.

Lexus GS 450h

Wikicars, a place to share your automotive knowledge
Revision as of 06:09, 2 July 2007 by Red marquis (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigationJump to search
GS450h.jpg
Lexus GS 450h
Lexus
aka {{{aka (Type here, not up there)}}}
Production {{{produced from when to when+total units made (optional)}}}
Class {{{Class}}}
Body Style {{{Body-Style}}}
Length {{{length - type here}}}
Width {{{Width - type here}}}
Height {{{Height - type here}}}
Wheelbase {{{wheelbase - type here}}}
Weight {{{Weight - you get the point}}}
Transmission {{{transmission + drive}}}
Engine {{{engine}}}
Power {{{Horsepower and Torque rating}}}
Similar {{{similar (competition)}}}
Designer {{{Designer (lead designer if it was a team effort)}}}

The 2007 Lexus GS 450h is the second foray into the hybrid market for the Lexus division of the Toyota Motor Corporation, the first being last year's RX 400h sport utility.

Hybrids can be designed for fuel economy like the Toyota Prius, or for increased power like the Honda Accord Hybrid. The Lexus GS 450h, which uses a 3.5-liter V6 engine and a high-output electric motor driving the rear wheels to place the horsepower at the level of a V8 engine, falls squarely into the latter category. It is the fastest model of the Lexus GS series.

With just 2,000 units available, even at the $54,900 base price Lexus will easily sell every GS 450h unit.

See WikiCars' comprehensive Lexus GS 450h Review.

Styles and Major Options

Standard Equipment

Optional Equipment

Dealer Accessories

  • 18-inch G-Spider alloy wheels
  • All-weather floor mats
  • Car cover
  • Cargo net
  • Trunk mat
  • Wheel locks
  • XM® Satellite radio capability

Pricing

The GS 450h base vehicle retails for $54,900 MSRP with a $695 delivery charge, amounting to a base price of $55,595. Prices for all optional equipment on the Lexus GS 450h is available at CarsDirect.

The U.S. Federal Income Tax Credit is $1,550 for models purchased prior to December 31, 2010.

Trim

Base RWD

Price

MSRP

$54,900

Invoice

$48,312

Gas Mileage

Trim

RWD CVT

Engine

3.5L V6

MPG (City/Highway)

25/28

Reliability

According to the 2007 Consumer Reports new car issue, the Lexus GS has an average rating in predicted reliability based on the first year models; no specific data about the GS 450h is provided.

Safety

  • Driver and front passenger airbags including front, side, side curtain and knee
  • Rear side curtain airbags
  • Electronic Traction Control
  • Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) electronic stability control
  • Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)
  • Braking Assist
  • Electronic Controlled Braking (ECB) and Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)
  • Tire pressure monitor system
  • Highly rigid body structure
  • Side impact door beams
  • Front and rear crumple zones
  • 3-point seatbelt with Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) for driver
  • 3-point seatbelts with Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR) for all passengers
  • Child Restraint Seat (CRS) tether anchor brackets
  • Child safety locks and window lock button on driver door control
  • Full-color display backup camera
  • Intuitive electronic park assist
  • Theft-deterrent and engine immobilizer system
  • High-Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps with Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFS)
  • Headlamp washers
  • Daytime running lights
  • Integrated foglamps
  • Rain-sensing variable intermittent windshield wipers

Optional Equipment

  • Pre-Collision System (PCS) radar

Photos

G450h interior.jpg GS450h inst.jpg GS450h eng.jpg GS450h rear.jpg

Colors

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

Blue Onyx Pearl

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

Black Onyx

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

Crystal White

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

Glacier Frost Mica

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

Flint Mica

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

Matador Red Mica

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

Mercury Metallic

Main Competitors

Unique Attributes

  • Lexus claims a total 339 HP or 253 kW of output power pushing the GS 450h from 0-60 in 5.2 seconds, which is good enough to earn it the title of fastest Hybrid car available for sale.
  • A Neiman Marcus limited-edition GS 450h was included in the 2005 Holiday Catalogue. Only 75 of the special cars were produced in a Crystalline Ice exterior color with Neiman Marcus logo clad interior accents and apparently sold out in 3 hours.

Resale Values

Due to the limited production and immediate interest there will likely be little to no resale information for some time.

Worldwide

The GS 450h is sold in North America and Europe.

Design Quirks and Oddities

In contrast with the gasoline-powered GS sedans, the GS 450h features 'hybrid' signifiers on the rear doors, and different wheels. A voltmeter is used on the instrument panel.

Awards

  • The GS 450h's Lexus Hybrid Drive system was the recipient of the annual Paul Pietsch Prize for Advanced Technology in 2007, awarded by technical editors of Auto Motor Und Sport publications.
  • German automotive magazine Auto Bild selected the GS 450h for its "Auto 1" award for best sedan in 2007.

See also

Lexus RX 400h 2006.jpg
LEXUS

Toyota Motor Corporation


Toyota | Lexus | Scion | Hino | Daihatsu


Current

Cars: IS 250/250C/350 · IS-F · ES 350 · GS 300/430/450h · LS 460/460L · LS 600h/600hL · LFA · CT 200h

SUVs: RX 330/350/400h · GX 460 · LX 470 · LX 570

Hybrid: RX 450h · GS 450h · LS 600h/600hL · HS 250h

Historic

Cars: IS 200/300 · ES 250/300/330 · GS 300/400/430 · LS 400/430 · SC 300/400/430

SUVs: RX 300 · LX 450

Hybrid: RX 400h

Racing Vehicles

LF-A Nürburgring 24

Concept Vehicles

LF-A Concept · LF-C Concept · LF-Ch Concept · LF-S Concept · LF-Sh Concept · LF-X Concept · LF-Xh Concept · IS 250 Sports Concept


Engines · Transmissions


Toyota Corporate website A division of the Toyota Motor Corporation


External Links