Lexus Company officially introduced its new hybrid car HS 250h opens on Sunday at the Auto Show in Detroit. In the model range Lexus (North America) will take place between the new Lexus IS sedans, and Lexus ES, but it will be completely "independent" model - it does not have "twins" or among the cars Lexus, or among the cars Toyota. Sales HS 250h will appear in the summer.
Hybrid Lexus HS 250 H is a 2.4-liter gasoline engine with variable valve timing that operates on the Atkinson cycle, the electric motor and stepless variator with electronic control. The total capacity of the powertrain is 187 horsepower, while he was at 30 per cent more economical than any other engine used in cars Lexus HS 250 H , and meets the North American environmental standards, even when using gasoline with an octane number of 87. As presented at the end of last year's RX 450h, the new "hybrid" Lexus is equipped with exhaust gas recycling system, allowing faster warm up the engine in cold weather and do not allow it to cool for a short stop, but the windshield with an infrared filter better preserves the cabin temperature in warm, and in the cold season. Finally, HS 250h conceived in terms of aerodynamics on the body (drag coefficient of just 0.27), which reduces fuel consumption and improve the efficiency of hybrid power plant. New from the Lexus is equipped with power steering, which is part of a common security system HS 250h - keeping system car within its band can create a small effort on the steering wheel, preventing the machine spontaneously shift to the adjacent lane. In addition, "hybrid" is equipped with advanced navigation system with hard drive and a new controller for managing multimedia complex in the form attached to the surge of the center console big computer "mouse". Finally,
Lexus HS 250 H has a special feature built-in "browser" that allows sending routes and destination points directly from a home computer, as well as automatic alert police and rescue services about the accident or damage.
