The Hybrid GS Lexus for 2008 looks nice. “The luxury hybrid sedan that delivers extraordinary performance and lower emissions.”

I looked up the gas mileage on it.

The car gets 20% better fuel economy than its conventional cousin: 25 mpg city, 28 mpg highway, compared with 18/25 mpg. According to Lexus, that’s good for a savings of about 200 gallons per year, or $560 at current California prices for premium fuel.

When the “hybrid automobiles” started coming out, I thought they didn’t look as powerful as regular cars, but more and more that is being proven to me to not be the case. Some of the hybrids are really nice, like the Lexus above. The better gas mileage and lower emissions is a good bonus.

My wife wants to get a hybrid automobile. I told her I had read a little about the Hybrid Honda Civics so she is looking into them. If the vehicles get better gas mileage and are cool, it doesn’t really matter to me what she drives.

Hybrid cars don’t seem to cost more than normal cars and after a test drive or two they seem fun and reliable.

Some men are infatuated with “big engines” and the image they have of themselves in their automobile.

Other men, drive alternative fuel vehicles or support other methods of fuel. Such as biofuel.

Now there comes flex fuel. Have you heard? Now cars will be able to “switch” from different fuels. This is done with e85 fuel.

Not sure what YOU drive, but if it has to do with helping keep the skies and rivers clean, then maybe it’s time “men” started to drop the “muscle car buff” attitude and support alternative fuels, and/or hybrid electric cars.

More info about flex fuel vehicles