雷克萨斯近日发布了LC 500h，该车将在日内瓦车展与公众见面。雷克萨斯刚刚在1月的底特律车展发布了搭载V8引擎的LC 500，马上就推出了其混动版本。该车外观与标准版一样，只是采用了新的蓝色车身涂装，车身侧面似乎还增加了一些字符，似乎是“hybrid”（混动）。该车搭载了车厂下一代混动系统“Lexus Multi Stage Hybrid System”（雷克萨斯多阶段混动系统）。该系统旨在进一步强化驾驶乐趣，提供更优异的性能和更高燃油经济性。虽然车厂并未透露其细节，但最近有报道称，该系统包括一台3.5升V6引擎和一台电机，其中引擎功率230千瓦/308马力，电机功率162千瓦/217马力，综合功率达到350千瓦/470马力，是一款不折不扣的高性能混动车。除了这款车之外，这套系统还将配备在将于明年下半年发布的LS全尺寸旗舰级轿车上。

 

Lexus LC 500h revealed with hybrid power ahead Geneva

Lexus has taken the virtual wraps off the LC 500h which will be exhibited in public at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

 

Toyota’s premium marque introduced the V8-powered LC 500 last month at the Detroit Auto Show and now the company is getting ready to add a hybrid version. It looks virtually the same as its conventionally-powered sibling, but with a new blue paint and it seems to have some lettering on its sides. It’s hard to make out what it says, but most likely it contains the word “hybrid.”

 

That’s because the vehicle will utilize Lexus’ next-gen hybrid powertrain dubbed “Lexus Multi Stage Hybrid System” which aims to provide “enhanced driving pleasure, more performance, and greater efficiency.”

 

Although Lexus doesn’t say exactly what powers the LC 500h, a report coming from Motoring indicates it will combine a 3.5-liter V6 with an electric motor. The former will be good enough for 308 horsepower (230 kilowatts) while the latter will develop 217 hp (162 kW) which will grant the performance hybrid with a combined output of 470 hp (350 kW).

 

The same hardware setup will also be installed in Lexus’s next-generation LS fullsize sedan flagship model which is probably due in the second half of 2017.

 

We will have all the info on March 1 when Lexus will officially introduce the LC 500h in Geneva.