This is an offer that should attract a lot of attention - though, says Lexus, maybe only five thousand UK sales in a full year. Once added 75mm to the overall length of the IS sedan, and take regular painstaking approach to redesign from top to bottom, Lexus has developed the all-new hybrid powertrain for the IS sedan, which couples a 2.5-liter 178bhp four-cylinder Atkinson cycle petrol engine with 141bhp electric motor , rear wheel well fed.
The petrol engine IS300h this, like all Toyota and Lexus' hybrid motor, running at Atkinson combustion cycle for a high expansion ratio and improved efficiency. Equipped with a new fuel injection system with injectors positioned well in the room and in the harbor, also have exhaust gas recirculation to reduce operating temperatures and high thermal efficiency. There is a low-friction piston rings fitted, as well as a low friction timing chain, valvegear low-friction, and intelligent oil pump. It runs at a very high compression ratio of 13.0:1. Meanwhile, the power to 141bhp, £ 221 ft, rear-mounted electric motor derived from the 230-volt, 192-cell Nickel-Metal-Hydride battery.
The petrol engine IS300h this, like all Toyota and Lexus' hybrid motor, running at Atkinson combustion cycle for a high expansion ratio and improved efficiency. Equipped with a new fuel injection system with injectors positioned well in the room and in the harbor, also have exhaust gas recirculation to reduce operating temperatures and high thermal efficiency. There is a low-friction piston rings fitted, as well as a low friction timing chain, valvegear low-friction, and intelligent oil pump. It runs at a very high compression ratio of 13.0:1. Meanwhile, the power to 141bhp, £ 221 ft, rear-mounted electric motor derived from the 230-volt, 192-cell Nickel-Metal-Hydride battery.
tu satisfying to find IS300h free of many compromises that we've seen in previous hybrid saloons. In the entry-level SE trim, it's almost nothing more expensive than a mid-spec 2.0-liter diesel Audi A4. Owners no longer have the stomach delicious premium for the privilege of occasionally running zero-emission. Competitive performance statistics, as well. Boot is all-but great and can be used as one of his rivals. And then came the numbers to really captivate you: 99g/km CO2 and 65.7mpg on the combined cycle. Former stand to save the company car driver three points on the annual tax bill, even compared with the equivalent BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics, through Benefit in Kind liability at only 11 percent.
But regardless of the efficiency of making titles it offers, new IS300h not a martyr for the cause. Apparently. "This is the car to change his mind," said Akio Toyoda Toyota head honcho - about hybrids and about Lexus.
Using new techniques and lightweight materials joining, the company said it added significantly to the torsional stiffness of the IS body-in-white without adding weight. Stiffer anti-roll bar to make the car 20 percent more roll-resistant on the front axle, while new multi-link suspension set-up has added 15 percent more grip in the rear. New steering and braking systems allegedly bringing faster response, smooth control and greater feedback.
Using new techniques and lightweight materials joining, the company said it added significantly to the torsional stiffness of the IS body-in-white without adding weight. Stiffer anti-roll bar to make the car 20 percent more roll-resistant on the front axle, while new multi-link suspension set-up has added 15 percent more grip in the rear. New steering and braking systems allegedly bringing faster response, smooth control and greater feedback.
