2013Frankfurt:GS300hPressKit LexusofferssecondfullhybriddrivevehiclewithintheGSmodelrange 2.5litreLexusHybridDrivepowertrainreturnsCO2emissionsstartingfrom109g/kmandless than4.7l/100km Design,technologyandsafetyenhancementsintroducedacrosstheentireGSmodelrange GS300hofferscustomersconsiderablecostofownershipadvantages Brussels,BelgiumThefourthgenerationLexusGSfirstwentonsaleinEuropein2012asa threemodelrangecomprisingtheGS250,GS350AWD[1]andthehighperformanceflagship, thefullhybridGS450h.Addingafourthmodeltotherange,theGS300hwillbelaunchedatthe endof2013. CoincidingwiththelaunchofthenewGS300h,severaldesign,technologyandsafety enhancementsareintroducedacrosstheentireGSmodelrange. TheGS300hwillalsobeavailableasFSPORTmodelfeaturingbespokedesignelementsand specifictechnologiesforanevenmoreengagingdrive.

FullHybridPowertrain ThenewGS300hisequippedwithasecondgenerationLexusHybridDrivesystemsimilarto thatinstalledintheIS300h.ItofferssignificantreductionsinfuelconsumptionandCO2,NOx andparticulate(PM)emissions,withnolossofperformance. Thefullhybriddrivesystemcombinesapowerful105kW/143DINhpelectricmotorwitha2.5 litre,fourcylinder,16valve,DOHCAtkinsoncyclepetrolenginefeaturinganextgenerationD4S fuelinjectionsystem,DualVVTiandahighefficiencyExhaustGasRecirculation(EGR) system.Theenginedevelops133kW/181DINhpat6,000rpm,and221Nmoftorqueat 4,2005,400rpm. WiththerearwheelsdriventhroughthehybridsystemsElectronicallycontrolledContinuously VariableTransmission(ECVT),totalsystempoweris164kW/223DINhp. Conversely,thenewLexusfullhybridreturnsultralowCO2emissionsstartingfrom109g/km andanaveragefuelconsumptionoflessthan4.7l/100km. DrivingDynamics AswitheverymodelintheGSrange,theGS300hhasbeendesignedtooffercustomersan engagingdrivingexperience.Itcombinesdoublewishbonefrontandmultilinkrearsuspension systemswithpowerfulbrakesandsharp,accuratesteeringtoofferdriversagilehandling, excellentbodycontrol,outstandinghighspeedstabilityandalltheridecomfortappropriatetoa Lexusperformancesedan. AswithGS450hFSPORTmodel,thenewGS300hFSPORTmaybeequippedwith leadingedge,drivingdynamicsenhancingtechnologiessuchasActiveVariableSuspension (AVS).

ExteriorDesign ThenewGS300hsharesthebold,dynamicexteriordesignoftherestoftheGSmodelrange, includinganaggressivefrontaltreatmentfeaturingthebrandstrademarkspindlegrilledesign.A furtherdevelopmentofLexusunique,Lfinessedesignphilosophy,itgivestheGSrangethe powerful,commandingroadpresenceappropriatetoaLexusperformancesedan. AnewrangeofFSPORTspecificexteriorcolourswillbeintroducedwiththelaunchoftheGS 300hFWhite,StarlightBlackandMidnightBlue.LEDfoglampsarealsonowavailableonF SPORTmodelsand,previouslyonlyequippingtheFSPORTgrade,19alloywheelsarenow availableonLuxurygradeGSmodels. InteriorDesign Thespacious,beautifullycraftedGSinteriorrepresentsacontinuationofthenextgeneration Lexusinteriordesigntheme.Anergonomicallydesigned,dualzone,driverfocusedcockpitwith advancedHumanMachineInterfacetechnologiesenablescustomerstoremainalertand comfortableoverlongperiodsoftime. SeveralhighlyinnovativetechnologiesmadeafirstappearanceinthefourthgenerationGS modelrange.AnSFlowenergysavingairconditioningsystemwithintegratedclimate managementandnanoetechnologyasecondgenerationRemoteTouchInterface(RTI)linked tooneoftheworldslargestonboardmultiinformationdisplayscreensandachoiceofaudio systemsofferingunparalleledpowerandclarity. TheintroductionoftheGS300hseestheGSrangeinteriorenhancedbyanew,boottypeshift leverdesignandtheavailabilityofanewfullcolourHeadUpDisplay(HUD)system. Safety TheLexusGSmodelrangeiscomprehensivelyequippedwithoneofthemosttechnologically advancedactivesafetyanddriverassistancesystempackageavailableonthemarkettoday.An AdvancedPreCrashSafetysystem(PCS)incorporatesaDriverMonitorCamera,anda complementaryAdaptiveCruiseControlsystem(ACC)functionsatallspeedsdownto0km/h ontheGS450handthenewGS300h. AdditionalactivesafetyfeaturesincludeaLaneKeepAssist(LKA)systemandtheLexusNight Viewsystem,and,newlyavailablewiththeGS300h,aRearCrossTrafficAlert(RCTA)system. RCTAemploystheBSM(BlindSpotMonitor)radartoalertthedrivertoapproachingvehicles whenbackingoutofaparkingspace. CostofOwnership Throughauniquecombinationoflowmaintenanceandrunningcosts,significanttaxincentives orbenefits,andhighresidualvalues,thefullhybridtechnologyofthenewLexusGS300hwill offercustomersconsiderablecostofownershipadvantages.

TheGS300hsLexusHybridDrivesystemhasbeenspecificallyengineeredforoutstanding durabilityandlowmaintenance. Thepowertrainhasbeendesignedwithnorequirementforaclutchthestartermotorand alternatorareintegraltothehybridsystemandrequirenoservicingorreplacementoverthelife ofthevehicleandtheconventionaltimingbelthasbeenreplacedbyamaintenancefreetiming chain. LexusHybridDrivetechnologyhasapositiveimpactonbothbrakeandtyrewear.Overthe courseof90,000km,theGS300hisexpectedtorequirenodiscreplacement,justonesetof newbrakepadsandonlyonenewsetoftyres. Rigorouslyassessedforperformanceanddurability,andbackedupbyover15yearsof inserviceexperience,thefullhybridbatteryisdesignedtolasttheentirelifeofthecar. Combiningthiscomponentlongevitywithreducedlabourtimesduringservicing,GS300h maintenancecostsover90,000kmareexpectedtobeamongstthelowestinthesegment. ProducingultralowCO2emissionsstartingfromjust109g/kmcombinedwithsuperiorfuel efficiencyoflessthan4.7l/100km,theGS300hcombineslowrunningcostswithsignificanttax incentivesorbenefitsinmanyEuropeancountries,includingFrance,SpainandUK. LexusHybridDrivehasnowestablisheditselfasextremelyeconomicalintermsofboth consumptionanddepreciation.Inrecognitionofthis,theGS450hhasalreadywonthe2013 WertmeisterAward(acollaborationbetweenAutoBildandEurotax)forthelowestdepreciation initsclass,reinforcingthehighlevelsofconfidencecustomersplaceinLexusfullhybrid vehicles. TheLexusGSmodelrangeiscomprehensivelyequippedwithoneofthemosttechnologically advancedactivesafetyanddriverassistancesystempackageavailableonthemarkettoday.An AdvancedPreCrashSafetysystem(PCS)incorporatesaDriverMonitorCamera,anda complementaryAdaptiveCruiseControlsystem(ACC)functionsatallspeedsdownto0km/h ontheGS450handthenewGS300h. AdditionalactivesafetyfeaturesincludeaLaneKeepAssist(LKA)systemandtheLexusNight Viewsystem,and,newlyavailablewiththeGS300h,aRearCrossTrafficAlert(RCTA)system. RCTAemploystheBSM(BlindSpotMonitor)radartoalertthedrivertoapproachingvehicles whenbackingoutofaparkingspace.