Toyota’s luxurious division is casting a large web with the fifth-generation Lexus RX, above, providing a “powertrain for everybody,” based on the automaker. The crossover’s 4 choices — one gasoline, two hybrid and a plug-in hybrid — run the gamut, from specializing in fuel-efficiency to prioritizing efficiency.
Anticipated to go on sale in Canada on the finish of 2022, the Ontario-built 2023 RX is about 90 kilograms lighter than the outgoing mannequin and, utilizing Toyota’s new GA-Ok platform, it has a decrease centre of gravity. Pricing has not been introduced.
2023 BMW X1
For its third technology, the BMW X1 compact crossover will undergo a progress spurt. Barely longer, wider and taller than its predecessor, the redesigned X1 will higher measure as much as rivals. The two.0-litre four-cylinder engine is up by 13 horsepower to 241, and the eight-speed automated transmission can be changed by a seven-speed dual-clutch unit. The sprint will get a big curved show incorporating a ten.3-inch digital gauge cluster and a ten.7-inch display for managing most car operations. The 2023 X1 will begin at $44,990, plus supply, when it arrives in Canada within the fourth quarter.
2024 HONDA PROLOGUE
The automaker’s first quantity electrical car has begun taking form forward of an anticipated launch in 2024. The Honda Prologue is being co-developed with Common Motors and can be constructed on its Ultium-battery platform. The design, nonetheless, indicators the course of Honda’s solo electrical future, the automaker mentioned. After getting its toes moist with the Prologue, Honda plans to roll out a sequence of latest EVs based mostly on its new e:Structure beginning in 2026.
2023 TOYOTA COROLLA CROSS HYBRID
Anticipated to reach in Canada this 12 months is the hybrid sibling to the gasoline-powered Corolla Cross that Toyota added to its lineup for 2022. The 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid integrates the automaker’s fifth-generation hybrid system, providing all-wheel drive, 194 horsepower and mixed metropolis/freeway gas consumption of an estimated 6.4 l/100 km. Because the identify implies, the Corolla Cross relies on Toyota’s fashionable Corolla sedan and hatchback fashions. Pricing for the hybrid has not been launched.
BUICK WILDCAT CONCEPT
Planning an all-electric lineup by the tip of the last decade, Buick has launched the Wildcat idea as a calling card for the model’s design philosophy. The idea presents a brand new “expressive face,” mentioned Buick, with a forward-leaning entrance finish and low-mounted grille. A centre console runs from the instrumental panel to the rear seats.
Buick mentioned the Wildcat may even serve for creating expertise, akin to synthetic intelligence and biometrics. For instance, the car may “detect an elevation in driver coronary heart price and routinely regulate car settings to calm them down.” That would contain aromatherapy and therapeutic massage.