Yep, the New Lexus Coupe Will Get a Hybrid Model: the LC500h

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Whenever there’s a new Lexus model on the way, odds are pretty good that there will be a hybrid version. In the case of the LC500, the new flagship coupe unveiled last month, that’s true once again, as Lexus has just announced the LC500h.

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Lexus already offers hybrid versions of six other models: the NX, RX, ES, GS, LS, and the hybrid-only CT200h.

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As of yet, there’s little word from Lexus about the new LC hybrid, other than the fact that it will exist. Lexus is saying only that the LC500h will feature the company’s “next-generation hybrid powertrain, the Lexus Multi-Stage Hybrid System.” It remains to be seen whether that’s something all-new, or an evolution of the hybrid system in one of its current models. If it’s the latter, it could be a version of the system in the GS450h, which utilizes a 3.5-liter Atkinson-cycle V-6 and a pair of electric motors to produce a combined 338 horsepower, or it could be derived instead from the LS600hL powertrain, in which the engine is 5.0-liter V-8 and total system output is 438 horsepower.

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The standard, non-hybrid LC500 features a 5.0-liter V-8 good for 467 horsepower, funneled through a 10-speed automatic an on to the rear wheels. The seventh member of the Lexus hybrid family will make its debut next month at the Geneva auto show.

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from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com/yep-the-new-lexus-coupe-will-get-a-hybrid-model-the-lc500h/