businessweek.com — The priciest and most technologically advanced Lexus ever, the new LS600hL offers what BMW and Mercedes can't: a luxury hybrid. "Everything about that car is leading-edge technology—it's got to be one of the most technologically advanced machines."
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mlehJul 16, 2007
... and BMW announced their hydrogen 7-series a few years back if I'm remembering correctly.Buried as inaccurate due to the erroneous description.
560benzJul 16, 2007
"As a SULEV-rated (Super Low Emissions) vehicle, LS600h is estimated to produce just 20 per cent of the smog-forming emissions of a conventional five-litre V8"-quoted from: <a class="user" href="http://www.cartype.com/page.cfm?id=1471&alph=all&dec=ALL">http://www.cartype.com/page.cfm?id=1471&alph=all&dec=ALL</a>keep in mind that this car competes with the 12-cylinder BMW's and Mercedes, so it actually puts out an astonishingly low amount of pollutants for its class
ricksiteJul 16, 2007
LOL! 560Benz was emitting smug.
gordonf238Jul 16, 2007
No one is going to buy this. People with $100k+ to blow on a car prefer to buy European luxury sedans, not a V8 Toyota with leather seats. Besides, what's the point of calling it a hybrid when you've got a huge V8 under the hood? And 20mpg? Is this a joke? It will fail, miserably. Lexus is a wannabe.
Closed AccountJul 16, 2007
Also, an equivalent pure gasoline engine would be far less fuel efficient....I think that's the main point there.
lvssocerJul 17, 2007
Some are already here, like the Benz bluetec line.. a bit less power for more efficiency (37mpg+)
mrbenderJul 17, 2007
Here you are another review with a 720p HD video of the LS600h, and not the hL, from the article this car is an amazing Hi-tech toy, but an average CAR... Comfortable but lacking of spice...<a class="user" href="http://www.nihoncar.com/en/review-471-1+week+with+the+Lexus+LS600h.html">http://www.nihoncar.com/en/review-471-1+week+with+the+Lexus+LS600h.html</a>
mlehJul 17, 2007
The 330d is also pretty spiffy -- <a class="user" href="http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtests/11344/2006-bmw-330d.html">http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtests/11344/2006-bmw-330d.html</a>
amazetbmApr 26, 2009
So do diesel engines which also give similar C02 emissions and are more economical to maintain than hybrid systems
amazetbmApr 26, 2009
Check out Audi, Mercedes, BMW and VW diesel offerings can get back to us. Hybrid systems are only effective on mid-sized sedans and smaller. Even then, their diesel counterparts tend to beat them in both fuel economy and CO2 emissions. What's the point of turning something into a hybrid if you have to put a larger displacement engine under the hood to compensate for the added weight?
amazetbmApr 26, 2009
Yeah, they're so far ahead that there isn't any infrastructure for hydrogen refueling. If you're gonna have a counterpoint, the diesel 7-series would have been a better argument.