lhodge
Lawrence Hodge
lhodge
Staff Writer at Jalopnik. Dad. Lover of all things with 4 wheels. Weird interest in buses.

I’m continually shocked by the seeming inability of so many here to grasp that the upsides of CUVs to the average person far far outweigh enthusiast concerns like handling at the limit. That a sedan offers virtually no benefit to a normal person over a CUV, and many trade offs. Instead we have a weird rage fest every Read more

Because then thats just an MC20 coupe. We already know what that looks like.  Read more

Not to sound blunt, but I dont see how any of that would make it harder to go for a sedan. The Stinger will drive better, hold almost as much stuff as a crossover (with that hatch and the seats folded its has over 23 cubic feet of capacity) and look better doing it. Unless you just have to have a crossover, dont buy Read more

Theres no risk specifically because the “buttons” seem to have been designed to prevent this. But in doing that, you have to press them with a little more pressure than you would think. Which can get kind of annoying if you’re trying to pay attention to the road. Read more

Ha. This actually shares a platform with the Audi’s A4-8 and Q5 and something called a VW Phideon which looks like a Chinese market Passat.  Read more

The physical buttons. All those smudges are going to look terrible. You cant keep something like that clean because you’re always going to need to activate something. Read more

It was ok as long as you skip the base Macan like you mentioned. I dont know what it is, but it just felt terrible. In the T its fine. The T gets the same power but it gets better suspension tuning. Some might find it hard to justify dropping that much coin on a four cylinder powered SUV but you gotta pay to play. But Read more

Remember, that range number doesn’t account for cold temperatures either, where it’s no stretch to think you’d be under 200 miles. Read more

It shows that people are paying that much over MSRP for that exact trim listed.  Read more

Yea its the same here. But by that time you may as well spring the few hundred bucks extra and go for the Si. Read more

Yea and you can have it in a manual. But it only has 158 horsepower.  Read more

Definitely. In fact, $40,000 can go a long way to making the LC even better.

I mean, look at it. Looks alone I’d choose it over an RC-F.  Read more

-Seat ventilation works excellent. Probably some of the best ventilated seats I’ve ever used. Read more

It has huge presence. But because not many people buy them, you get looks of “Oh wow what kind of Lexus is that?” People will walk up to the window and knock on it to ask about the car. Its happened. One time it was a cop that did it. Read more

She’ll love it and she’ll get chased by older men because this is an old mans car (unfortunately). Read more

Yea the touchpad is there. I’ll go into it in the review.  Read more

I’d take the LC. The LFA is... too exclusive. I couldnt see myself driving that everyday. Meanwhile you can daily the LC, look great and be comfortable doing it. And its a Lexus. Its going to last as long as you take care of it. Read more