Lexus Makes Luxury Green

by Abigail Knowles Wolfe (BPRW)

Luxury car aficionados take heed, the pinnacle of vehicular opulence has been realized in the Lexus LS600hL. The Japanese car company has created a hybrid sedan built on an extravagant 121 inch long wheelbase boasting lots of leg room and half the noise and vibration of competing luxury car lines. All Wheel Drive, a 5.0-liter direct-gas-injection V-8 engine coupled with dual electric motors lurking under a very fashionable hood put the LS600hL in a class of its own, moving away from the traditional space-age form and lines of the Toyota Prius and Scion Fuse.

Turning out over 430 horsepower this monster of a vehicle boasts 0-60 MPH in 5.2 seconds! Hand stitched leather interiors and a best in class fuel economy make the LS600hL a one of a kind marvel while safety features such as an advanced pre-collision system actually tighten up seat belts and sharpen steering wheel responses before an impending collision. It even parallel parks itself.

So what’s the catch? A price tag of $104,000 before taxes and license fees put the LS600hL outside the limits of the average African-American’s budget. However, we surmise it won’t be long until the celebrities from all walks of life discover the quiet, safe, fuel-efficient luxury of Lexus’ most recent vision. Will the 600hL become the fuel-efficient version of the gas-guzzling Bentleys of music video lore? It seems likely! Times are changing and we’re all a little fed-up with too much time spent at the gas pump.