U.S. 2016 Lexus IS300 and RC300?
06-12-15, 01:49 PM
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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.
06-12-15, 02:33 PM
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06-12-15, 03:36 PM
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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.
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.
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06-12-15, 03:46 PM
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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.
06-12-15, 04:36 PM
#54
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.
06-12-15, 06:57 PM
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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. 
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-2016-a-2.html
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.
There will also be a 300 model for the AWD version.
