HS250h built on Corolla platform per NHTSA data
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HS250h built on Corolla platform per NHTSA data
The naysayers were right - the HS250h really is a blinged-out Corolla! 
Here's proof, on the US Govt's NHTSA website:
Go here:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ewr/qb/index.cfm
Under search criteria, enter the following:
Click the resulting link to see the filings. Click "next" until you see filings for the HS250h. Here's what you'll see:
Make: Lexus
Model year: 2010
Model: HS
Total production: 4564
Type code: PC
Platform: COROLLA
Fully loaded, that Lexus Corolla will run you $50K! I have no problem with platform sharing, as I understand it reduces costs and allows leveraging of tried-and-true designs, but this is just too funny!
Here's proof, on the US Govt's NHTSA website:
Go here:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ewr/qb/index.cfm
Under search criteria, enter the following:
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corp
- Report type: Light vehicle production
- Reporting Period: Year 2009, Qtr 3
Click the resulting link to see the filings. Click "next" until you see filings for the HS250h. Here's what you'll see:
Make: Lexus
Model year: 2010
Model: HS
Total production: 4564
Type code: PC
Platform: COROLLA
Fully loaded, that Lexus Corolla will run you $50K! I have no problem with platform sharing, as I understand it reduces costs and allows leveraging of tried-and-true designs, but this is just too funny!
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That's a bit depressing, but i'm not sure how much you can really read into this. Just looking at the Acura TSX for comparison, which is well-known to be based on the European Accord, it states the platform is "TSX2". So I think the manufacturer can put in whatever they want to this database, true or not, and it's certainly possible they decided to put something familiar to americans rather than the European model. Heck, maybe it allowed them to cut some corners on safety certifications if they said it was based on a Corolla.
Or maybe you're right, and it really is a Corolla, and Lexus is just trying to hide it from us by calling it a tarted-up euro sedan :-(
Or maybe you're right, and it really is a Corolla, and Lexus is just trying to hide it from us by calling it a tarted-up euro sedan :-(
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The naysayers were right - the HS250h really is a blinged-out Corolla!
Here's proof, on the US Govt's NHTSA website:
Go here:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ewr/qb/index.cfm
Under search criteria, enter the following:
Click the resulting link to see the filings. Click "next" until you see filings for the HS250h. Here's what you'll see:
Make: Lexus
Model year: 2010
Model: HS
Total production: 4564
Type code: PC
Platform: COROLLA
Fully loaded, that Lexus Corolla will run you $50K! I have no problem with platform sharing, as I understand it reduces costs and allows leveraging of tried-and-true designs, but this is just too funny!
Here's proof, on the US Govt's NHTSA website:
Go here:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ewr/qb/index.cfm
Under search criteria, enter the following:
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corp
- Report type: Light vehicle production
- Reporting Period: Year 2009, Qtr 3
Click the resulting link to see the filings. Click "next" until you see filings for the HS250h. Here's what you'll see:
Make: Lexus
Model year: 2010
Model: HS
Total production: 4564
Type code: PC
Platform: COROLLA
Fully loaded, that Lexus Corolla will run you $50K! I have no problem with platform sharing, as I understand it reduces costs and allows leveraging of tried-and-true designs, but this is just too funny!
That's a bit depressing, but i'm not sure how much you can really read into this. Just looking at the Acura TSX for comparison, which is well-known to be based on the European Accord, it states the platform is "TSX2". So I think the manufacturer can put in whatever they want to this database, true or not, and it's certainly possible they decided to put something familiar to americans rather than the European model. Heck, maybe it allowed them to cut some corners on safety certifications if they said it was based on a Corolla.
Or maybe you're right, and it really is a Corolla, and Lexus is just trying to hide it from us by calling it a tarted-up euro sedan :-(
Or maybe you're right, and it really is a Corolla, and Lexus is just trying to hide it from us by calling it a tarted-up euro sedan :-(
But all of Toyota's compact FWD vehicles have a lot of similarities. Most have near identical wheelbases, and the main differences between each model lies in the suspension setups and the drivetrains.
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They are wrong. I am sure its some gov't worker who "doesn't care" and didn't even dare to check the facts. Idiot saw the pic, said "its a Corolla" and put it down.
The car shares its platform with the Avensis. Period. Not the Corolla. Anyone that has driven the HS knows while FWD, it drives much more Euro than a Corolla.
The car shares its platform with the Avensis. Period. Not the Corolla. Anyone that has driven the HS knows while FWD, it drives much more Euro than a Corolla.
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Who's to say the Avensis isn't based on the Corolla? :-)
Actually, I read somewhere that the Avensis is a European Camry. So in a way, the HS's closest competitor is the Acura TSX, since it's based on the European version of the Accord...
Actually, I read somewhere that the Avensis is a European Camry. So in a way, the HS's closest competitor is the Acura TSX, since it's based on the European version of the Accord...
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You are 100% correct that the Avensis is a direct competitor with the Euro Accord/TSX. Honda simply adds Acura badges and calls it a TSX.
Lexus being a real luxury brand gave the HS its own sheetmetal, its own interior, its own hybrid drivetrain.
The TSX starts at 29k here, the HS 35k.
All good cars.
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