Sensible speediness with more than adequate luxury levels are the standards for the 2009 Lexus GS 450h. It's a gasoline hybrid that delivers you 22/25 mpg city/highway for one MSRP at $56,400. The Lexus standard warranty keeps you fully covered for 50,000 miles of driving excellence or 48 months of ownership bliss. This is the car that Lexus engineers designed to incorporate a hybrid that exhibits high performance levels into the company lineup.

The world-leading team of innovators at Lexus define their approach to the 2009 450h as "L-finesse". It's a very dynamic car and just doesn't mess around. It is gimmick-free and likes to show off its innate ability to bathe you in luxury while simultaneously pinning you to your seat. Its handling is precise and very responsive. It steers with great focus and takes you safely through hairpin corners with the greatest of ease and comfort. Rough roads are handled in the same fashion as smooth ones: with floating superiority.

The Lexus GS 450h for 2009 is a shining example of ultimate automotive technology - and drivers may never even know all of what's involved in their driving machine. Performance standards are amongst the best-rated on the planet and everything that you want this car to do, it does without the slightest bit of effort exerted. Competitors include the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Acura RL, BMW 535 and the Cadillac STS which are quite similar in price.

The luxury-level Toyota company uses the 2009 Lexus GS to show off its stylistic design advancements to the rest of the world. The 450h is Lexus-sleek. Its simplistic beauty is a definite understatement of all that this care actually offers you. Overall dimensions measure 190 x 71.7 x 56.1 inches (l x w x h) and the gross vehicular weight is 5200 pounds. Its stock 3.5L V6 engine cranks out 292hp and it comes with a 2-speed continuously-variable transmission (CVT) .

Of course, the cabin space is classily accentuated with real wood and genuine leather. It's as quiet as a mouse as well. You actually cannot hear exterior noises without cracking the window. With a drag coefficient of only 0.27, the 2009 450h by Lexus flies through the roads with optimal levels of fuel-conserving ease. High-level-discharging headlamps illuminate your path like the sun itself and for those times when you can't see, the car has eyes of its own to help out. It continuously scans the surrounding areas and lets you know when danger is near with an audible alarm. Heated mirrors also have a defogging feature installed and the windshield senses even the smallest drops of rain or snow.

Scuff plates of stainless steel greet you as you enter the keyless entry doors. Drag your shoes on them to keep the elegant cut-pile carpeting free of debris and dirt. All safety features that you would expect are of course included as well. Not surprisingly, the NHTSA awarded the 2009 GS 450h with its highest crash test rating - 5 stars. Power, speed, handling, luxury, quietness and sleek looks are just the beginning of the package of excellence that is the 450h. It's a hybrid vehicle with Lexus style and power - and one that you should definitely give a test drive today.