Autoblog has published an absolutely fantastic review of the 2010 Lexus HS 250h, full of new information and details—and it also tells a different tale in terms of how the hybrid handles:
The steering rack is not mounted on rubber bushings to keep the line of feedback undulled, and the electric power steering is speed sensitive. If you get the Touring Package, the suspension is tuned for even sportier handling. And if the truth be known, the package added up to a car that we thought handled better than the rear-drive IS Convertible. In fact, we drove them back-to-back just to make sure.
There’s also some neat little details:
The steering wheel buttons are touch sensitive, so that when you rest your finger on one, it appears dimly in the HUD display, and is illuminated if you actually press it.
An infrared-cut, acoustic glass windshield that reduces IR waves by 30%, and side glass with a water-repellent coating for better wet weather visibility and defrosting.
This is as in-depth a review as I’ve ever seen, and very enjoyable to read. A bunch of cool photos too, including this one of the HS 250h’s DOHC 2.4-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine:
[Source: Autoblog] (Thanks Oranji & kingdomkid)
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