CleanMPG's 2009 Green Car of the Year

The Lexus HS 250h is Lexus? first dedicated hybrid and most fuel efficient. Built off the new 2010 Prius? platform, it uses a standard sedan form factor rather than the hatch equipped Prius. The powertrain should be a familiar one to most as the 2.4L ICE and HSD comes right out of the TCH. In addition to the standard Lexus luxury appointments, the HS includes an independent suspension that together with Lexus? extensive attention to extraneous sound attenuation, offers one of the quietists driving experiences on the road today. Although not as fuel efficient as most sub-compact through mid-sized hybrids, it offers the luxury car buyer fuel economy unsurpassed by anything in its segment at 35 mpgUS combined and does so with a reasonable starting price (for its class) of $34,200.