2010 Lexus HS250h

For somebody looking for an eco-friendly luxury sedan, the Lexus HS250h is a perfect fit, and it has the potential to be a huge success for Lexus. The HS is, however, not a car that speaks to the soul of a driver. It lacks the performance and involvement necessary to provide the thrills motorists like us live for. While we found ourselves entertained and impressed by the HS250h, we prefer a car we can drive, rather than a car that merely gets us from point A to point B in comfort. We don’t need all the bells and whistles the HS offers, but we’re sure there are plenty of consumers out there who think they do.
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kpaxx - 6/12/2009 12:00:40 PM

-6 Boost

Why in the world would anybody buy this POS when you can buy a C250CDI which has:

1. 45mpg
2. better handling
3. faster 0-60 and top speed
4. more luxurious
5. safer
6. greener emissions

The C250CDI just kills the HS250h by all means the HS250h is an EPIC FAIL.

Reference: http://emercedesbenz.com/Sep08/10_001382_World_Premier_Of_The_Mercedes_Benz_C_250_CDI_BlueEFFICIENCY_Prime_Edition.html

sector - 6/12/2009 2:56:03 PM

+1 Boost

Lexus is always forward thinking producing cars for the intelligent, environmentally conscious, and responsible individuals, thats why they use hybrids.

Buy hybrid if you care about environment and health, what to save money on gas and to be part of the solution toward independence

Buy diesel if want to save money on gas but don't give two shits about environment and public health (diesel engine exhaust contains a number of a potent carcinogens–particulate responsible for many birth defects and other health problems, hence, banded in 5 states)

kpaxx - 6/12/2009 3:50:19 PM

-3 Boost

sector what kind of exhaust pipe are you smoking the HS uses more gas and petrol has carcinogens in it as well. Plus the HS uses more gas and hence pollutes more. I.E. it is less green, how is this forward thinking.

LexusKindaGuy12 - 6/12/2009 6:56:00 PM

+5 Boost

hmm let me just go down to my local MB dealer and pick up a C250 CDI, OH WAIT, I CANT cause they dont sell them here in the United states. But they do sell them in europe, where they dont sell the HS. Two different markets for two different cars

ChevyFan100 - 6/12/2009 12:44:57 PM

-4 Boost

35 MPG isn't even that great for a dedicated Hybrid model. Lexus should have made the HS have a plug-in option

thstone - 6/12/2009 1:49:57 PM

-2 Boost

What a POS.

EL34 - 6/12/2009 3:01:11 PM

-5 Boost

This is a Liberal chick car. Go Obama.

"yawn"

answer - 6/12/2009 5:40:56 PM

-1 Boost

Why will this do well?

People enjoy the concept of the Prius (green, futuristic, etc...) but as there is a Prius at every intersection now, people want something different.

Enter the Lexus h. It's new and seperates itself from the Prius with its name and feature content.

You might not like it personally, but from a marketing standpoint, it's a good idea.

delan - 6/13/2009 1:07:44 AM

+1 Boost

This is screaming Corolla with a Fusion face. I'm not sold yet, maybe when I see it in person.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 6/13/2009 8:57:24 PM

+2 Boost

Do you understand anything about the production chain in a hybrid ?
Where is the Nickel Lithium Mined ?
Where is it refined ?
Where is the battery Made ?

All of those are Extra Long journeys made across continents in huge Cargo Vessels Burning Millions of Tons of Diesel and producing Tons of Carbon Dioxide and that is before the carbon footprint for the manufacture of the bloody rest of the car is factored in.

So how the hell can you claim these cars are green ?

IDIOT.

dwatson - 6/15/2009 12:40:41 AM

+2 Boost

I95 is absolutely correct.

One may feel great about driving a hybrid but I'd love to show any hybrid owner the exploited labor in less developed nations used to rape the earth of its minerals and destroy the land. Hybrid owners believe they're being intelligent when really the impact is simply shifted somewhere else.

Smug doesn't equal smart.

Just drive less or encourage your local governments to build bigger, better mass transit.