Lexus has simply configured its hybrid powertrain for another purpose – power – but with more efficiency than one should expect and better emissions than one could dream possible. Consider, for example, that the 2007 Lexus GS 450h gets to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds and goes from 30 to 50 mph in just 2.7 seconds, according to Lexus. Also according the Lexus, the GS 430 – you remember V8s, right? – gets to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds. The V8 does have a higher rated top speed, however, 149 to 131 – as if anyone outside of Europe is going to ever get a car up to those speeds.