Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Lexus GS 250h: The possibility of a new hybrid

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Lexus GS 250h: The possibility of a new hybrid. Since this summer will present a new Lexus GS appears not stop non-stop news and rumors, most of them confirmed. The new model shows before and after on the brand and that the new version is intended to meet the large sedan category leaders such as the BMW 5 Series and Audi A6. Lexus has instead choose a hybrid powertrain in the mechanical and very small range of its competitors, so that now and see what will come, it seems that Lexus wanted to strike first.
BMW and Audi has launched a hybrid version of the projection pathways of different gifts, power is not very cheap or very little, and not too far from what is for example the Lexus GS 450h with 343 hp. Series 5 was born Activehydrid 450h to beat one on one but the Audi A6 Hybrid is located a few rungs below in terms of power so that a combined 245 hp. That's why Lexus did not want to lose more rope and wanted to cover the market needs more affordable variants.
Do not forget that the current Lexus GS 450h is equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 Atkinson cycle is much more efficient than a conventional Otto used in most vehicles. Associated with two electric motors that blasphemy was given a small Ni Mh. Set can deliver up to 343 hp through a continuously variable gearbox E-CTV. Anyone who has tried this hybrid has been impressed with the smoothness and performance levels.
Inside the Lexus line can work on what we call the Lexus GS 250h with a combined output of only 200 hp. It could build a new Toyota Camry Hybrid that complements the engine and 2.5 L Atkinson cycle power above 180 hp. In this way will result in emissions below 120gr/km can do a lot of damage for such a model A6 2.0 TDI or BMW 520d. In 2012 we will have news.

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