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environmental performance. We
introduced hybrid versions of the
Lexus RX SUV, in May 2005, and
the Lexus GS sedan, in April 2006,
and both models have already
earned strong market support.
Further, we have slated a complete
transformation of the flagship Lexus
LS model in time for its September
2006 debut in Japan. Spring 2007
will witness the launch of an LS
hybrid model. In February 2006 in
Europe, we unveiled the Lexus IS
featuring an advanced clean diesel
engine to heighten the presence of
Lexus in the market for diesel vehi-
cles, which is becoming the region’s
mainstay.
In the quest to redefine luxury,
Lexus will continue raising the bar for
all facets of luxury-brand sedans,
from service quality to design, driving
pleasure, environmental perfor-
mance, and safety.
LS GS (Hybrid model) ES IS
Lexus dealer (United Kingdom)
Leading-Edge Technology Built into Lexus
The Lexus brand aims to realize new value that goes beyond traditional ideas and benchmarks for luxury automobiles.
As befits the brand’s mainstay model, the LS is full of the very latest technology.
■World’s First Eight-Speed Automatic Transmission
The last word in electronic control technology, this new transmission achieves
seamless acceleration and outstanding fuel efficiency and quietness unobtain-
able from conventional automatic transmissions.
■World’s First Rear Pre-Crash Safety System
A millimeter-wave radar in the rear bumper scans vehicles approaching from
behind and determines the probability of a collision. If the system determines
that a collision is unavoidable, it lessens the impact on the heads of passen-
gers by moving the front-seat headrests forward until they touch the passen-
gers’ heads.
■World’s First Pedestrian Recognition Stereo Camera
This is a pre-crash safety system employing an upgraded millimeter-wave
radar to detect the presence of pedestrians, recognition of which was problem-
atic with the previous generation of technology. If the system detects a high
possibility of collision, it sounds an alarm. If corrective maneuvering does not
take place, the pre-crash brakes are activated to reduce the collision speed.