2008 Lexus LS600hL - Short Take Road Test - Car and Driver (blog)
Lexus proudly claims a 50-to-70-mph time of 3. 5 seconds, and we beat that by 0. 4 second at the test track. We also beat the company's 0-to-60-mph forecast of 5. 5 seconds by a 10th and matched its quarter-mile claim of 13. 8 seconds. All these results are significantly quicker than those recorded by the Lexus LS460L, which was 500 pounds trimmer when it was tested for our January 2007 issue. The fuel consumption should be about the same as the LS460L's — which requires 6. 2 seconds to hit 60 mph. Under the 2008 EPA testing regime, the LS600hL is rated at 20 mpg city and 22 highway. We estimate that for 2008 the LS460L will have a rating of 17/25. More telling is that our observed consumption with the LS460L was 13 mpg, whereas the LS600hL returned 20 mpg during its week-long visit with us. Lexus claims this car has V-12... This new Lexus hybrid is extraordinarily quiet, with particular attention paid to suppressing noise wherever it's found. Source: www.caranddriver.com
