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Lexus hybrid gets a true test in rally 10/10/2008 20:08. “onds after Frank Sprongl's glorious, smoky and Wagnerian entrance in his superb 1983 Audi Quattro Group B rally classic, we rolled up to the finish line” // StarPhoenix 03/10/2008 18:14. ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A low-riding luxury sedan weighing more than two tonnes would probably not be your first pick for a high-speed performance rally over some of Newfoundland's most twisty, bumpy, potholed and nasty roads. For the people at Lexus Canada, it was at once the first, best and only choice. Last year, organizers of the international Targa road race in southern Newfoundland added a new Hybrid division to the existing Classic and Modern categories. As leaders in hybrid powertrain technology, Lexus and parent company Toyota saw a chance to show that hybrids are not only for saving gas and slashing emissions. They can go, too, and there was no better venue than the tough Targa tarmac rally to prove it. A brand new GS 450h sedan was stripped of most of its interior comforts and... // Ottawa Citizen Total: 8 news articles First News Article: Nanaimo Daily News, 03/10/2008 04:25 |