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The Realization of Everything
by Doug Knox | photography by Alex Puczyniec
Silicon Valley, California, is a global hub of breakthrough innovation. The stunning new LS 600h L, featuring the refined power of Lexus Hybrid Drive, is the region's kindred spirit.
Premium quality and hybrid technology go hand in hand. Nothing demonstrates this truth better than the LS 600h L flagship. This vehicle is about making a Lexus more of a Lexus in every way: luxury, innovation, performance, refinement, power, comfort. All of this, while having the distinction of being one of the most efficient, environmentally sensitive vehicles on the road. As the chief engineer Moritaka Yoshida puts it, the new LS hybrid is "the realization of everything." An eloquent description.
We've chosen Silicon Valley as the perfect starting point to test-drive the Lexus LS 600h L, which, as the embodiment of both premium innovation and greener technology, connects with the region's new eco-tech zeitgeist. You might even say it's ahead of the curve: While many of Silicon Valley's eco-oriented ideas are still in development, Lexus Hybrid Drive technology has been on the streets since 2004, when Lexus introduced the first RX hybrid.
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SPECIFICATIONS
ENGINE:
5.0-liter V8/permanent-magnet electric motors with Lexus Hybrid Drive
HORSEPOWER:
Approx. 438 hp (total system output)
TRANSMISSION:
E-CVT hybrid transmission with eight-speed sequential shift
STANDARD FEATURES
LED headlamps and taillamps; all-wheel drive; Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM); Electronic Power Steering
(EPS); Variable Gear Ratio Steering
(VGRS); 19-inch seven-spoke alloy
wheels; Intuitive Park Assist; SmartAccess
with push-button start/stop and card
key; semi-aniline leather-trimmed interior;
Mark Levinson® Reference Surround
Sound audio with HDD; front climate-control seats; XM® Satellite Radio;
XM® NavTrafficT; voice-activated
HDD navigation with Bluetooth® and rear backup camera
OPTIONAL FEATURES
Four-zone climate control with infrared sensor; Advanced Parking Guidance System (APGS); Lexus Link®; active power stabilizer; Executive Class Seating Package with power recliner, legrest, massage functions, and rear-seat DVD
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