Comments on: 2010 Lexus LS 600hL released in Australia

By: F1MotoGP

F1MotoGP — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:47:39 +0000

Maybe it is not the Mercedes level yet but is getting there. Tolerance on engine is 1/1000th of millimeter. Check Lexus The Hard Way video.

By: LessQQ

LessQQ — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:23:11 +0000

If this came with bulletproofing as an option then maybe it could pass off as a safety car for executives/politicians.

That would make sense for having a V8 too and being a saloon.

By: LessQQ

LessQQ — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:21:19 +0000

It seems confused.

Not quite a sportscar, not quite a family car.

Seems contradictory, V8 engine but a hybrid? 4 door saloon but 327kw? Priced in with supercars, but incredibly big and heavy.

All I can say is this is an odd car.

By: mrxandthexfactor

mrxandthexfactor — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:13:44 +0000

Why is everyone calling this a Camry what part of it makes it look like a camry and i mean its designed with the L Finesse design not the vibrant clarity (?).
It’s a great car to be honest

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:01:57 +0000

I will listen to engineers who designed the product and know what they are talking about, than an armchair expert like yourself. No offence.

By: Gavjon

Gavjon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:37:58 +0000

Is this a Hybrid Fat Camry? $250k for it thou, seriously……….

By: The Oracle

The Oracle — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:42:03 +0000

Apparently because this car is a hybrid, it is exempt from the NSW government’s new weight tax. So now you can save $30 on your $250K, 2 tonne, 5.5m V8 limo. What a bargain and what a stupid idea is that tax.

By: Monster

Monster — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:33:51 +0000

Well in theory it can produce 327 kW, but in practice I don’t think it can. Yes. the motors can drive the wheels directly but we are talking about the”combine” power which means the petrol engine and the electrical motor are both engaged at the same time. So in this case the electric motor will ‘go through’ the engine.

Now when the engine is running at maximum power, usually close to its peak rpm, and you give the engine the full force of the electric motor, what will happen?
Most likely the petrol engine will back off to protect itself, so you won’t get the full power from the engine, and you won’t get the combined power of 327kW.
Of course the gearbox would have shifted gears before all this can be allowed.

Lexus can release a dyno chart to back up their claim, until then I don’t buy it.

By: The Other Brad

The Other Brad — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:14:59 +0000

Yer I noticed that =) Think it’s just worth nuking the entire thread when such things happen, otherwise people think you’re loony.

By: Shak

Shak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:07 +0000

What are you talking about, the electric motor drives the wheels directly, it doesnt have to go through the engine at all.