2014 Lexus IS 300h F Sport - Not for U.S. Market!

It sounds like 15 kw more power than the camry hybrid. I wonder why it is slower to 100 kmh.

 

For those of you with expendable income but emotional and mental problems that demand the comfort of believing you are constantly burning fossil fuel we present:

Active Sound Control (ASC), a new technology that compliments engine sound with audio sound through a dedicated loudspeaker, delivering the engine sounds of acceleration and deceleration even when the engine is turned off and full hybrid IS 300h is operating under electric power alone.

Are you kidding me? That's a beautiful looking vehicle but the idea that somebody would want a hybrid with "fake" engine noise, to mask the silent efficiency of Non-Petrol burning moments. I think I just want to punch somebody who would actually want that....

I mean come on? What is that? Do you impress you overly anorexic date with the Raccoon Eyed Mascara with the "powerful" growl of your FAKE engine sounds? I mean somewhere around the age of 11-12 I took the playing cards out of the spokes of my Bicycle.....it wasn't fun anymore. To anyone wanting this feature I'd say "Grow Up".

Besides that? Looks like a very nice machine.....with fake engine sound piped into the cabin.

 

4.3 L/100 kM = 54.7 Miles per Gallon!

0-60 mph = 8.2 seconds!

Top speed = 120 MPH!

Lexus has got to bring this into the U.S.

It would sell like hotcakes.

 

The problem of Hybrids with sports car enthusiasts is that they love the engine noise.

Muscle cars sound muscular precisely because of the engine roar.

 

I'm okay with loving engine noise. I'm not okay with wanting fake engine noise piped in through a speaker.

 

The ES 300H is a larger family car. It has much more space than the much smaller IS 300 H F Sport.

They are in two separate categories. Thus, they don't compete with each other at all.

 

I would rather have the smaller sedan, and besides, I like the looks.

 

Fake engine sound? I hope it can be switched off - I feel quite smug moving along in complete silence, knowing the vehicle uses energy that would otherwise be wasted in other cars, instead of expensive and taxed-to-death fossil fuel... Frankly, this is what excites today's anorectic blondes - technology, not loads of noise. With 99g CO2/km this car will be an instant hit with company drivers in UK, which means three years down the road I will be able to pick up a nice low mileage dealer maintained three year old ex-lease Lexus bring it on!

 

That's HOT!

 

I want one

 

i would defintely be interested

 

When they say "second generation Lexus hybrid drive system", does that mean it is Toyota's improved version of HSD, and that it will appear on the Gen IV Prius?

 

This is derived from the camry hybrid system which is in its second generation using many improvements in the gen III prius, but the ice includes di, making it 38.5% peak efficiency versus 38% in the prius, versus I don't know in the camry hybrid. We think some improvements in ice technology will increase in the gen IV also, but there should be more improvements than that according to toyota leaks. Those leaks talked about lower drag, lighter weight, and lower rolling resistant tires, but we still need to wait to see what changes to hsd are coming. These are likely incremental, not revolutionary changes.

 

nope, second generation means same as GS450h and RX450h.... RX400h and HS250h were "first" generation.