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winsalem · 10-26-09, 05:05 PM

I drove my second HS today; I had driven a non-nav edition last week, but the one today had nav and the Wide-view Front Monitor . Of all the gadgets on this car, THIS is the most interesting...watchin' that nav screen slowly rise from the dash, and then as you shift into D, the area in front of the car displayed as you pull forward (and depending on the settings, that view remains visible until you reach a certain MPH); it was just a bit like 'Blade Runner'. OK, I'm stretchin' it I know, but sheesh that's a cool feature. (We guys need our toys.)

- Overall, I was very pleased with the comfort and quietness of the HS. I've owned both a Camry Hybrid and a Prius, and neither were quiet or comfortable (and I sold them both within a month). Hey, I'm spoiled, I like the seats in a Lexus, along with the luxury of copious soundproofing. NVH can be very stressful, and I will gladly pay for quiet; if I want noise, that's why Kline Kreisel made the subwoofer (and maybe it was Dr. Bose or Mark Levinson who perfected it).

- The cockpit is small, but I'm 6'1", "stocky", and I still had plenty of headroom/legroom. The seat is not quite as wide as my current RX or previous Lexi, but it's just as comfy.

- Power? Ha, no worries. The salesman keeps punchin' the "Power" button to demo the car's thrust, but even in the default normal mode, if you need to gun this sucka it moves.

- Nav: The voice control is miles ahead of all the nav systems I've had. Amazing. The "joystick" is great, but actually redundant since almost anything you need can be spoken for or found on the dash via buttons. Major example: While you're driving, you can click the voice command button on the steering wheel, speak your way thru locating an exact street address, set it as your destination, and have the system start giving you directions; in other words, you don't hafta pull over and stop to enter a destination. That is huge.

- Terrific slideshow of a Matador Red HS at http://bit.ly/39aLmv

10-26-09, 05:05 PM	#1
winsalem Rookie Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 60	Wide-view Front Monitor: Very Cool I drove my second HS today; I had driven a non-nav edition last week, but the one today had nav and the Wide-view Front Monitor . Of all the gadgets on this car, THIS is the most interesting...watchin' that nav screen slowly rise from the dash, and then as you shift into D, the area in front of the car displayed as you pull forward (and depending on the settings, that view remains visible until you reach a certain MPH); it was just a bit like 'Blade Runner'. OK, I'm stretchin' it I know, but sheesh that's a cool feature. (We guys need our toys.) - Overall, I was very pleased with the comfort and quietness of the HS. I've owned both a Camry Hybrid and a Prius, and neither were quiet or comfortable (and I sold them both within a month). Hey, I'm spoiled, I like the seats in a Lexus, along with the luxury of copious soundproofing. NVH can be very stressful, and I will gladly pay for quiet; if I want noise, that's why Kline Kreisel made the subwoofer (and maybe it was Dr. Bose or Mark Levinson who perfected it). - The cockpit is small, but I'm 6'1", "stocky", and I still had plenty of headroom/legroom. The seat is not quite as wide as my current RX or previous Lexi, but it's just as comfy. - Power? Ha, no worries. The salesman keeps punchin' the "Power" button to demo the car's thrust, but even in the default normal mode, if you need to gun this sucka it moves. - Nav: The voice control is miles ahead of all the nav systems I've had. Amazing. The "joystick" is great, but actually redundant since almost anything you need can be spoken for or found on the dash via buttons. Major example: While you're driving, you can click the voice command button on the steering wheel, speak your way thru locating an exact street address, set it as your destination, and have the system start giving you directions; in other words, you don't hafta pull over and stop to enter a destination. That is huge. - Terrific slideshow of a Matador Red HS at http://bit.ly/39aLmv __________________ johnnyM '08 RX350 [previous Lexi ==>'06 GS300, '05 RX330, '01 GS300, '97 SC300, '92 SC300]