Tech Lovers will
Enjoy the New Lexus GS450h
Not only is the Lexus GS450h a head-turner, but it comes
with enough technological tools to give you just about every feature that you
could want. Even with the $69,754 it really seems like you are getting what you
pay for with this new Lexus, and if you do purchase it you should expect to
take a week or two familiarizing yourself with the different features before
you can use them all effectively.
Adjustable Driving
Modes
This hybrid vehicle allows you to switch between different
handling modes while you are driving. There is the eco mode that strives to
enhance your mileage, while there is the sport mode that enhances the overall
performance of the vehicle, at the expense of the gas mileage. The car even has
an all-electric mode, for slow driving around town without wasting any gas to
do so.
Massive Navigation
Screen
The Lexus also has a very large navigation screen that you
can use to do a number of cool things. You get voice-activated navigation that
works well while you are driving around. You also get a full-sized DVD player,
to enjoy movies while you are sitting still if you want to.
The screen is also used for your stereo, and you can select
from a set of channel presets, as well as rely on different apps that integrate
as well, such as Pandora, or iHeartRadio.
Although the screen isn't controlled by touch, you are given
a large moveable mouse to scroll through the different selections on the screen
while you are driving. Although it is not as intuitive as touch, it actually
becomes easier to do while driving when you are finally used to it, since you
don't have to reach forward to change things on the screen any longer.
Advanced Climate
Control
The climate control
of this vehicle is excellent, with heated seats that will remember the
temperature that you like the best for both the driver and passenger of the
vehicle. The steering wheel also comes with heated grips as long as you have
your hands in the "9-oclock" and "3-oclock" locations.
Improved Vision
While you are driving you get a lot of control over what you
are seeing, and there are a few different failsafe's in place to make sure that
cars aren't going to sneak up on you. First there is the backup camera that allows
you to see behind the car flawlessly. This will help reduce the blind spots
that you experience when driving backwards.
The tilting headlights give you more control over which
portion of the road you are actually looking at while driving at night. There
are even sensors that will let you know when someone else is in your blind
spots so that you don't switch lanes and run someone off the road.
There is even an automatic parking brake that will engage
and disengage each time that you park the vehicle, as long as you have the
feature toggled on to do so.
With all of these features available in one of Lexus's
latest hybrids it can be a little overwhelming to learn what you are doing
initially, but once you know how to work everything, you won't want to go back
to driving a vehicle where you are limited by the lack of features.