Capability, comfort and quality. . . .

The Lexus LX 470 offers luxurious comfort with outstanding off-road capability and strong towing capability. The LX shares many of the high-tech features of Lexus's flagship sedan, the LS 430, including a video display that can help the driver spot objects (such as a child on a tricycle) behind the vehicle when backing up. Bluetooth communications technology allows hands-free operation of your cell phone without having to pull it out of your jacket pocket or purse. A Mark Levinson audio system, now standard, provides the ultimate in mobile music. Both seat-mounted side-impact airbags and side-curtain airbags look after your passengers' safety. A tire-pressure monitor has been added to 2006 models.

Its interior is elegant and well equipped and can seat up to eight passengers. Its 4.7-liter V8 is smooth and powerful. The 2006 models are significantly more powerful than last year's models, thanks to electronically variable valve timing (called VVT-i). This setup also helped the LX to become certified by California as a ULEV II ultra low emissions vehicle, and that same engine is used in all 50 states. The five-speed automatic transmission is smooth and responsive. And the LX is rated to tow up to 5,000 pounds.

C-Dory Marine’s new TomCat 255 Pilothouse is a good cure for the short season blues..

When you simply have to get out on the water but the weather is a little too chilly, or wet, for an open boat and even the best set of foulies, a pilothouse design like the TomCat 255 by C-Dory is the way to go.
Conversely,
when the hot summer sun is glaring down and there’s not a T-top or Bimini in the world that will provide enough shade to keep you from frying, the Tomcat offers a shady space that’s ventilated by a forward window, side sliding windows and an aft cabin door—all are Diamond Sea Glaze.

The TomCat 255 also is a good choice for those who want to cruise, fish or explore areas where deeper-draft designs seldom venture. This boat’s twin hulls draw little more than a foot of water when the engines are raised. The widely spaced hulls add tremendous stability and roll-dampening qualities, and they support a spacious cabin with 6'5" of headroom, a queen-size berth forward, teak-trimmed lockers, a convertible dinette, a galley and an enclosed head compartment.