Lexus LC 500h | Autoblog's 2018 Technology of the Year winner
The Multi-Stage Hybrid System is a step forward for green powertrains.
The Multi-Stage Hybrid System is a step forward for green powertrains.
Each brings something new and novel to the table.
One has a lot of fictional features.
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Lexus's two-transmission, two-motor, one-engine LC 500h is just as pretty as the gas-powered car from Detroit, but it should make for a more interesting ride.
It amounts to Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive mashed up with a four-speed automatic, and it means better response with less of that disconnected hybrid feeling.
Lexus's new Multi Stage Hybrid System combines gas-electric newness with old transmission tech in search of a more connected driving experience.
Lexus has revealed our first glimpse at the new LC 500h, the hybrid version of the coupe we first saw in Detroit last month, ahead of its debut in Geneva in a couple of weeks from now.
A production version of Lexus' LF-LC Concept is in the works. Look for the LC 500 to debut at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show in January.