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As reported last month, Toyota has released the details on its new dedicated hybrid for the Toyota brand, the Sai sedan. Based on the Lexus HS 250h, which went on sale in the U.S. in mid-September, the Toyota Sai is virtually the same thing with some Toyota design touches.
Power for the new Toyota Sai comes [...]

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When Toyota’s new 2010 Lexus HS 250h went on sale in Japan in July, the automaker was hoping to sell 500 units in the hybrids first full month of sales. Instead, Toyota received a staggering 10,000 orders for the new dedicated hybrid model for Lexus.
According to a report by Automotive News, booming orders in Japan [...]

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Japan’s Nikkei business daily is reporting that Toyota has received about 1,500 pre-orders for the new Lexus HS 250h in Japan, which is roughly three  times more than the company’s monthly sales target.
Nikkei says that the 2010 Toyota Prius has been selling so well that there is a eight month backup on deliveries after placing [...]

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Toyota is hoping to sell about 25,000 units of its all-new 2010 Lexus HS 250h in the first 12 months of the cars sale, said Mark Templin, group vice president of the Lexus Division for Toyota North America. Lexus’ first dedicated hybrid model is scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. later this summer and will be [...]

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Lexus will be bringing a concept version of its Audi A3 and BMW 1-Series fighter to the Frankfurt Motor Show later this year. While that may be exciting for you high-performance compact hatchback lovers, the real big news is that the model will be a hybrid-only model like the 2010 Lexus HS 250h, which was introduced at [...]

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Usually it’s us on the stateside getting angry at Europe for getting all the cool cars. Well, this time we can point the finger and laugh. The new 2010 Lexus HS 250h, which was unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, will not be making its way to Europe – at least for now.
“The HS [...]

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•  2010 Lexus HS 250h is the world’s first dedicated luxury hybrid.
•  Competes with: Itself.
•  2.4L Atkinson with the Lexus Hybrid Drive makes 187-hp.
•  Arrives in dealerships later this Summer.

Lexus has unveiled its brand new 2010 Lexus HS 250h, the world’s first dedicated luxury hybrid sedan and the fourth hybrid in Lexus’ hybrid onslaught. According [...]

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Lexus today confirmed that its all new dedicated hybrid sedan will be called the HS 250h. Besides showing the 2010 Lexus RX 350, RX450h, IS 250 C and the IS 350C Lexus will display the fourth-hybrid in its lineup next month at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.
The Lexus HS 250h exhibit will also features an [...]

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