early Saturday morning in a chain of events that began with a hit-and-run.

When it comes to using car pool lanes, only the most fuel-efficient hybrids need apply, the government said Thursday.

MONTEREY, Cal. (May 19, 2007) -- Memo Rojas qualified fifth to lead three Lexus-powered Daytona Prototypes into the top-10 in qualifying for Sunday's Road and Track 250 at Laguna Seca in one of the closest qualifying sessions in series history.

TOKYO — Toyota rolled out its Lexus LS 600h L hybrid luxury sedan in its home market of Japan this week, with a selling price of 15 million yen, or about $124,000. The company expects to sell 7,000 worldwide, including 4,000 in Japan, this year.

WITTMAN, Ariz. -- On a banked oval test track cut into the pancake flats of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert west of Phoenix, we’re rocketing around the three-lane ring in a triple-digit blur of speed.

Toyota launches Lexus LS600h hybrid sedan in JapanWorld’s second largest automaker Toyota has launched their latest model Lexus LS600h Hybrid sedan in the Japanese market.The company expects this premium car to help them challenge the likes of BMW and Mercedes Benz in this segment of the market.Toyota is pretty successful in the US market with [...]

(Monterey, CA) 18 May 2007-- Oswaldo Negri, who holds the Daytona Prototype track record at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, shaved over two seconds off his record in testing at the track on Thursday behind the wheel of the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Lexus-Riley.

The all-new Lexus LS 460 is an engineering masterpiece, a car that more than any other Lexus before it exemplifies the brand's famous "relentless pursuit of perfection" motto.

TOKYO — Toyota rolled out its Lexus LS 600h L hybrid luxury sedan in its home market of Japan this week, with a selling price of 15 million yen, or about $124,000. The company expects to sell 7,000 worldwide, including 4,000 in Japan, this year.

Troy an avid Lexus fan, passed on these shots from over at Club Lexus and asked us to share them with you, which we are glad to do. Here are couple of really good shots of the new Lexus IS-F interior as it made its way through Southern California earlier this month.

PASADENA, Calif. — While the LS 600h L raises the bar for Lexus luxury and performance, there is no doubt it will also redefine expectations for the premium luxury segment as a whole.

Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display Thursday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet -- the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

Wanting to show off the new all-wheel drive 2008 Lexus LS 600hL, and the state-of-the-art, 4,800 hectare TAPG facility (including a whopping 16-kilometre banked oval), Toyota opened the gates to the press a few weeks before launching the LS 600hL.

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Toyota has launched what it says is its most advanced hybrid vehicle as part of a drive to roll out eco-friendlier cars.

Tokyo, May 18, 2007 (JCN) - With the growing popularity of Lexus around the world , Toyota unveiled their newest additions to the series, the lexus 600H and 600HL that combine a hybrid engine with luxurious style.

Tokyo, May 18, 2007 (JCN) - Toyota Motor brought to market two newly designed luxury sedans Lexus 600h and 600hL with interior temperature sensors and exterior motion sensors.

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Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display Thursday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet -- the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS 600h. Toyota Motors President Katsuaki Watanabe (left) is fully convinced hybrid cars are the way of the future.

TOKYO - Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display Thursday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet - the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS 600h L.

Toyota shows commitment to gas-electric vehicles with plush Lexus.

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp.'s commitment to hybrid automobiles was on display yesterday when the company unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle, the $124,000 Lexus LS luxury sedan.

The Lexus LS 600h L shimmers in the light, does zero to 60 in 5.5 seconds, and has the equivalent of 438 horsepower under the hood.

Lexus is its costliest gas-electric model Toyota Motor executives are convinced that some wealthy consumers are concerned enough about the environment to pay $124,000 for a hybrid car.

Automaker is banking on alternative cars as vehicles of the future. | Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display Thursday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet -- the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display Thursday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet...

David Coombs, president and owner of Downtown Toyota/Lexus Inc., of Spokane, has bought the former Safeway Inc. store site at the southwest corner of Third Avenue and Maple Street, says a real estate broker who was involved in the purchase.

For those who thought that only Hollywood celebrities and the granola-munching, Birkenstock-wearing crowd drive hybrid cars, Toyota has introduced one that costs as much as four years of tuition at a private college.

Toyota combines luxury, conservation concerns TOKYO · Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display Thursday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet -- the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

TOKYO -- Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display yesterday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet -- the US$124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display yesterday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet - the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s commitment to hybrid automobiles was on fully display Thursday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet — the 15 million yen (US$124,000) luxury sedan Lexus LS.

TOKYO -- For those who thought that only Hollywood celebrities and the Birkenstock-wearing crowd drive hybrid cars, Toyota has introduced one that costs as much as four years of tuition at a private college.

Toyota's commitment to hybrids was on full display Thursday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet, the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

Salinas, CA (May 17, 2007) -- With their competitive driving deeply rooted in California, both Southard Motorsports' Daytona Prototype drivers are returning this weekend to one of their favorite home tracks, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. As co-drivers of the team's No. 3 Preformed Line Products Lexus Riley, Randy Ruhlman and Shane Lewis are looking forward to running together at the beautiful ...

When it comes to using car pool lanes, only the most fuel-efficient hybrids need apply.

Toyota Motor Corp. introduced two top-of-the-line Lexus LS sedans in Japan on Thursday, hoping the cars' hybrid technology will accelerate the automaker's efforts to establish Lexus as a premium... Read more ...

Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display today in Tokyo when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet -- the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

TOKYO (AP) - Toyota is beefing up its hybrid line-up at the high-end. It has unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet - the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

Trying to Compete with BMW, Mercedes -- and Attract Environmentalists Too?

TOKYO – Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display today when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet – the US$124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

TOKYO (AP) - Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display Thursday when it unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet - the US$124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

TEAMS: Back-to-back Rolex 24 At Daytona Champions TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in the No.01 TELMEX Lexus-Riley, Rob Finlay and Michael Valiante in the No.19 Z-Line Designs/Mission Residential/Make-A-Wish Foundation Lexus-Riley.

Can I borrow %24124,000? I'm good for it. No? Fine, I suppose I'll have to find another way to come up with the cash for Toyota Motor's (TM) latest offering: the Lexus LS hybrid...( Read More )

Carl Nafzger installs Street Sense a commanding 7-5 favorite to win the second leg of the Triple Crown after he draws post No. 8 in the nine-horse field.

Driver pronounced dead at scene Wednesday after car hits another car, veers out of control, crashes into tree.

TOKYO, May 17, 2007 — Lexus started sales in Japan today of the LS600h and LS600hL 1 hybrid sedans, which form the pinnacle of the Lexus brand.

Toyota is beefing up its hybrid line-up at the high-end.

Should Toyota Place All Of Their Eggs In The Hybrid Basket?

Police said an escaped inmate may be hiding out near Millersville.

PASADENA, Calif. — While the LS 600h L raises the bar for Lexus luxury and performance, there is no doubt it will also redefine expectations for the premium luxury segment as a whole.

Toyota is convinced that hybrid cars are the wave of the future, and that even the wealthy will want them. So the Automaker has unveiled a luxury sedan Lexus LS that will sell for $124,000 in the United States.

The $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS went on sale today in Japan and will come to the United States later this year.

TOKYO -- Toyota is beefing up its hybrid line-up at the high-end. It unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet - the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS .

Toyota had a press conference today for the Lexus LS600h and 600hL... And NihonCar brought over 50 gorgeous High Def pictures of this press conference, a MUST seen !

TOKYO -- Toyota is beefing up its hybrid lineup at the high end. It has unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet -- the $124,000 luxury sedan Lexus LS.

Toyota Motor Corp introduced two gas-electric hybrid sedans for its Lexus premium brand to the Japanese market ahead of their debuts overseas, trying to get an edge over European luxury nameplates such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display Thursday when the automaker unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet.

Toyota's commitment to hybrid automobiles was on full display Thursday when the automaker unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet.

May 17, 2007 -- Toyota Motor Corp. on May 17 launched what it called its most advanced hybrid vehicle yet as part of a drive to roll out more eco-friendly cars, which have helped it become the world's top-selling automaker.

Tokyo, May 17, 2007 (JCN) - Toyota Motor today launched Japan sales of new Lexus hybrid sedans models LS600h and LS600hL. The new models combine the basic performance and advanced environmental performance required of a next-generation premium vehicle.

Associated Press - May 17, 2007 7:43 AM ET Toyota is beefing up its hybrid line-up at the high-end. It has unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet - the $$124,000...

Toyota has unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet, the 124-thousand dollar luxury sedan Lexus L-S.

Toyota has unveiled its most expensive gasoline-electric vehicle yet, the 124-thousand dollar luxury sedan Lexus L-S.

New Community Jewish High School is selling tickets for its inaugural automobile raffle. The prize is a 2007 Lexus Hybrid SUV. The raffle drawing will be Sun., May 20 during the New Community Jewish High School Benefit at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles.

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Toyota Motor Corp aims to sell 430,000 gas-electric hybrid cars worldwide this year, 37 pct more than the 313,000 it sold last year, as it keeps its eye on its target of annual sales of 1.0 mln such vehicles soon after 2010, the company said.

UC Irvine men's golf coach Paul Smolinski has taken teams to the post season seven times in his nine-year tenure and advanced to the finals only once, but he has reason to be optimistic this time.

Toyota on Thursday launched what it called its most advanced hybrid vehicle yet as part of a drive to roll-out more eco-friendly cars that have helped it become the world's top-selling automaker.

Stettin Elementarys Kierra Kohlbeck took the individual spotlight Tuesday at the 41st Annual Kiefer-Swenson relays, winning three individual events.

At a news conference marking the launch of Toyota's Lexus-marque LS600h and LS600hL hybrid sedans, company president Katsuaki Watanabe said: "Our plan to double the number of hybrid models is under way, and I believe our engineers will clear the tough challenge of halving [production] costs."

The Golden Bears didn’t even come close. Stanford defeated its cross-bay rival in the Lexus Gauntlet Championship by a score of 77.5 to 57.5.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County.

TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. launched the LS600h hybrid sedan in Japan on Thursday, billing it the pinnacle of its Lexus brand that will help it take on BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the lucrative luxury car market.

TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday announced the Japan launch of two gas-electric hybrid sedans for its Lexus premium brand, the LS600h and LS600hL. Overseas sales will start in June, the automaker said.

Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse says his players have learned from the 41-point thumping at the hands of the Western Bulldogs in last year's elimination final with this Sunday's rematch at Telstra Dome a good chance to 'see how far we've advanced'.

AUSTIN - UIL officials raking the sandpit shifted their stance every time Tiffany Peters graced the runway. One leap was all it took for them to realize that the Poteet senior was clearing more ground than the rest of the field.