Mark Levinson Premium Surround Sound System

For those wanting the best on-board infotainment in the segment, the Mark Levinson Surround System tailored specifically to the acoustic properties of the new Lexus GS 450h cabin features a 11 channel, DSP amplifier and 14 loudspeakers, including a 250 mm subwoofer. It utilises Mark Levinson Surround (MLS) audio software and an all digital signal path to reproduce 'discrete' 5.1 sound, via a surround sound 7.1 channel speaker topology, from both stereo CD and DVD source material.

The amplifier produces 330 Watt RMS (Root Mean Square) for a frequency range of 20 Hz-20 kHz, with less than 0.1% Total Harmonic Distortion (THD). It is fully mediacompatible with CD, CD-R, DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1, DVD video and DVD audio discs, as well as MP3 and WMA music files recorded on a CD. Format compatibility includes 2 channel stereo (analogue and PCM), Dolby Digital 5.1, and DTS 5.1 (from DTS 5.1 CD, DVD video and DVD audio discs).

Key to the new Mark Levinson Surround System are no less than 14 loudspeakers, each one custom engineered for the particular acoustic characteristics and location within the new Lexus GS 450h cabin. The system comprises four 25 mm tweeters, five 65 mm midrange units, four 160 mm low frequency units and one 250 mm subwoofer.

The sonic benefits of the new, 14 speaker system include lower distortion, higher resolution, natural dynamics through greater sound pressure levels and an extended frequency response for harmonic richness and musicality. Via the system's bespoke, 7.1 channel surround sound speaker architecture, separate side and surround channels provide a greater sense of listening envelopment and depth for both front and rear seat passengers.

Installed in conjunction with the Electro Multi Vision's 7", full colour, LCD centre console display screen, the Mark Levinson Premium Surround System introduces Lexus owners to a complete home theatre experience optimised for the playback of DVD films within the luxurious environment of the new GS 450h interior.


New Generation Navigation System

The high speed Lexus Navigation System employs a DVD disc to store map information of the entire Western Europe and Czech Republic. The new system is equipped with a new, quicker processor, with 65% higher speed of calculation than before. Thanks to an increase in system hardware power, the new Electro Multi Vision's 7", full colour display has now evolved from EGA to VGA (800 x 480 pixels) and replaces the previous system's 256 colour range with a remarkable 32,000 colours.

The new system is equipped with 3-language voice command (English, French and German), and voice guidance is available in 10 languages. The system is one of the few on the market to combine the advantages of both touch-screen and voice command to control several functions of the navigation system, audio, air-conditioning and phone. A Help function has been incorporated, allowing the user to receive further instructions via an on-screen help button, as well as a route tracing feature and lane guidance in some major European cities.


Lexus Parking Assist Monitor

Introduced in the segment by the Lexus GS, the Lexus Parking Assist Monitor features a video camera mounted in the rear number plate surround that projects a full colour rear view of the surroundings onto the centre console display screen. Even greater manoeuvring accuracy is promoted by screen-generated guidelines which indicate the prospective path of the vehicle based on the current steering position, both for serial or parallel parking.

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