Whats your favorite discovered feature?
03-14-15, 10:36 AM
#46
Instructor
It's hard for me to believe Lexus designed it this way. Throttle response should be linear and predictable. It's obvious to me that Lexus still has a problem getting away from treating the car as if the blue haired ladies are the target audience (as in they don't want to scare them with too much power, so they make the full throttle power a secret that you have to learn about on the forum).
03-14-15, 02:58 PM
#47
Lexus Test Driver
My VW CC also had the pedal detent. I think it's a common thing. Amazes me that people don't know about it. Maybe they don't ever floor it? Dunno...
03-14-15, 05:29 PM
#48
Lexus Test Driver
The pedal detent must be new for Lexus (2014+) all of the Toyotas I've had before never had this.
03-14-15, 08:23 PM
#49
Lead Lap
03-14-15, 09:03 PM
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03-14-15, 09:30 PM
#51
Lead Lap
03-14-15, 11:05 PM
#52
Lexus Test Driver
Only Lexus cars right? No Toyota cars? Cause most of them don't have a floor mounted gas pedal. I know my 5 Camrys did not have it.
03-15-15, 05:52 AM
#53
03-15-15, 09:46 AM
#54
Lead Lap
I looked at the diagram and the accelerator switch itself is the same part and mounted the same way and place. The floor mounting or floating mounting of the pedal is just cosmetics.
03-15-15, 11:13 AM
#55
Lexus Test Driver
Anyone knows if the ES has this too? I think that's the closest to its Toyota Camry/Avalon counterparts.
03-16-15, 07:06 AM
#56
They must have switched to kickdown switches when they went to electronically controlled transmissions - the older cars had kickdown cables attached too throttlebody running to the transmission. If you wanted the tranny to downshift sooner you tightened this up.
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03-16-15, 09:39 AM
#58
Lexus Test Driver
But it doesn't have the pedal detent though.
03-16-15, 09:44 AM
#59
Lead Lap
