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Originally Posted by Rockville
I really enjoyed the grip and control of the GS300 AWD. We got in a rear wheel drive this afternoon and it felt lighter than the GS430 we received yesterday. Our parent co. owns Rockville Porsche-Audi and they used to be next door to us. The only problem I had with the Audi Quattro was that it used a lot of torque and affected performance. They started putting bigger and more powerful engines in and solved that issue. Reliability is still a thorn in their side. We don't really get a lot of snow in this region (Washington, DC) but we do get a lot of freezing rain and so called "black ice'". People will just abandon their cars and get 'em back later. People feel more secure with AWD. Now they will have a Lexus AWD sport sedan. When the IS250 comes out they will have another. Add this to the RX330 which sold about 106,000 units last year and your talkin' a lot of cars. Lexus will add a crossover AWD sport wagon someday. The future looks bright for AWD's.
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Good points Rockville. We haven't even talked about how this affects weight distribution.