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07-02-09, 06:38 PM
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Lexus Champion
2003 Lexus GS
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Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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Official HS 250h Review Thread
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07-04-09, 02:54 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Illinois/Round Lake
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Definitely the best looking full hybrid car that I have seen so far. I'm really feeling this thing.
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07-07-09, 11:09 PM
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I stare at Goats
2007 Lexus GS
My Garage
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Yankee Stadium
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Now stuck....its really getting some good reviews. I was expecting the press to pan the crap out of it. Seems we are its harshest critics.
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07-07-09, 11:31 PM
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Lexus Fanatic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Seems we are its harshest critics.
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That's because we expect everything to be have the perfection of a goat.
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07-08-09, 01:13 AM
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I stare at Goats
2007 Lexus GS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Faymester
That's because we expect everything to be have the perfection of a goat.
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You know what you are so right!!  
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07-07-09, 11:10 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: CA
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wow thats the car that i saw at the lexus corp building!! i remember seeing it like a month ago i think
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07-08-09, 07:57 AM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: CA
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Full HS Test from Edmunds.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*
Main complaint was CVT noise, but overall it was very positive!
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07-08-09, 09:05 AM
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Lexus Champion
2003 Lexus GS
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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It doesn't hurt that the car's electric power-steering mechanism has been finessed beyond the company's earlier attempts. The initial transition off-center is still a touch digital in the way the assistance steps in, and the effort level feels a tad artificial, but few drivers would complain about the way the steering actually directs the car. Path control is pretty surgical for a 3,700-pound luxo-hybrid lined with leather and packed with every gadget known to man. Even our test track specialists came back impressed.
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Thank the Lord! It seems like Lexus is finally getting electric power steering right...four years later...
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07-08-09, 06:39 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: CA
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Yes, I'm pleasantly surprised at the positive reviews of the HS. Seems like once you get past the take-it-leave-it looks (it's kinda growing on me, kinda...) there is an interesting and capable car underneath---for its mission it seems to deliver. I'd like to test this car out myself.
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07-09-09, 01:13 PM
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Lexus Test Driver
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Northkackalack
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Why does this thing remind me of the Corolla. I'd say save the money and get a Corolla XRS, @ the same performance #'s and @ same EPA fuel econo. gets 30MPG 
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07-09-09, 01:44 PM
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Lexus Connoisseur
2009 Lexus IS-F
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: L(F)A, California
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Why does this thing remind me of the Corolla. I'd say save the money and get a Corolla XRS, @ the same performance #'s and @ same EPA fuel econo. gets 30MPG |
It's kind of like saying, why buy an IS350 or dare I say IS F, they look very similar (compared to your sig) and you can save thousands with a Corolla XRS. 
The Corolla XRS meets a different demographic. The HS250h is targeted towards a totally different audience as well. It's all about need and preference.
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10-15-09, 11:46 AM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Coral Springs, Fl
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HKS350
Why does this thing remind me of the Corolla. I'd say save the money and get a Corolla XRS, @ the same performance #'s and @ same EPA fuel econo. gets 30MPG
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Well, the HS250 H is one of the most technologically advanced cars on the planet. The Corolla, not so much.
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07-09-09, 01:58 PM
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Lexus Test Driver
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Northkackalack
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Yea, ya I know. I don't dislike the HS250 but too pricey for what your getting. At least the IS-F is worth every penny. The HS250 price will never justify the savings of the Corolla, compaired to gas pricing over the life of a loan. I'm just not seeing the target market yet.
Its kinda like saying " I don't care how much I pay for a car, as long as I save money at the pump" I see Hybird drivers as being confuised about what they want. IMO...
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07-14-09, 12:03 PM
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Rookie
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Georgia
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looks like an LS460 and a Corolla had a child.
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07-27-09, 09:32 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,306
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HKS350
Its kinda like saying " I don't care how much I pay for a car, as long as I save money at the pump" I see Hybird drivers as being confuised about what they want. IMO...
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No, it's the people that don't understand that there is altruism involved. It isn't about saving money at the pump but using less gasoline ergo less oil and thus make us a bit less dependent on things we can't control.
As for the reviews I'm honestly a bit staggered that they are positive as they have been. I continue to doubt that it's my type of car but I continue to look forward to one landing at the local dealer to check it out.
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