Review: 2014 Lexus GS 450h

Last time TTAC looked at the Lexus GS Hybrid, Jack and I descended upon Vegas, drank too much, shared too much and one of us got purse-slapped (it wasn’t Jack). In other news, Jack found the GS a willing partner on the track, I kept drawing comparisons to the Volvo S80 T6 and Hyundai Genesis, and both of us agreed the GS 450h would be the car we’d buy. Despite telling you all that we would have a full review in “a few months,” it has in fact been “a few years.” Since that pair of articles hit, the luxury hybrid landscape has changed dramatically.

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  • Buickman forget 5G, WiFi, microwaves, smart meters, and Bluetooth. (fluoride, chemtrails, clot shots)what does riding on a giant battery with ultra magnetic frequency do to your innards?oh, so an EV works for you not venturing far? YOU'RE NOT USING GAS!THERE'S NO FOOD IN THE DESERT!
  • Buickman Who Killed the Electric Car?the buying public, that's who.
  • MaintenanceCosts This is refreshing. Excess car storage which brainless local zoning rules forced the builders of this mall to include, but which normally sits empty, is actually being used for car storage!
  • MaintenanceCosts Nice car if you can get it properly sorted, but the level of safety tech doesn't seem quite enough for a young driver on today's brodozer-infested highways.
  • VoGhost OK. But if Subaru really wants this to sell, they'd make it as a PHEV with enough American content to get buyers $7,500 back on their federal taxes. Otherwise, this really doesn't stand out in a world of RAV4s and CR-Vs.