Lexus Prius? New Lexus HS 250h Hybrid First Drive

by Reed on January 14, 2010

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We’re sensing an eerie state of calm from the Lexus officials at the introduction of the 2010 Lexus HS 250h in Newport Beach, California. It’s the kind of calm you experience at a poker table, when you’re waiting for the other guy to finally lay down his cards.

Then it happens. An executive cheerily admits that he hasn’t a clue about how well this newest member of the Lexus family will be received by the marketplace. Fuel prices are too volatile, he says.

In this line of work, a response like this would normally be intercepted by the brain in its formative state and its utterance prevented. So either the Lexus brass is speaking the truth or they’re simply being coy.

We would find out later that it’s some combination of the two.

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{ 25 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Jamzkangster 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

WTF is that? Looks …
WTF is that? Looks like a Carolla and a Prius had a baby!

2 JudgeSteelflax 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

It’s still the same …
It’s still the same piece of shit.

3 coandcaiv 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

you done yet? moron …
you done yet? moron…

4 racoonpooon 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

hahaha. i saw this …
hahaha. i saw this car today and had to give it a second glance. i thought it was a corolla at first.

5 jordiiiielatona643 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

Hear about referral …
Hear about referral codes? I havent until few days back I made big buck from it with no sweat atall. Just used the code FILM at Fulltiltpoker and got $ 600 money! Poker was hard for me but now I play good cuz was easy to master.

6 Mtrhd0024 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

This is pretty …
This is pretty sweet actually. For those of us who want a decent looking car (this is much better looking than the prius imo) with decent performance, and reasonable gas mileage (even though I know its nowhere near that of the prius’s) this would be a good option. I doubt many people would realize that this was a hybrid on the road. Personally, thats what I’d want. I hate being labeled a “greenie” when I drive my parents prius, yet I like the idea of $15 takes you 500 miles. Good job Lexus!

7 PIOSystems 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

I didn’t say what …
I didn’t say what it looked like, but It’s too small…

And Lexus are owned/made by Toyota, so if it looks like a Corolla, so what, they are made by the same company.

8 uoyuoy444 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

Pack a crash helmet!
Pack a crash helmet!

9 canadaprince1 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

no it looks like …
no it looks like luxury
corolla

10 Sk8onbye09 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

This baby is nice. …
This baby is nice. It’s as big as an ES330 on the inside.

11 MrCarowner 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

Thieves can easily …
Thieves can easily break into Lexus ! ! !.

Check it out at YouTube “5 seconds break into 2009 Lexus ES350 part 1 ” .
&
YouTube “5 seconds break into 2009 Lexus ES350 part 2 ”
You will be SURPRISED!!
Like what you saw, Lexus ” ALARM” was so
stupid when the thief broke into…….
What a Lexus!!
What a piece of JUNK! Hahaha ! ! !

12 PIOSystems 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

Heh, looks alittle …
Heh, looks alittle to smallish for me…I’ll stick to the LS600h Hybrid.

13 nethater 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

I buy a Lexus …
I buy a Lexus because I can afford one. Don’t complain about it’s a Corolla in disguise as a Lexus. Go out and buy what you can afford. I do…

14 elwlx123 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

i like the gage
i like the gage

15 MrCarowner 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

Pls see “5 seconds …
Pls see “5 seconds break into 2009 Lexus ES350 part 1 ” .
&
“5 seconds break into 2009 Lexus ES350 part 2 ”
Tks.

16 MegaMaster456 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

I still like the …
I still like the Fusion Hybrid but the Prius is looking so much better than THIS PIECE OF CRAP!!

17 sideslide23 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

the 04 Honda Civic …
the 04 Honda Civic Hybrid is a P.O.S because we had to replace the baterry in our civic and it cost us $5000 and whats worst the trunk space is too small, the AC is very weak, and the backseat is very unconfortable.

18 fayette1983 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

so this is what a …
so this is what a luxury version of the corolla looks like

19 DiscoveryLegend 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

I rather have a …
I rather have a prius and get 50MPG and take the other 10K to get drunk

20 BRENTHENRY1989 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

POS
POS

21 bkinouye 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

BMW 335D has a …
BMW 335D has a combined EPA mileage of 27. How is that better than the HS250’s 35?

22 jab2492 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

If you a sports …
If you a sports sedan with good mpg, get a BMW 335D, its got twice the power of this and better mpg, not to mention it doesn’t look like an oversized, rebadged corolla.

23 lovelycrazydonkey 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

you’re right! it’s. …
you’re right! it’s………a luxury corolla.

24 leoitani 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

Lexus= Luxury ?

Lexus= Luxury ?
sorry but I see a big corolla,look like it’s a rental car !
Lexus big mistake this year
not a luxury car which I like to buy and keep.

25 NissanGTR91 01.14.10 at 4:36 am

agreed. too much …
agreed. too much toyota looks.

and, weirdly “yellow” plate number light behind.
all lexus should have white!

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