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The computer-mouse-style interface works well, especially while driving.
The nav system also has a comprehensive traffic feature, which not only shows where the jam-up is, but audibly tells you how far ahead it is and how long it is.
If you hunger for technology, the HS 250h will feed your boiler
could be the best haptic controller built to date...Its intuitive interface simply blows away systems from many of Lexus's German luxury competitors
Remote Touch is easy to use when the HS 250h is stationary, but I'm less comfortable using it while moving than I would be a touch-screen setup.
FEATURES | 9 out of 10
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The computer-mouse-style interface works well, especially while driving.
Consumer Guide
The nav system also has a comprehensive traffic feature, which not only shows where the jam-up is, but audibly tells you how far ahead it is and how long it is.
Edmunds
If you hunger for technology, the HS 250h will feed your boiler
Motor Trend
could be the best haptic controller built to date...Its intuitive interface simply blows away systems from many of Lexus's German luxury competitors
Popular Mechanics
Remote Touch is easy to use when the HS 250h is stationary, but I'm less comfortable using it while moving than I would be a touch-screen setup.
Cars.com
Additionally, the HS 250h is the first Lexus available with the "Enform with Safety Connect" system, which combines subscription-based information and safety services. Enform includes a suite of services, including crash notification and roadside assistance to assistance with programming a destination into the nav system. XM provides live traffic, weather, sports, and stock information—all of which can be accessed through a streamlined voice command system. The only issue with the system—and the navigation system—is that some functions require the use of Remote Touch, a mouse-like controller in the center stack that's not only in an awkward place for some drivers but requires that they take their eyes off the road for extended periods to use it.
However, equipping the HS 250h with some of those high-tech features will drive the price well past the its starting $36k. what it does mean is that you'll have to pay more for the options packages that contain those features. One test HS, a HS 250h Premium, fully loaded, totaled nearly $47k.
With respect to connectivity and entertainment, the HS 250h has you covered there, too. Bluetooth, a USB input, and XM Satellite Radio are included, and of course there's a fine-sounding Mark Levinson surround-sound system to wrap it all together.
Conclusion
The 2011 Lexus HS 250h is a tech powerhouse, but you have to check some pricey option boxes to get the good stuff.
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