The Lexus LS 500h AWD is an all wheel drive car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 295 bhp (299 PS/220 kW) at 6600 rpm and 348 N·m (257 lb·ft/35.5 kgm) at 4900 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 2280 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 219 km/h (136 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 23/31/26 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3125 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1635 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1635 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Length | 5235 mm | 206.1 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 147 mm | 5.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2280 kg | 5027 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 84 litres | 18.5 [22.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lexus | ||
| Engine code | 8GR-FXS | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3456 cc (210.898 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 83 mm
3.7 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
299 PS (295 bhp) (220 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
348 Nm (257 ft·lb) (35.5 kgm) at 4900 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
63.7 kW/litre 86.5 ps/litre 85.4 bhp/litre 1.4 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
100.69 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 13:1 | ||
| Fuel system | D-4S direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1265.4 kPa (183.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 576 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal Atkinson cycle | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| Hybrid drivetrain | |||
| Secondary motor type | permanent magnet electric motor | ||
| Secondary power | |||
| Secondary torque | |||
| Maximum system output | 359.0 PS | ||
| Maximum system torque | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 219 km/h (136 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 131.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 129.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.36 kg/kW 17.31 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 23/31/26 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.2/7.6/9.0 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.8/13.2/11.1 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 27.6/37.2/31.2 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 23.0/31.0/26.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | MultiLi.AirSuspension. | ||
| Rear suspension | MultiLi.AirSuspension. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 245/50 RF 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/50 RF 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 357 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.65 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 616363 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Lexus LS 500h AWD (2019) added 2019-11-18. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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