Lexus to build 1 Series / A3 competitor

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Lexus will launch a small car to compete with the BMW 1-series and Audi A3 Sportback in Europe from 2008, reported Automobilwoche.

The Lexus BS will be based on the IS250 platform.

At launch, engines will be a 2.5 litre V6 with 208 horsepower, and a 177 horsepower diesel with D-Cat technology, the newspaper said.

A three litre six cylinder, 250 horsepower engine, and a hybrid version, will follow at a later date.
 

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How many Lexus are sold in Europe 10 a year?

Don't know if anyone here listens to Rush Limbaugh he had a good statement about Toyota's Hybrids today, very good, by estimates it will take 130,000 miles before they save you money, the best part the battery packs cost $4500! And the warranty doesn't cover them!
 
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Have they put any thought at all into when all these Hybrid batterys go bad and need to be desposed of? I think the overall lifespan of an Hybrid is going to be pretty short.....
 


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