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SAFETY | 8 out of 10
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the [2008 Lexus] LS 600h L includes all the standard safety features of the LS 460L
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intriguing new optional 'active' safety features
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"The works" is the best phrase to describe the safety equipment on the 2008 Lexus LS 600h L. However, the LS 600h L has not yet been crash-tested by either the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) or the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Edmunds reports that the 2008 Lexus comes equipped with the usual safety equipment, including "traction and stability control, front-seat side airbags, full-length side curtain airbags and front knee airbags," as well as "optional rear bags.”
Autoblog enthusiastically notes that "adding to the wiz-bang technology credentials" of the 2008 Lexus LS 600h L "is the newly-developed Lexus Advanced Pre-Collision System, or APCS," in which a sophisticated system of cameras in the Lexus 2008 LS 600h L monitors both road and driver. What happens is a marvel of safety technology: "If the potential for a collision exists and the driver is not paying attention, an audible and visual alarm is activated. If no action is taken, the system will then begin to apply the vehicle's brakes. Additionally, the variable steering ratio is automatically quickened to improve the vehicle's response to evasive maneuvers."
ForbesAutos quips that this particular Lexus 2008 LS 600h L may be indicative of the inevitable autonomous automobile of "the future that will do the driving for humans who'd rather be on the phone or reading e-mails while they 'drive.'"
ConsumerGuide reports that in the 2008 Lexus hybrid, "visibility is fine all around."
Conclusion
No crash-test results are available, but the 2008 Lexus LS 600h L's superior safety equipment and technology bode well.
Comments (1 total)
You're kidding, right?
By Joe | Posted: Aug 10th 2008, 12:27:36 AM
How about comparing this car to the Audi A8L TDI? It performs better in every measure against the Lexus, including 10 mpg better fuel economy! I suppose this is what we've come to expect from a stable of writers who are blindly in love with all things Toyota and Lexus.
From a popular European magazine that actually performed this comparison:
"And our average of less than 20mpg suggests there are few reasons to opt for the hybrid over the standard LS460, which performs as well and is only slightly less economical. This poor result, combined with the fact the Lexus costs so much, means the Audi A8 earns an easy victory here. Not only is it £20,000 cheaper, it’s also better designed from superior materials, just as fast and around 10mpg more efficient."
I guess if you have more dollars than sense, the Lexus would be a great car for you. Line up the Hollywood elite - we can point and laugh at them as they throw away their money to "appear" green.
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