I have to be honest with you, I wasn't really looking forward to driving this car!
It's not that it's a bad car or anything, far from it. In fact, as with every Lexus on the planet, the vehicle rides and drives like a dream. No, the trouble which I had, was trying to figure out who I was going to get to don the chauffeur's hat whilst I enjoyed the rear passenger compartment, because after all, that's what this car is really all about.
After checking that Toyota had no objections to someone else driving the vehicle, I asked my wife if she would perhaps care to pilot the Lexus. Now Er-indoors, as I like to call her, might well have been born during the day, but it obviously wasn't yesterday, because she declined my kind offer. Actually, I don't believe that she saw it as a friendly gesture on my part at all. In fact, I'd relate her response to you but unfortunately there could be youngsters reading this!
Plan A down the drain, I moved onto plan B, and made a quick phone call to a good friend of mine... Hey, Simon, how would you like the opportunity to test drive the top-of-the-line Lexus? You would? Great, but could you maybe wear something a bit smart, after all, it is a $146,000 vehicle. Can I suggest that nice black suit which you wore to your friend's wedding last year, which not only looks good on you but would also enable you to feel more like the actual owner of a fine vehicle like this? Trust me, mate, this test-driving lark, it's all about becoming one with the car!
Of course, I made no mention of the chauffeur's headwear at this point because I had devised a cunning little plan to work that in somewhere later!
"Good to see you Simon, so what do you think, is that a nice car or what?"
Powered by a 5L V8 Hybrid system which enables the vehicle to glide away from the lights, yet, when required, it can accelerate like a rocket ship. Not only that, but it consumes fuel like a V6, so it gets the votes of the Green Party too! Can't be bad, eh!
Of course, to truly appreciate the graceful power and refinement of this machine, you'll need to sit up front undistracted by anything around you. I tell you what, I'll just pop in the back seat and keep as quiet as a mouse. That way you'll get the true feeling of owning a vehicle like this.
It's not that it's a bad car or anything, far from it. In fact, as with every Lexus on the planet, the vehicle rides and drives like a dream. No, the trouble which I had, was trying to figure out who I was going to get to don the chauffeur's hat whilst I enjoyed the rear passenger compartment, because after all, that's what this car is really all about.
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| Every Lexus on the planet rides and drives like a dream. |
After checking that Toyota had no objections to someone else driving the vehicle, I asked my wife if she would perhaps care to pilot the Lexus. Now Er-indoors, as I like to call her, might well have been born during the day, but it obviously wasn't yesterday, because she declined my kind offer. Actually, I don't believe that she saw it as a friendly gesture on my part at all. In fact, I'd relate her response to you but unfortunately there could be youngsters reading this!
Plan A down the drain, I moved onto plan B, and made a quick phone call to a good friend of mine... Hey, Simon, how would you like the opportunity to test drive the top-of-the-line Lexus? You would? Great, but could you maybe wear something a bit smart, after all, it is a $146,000 vehicle. Can I suggest that nice black suit which you wore to your friend's wedding last year, which not only looks good on you but would also enable you to feel more like the actual owner of a fine vehicle like this? Trust me, mate, this test-driving lark, it's all about becoming one with the car!
Of course, I made no mention of the chauffeur's headwear at this point because I had devised a cunning little plan to work that in somewhere later!
"Good to see you Simon, so what do you think, is that a nice car or what?"
Powered by a 5L V8 Hybrid system which enables the vehicle to glide away from the lights, yet, when required, it can accelerate like a rocket ship. Not only that, but it consumes fuel like a V6, so it gets the votes of the Green Party too! Can't be bad, eh!
Of course, to truly appreciate the graceful power and refinement of this machine, you'll need to sit up front undistracted by anything around you. I tell you what, I'll just pop in the back seat and keep as quiet as a mouse. That way you'll get the true feeling of owning a vehicle like this.
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| The hybrid system offers great performance and low fuel consumption. |