The time is now to experience superior driving inside the all new Lexus GS 450h hybrid. The all new Lexus GS 450h has much to offer any driver looking for high performance, great features, and power in a hybrid package. Up to 5 people can be seated comfortably inside the all new GS 450h, which operates with a V6 engine that delivers 292 horsepower alongside two motor generators. The Lexus GS 450h is the first luxury hybrid car to sport Rear-Wheel Drive, and it does it so well. Beyond its Rear-Wheel Drive, the all new 2011 Lexus GS 450h also houses a hybrid battery pack, an Electronic Throttle Control System with intelligence, and a one-touch open/close moonroof. This beautiful hybrid also comes standard with the attractive blue "Hybrid" badging on front and rear logo to get you noticed on the road, large exposed dual exhaust with stainless steel tips, tinted glass for all windows, a shark fin antenna, and more. Inside, you can decorate your GS' cabin with your choice of three different wood trim selections. You'll also love having an electronic digital quartz clock, cruise control, Bluetooth wireless telephone technology, the Lexus Memory System, and Lexus Personalized settings, as well as 10 speakers for a quality audio system and Adaptive Front Lighting. Be stylish and be smart: this 2011 Lexus saves you money on gas and saves the environment.
| Base Standard Equipment |
| Engine and Drivetrain Standard Features |
| 3.5 liter V6, aluminum block and cylinder heads - DOHC 24 valve with dual continuously Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i) |
| Fuel System - Dual Injection (DI and SFI); Electronic Throttle Control System with intelligence (ETCS-i) |
| Motor Generator 1 (MG1) - Primary generator, engine starter, controls engine speed (180 hp, water-cooled) |
| Motor Generator 2 (MG2) - Drives rear wheels; regenerative braking (197 hp, water-cooled) |
| Hybrid Battery Pack - Sealed Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) (240 cells, 288V, can be boosted to 650 volts with power circuit) |
| Front engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Electronically-controlled Continuously Variable Transmission (ECVT) - With 2-stage torque multiplication, power and snow modes |
| Body/Suspension/Chassis Standard Features |
| Suspension, front - Double wishbone - With high-mount upper arms, coil springs, gas-filled shock absorbers, stabilizer bar |
| Suspension, rear - Multi-link - With high-mount upper arms, coil springs, gas-filled shock absorbers, stabilizer bar |
| Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS) - With driver-selectable shock absorber damping |
| Electric Power Steering (EPS) - Vehicle speed-sensing progressive power rack and pinion with electric power assist; variable gear ratio steering (VGRS) integrated with Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) |
| Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) - Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD); Brake Assist (BA), Electronically Controlled Brakes (ECB), TRAC and Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) system |
| Brakes - Front - 13.1 in. ventilated discs |
| Brakes - Rear - 12.2 in. ventilated discs |
| 18 x 8 JJ five-spoke aluminum alloy wheels - With chrome-like finish on center spokes |
| 245/40R18 Z-rated summer tires |
| Temporary spare - (Except when equipped with Active Stabilizer) |
| Exterior Standard Equipment |
| Aggressive front lower valance - With integrated fog lamps |
| Blue "Hybrid" badging on front and rear logo, engine cover |
| Color-keyed exterior mirrors - With turn signals |
| High-Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps |
| Hybrid Badging located on lower rear door molding |
| Large, exposed dual exhaust - With stainless steel tips |
| LED rear combination lamps - With unique clear lens design |
| Lower hood and overall height - Wider rear tread creates sporty appearance |
| Modern exterior design featuring classic elements - Including: long hood and pulled-back cabin with "slingshot" rear side windows |
| Shark fin antenna |
| Ultraviolet and infrared ray-reducing tinted glass for all windows |
| Water repellant front door glass |
| Flat underbody - For improved aerodynamic and noise performance |
| Galvanized rust-resistant steel |
| Lightweight asphalt sheets - For interior noise reduction; additional sound-absorbing asphalt sheets behind the instrument panel |
| Narrow and precise body gaps |
| One piece color-keyed Super Olefin Polymer - Front and rear bumpers |
| Auto on/off headlamps - With 30 second delay-off feature |
| Auto-dimming electrochromic side mirrors |
| Headlamp washers |
| Heated electrochromic auto-dimming outside rearview mirrors - With power-retract and reverse tilt-down functions and puddle lamps |
| Intuitive Parking Assist (IPA) system |
| One-touch open/close moonroof |
| Power trunk closer |
| Rain-sensing automatic wipers with mist cycle |
| Rear window defogger - With auto-off timer |
| SmartAccess keyless entry and push-button engine start system |
| Interior Standard Equipment |
| Assist grips: two front and two rear |
| Carpeted floor mats - (Carpeted trunk mat is optional) |
| Cut pile carpeting |
| Fabric sun visors and headliner |
| Full door trim - With integrated armrests and foldable front storage pockets |
| Fully carpeted trunk with integrated hooks for cargo net |
| Regency leather-trimmed seats - (Available in Parchment, Black or Light Gray) |
| Stainless steel "Lexus" stamped scuff plates on all door sills |
| Three wood trim selections - Golden bird's-eye maple (with Parchment leather interior); Red Walnut (with Black leather interior); Dark Gray Birds-Eye Maple wood trim (with Light Gray leather interior) and brushed-aluminum shift-plate surround |
| Wood and leather-trimmed shift knob |
| Wood and leather-trimmed three-spoke steering wheel - With audio and multi-information display controls |
| Wood trim on door switch plate |
| 10-way power driver's and front passenger's seats - (Power adjustments: fore-and-aft slide; fore-aft recline; front and total vertical height; lumbar support; four-way manual headrest adjustment, fore-and-aft and height) |
| Fold-down rear center arm rest |
| Heated and ventilated front seats |
| Height adjustable headrests - For all seating positions, including rear center |
| Seatback pockets behind front seats |
| Combined LCD climate control function and temperature display |
| Drop-down panel - Located on left of steering wheel conceals switches for: outside mirrors; fuel lid opener; trunk release; combination meter brightness control; odometer/trip meter reset; headlamp washer; rear sunshade; park assist; AFS off; interior lights |
| Electronic digital odometer and twin trip meters |
| Electronic digital quartz clock |
| Relocated fuel lid opener; trunk release |
| Seven-inch multi-information touch screen - With rear back-up camera |
| Steering wheel audio and multi-information display controls |
| Three-pod analog instrument cluster - With Electro Chromatic Device (ECD) variable transparency glass feature for high visibility in varied light conditions with revised instrument panel font and appearance, combination meter |
| Auto-dimming electrochromic inside rearview mirror |
| Bluetooth wireless telephone technology |
| Cruise Control |
| Electrochromic rearview mirror - With compass (without Navigation system) and HomeLink programmable garage door opener |
| Electric trunk and fuel filler door releases - With valet lockout feature for trunk |
| Individual front and rear reading lamps |
| Integrated, retractable coat hooks |
| Lexus memory system - To control driver's seat (except lumbar), outside mirrors and steering wheel |
| Lexus Personalized Settings (LPS) - Allows certain electronic settings to be tailored to owner preference (programmable by Lexus Dealers) |
| One-touch open/close moonroof - With tilt/slide and jam protection |
| Padded instrument panel |
| Power door locks - With anti-lockout feature and driver door two-turn unlock system |
| Power tilt-and-telescopic steering wheel - With automatic tilt-away |
| Push button engine start |
| Rear A/C vents on the back of center console |
| Retained accessory power feature - For operation of power windows and moonroof |
| Soft-touch automatic climate control - With dual-zone separate driver's and front passenger's temperature control, auto-recirculation feature with smog sensor and micro dust/pollen removal filter |
| Sun visors with illuminated vanity mirrors |
| Audio System Standard Features |
| 10 speakers |
| AM/FM/six-disc CD changer with MP3/WMA capability |
| Auxiliary and iPod/USB input plugs |
| Digital signal processing - With Automatic Sound Levelizer (ASL) |
| Electronic crossover network |
| Integrated XM Radio receiver - (complimentary 90-day trial subscription available) |
| Rear glass-imprinted radio antenna - With separate FM diversity antenna |
| Theft-deterrent design |
| Safety & Security Standard Features |
| Adaptive Front-Lighting System (AFS) |
| Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) /Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) seatbelt function - For all passenger-seating positions. Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) for driver's seat only. |
| Brake pedal regression construction - To help reduce rearward movement of brake pedal in order to reduce impact on driver's lower body during a severe frontal collision |
| Daytime running lamps (DRL) |
| Driver and front passenger airbag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - With occupant-detection front passenger airbag cutoff mechanism (designed to prevent the front passenger airbag from inflating when the front passenger seat is vacant) |
| Driver's and front passenger's knee airbags (SRS) |
| Electronically Controlled Brakes (ECB) |
| Force-limiting seat belts - With pretensioners for driver, front passenger and outboard rear seats |
| Four-channel, four-sensor Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) - Integrated with Brake Assist (BA), Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) |
| Front and rear energy-managing crumple zones |
| Front and rear side-curtain airbag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) |
| Seat-mounted side airbag (SRS) for front and rear seats |
| Three-point seatbelts for all seating positions - Including: rear center position, and height adjustable front shoulder belt anchors |
| Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) - Direct sensing type |
| Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) - With cutoff switch integrates and manages ECB, ABS, BA, EBD, VSC and Electronic Power Steering (EPS) |
| Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system |
| Access-linked illuminated entry - Puddle lamps, interior lights and engine start button ring illuminate when doors are unlocked (remains illuminated for 15 seconds or until door is opened) |
| Engine immobilizer and remote window-down feature |
| Entry system - With lock, two-stage unlock, trunk open and "panic" features, volume-adjustable confirmation tone and rolling code technology |
| Headlight off delay feature - After locking vehicle, headlights remain illuminated for a certain period of time before automatically shutting off |
| Safety Connect - With Automatic Collision Notification, Stolen Vehicle Location, Emergency Assist Button, and Enhanced Roadside Assistance (complimentary one-year trial subscription included) |
| Vehicle theft-deterrent system |
| Mechanical Standard Equipment |
| Brake override system |
| Computer controlled ignition system - With separate knock sensors for each cylinder bank, and Electronic Spark Advance (ESA) to optimize ignition timing |
| Dual exhaust system for maximum power |
| Fluid-filled front engine mounts to reduce noise and vibration |
| Warranty Standard Features |
| Basic New Vehicle Warranty - 4 years/50,000 miles |
| Powertrain Warranty - 6 years/70,000 miles |
| Roadside Assistance - 4 years/Unlimited miles |
| Corrosion Coverage - 6 years/Unlimited miles |
| Hybrid System Warranty - 8 years/80,000 miles |
This exciting vehicular package offers drivers the perfect fusion of green-friendly hybrid cars with high-end luxury vehicles. The all new Lexus GS 450h features Rear-Wheel Drive, cruise control, a V6 engine, "Hybrid" badging, wood and leather trim throughout, and so much more. Drive strong with your future in the front seat of an all new 2011 GS 450h Lexus hybrid! 
