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2013 GS 450h..The hybrid version of the GS series made its North American debut in Los Angeles. However, the GS450h has officially put his wheels at the Auto Show in Frankfurt last September. When designing the vehicle, mission engineers was mainly to make the car more energy efficient without compromising performance.
The only description of the HS 250h is promising, but after 10 minutes at the wheel, we must admit that what we are told does not match the feeling that one experiences while riding in this luxury car. In short, driving impressions more closely resemble that of a Toyota Camry or a Lexus ES. The very nature of a hybrid does not lend itself to an interpretation of luxury, especially when the engine is a modest 4-cylinder as in the HS 250h. In search of lightness, aerodynamics, low rolling resistance, three measures professing fuel economy, soundproofing seems neglected and the perception of comfort, softness and luxury is not there..Before I sit down at the wheel, I had never even driven a car called luxury like this. Yet other Lexus hybrids have moved me hands in recent years and that without that I feel this cheap that sticks to the sheets of the HS 250h. And this has nothing to do with the Black Series is currently going through the owner of this luxury brand, Toyota..Talking at once saving since it is the dominant quality to emanate from this Lexus. In this chapter, the figures are gleaming with consumption ranging from 6.5 to 7 liters per 100 km, an average that better matches that of a subcompact car to a medium format. And that, even if it is difficult to operate the electric motor above 50 km / h while a simple Ford Fusion, under a light foot, will reach about 70 km / h before the electricity does not claim the assistance of the gasoline engine. With the HS should be a foot ballerina to do better.
More and more manufacturers feel the need to combine sporty driving with the luxury. BMW does. Infiniti does. Mercedes-Benz does. Even Hyundai does with its Genesis sedan in 2012. Lexus does, at least, with its GS and IS sedans...But Lexus does not do with the ES 350. And that's okay.
DETROIT - We were warned. Lexus had planned to unveil in Detroit a design study called LF-LC, a hybrid four-seater sports coupe (yes, four seats) which is obviously the high end. We have had and seen. But it will at first be content with that...After this definition, we have learned in fact that it has a "hybrid powertrain next generation" capable of being fitted in the future some models of the Toyota lineup. In great detail, it boasts both its fuel and power. What is it really? Lips are sealed. What is the next generation of hybrid? This remains "secret", say the executives of Lexus. It must then be content with a front engine and rear-wheel drive. Meager.