Early this year, Lexus was the recipient of What Car?âs Car of the Year Green Award. The award was a symbol of the recognition of Toyotaâs efforts in developing hybrid vehicles and clean diesel engines that is very helpful to the environment (Lexus also uses the same system like that of the hybrid Toyota Prius). According to What Car? Editor Steve Fowler, âToyota and Lexus are doing more than anyone else to offer consumers low-CO2 vehicles. Other manufacturers have been slow out of the blocks when it comes to environmental matters – we’d like to see more low-CO2 vehicles launched as a matter of priority.”
Lexus, along with Chevrolet and Toyota, also won IntelliChoice.comâs 2007 âBest Overall Value of the Yearâ award. IntelliChoice.com is an online source for automotive ownership and value analysis. The award is in recognition of the carâs best guarantee to return the investment in their classes. Lexus is the Best Car Value under $23,000.
Also, for twelve years, Lexus was constantly hailed as the Most Dependable Vehicle only for their thirteenth year, with GMâs Buick jumping to the first spot to share the prestige this year. The Vehicle Dependability study is annually conducted by J.D. Power Associates and was based on consumer complaints for three-year old cars. Lexus and Buick both scored 145.
In the New York Auto Show, Lexusâs model LS 460 was honored to be the 2007 World Car of the year. Among 22 contenders, the Lexus SL 460 was the choice of the jury of 22 journalists from all over the world. The unanimous vote was based on the criteria of customer satisfaction, style, quality and performance of the vehicle.
Another feather in the cap of Lexus is for its SL 460 being 2007âs Best Engineered Vehicle. The award giving body is the Automotive Engineering International Magazine (AEI). Votes were solicited from their readers, writers and editors.
Lexus is guided by their motto, âPassionate Pursuit of Perfectionâ. Lexus Cars (all equipped with Lexus belts) are built with state of the art engineering in all aspects, the looks, insides, performance, comfort, safety and Luxury. They make sure that every car they make is an image of nothing but perfection.
Evander Klum is a Business Administration graduate who hails from Alabama. He enjoys extreme sports and he is also a car racing fanatic. At present, he works as a marketing manager at an advertising agency in Cleveland.