8Ltl32JSB[ Lexus has recently launched the new HS250h hybrid car's in Japan with a monthly sales target of 500 units per month.
=R "LB}>h} The Atkinson cycle 2.4 liter engine mated to an electric motor managed to achieve 23 km per liter based on the Japanese
*qu5o5Q 10-15 life cycle, and on the new JC08 test cycle, it managed 19.8km per liter.
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5[%%Lf The central LCD screen system which was a main feature and attraction of the 2nd gen Prius cabin that went missing in
`z$P,^g` the 3rd gen is now back in the HS250h and renamed the Harmonious Driving Navigator. It monitors and provides information
7 IJn9 b on the car’s hybrid system, fuel consumption, and brake energy regeneration as well as awards “points” for environmentally
J*38GX+ (and wallet) considerate driving. These points can be used by a Lexus owner to make donations to charities registered with
UA(4mbz+ Project Mirai Isan, which is managed by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan.
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3Yo)K The 2AZ-FXE 2.4 liter engine makes 150 PS and 187Nm of torque, supplemented by a 143 PS electric motor
5 D=r7 with 270Nm of torque, backed by a NiMH battery. An e-CVT combines the two power sources up to a maximum
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s6r(\L_Im tail lamps. It has a heads-up display system which can display various info such as speed, lane information and warnings.
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[!MS1vc; determining direction of driver’s face. If risk of accident is determined, system warns driver with buzzer and automatic
yFS{8yrRUU braking. If there is a risk of a crash, the hazard lights flash, and if the risk is even higher, headrests are shifted to the
e7b MK<:r appropriate positions to reduce strain on the neck and chances of whiplash injury.
uUV"86B_ There is also a telemetry system that reminds me of BMW Assist or BMW ConnectedDrive. The Lexus take on such
6}VFob#h8 services is called G-Link (called Lexus Enform with Safety Connect in the US). You will have access to a concierge that
G"tlJ7$myQ help you out in various ways. If you meet an accident, G-Link communicates with the remote Lexus center to contact the
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W;l0GxOxQ appointment with your Lexus service center. Of course all of this costs money and G-Link is only free for the first 3
BO7XN; years if you buy the car new.
9gglyoZ% Look after the jump for a photo gallery with some new photos of the HS250h, some videos, as well as the previously
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