[New York Times] Lexus LS 600h - Conspicuous Consumption With Green Illusions - Page 2

cawimmer430 · 07-20-2007, 07:11 PM

It's embarrassing and questionable why Lexus made such a MISTAKE with the LS600h, especially when it clearly doesn't deliver on the promised / predicted MPG. I suppose they are riding on the image that most people seem to think that hybrids deliver good fuel economy in all situations - when their clear and only advantage is in an urban environment with a lot of stop-and-go-traffic. Lexus fanboys can talk about low emissions all they want, this car is still a gas-guzzler at the end of the day, especially outside the urban environment.

I don't see any reason to take this over an LS460 (well maybe because the LS600h has a leather dashboard! WOW!

<---- Sarcasm intended...).

Give me a standard LS460 anyday. At least that car doesn't pretend to be something it's not and it can still haul 400 kg of load capacity as compared to the pathetic, ultra-embarrassing 200 kg the LS600h can haul!

Mr. M · 07-21-2007, 01:51 PM

Where diesels aren't applicable (my country), a hybrid is the next best alternative.

But I do agree, this hybrid nonsense is really just talk.

07-20-2007, 07:11 PM	#11
cawimmer430 Trendsetter Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mühldorf am Inn, Germany Posts: 8,028 Thanks: 3,975 Thanked 3,189 Times in 1,366 Posts	Re: [New York Times] Lexus LS 600h - Conspicuous Consumption With Green Illusions It's embarrassing and questionable why Lexus made such a MISTAKE with the LS600h, especially when it clearly doesn't deliver on the promised / predicted MPG. I suppose they are riding on the image that most people seem to think that hybrids deliver good fuel economy in all situations - when their clear and only advantage is in an urban environment with a lot of stop-and-go-traffic. Lexus fanboys can talk about low emissions all they want, this car is still a gas-guzzler at the end of the day, especially outside the urban environment. I don't see any reason to take this over an LS460 (well maybe because the LS600h has a leather dashboard! WOW! <---- Sarcasm intended...). Give me a standard LS460 anyday. At least that car doesn't pretend to be something it's not and it can still haul 400 kg of load capacity as compared to the pathetic, ultra-embarrassing 200 kg the LS600h can haul!

07-21-2007, 01:51 PM	#12
Mr. M Connoisseur Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,103 Thanks: 2,036 Thanked 1,722 Times in 925 Posts	Re: [New York Times] Lexus LS 600h - Conspicuous Consumption With Green Illusions Where diesels aren't applicable (my country), a hybrid is the next best alternative. But I do agree, this hybrid nonsense is really just talk.

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