Hybrid System Development for High-Performance All Wheel Drive Vehicle 2007-01-0296
The original Toyota Hybrid System (THS) was installed in the Prius and was introduced in 1997 as the world's first mass-produced hybrid passenger car. Since then, THS has been continuously improved. In 2003 THS-II (marketed as Hybrid Synergy Drive [HSD]), was installed in a new larger Prius. In 2006 HSD was installed in a Rear Wheel Drive Vehicle: the LEXUS GS450h. This system achieved both 4.5-liter class power performance and compact class fuel economy with outstanding emissions performance.
In 2007, this system is expanded to a mechanical all-wheel-drive(AWD) in the LEXUS LS600hL(with new V8 engine). This paper will explain this hybrid system which achieved both V12 class power performance and mid-size class fuel economy, while meeting the most stringent emission standard SULEV as a full-size vehicle.
Citation: Ueoka, K., Mashiki, Z., Maruyama, K., Ito, T. et al., "Hybrid System Development for High-Performance All Wheel Drive Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-0296, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-0296. Download Citation
