Month: June 2021

2021 Lexus ES-250 AWD Sedan

On By stuwright47In *PASSENGER CARS, LexusLeave a comment

George Gray at Pirate Radio helped review the Lexus sedan:

Atomic Silver metallic paint with black leather seating for 5, heated and ventilated front buckets, weighs 3,780 lbs. and is 195.9” long, 16.7 cubic ft. cargo room in trunk, 18” polished finish ten spoke aluminum wheels and 225/35R18  Michelin radials, pushbutton/remote start, navigation, dual power seats, leather wrapped and heated steering wheel and moon roof, wireless phone charger, head up display, and Android / Apple integration, 12.3” multimedia infotainment screen – backup camera and 13 speaker Mark Levinson surround sound XM/AM/FM stereo, radar cruise control, lane change alert, rear cross traffic alert, blind spot warning, 2.5 liter four with 203 horsepower, eight speed automatic transmission and all wheel drive, $52,900.00.00  list price, built in Georgetown, Kentucky, fuel economy (34 mpg highway, 25 mpg city, 28 mpg combined)  15.9 gallon tank with 540 mi.range

                                                                           

 

  

2021 Toyota Venza Limited AWD

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The Venza was presented at Pirate Radio for a review by George Gray, Matt Arguello, and myself:

Coastal Gray metallic paint with black SofTex seating for 5, heated and ventilated front buckets, weighs 3,913 lbs. and is 186.6” long, 28.8 cubic ft. cargo room, 19”  chrome finish ten spoke aluminum wheels and 225/50R19  Bridgestone radials, pushbutton/remote start, navigation, dual power seats, leather wrapped and heated steering wheel, panoramic “star gaze”moon roof, wireless phone charger, head up display, Android / Apple integration, 12.3” multimedia infotainment screen, backup camera, 9 speaker JBL XM/AM/FM premium sound system, radar cruise control, lane change alert, rear cross traffic alert, blind spot warning, 2.5 liter hybrid four with 219 horsepower, CVT automatic transmission and all wheel drive, $43,100.00.00  list price, built in Toyota, Aichi, Japan, fuel economy (37 mpg highway, 40 mpg city, 39 mpg combined), 14.5 gallon tank with 536 mi.range

                                                           

 

2021 Lexus UX-250h Luxury Hybrid AWD

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The Lexus was driven to Pirate Radio for a review with the help of George Gray and Matt Arguello:

Nori green pearl paint with black Nuluxe seating for 5 – heated and ventilated front buckets, weighs 3,605 lbs. and is 177” long – 21.7 cubic ft. cargo room – zero to 60 in 8.6 seconds, 18” – two toned finish ten spoke aluminum wheels and 225/50R18 Bridgestone run flat radials, pushbutton/remote start, navigation, dual power seats, leather wrapped and heated steering wheel and moon roof, wireless phone charger, head up display, and Android / Apple integration, 10.3” multimedia infotainment screen – backup camera and 6 speaker Lexus XM/AM/FM premium sound system, radar cruise control, lane change alert, rear cross traffic alert, and blind spot warning, 2.0 liter hybrid four with 181 horsepower – CVT 10 speed automatic transmission and all wheel drive, $43,875.00.00  list price  – built in Miyawaka, Fukuoka, Japan, fuel economy (38 mpg highway, 41 mpg city, 39 mpg combined)  10.6 gallon tank with 434 mi.range

                                                          

 

2021 Cadillac CT-4 V-Series RWD Sedan

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The Pirate Radio crew of George Gray and Matt Arguello helped me review the Cadillac CT-4 from California by phone:Shadow metallic paint, Sangria and black leather interior that seats 5, 2.7 liter four cylinder, 325 horsepower turbo engine (very fast, very suitable for hills in Napa valley),  zero to 60 in 4.8 seconds, V-series model, driver awareness plus package of technology items, lumbar massage driver seat, heated steering wheel (I actually used in one morning in CA), following distance indicator, lane change alert, rear cross traffic alert, Bose 14 speaker stereo, magnetic ride control (this was awesome on CA highways), rear wheel drive, ten speed automatic, navigation system, pearl nickel finished mags, rain sensing wipers and aero ground effects/trunk spoiler.  Gets 29 highway miles per gallon and is built in Lansing, MI.  M.S.R.P. is $50,015.00.