New Lexus LS600! in Aust Sept 07 - 327kW and 820Nm

[edz]

The LS600hL — cryptic for 6.0-litre performance, hybrid drive and long wheelbase — will reach Australia in a couple of months. The price should be in about $240,000, based on the $184,900 of the LS460. On the hybrid front, Lexus has gone all-out with a 5.0-litre V8 with battery-electric booster, all-wheel drive and a constantly variable transmission that can mimic an eight-speed manual.

http://carsguide.news.com.au/story/0,20384,21712469-5003140,00.html?from=CG_email

The new LS has the performance to match a V12 petrol limousine, with the fuel economy and CO2 emission of a V6. That means a 0-100km/h sprint of 6.3 seconds, a limited top of 250km/h, and a claimed combined fuel economy of 9.3 litres for 100km.

So to the hybrid drive. The LS is electric-car quiet around a carpark, but there is no mistaking the howl of its 5.0-litre V8 when I sink the foot on a wide-open autobahn.


Or the stop-light potential of a total package that delivers a combined 327kW and 820Nm. The LSh will also drop down to about 8 litres for 100km on a gentle cruise and, despite its heft, Lexus says its CO2 output is lower than the regular 460.

ON SALE: September 2007

PRICE: Estimate $240,000
ENGINE: 5.0-litre V8 engine with series/parallel hybrid drive, 650-volt electric motor and nickel-metal hydride battery
POWER: 327kW combined (290kW at 6400 revs, V8 only)
TORQUE: 800Nm combined (520Nm at 4000 revs, V8 only)
TRANSMISSION: Eight-speed constantly-variable automatic, all-wheel drive
WEIGHT: 2320kg
FUEL ECONOMY: 9.3 litres/100km (claimed combined)

 

[UZZ30-Québec]

kinda slow for the power mentioned.

it should do a better 0-100 with the high torque the powerplant delivers.

 

[jibbby]

I saw this Lexus 600h in person.....It's a rediculous ride in and out with a hefty price tag to boot.. I waw it recently at the car show here in LA, Cali..... I didn't know they renamed it the Lexus LS600?

 

[gte]

Sweet, so it's going to have the 2ur motor?