Hybrid Luxury Cars: A Comparison

With the current state of the American economy (and also increasingly the world economy) the, gas prices and other financial woes of consumers the luxury car market has shifted focus to fuel efficient, green luxury cars. But which one not only wins fuel efficiency but also design.

In the past luxury cars driven by the well healed have been gas guzzler's but that has changed in recent years.

Today we'll compare three high end luxury flagship cars: BMW 7-Series, Lexus LS600h, and the Mercedes S-Class

Lexus LS600h


It looks fantastic but how green is the LS600h?


2009 BMW 730d





Fuel efficiency? BMW answers with a 7-Series hybrid



Mercedes S-Class Hybrid



Lexus seems to be leading in the luxury hybrid market so far with Mercedes on it's heels and BMW trying to catch up.

This shift in technology and styling is one of the most important eras of automotive industry since the invention of the airbag and seatbelts. For automakers to stay afloat (especially GM and Ford) they will need to shift toward making green cars for their entire line of vehicles, possibly even branching out to other forms of fuel to stay competitive.

The era of the boxy, awkward Prius hybrid styling is becoming more stylish and appealing. With the growth of hybrid luxury cars such as the Lexus RX Hyrbid and 600h hybrids are becoming a necessity of every garage.

More next time.

2010 Lexus ES

The ES has gotten a facelift for 2010 and even though it is nothing earth shattering it is still worth a quick look.

Buick and Lincoln also have their sights set on directly competing with Lexus (the new Buick LaCrosse TV ad is even engaged in a marketing battle with the Lexus ES) so the ES may have an redesign in a year or two in-order to leave Buick in the rear view mirror.

For 2010 slight changes to the front fascia include a new grill, sharper lines and more bulbous taillight cases and restyled headlights. The rear has subtly revised contour lines and a chrome strip on the trunk. The new styling isn't surprising for Lexus' conservative updates which won't scare away too many customers with radical design changes.


The interior looks pretty much the same as it did in 2007 when the Lexus was restyled


The 2010 ES looks more like a Camry than last years model. This isn't surprising either as they are nearly the same car.