New Delhi: On Monday, Lexus revealed its hydrogen-powered recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV) concept that ensures an adventurous drive with zero emissions. The ROV has been designed as a luxury offering without losing out on its ruggedness and performance. It boasts of a bold design with exposed suspension, a protective cage and chunky off-road tyres that can take it past muddy tracks.
Lexus’s ROV concept is designed to demonstrate that “exhilarating driving can co-exist with a carbon-free society”.
The vehicle features the L motif front and rear lights and sports the Lexus badge at the rear. With a lightweight body composed of a strong pipe frame and suspension that boasts a large amount of travel, the driver will enjoy the car’s natural movements, the distinctive ‘Lexus Driving Signature’ and the
possibility to go anywhere they desire.
The automobile’s front fenders are conceived to offer protection against any stray rocks and mud. The suspension cover, connected to the rear hydrogen fuel tank, protects functional parts as well as conveys the sense of durability inherited from Lexus SUVs.
The automaker maintains that it’s still “the kind of vehicle that people would expect from a luxury car maker”.
Based on the Tazuna concept, the inside has a simple meter that instantly reads the needed information while the driver concentrates on driving.
The new concept showcases outstanding build quality with the luxury feel of Lexus craftsmanship in both the interior and exterior, as never been seen before in a ROV. For demanding off-road driving, the first Lexus hydrogen ICE will meet all the carmaker’s stringent requirements for QDR (Quietness, Durability, Reliability).
To power this off-road fun, the 1.0-litre hydrogen engine works just like a petrol engine, but with a high-pressure tank for compressed hydrogen which is delivered precisely by a direct hydrogen injector. Importantly, Lexus’ new hydrogen engine produces a negligible amount of engine oil burned during driving.
The new vehicle resonates “the exciting sound of an ICE and the responsive rise in torque that comes from the fast combustion speed of hydrogen,” the company said in a media release.
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