Saturday, March 21, 2009

Lexus RX 450h to debut in Geneva

by: Anthony Lim

Lexus will be presenting the new RX 450h crossover at the Geneva Motor Show this week.


Big, but effiecient, that's the go with this one.



Powered by a series/parallel hybrid system employing a 3.5l V6 petrol block and two powerful electric motors working in tandem to provide the juice for the four-wheel drive vehicle, the RX 450h will have 295bhp on call, a top speed of 200kmh and a 7.8sec 0-100kmh acceleration time for basic figures.


Meaty, in every sense of the word.



The other initial figures for the vehicle are in the areas of efficiency; the revised Lexus Hybrid Drive system in use here offers a significantly lower CO2 emissions level of 148g/km, a figure that bests the competition in the premium crossover class, including the best-performing diesels.

As for fuel efficiency, it offers a 28% improvement in combined cycle consumption compared to the RX 400h.

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