A hybrid that does 0 to 60 in 5.4 seconds? Well, there is a 5-liter V-8 under the hood, and at this price you shouldn’t expect less. Nor should you expect to skimp on the fun stuff. The LS Hybrid delivers a real-time display of gas and electric power use, plus regenerative braking to show you how you’re slowly saving enough gas to justify this ultra-expensive hybrid. Then there’s the Advanced Parking Guidance System, which can do most of the work in parallel parking. Lexus also includes the scary-smart Advanced Pre-Collision System with Driver Attention Monitor. Using an infrared camera, this system monitors the driver’s face and warns him if it detects a potential hazard while he is looking away. If the driver doesn’t react, the LS Hybrid automatically applies the brakes.
From $110,000; www.lexus.com/models/LS