iVn4eLK^v Lexus has recently launched the new HS250h hybrid car's in Japan with a monthly sales target of 500 units per month.
>|A,rE^Ojt The Atkinson cycle 2.4 liter engine mated to an electric motor managed to achieve 23 km per liter based on the Japanese
l; _IH|A 10-15 life cycle, and on the new JC08 test cycle, it managed 19.8km per liter.
q7Hf7^a The central LCD screen system which was a main feature and attraction of the 2nd gen Prius cabin that went missing in
_x<NGIz the 3rd gen is now back in the HS250h and renamed the Harmonious Driving Navigator. It monitors and provides information
%US&`BT! on the car’s hybrid system, fuel consumption, and brake energy regeneration as well as awards “points” for environmentally
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aNEah The 2AZ-FXE 2.4 liter engine makes 150 PS and 187Nm of torque, supplemented by a 143 PS electric motor
sh_;98^ with 270Nm of torque, backed by a NiMH battery. An e-CVT combines the two power sources up to a maximum
uL/wV~g of 190 PS at any one time.
~Mn3ADIb= Nothing really that interesting about the engine as its the same one found in the Camry Hybrid but as if to make up
*uyP+f2O for it, there are a few interesting techy bits about the HS250h. The Lexus HS250h also has LED headlamps as well as
/ovVS6Ai tail lamps. It has a heads-up display system which can display various info such as speed, lane information and warnings.
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4-.K<-T%D A Pre-crash Safety System using millimeter-wave radar detects whether driver’s eyes are properly open and also
d=xjLbsZ determining direction of driver’s face. If risk of accident is determined, system warns driver with buzzer and automatic
UmWXv#q\l braking. If there is a risk of a crash, the hazard lights flash, and if the risk is even higher, headrests are shifted to the
z9ADF(J?0' appropriate positions to reduce strain on the neck and chances of whiplash injury.
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E)$>t}$ services is called G-Link (called Lexus Enform with Safety Connect in the US). You will have access to a concierge that
!.,wg'\P help you out in various ways. If you meet an accident, G-Link communicates with the remote Lexus center to contact the
{1OxJn1hd police and fire department. The call center will then call you to check if you are safe. If there is no answer, an ambulance
$o?U= will be called. The call centre operator can also help you with finding a location and can send GPS coordinates to your
_eiqs on-board GPS unit automatically. If there is an intrusion while the car is parked, the owner can be notified via phone and email.
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`xBoNQai appointment with your Lexus service center. Of course all of this costs money and G-Link is only free for the first 3
pr#%VM[':R years if you buy the car new.
US ALoe Look after the jump for a photo gallery with some new photos of the HS250h, some videos, as well as the previously
{h+8^ published photo gallery of the HS250h dedicated hybrid.
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