After living with the first ever Lexus dedicated hybrid for a week I have to say this is just not my kind of car. Sure the mileage is great for a midsize luxury sedan, sure the interior is solidly build, sure the powertrain is a magnificent piece of work but ultimately I just couldn’t see myself spending $40k on it. Like I’ve mentioned before the handling and ride just are not up to the normal Lexus standard and although beauty is in eyes of beholders I just couldn’t warm up to its styling. Even though the Lexus hybrid is really more, much more, than a glorified Prius but being as a Lexus owner I have to say that I’ve expected more from Lexus than this round of execution. In my honest opinion I truly believe that an ES hybrid with the same powertrain would be a much better car all around than the HS250h.

Enjoy the pictures below with the HS250h in Napa Valley and San Francisco:

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