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The first Lexus RX 400h hybrid SUVs arrived in the United States in mid-April, and are starting to rattle the automotive industry the same way Toyota?s Prius did four years ago. Toyota pre-sold a staggering 12,000 Lexus RX 400h hybrid SUVs before a...
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The first Lexus RX 400h hybrid SUVs arrived in the United States in mid-April, and are starting to rattle the automotive industry the same way Toyota?s Prius did four years ago. Toyota pre-sold a staggering 12,000 Lexus RX 400h hybrid SUVs before a single one hit American pavement. Since that 12,000 represents about half the number of RX 400h vehicles Lexus expects to sell in the United States this year, the pundits who predicted the cars to sell north of $50,000 were dead on. Does the RX 400h match the hype? Absolutely, based on early reviews from some of the most respected automotive journalists in the country. Dan Neil writes in the Los Angeles Times that the RX 400h ?feels like a masterpiece of both engineering and accounting.? It?s faster to 60 mph than the conventional Lexus RX 330, yet gets better gas mileage because of the thrust of not one, not two, but three electric motors. (It doesn?t hurt that Neil lobs a barb or two at General Motors? Bob Lutz while explaining why/how he... See less 
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Consider also the astonishing number of pre-orders?the most Lexus has received in its history for any car? and it?s fair to expect that a dollop of additional dealer mark-up will push prices above $50,000.
