Slow-Selling 2012 Lexus HS 250h Hybrid Killed, Very Softly - Motor Authority
Beware, green luxury shoppers: If you like the Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan, get one now—and you might even score the rare discount on a Lexus. And it's evidence that even Lexus can make product missteps, and that not every hybrid that Toyota or Lexus rolls out is destined to be a sales success. The official nod from Lexus—to Edmunds' Inside Line —follows months of speculation that the HS 250h would be discontinued sooner rather than later. Earlier this week, at a preview event that might have had something to do with the upcoming ES, at least one Lexus official had dodged the question, indicating that the HS would be “around for a little while. Lexus initially hoped to sell 30,000 HS sedans per year, but very early on after the model's launch, in summer of 2009, there were signs that the HS might not come close to that. Lexus sold about 6,700 HS 250h models in the later months of 2009 but then moved only 10,663 of them (according to Automotive News ) in all of calendar-year 2010—and only 2,864 in all of 2011. In our drives and reviews of the Lexus HS 250h, we've... At nearly 3,700 pounds, the HS weighed 600 pounds more than the Prius, and about the same as the Camry Hybrid—which could accelerate faster than the HS. Meanwhile, the HS had downright odd packaging, with headroom tight all around, and what we... Source: www.motorauthority.com
