Lexus GS 450h
Overview
GS 450h - Launched 2006
The second car to join the Lexus hybrid line-up, this breakthrough saloon offers outstanding performance - it demonstrates the flexibility of the technology by being the first full hybrid car to adopt a front-engine, rear-wheel drive design, delivering classic sports driving dynamics.
- First full hybrid vehicle to combine a front-mounted engine with rear-wheel drive
- 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine is assisted by high output electric motor and battery
- Possible driving range of more than 500 miles on one tank of fuel
SHIGETOSHI MIYOSHI, CHIEF ENGINEER, LEXUS GS 450h
"The Lexus goal of realising synergy between mutually contradictory objectives has been taken to its extreme in the GS 450h. However, it was not enough to bring two opposing elements into harmony. The new GS 450h brings four: fuel economy, low emissions, quietness and breathtaking performance."