AutoNews:Lexus lineup aims for younger buyers
#18
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agreed, i don't have a 'problem' with lexus doing it - as i said, lexus like all brands must adapt, and if it helps lexus, great. i just don't find the idea of a 4cyl turbo GS very appealing, but that's just me. it actually aligns well with competitors, particularly outside of the u.s. though.
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Toyota said that will update 14 engine families with this new tech which was outlined in their April 2014 presentation... Of course, the biggest change will be VVT-iW that brings Otto/Atkinson change when ECU decides (it is electric motor powered VVTi system). Plus new D4S, higher compression and all other changes.
They consider these engines all new and it is next generation to go into 2020's.
Any future turbo V6 will be based on these engines as basis.
#20
i wouldnt be too sure that it wont be best balance of both for the class though... i am not sure anyone else can deliver same real life mpg, we will see in the tests.
#21
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Originally Posted by rominl
if lexus can do something similar? i can take that. just don't make that into the LS line i say
Give the EPA a few more years, though, and...................
#22
You'd be surprised, Henry, at just how far up the automotive line 2.0T engines are getting today. Audi now uses them in the A6, and Lincoln in both the MKZ and MKC. But you can relax.....they aren't in the LS line yet.
Give the EPA a few more years, though, and...................
Give the EPA a few more years, though, and...................
Some sort of super CT ought to do the trick
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Audi sells FWD I-4 210hp CVT A4s and A6s in droves, I don't see anyone on the internet *****ing about that.
The GS sorely needs an entry level engine, the 3.5 V-6 cannot be the only engine choice as the hybrid is a very very small seller. The GS than should have
GS 200t- 240hp
GS 350-306hp
GS 450h-340hp
GS F - 475hp
The GS sorely needs an entry level engine, the 3.5 V-6 cannot be the only engine choice as the hybrid is a very very small seller. The GS than should have
GS 200t- 240hp
GS 350-306hp
GS 450h-340hp
GS F - 475hp
GS 200t 240hp
GS 300h 217hp (Sold Outside U.S.)
GS 350 306hp
GS 450h 340hp
GS F 475hp
I just busted up with your 2038 engine update...I so can't wait...
Last edited by Trexus; 07-28-14 at 06:27 PM.
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lexus doesn't have to bother much with CAFE at all actually, because their 'numbers' come under the toyota umbrella anyway. but they will not so much because of the u.s., but because of other parts of the world, particularly those with drastic taxes on engines above 2L or >4cyl.
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not much point in keeping the GS450h except to keep the hybrid story across the range going as it just doesn't sell in big enough numbers. it is a remarkable vehicle though, technologically.
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lexus doesn't have to bother much with CAFE at all actually, because their 'numbers' come under the toyota umbrella anyway. but they will not so much because of the u.s., but because of other parts of the world, particularly those with drastic taxes on engines above 2L or >4cyl.
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It is actually more successful than V8 version ever was.
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well, this is already happening though :-).
Toyota said that will update 14 engine families with this new tech which was outlined in their April 2014 presentation... Of course, the biggest change will be VVT-iW that brings Otto/Atkinson change when ECU decides (it is electric motor powered VVTi system). Plus new D4S, higher compression and all other changes.
They consider these engines all new and it is next generation to go into 2020's.
Any future turbo V6 will be based on these engines as basis.
Toyota said that will update 14 engine families with this new tech which was outlined in their April 2014 presentation... Of course, the biggest change will be VVT-iW that brings Otto/Atkinson change when ECU decides (it is electric motor powered VVTi system). Plus new D4S, higher compression and all other changes.
They consider these engines all new and it is next generation to go into 2020's.
Any future turbo V6 will be based on these engines as basis.
For example, I now have 25k miles on my Rav4. Window sticker says 21/29/25 MPG. In my experience, that has been more like 22/32/24, and I drive very aggressively. For me to drive that car the way I do, and average ~24.2 MPG, is pretty crazy. I am very happy with the MPG, but I honestly think Toyota is doing themselves a disservice by not bumping up the EPA ratings by 1-2 MPG.
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