2009 Lexus LS600hL.Start Up, Engine, and In Depth Tour.

2009 Lexus LS600hL.Start Up, Engine, and In Depth Tour.
This new big hybrid from Lexus is deceptively fast. When you floor the gas pedal, the tach needle flicks almost instantly at the bidding of the continuously variable transmission to 6000 or more rpm, a point at which the new 5.0-liter V-8 pumps out about 389 horsepower. This is seamlessly supported by a 221-hp electric motor, and together the two machines send 438 horses to all four wheels through a Torsen center differential.
If LS600hL hybrid intenders were worried about battery whine or a rough ride, they may rest easy, safe in the knowledge that the hL entombs its passengers in an automotive mausoleum. There are hunter killer submarines that generate more internal decibels than an hL at speed. Occupants who consider "road feel" as desirable as herpes will be delighted with the hL's suspension. The discriminating buttocks of Lexus-born bluebloods need never fear champagne-spilling jolts from impudent potholes or impolite speed bumps-- until emergency maneuvering is required or an ill-bred hooligan gets behind the wheel.

Put the world's most expensive gas -- electric hybrid through its paces and you'll awaken bad manners you wouldn't expect from a conveyance with a six-figure price tag. Pull your foot off the go-pedal and the hL's over-exuberant hybrid drive train continues to deliver accelerative boost for a few inopportune moments. Stomp on the brakes and you induce unrefined and poorly modulated retardation from the regenerative braking system.

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[1bentley4ever]

Those LS Lexus are VERY nice. I have been in an LS460 and LS460L.