LS 600h L hybrid - a "new standard in automotive hyperbole"
Luxury hybrids gone really, really bad?There are a number of reasons that the Toyota Prius is the best selling hybrid vehicle, but one of the main ones is incredible fuel economy. Ultimately, great fuel economy is one of the biggest drivers of the consumers of hybrid cars, and Toyota has nailed this target audience with both the Prius and the Camry hybrid.
Toyota's Lexus division, however, hasn't been so focused on fuel economy. For example, a V8 with V12 power, such as the Lexus LS 600h L?
"Behind its green Teflon shield," Lawrence Ulrich writes in the NYTimes regarding his recent test drive, "the Lexus proved to be just another overstuffed sedan that can barely top 20 miles a gallon — less, if you actually tap into all that power. If that’s saving the planet, Jor-El had better prepare the escape pod before it’s too late."
"I can’t believe that adding a cupful of electric juice to a fat barrel of V-8 muscle is what environmentalists have in mind."
Finish reading Conspicuous Consumption With Green Illusions at the NYTimes.
Labels: Ford Escape hybrid, Hybrid Vehicles, lexus ls 600h l
posted by Dahcredyns at
5:46 PM
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A gas-guzzling hybrid - a bad idea whose time will never come. In 2002, I sold a Lexus SUV and purchased the first Honda Civic Hybrid in Salisbury, MD. I did it to support a technology I believe to be the near-term transitional technology of choice to help reduce oil consumption. This development - the Suburban Hybrid, Lexus LS 600h, etc. is just the latest example of the absolute wrong direction the automobile industry would have us go. I have money waiting for a chance to purchase a plug-in hybrid. It had better be a serious effort. I am not very forgiving of bad faith by car companies and GM has exhibited tons of it.
While I do agree, I still think it is better for someone to purchase a hybrid version of any vehicle. While their vehicle, such as the LS 600h, might not be a great car for the environment, etc., it's still an investment in hybrid technology.
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