The 2010 Lexus HS 250h is a five-passenger, front-wheel-drive car and the "first dedicated luxury hybrid" according to Mark Templin, Lexus Group VP & General Manager who claims that "more than 60% of entry level luxury car buyers would have considered a hybrid if one had been available to them". Under the hood is an Atkinson-cycle, 187 horsepower 2.4-liter inline four-cylinder engine. Size-wise the HS 250h fits between the IS and ES in the Lexus line-up, 4.5 inches longer than IS and 6.3 inches shorter than the ES and rides on the same wheelbase as the Prius. The Lexus HS 250h is scheduled to arrive in dealerships Fall 2009 and we should get EPA miles per gallon ratings closer to launch.
The annual National Automobile Dealers Association meeting is in New Orleans this weekend and we'll report on the mood of the nation's manufacturers as they meet with their dealers and discuss today's weak economic environment.
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