{"id":365985,"date":"2010-02-26T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/26\/lexus-gs450h-review\/"},"modified":"2010-02-26T11:57:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T16:57:00","slug":"review-lexus-gs450h-uses-electrons-for-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/365985","title":{"rendered":"Review: Lexus GS450h uses electrons for fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hybrids\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hybrid<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sedans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sedan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"tag\">Performance<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/lexus\/\" rel=\"tag\">Lexus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/reviews\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reviews<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/luxury\/\" rel=\"tag\">Luxury<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/lexus-gs450h-review-1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/lead1lexusgs450hreview.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>Lexus GS450h &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nThe love affair with batteries begins as a child. By the time your fifth Christmas rolls around, the moment you unwrap an electronic gadget your mind is already processing the thought, &#8220;Santa better have brought batteries&#8230;&#8221; Not only does that relationship continue as an adult, but what was once a simple tryst &#8211; &#8220;Mom, I need batteries for my Coleco Football&#8221; &#8211; has turned into a full-on romance (with every associated frustration) of our beloved battery-powered gizmos.<\/p>\n<p>Like, for instance, the Lexus GS450h. One of the sleepiest of sleeper sedans, its batteries aren&#8217;t responsible for keeping it running, only for supplementing the power of its 3.5-liter V6. And while hybrids have generally left us tepid, after a week with the Lexus, we&#8217;re almost ready to ask automakers for another Christmas gift: Put batteries in everything, and do it just like this.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/lexus-gs450h-review-1\/low\/\">Review: Lexus GS450h<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/lexus-gs450h-review-1\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/01lexusgs450hreview_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/lexus-gs450h-review-1\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/02lexusgs450hreview_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/lexus-gs450h-review-1\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/03lexusgs450hreview_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/lexus-gs450h-review-1\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/04lexusgs450hreview_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/lexus-gs450h-review-1\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/05lexusgs450hreview_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<em><strong><small>Photos by Michael Harley \/ <\/small><\/strong><\/em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2009<\/small><\/strong><\/em><em><strong><small> Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/26\/lexus-gs450h-review\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>Review: Lexus GS450h uses electrons for fun<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/26\/lexus-gs450h-review\/\">Review: Lexus GS450h uses electrons for fun<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:57:00 EST.  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