Check out the homepage
of autoweek where the main story is on the Lexus
RX400h hybrid, and the caption states, "Most of
my driving was on the highway, so this fuel mileage
number would be disappointing if I owned this. Maybe the
excessive heat this weekend had something to do with it;
the engine rarely shut off. When I drove this at the
launch we actually motored around parking lots at slow
speed on the electric motor alone. The steering seemed
off on this car, heavy with a pretty bad feel. This car
also had a hard time on the grooved freeway pavement,
jumping all over."
Yet, if you read the whole article, another AutoWeek
test driver really liked the Lexus hybrid.
Every time that Autoweek puts a hybrid vehicle on its
cover, it focuses only on negatives, yet it can put the
H3 on the cover and only find reasons for praise.
Obviously, AutoWeek has an agenda and is not an
objective company.
How can AutoWeek justify its smear campaign of hybrid
cars? Obviously anything objective might offend
advertisers.
AutoWeek is definitely not the place to go for objective
automotive research. If you are interested in objective
automotive research, especially regarding hybrids, don't
waste your time with the hacks at AutoWeek. The blatant
bias of their editorial staff is simply unprofessional
and unacceptable.
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