no guys, YOU HAVE to see it in person! its so nice that no joke im pretty sure my next lexus will be an HS, it was crazy Branew brought out 5 ot 6 JDM lexus all right hand drive and all WHITE ON BLK! i will definitely think about getting an HS with a kit on now

 

I actually got to sit in the Branew HS at SEMA last week. The HS in Japan obviously gets a lot more cool features we never get here in the USA. I know that Black w/Black Birdseye maple is not an option for the HS in Japan, but Branew made their HS very desireable...



Auto folding mirrors:


Black birds eye maple wood on steering wheel w/black interior:


On top of the plasmacluster ion generator, there is also an air "clean" function including an auto vent fresh/recirc mode:


TV tuner and Mini Disc slot.


Different emergency (Lexus Safety Connect USA) button and interior alarm cancel:


In-Cabin accessible - Emergency flare


Passenger-side memory seating and black birds eye maple trim:


Electronic Toll Collection card slot:


Front seatback cargo nets:


More photos to come.

 

i think the car looks very nice. i dont see why people keep saying it looks like a 40K corolla. if you really look closely all of us driving Lexus' are driving really expensive Toyota's

 

Well said. Thank you!

 

Its not a Corolla its like almost a Camry in size..Parked our IS250 next to one..the IS is smaller than the HS..They hid its size quite well...

 

I like it now that I looked at it again. Not bad. With the styling like this the owner will need all of the help they can get

 

It really bugs me that Toyota de-contented the USA model so much. When fully loaded, the HS approaches $50K, yet it's still not possible to get a wood steering wheel, there's no smog detector in the A/C, no seat cushion extender, no passenger seat memory, etc. It seems that marketing really wants to ensure the HS is lesser than the ES in the lineup, which is a shame.

 

Very true. My coworkers used to tease me about my "Lexus Camry". Then, I gave one guy a ride to a meeting one day. He was blown away by the features, comfort, quietness, etc. When we reached our destination, he remarked "Wow, I had thought that Lexus was just an expensive Toyota". Of course, technically this is true, but there's a reason why it's expensive.

 

great pics! the black wood trim would look excellent with black interior. i particularly like the auto folding mirrors and the ion air cleaning technology.