Lexus LS 600h L: The World's Best Luxury Hybrid Sedan

It does not get better than this. Those seeking the world’s most advanced luxury motoring experience – combining awe-inspiring performance and technology with the calm of a personal sanctuary on wheels – can stop searching and immerse themselves in the soon to be launched Lexus LS600h L.

Unlike mild hybrids manufactured by some competitors, this Lexus flagship is a “full” hybrid. Lexus engineers have not only built the finest hybrid in the world – but the finest automobile. With its unprecedented style, performance, advanced safety technology, class-leading fuel efficiency and emissions performance, the LS600h L is as close to perfection as Lexus has ever come.


On the all-wheel-drive LS600h L, the Lexus Hybrid Drive features a highly sophisticated 5.0L V8 gasoline engine mated to high-torque electric motors driving the front and rear axles, a powerful storage battery, and a sophisticated energy management system. The system allows the gasoline engine and electric motors to work independently or together, switching seamlessly between modes as driving conditions demand.

Often at startup and low speeds, when energy demand is low, the LS600h L is powered by the electric motors. As speed increases, the gasoline engine kicks in. It also generates electricity to power the electric motors and charge the storage battery.
During acceleration, the gasoline engine receives additional power from the electric motors, thus improving performance, saving fuel and reducing emissions. When slowing down or braking, the vehicle’s regenerative braking system uses kinetic energy to generate electricity and recharge the battery.

Regenerative Braking allows the high-torque electric motor in the Lexus Hybrid Drive system to act as a generator when coasting or braking. With this system, kinetic energy that normally would be lost during deceleration is captured and converted into electricity. This is then used to recharge the Lexus Hybrid Drive’s high-capacity storage battery, further increasing the system’s efficiency. Regenerative Braking is especially effective during stop-and-start city driving.

LS600h L features Continuously Variable Transmission which does away with a conventional transmission’s fixed number of gear combinations, producing instead an infinite number of effective gear ratios. This enables the vehicle to deliver the optimal performance for all driving conditions. The result is smoother, rapid acceleration without gearshift lag, maximum torque when required and improved fuel efficiency.

What’s more, driver and passengers will be enthralled by this advanced automobile’s smooth, whisper-quiet ride, and delighted by its many luxury convenience and comfort features. Most importantly, drivers and passengers will be well-protected by the most innovative safety technologies in the world.

The result is a new definition of luxury motoring – one without parallel – placing the LS600h L in a class by itself.
 

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