Lexus HS News
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From our first Drive Report to our recent full review, we've covered the 2010 Lexus HS250h quite a lot here at AllAboutPrius.com. Now the other shoe has dropped: Lexus has released the pricing. And, surprise, surprise, the 2010 HS250h slots very neatly just above the highest-spec model of the 2010 Toyota Prius. When Toyota priced the 2010 Prius, we learned that you could spend $32,500 and change, if you get the most luxurious level with the Advanced Tech package. The standard 2010 Lexus HS250h starts at $34,200, but that number doesn't include the required $875 fee for delivery, processing...
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Lexus Announces Pricing for 2010 HS 250h Hybrid Starting at $34,200The world's first dedicated hybrid only luxury vehicle will hit the market next year. The 2010 Lexus HS 250h utilizes a hybrid powertrain with similarities to the Prius, but wraps it into the fancy interior and exterior of a luxury vehicle and charges a significant premium for the luxurious...
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Toyota Takes 1,500 Pre-orders For Lexus HS Hybrid In Japan
The people of Japan love their hybrids and the Lexus HS 250h is no exception. The Nikkei reports that Toyota has already taken 1,500 pre-orders in Japan for its upcoming luxury hybrid. This exceeds the automaker's expectations three times over. Not to be outdone, the overwhelmingly popular third...
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2010 Lexus HS250h: Your Reference Guide
As we've said before, we cover the 2010 Lexus HS250h hybrid sedan more than any other car on this site--except, of course, the new 2010 Toyota Prius. We've now put up our review of the Lexus HS over on GreenCarReports.com, but we wanted to bring together for our AllAboutPrius.com users everything...
John Voelcker -
Review: 2010 Lexus HS250h
When we first drove the 2010 Lexus HS250h, we were puzzled by it. Neither fish nor fowl, it seemed an uneasy marriage of Lexus lines and luxury with a Toyota Prius-like dedicated hybrid shape and powertrain. We've just spent a four-day weekend with a glossy black 2010 HS250h, the Premium model with...
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First Drive Impressions: 2010 Lexus HS250h
We've devoted more space on AllAboutPrius.com to the 2010 Lexus HS250h hybrid than to most other cars. That's because it can be considered a half-brother to the 2010 Toyota Prius: A fancier, pricier, more powerful sedan sibling to the practical, plain-Jane Prius. Lexus still hasn't released pricing...
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Setting aside our questions about whether the 2010 Lexus HS250h can create a new "luxury hybrid" niche, we spent much of Wednesday driving two of them through the rolling suburban hills of Westchester County, New York. Overall, we think the HS is a bit of a puzzlement, neither fish nor fowl. We're left with the impression it may have been the product of a one-night stand between a 2009 Lexus ES350 midsize luxury sedan and the 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid. We'll be spending a long weekend with a 2010 Lexus HS250h very soon, so we'll have an update on these first impressions then. Meanwhile, here's...
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2010 Lexus HS250h: Right For Our Times Or Not?
We've just returned from driving the 2010 Lexus HS250h through the manicured suburbs of New York's Westchester County. We'll post our full impressions tomorrow, following up the first drive of the Lexus HS by our colleague Bengt Halvorson. But at the end of the day, we're left just slightly...
John Voelcker -
2010 Lexus HS250h Goal: One-Seventh The Sales of 2010 Toyota Prius
Now that the 2010 Toyota Prius is available at most Toyota dealers, at least for test drives, we're waiting for its half-brother--the 2010 Lexus HS250h--to appear at Lexus stores around Labor Day. We've wondered for awhile what kind of sales Lexus expected, and now Automotive News reports that the...
John Voelcker -
Lexus Drops Expected Sales Volume of Lexus HS 250h to 25,000 Units a Year
According to Lexus, they will cut their initial sales target for the upcoming Lexus HS 250h hybrid by 5,000 units to account for a continuing downturn in the car market. Lexus set initial sales target at 30,000 units for the upcoming hybrid, but has now decided to cut their sale target to only...
Eric Loveday -
2010 Lexus HS250h Pricing: Is It Really An Upscale Alternative To The Prius?
As the Prius's fancy big brother and perhaps the first entry-level luxury hybrid, pricing of the 2010 Lexus HS250h will position it in the market
John Voelcker -
Driving the 2010 Lexus HS250h--The Fancier Sibling of the 2010 Toyota Prius
It's fancier, heavier, quicker, and a bit less fuel-efficient, but the 2010 Lexus HS250h shares a lot under the skin with the 2010 Toyota Prius
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The first dedicated hybrid from Lexus is a very different mix of mileage and luxury than the Prius it's related to. And, boy, is it heavy.
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Toyota Confirms New Lexus Hybrid, the HS 250h to Debut in January
There have long been rumors about Toyota unveiling a new Lexis hybrid at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Now the automaker has confirmed it. There are still only incomplete details about the car, but it is expected to come with nickel-metal hydride batteries for now, and switch over to...
Lyle Dennis
