Lexus GS450H Hybrid
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The Lexus GS is a series of mid-size luxury sports sedans / executive cars sold by Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota.
Unveiled at the 2005 New York International Auto Show, the hybrid GS 450h joined the GS line for the 2007 model year. It is the first mass-production rear-wheel drive luxury hybrid car. Its powertrain includes a naturally-aspirated 3.5 L 2GR-FSE V6 engine mated to an electric motor and a continuously variable transmission. The GS 450h has a Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle emissions rating and an MSRP (including delivery) of $55,595. In some markets, however, the car can only be purchased with at least one option package, which raises the price by several thousand dollars. The rear-mounted battery also consumes significant trunk space. The GS 450h is among the first Lexus vehicles to receive the Driver Monitoring System in some markets. This safety system features an infrared steering wheel-mounted camera which monitors driver attentiveness, sounding an alarm if danger ahead is detected and the driver is not paying attention.
The GS 450h weighs 4134 lb (1875 kg), but the combined hybrid powertrain produces 339 hp (253 kW), allowing the GS to accelerate to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.2 seconds [1] (http://www.lexus.com/models/gs_hybrid/450hrwd_specifications.html), compared to the GS 430's 5.7 seconds [2] (http://www.lexus.com/models/gs/430_specifications.html). EPA-rated highway fuel economy is 28 mpg (8.4 l/100 km), while the city fuel economy is rated at 25 mpg, which is slightly unusual for hybrid vehicles of this type (as they normally have higher city fuel economy ratings).
75 Neiman Marcus Edition GS 450h sedans were offered as the annual holiday catalog car at a price of $65,000. All were sold in less than three hours on October 19, 2005 and were delivered around April 2006. The GS 450h went on sale in Japan on March 16, 2006.
External links
- Lexus GS (http://www.lexus.com/models/GS/) official U.S. site
- Lexus GS 450h (http://www.lexus.com/models/GSh/) U.S. hybrid site
- Lexus GS (http://www.lexus-europe.com/lexus_cars/gs/index.asp) official Europe site
- Lexus GS 450h Showcase (http://www.lexus-europe.com/lexus_cars/gs/gs450h/showcase/index.asp) Europe hybrid site
- Lexus.jp/models/gs (http://lexus.jp/models/gs/index.html) official Japan site
- Lexus GS 300/430/450h (http://www.lexus.com.au/GS/) official Australia site
- Lexus GS 300/430 (http://gs430.lexusuae.com/) official UAE site
- Edmunds review of 2007 GS 450h hybrid (http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpcontainers/do/vdp/articleId=109609/pageNumber=1)
- {{{2|Lexus GS450H Hybrid}}} (http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Autos/Makes_and_Models/Lexus/Lexus_GS) at the Directory Project (http://dmoz.org/|Open) (suggest site (http://dmoz.org/cgi-bin/add.cgi?where=Recreation/Autos/Makes_and_Models/Lexus/Lexus_GS)) - additional links
