2014 Lexus GS 450h Review - Hybrid Cars News
You know: hybrids were originally conceived to save fuel and emissions, but in early 2005 the up-line division of the dominant hybrid seller revealed its power-biased pre-production alternative, and in 2007 Toyota’s first Lexus GS 450h spawned a... In 2013 Lexus gave the GS line a complete make-over, and the 2014 hybrid version carries forth with an estimated 0-60 sprint in 5. 6 seconds, and 31 mpg combined compared to the original’s 23. What is the GS 450h about. In the case of the GS 450h, its claim to fame is V8-like performance from a V6 hybrid powertrain 10-percent more potent than its V6 GS siblings. Lexus Hybrid Synergy Drive The midsized, rear-wheel-drive luxury performance sedan does otherwise owe all to the Prius which pioneered Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive. Comparable architecture behind the GS 450h’ full hybrid series-parallel hybrid powertrain sees Lexus match up a 3. 5-liter Atkinson cycle V6 with two electric motors. Lexus uses both a water-cooled 200 horsepower 650-volt motor generator and a 180 horsepower motor which works as the primary generator as well to start the engine for the stop-start equipped hybrid. Source: www.hybridcars.com
