2013 Lexus ES300h Hybrid | 2013 Lexus ES300h Hybrid Images Review

2013 Lexus ES300h Hybrid | 2013 Lexus ES300h Hybrid Images Review :

Doing almost as much with less.

Virtually identical to the V-6–powered Lexus ES350 in every respect but its powertrain, the ES300h is the brand’s first entry into the growing entry-luxury hybrid segment. Before you dismiss the ES300h as just another CAFE-compliance place holder aimed at buyers wary of conspicuous fuel consumption, consider this: Lexus is expecting 25 percent of all 60,000 projected 2013 ES buyers to select the hybrid version.

Specifications:

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan PRICE AS TESTED: $44,159 (base price: $39,745) ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 16-valve Atkinson-cycle 2.5-liter inline-4, 156 hp, 156 lb-ft; permanent magnet AC synchronous electric motor, 141-hp, 199-lb-ft; combined power rating, 200 hp; 1.6-kWh nickel-metal hydride battery pack TRANSMISSION: continuously variable automatic DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase: 111.0 in Length: 192.7 in Width: 71.7 in Height: 57.1 in Curb weight: 3691 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS: Zero to 60 mph: 7.7 sec Zero to 100 mph: 20.2 sec Zero to 110 mph: 25.6 sec Street start, 5–60 mph: 8.1 sec Top gear, 30–50 mph: 4.2 sec Top gear, 50–70 mph: 5.0 sec Standing ¼-mile: 16.0 sec @ 90 mph Top speed (governor limited): 117 mph Braking, 70–0 mph: 185 ft Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad*: 0.76 g FUEL ECONOMY: EPA city/highway: 40/39 mpg C/D observed: 33 mpg *Stability-control-inhibited

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