lexus dealersLexus Headquarters in Japan has been thinking about new ways to draw more customers. According to news from Edmunds.com, Lexus Dealers will be seeing two new dedicated hybrids in 2010. The company is currently thinking about a premium version of the sister companies Prius and a midsized crossover vehicle, each being exclusively hybrid.

2010 may be too late if you ask me considering the average price of gas in this country is 3.79 per gallon. I figure that Lexus dealers generally only see a clientele that is well off so they are projecting that in 2010 even those in the middle – upper class will be concerned about prices at the pump.

The 2009 Detroit Auto Show will be the best indicator into what the new hybrid only vehicles will look like before hitting the Lexus Dealers show floor the following year. Toyota is releasing the newly designed Prius in the late Spring of 2009. The expected power plant under the hood of the 2010 hybrids will be a 1.8-liter 4-cylinder gas/electric motor. If you are thinking about going to local Lexus Dealers in a couple years, expect the hybrid cars to be at least 35,000 dollars.