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Similiar hp output is strange. If the 2.0t and 3L v6 have the similiar hp, then I'd suspect the only thing that would set them apart is the drivetrain. Gearing may be different. Is it even a possibility that there may be return of a manual transmission?
i doubt these two engines will be sold together in same markets... if 3.0l ever comes to be anyway, or if it is not rebadged 2.0t.
Well the last-gen IS was available as the IS300 with the 3.0L 3GR-FE engine in China and certain Middle-East countries. The 3GR-FE was basically a longitudinally-mounted Camry engine with 0.5L less displacement.
This is certainly a strange turn of events. I've never seen another company offer two engines of the same horsepower, simply to let the customer chose between turbo and refinement. That's too expensive to market and not enough difference for the average buyer to even care. Hopefully there's more to the story than we know here.
Audi and Mercedes had this many years like the Audi 1.8T vs 2,4 V6. Different versions of the 2.0T vs 2,4 2,8 and 3.0 V6 . MB had the 200Kompressor vs 240 V6. They did not have the same output but the performance was very similar. The turbo 4 was cheaper to buy , had a lot better mpg and you could tune it up to destroy the V6 for 1000 dollars.
But that is not the whole truth.
The V6 was very rare in smaller lower end cars like the base Audi A4 , but the 2,4 V6 ( a weak and very lame engine ) was among the most sold petrol options in the A6 for a long time. People clearly wanted refinement over top end performnce there. The only reason for them to not have this option today is due to taxes on volume and CO2 emissions.
Well the last-gen IS was available as the IS300 with the 3.0L 3GR-FE engine in China and certain Middle-East countries. The 3GR-FE was basically a longitudinally-mounted Camry engine with 0.5L less displacement.
its 2GR-FSE with lower displacement, and with D4S removed where fuel was bad... In Europe, GS300 had 3GR-FSE until new generation came in 2012.
Do you think the IS with 2.0t could be rwd only and the 3.0 NA only available in AWD? Maybe that's the case as the NX with 2.0t is front wheel drive or AWD but not rwd.
Do you think the IS with 2.0t could be rwd only and the 3.0 NA only available in AWD? Maybe that's the case as the NX with 2.0t is front wheel drive or AWD but not rwd.
i dont see why... they made even 300h engine with AWD in their RWD-based vehicles in Japan, I think it was one of the Crown series.
Found the thread that I referenced on page 1. Again, not saying that this is official, but also looks like a couple other people have heard the same thing. All speculation.
Originally Posted by Wht95scort
350 is staying. 250 will be replaced by the 200t. Also will be available with the new turbo engine as a RWD only.
There will also be a 300 model for the AWD version.