Really when you think about it you can use an electric motor in a car to make it more fuel efficient, or you can use the extra power to make it faster.
Lexus chose faster over fuel efficient when it built the 340 HP GS 450h hybrid.
0-60 in under six seconds in a car that's as quiet as a church mouse when putting around town.
So does adding some bad boy acceleration cred make the tailored Lexus too cool for school or just a boy racers wannabe.
Give us 3-minutes and we'll give you the answer:
2010 Lexus GS 450h
Price as Tested: $64,784.00
Engine, Transmission: Hybrid Synergy Drive 3.5L Four Cam 24-Valve V-6 Engine with Duel Variable Valve Timing
Horsepower: 340
EPA Fuel Economy Estimates
City: 22 mpg
Highway: 25 mpg
Combined: 50 mpg
As tested: 25.6 mpg
CO2 per year: 10,207 lbs