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That vanity trick has paid off for auto manufacturers, who are finding that these sports-utility vehicles, which typically cost between $20,000 and $30,000 and can come loaded with leather upholstery, cup holders and cellular phones, have replaced luxury cars like the Lexus as the baby boomer's favorite way to tool around the neighborhood. Detroit is rushing out increasingly pricey models, and foreign luxury-car makers are jumping in too. Just last week Chrysler confirmed plans for a large upscale sports vehicle that may sell for as much as $40,000 when the first one arrives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kings of The Road | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

Over the next two years, the Big Three will bring out about 26 new models. Among them: Oldsmobile's four-door luxury sedan, the Aurora -- the industry's first direct aim at the Lexus -- and Ford's front-wheel-drive minivan, the Windstar. But each American automaker still has tough work to do. Chrysler must overcome a reputation for spotty quality; Ford must pump up its profit margins after years of cutting prices to increase volume; and GM, of course, must find ways to turn out new products and restore solid profitability at the same time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Back on the Fast Track | 12/13/1993 | See Source »

Certainly, as a sapient individual I take responsibility for my curricular mistakes, but some wisdom at the right time might have saved me the pain. I am paying too much for classes here to be wasting that money. I could have a Lexus, for God's sake...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: `Now What Exactly Is the Core?' | 9/27/1993 | See Source »

...murdered, police in Lumberton, North Carolina, arrested two youths in connection with the killing. Larry Martin Demery and Daniel Andre Green, both 18, are charged with robbing and murdering Jordan. Police found the pair by tracing calls they had made on the cellular phone while joyriding in Jordan's Lexus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Digest August 15-21 | 8/30/1993 | See Source »

...with a third-place finish in J.D. Power's highly regarded annual survey of car customer satisfaction. Not only was that the highest ranking achieved by any U.S. make in the respected survey, but at an average price of $12,500, Saturn was alone among luxury favorites such as Lexus, Infiniti and Acura, all with price tags three times as high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maybe A Swan After All | 7/13/1992 | See Source »

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