2011 450h Mileage concerns?
#46
What do you drive now anyway ??? Your 'garage' shows empty.
How many Luxury SUV's do you know of that have the performance of the RX 450h and can average around 30 mpg hwy OR city ??? I don't remember what the numbers are but I can tell you from an owners standpoint, the passing stats for a near 5000 lb SUV are terrific.
How many Luxury SUV's do you know of that have the performance of the RX 450h and can average around 30 mpg hwy OR city ??? I don't remember what the numbers are but I can tell you from an owners standpoint, the passing stats for a near 5000 lb SUV are terrific.
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can the ML350 beat an RX? the 3.5 in that thing makes 268hp if im not mistaken and is just as heavy. Also the regular RX (and hybrid) has more horsepower than the q5 3.2 at just about the same rpm. I guess we would have to look at horsepower per ton, but I wouldnt be surprised if the 0-60 times on the Lexus website are conservative.
Also even if they were accurate, 7.1 versus 7.4 is so negligible to the naked eye that it would depend on the driver more than the car
Also even if they were accurate, 7.1 versus 7.4 is so negligible to the naked eye that it would depend on the driver more than the car
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Going to have variation in the times based on who did it, temps, tires, conditions, etc. On the www.zeroto60times.com website, it shows the ML350 at 7.0, the MDX at 7.1, the Audi Q5 3.2 at 6.6, the RX 350 at 6.4, and the RX 450h at 7.0. Based on these values, the RX 350 and Audi Q5 3.2 should feel a hair faster than the others. As far as I am concerned, my RX 450h is plenty fast for my basic needs.
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Our 450h fwd is faster than our previous non-hybrid RXs, gets a lot better mpg, and is a lot slower than my modded Mustang GT 5-speed. And it doesn't do as well as our Ody for hauling large dogs in very large crates. In fact, one crate won't even fit inside with the rear seats folded.
Gotta luv it; this discussion is about as useful as asking a Ferrari owner how well his vehicle tows a boat.
Gotta luv it; this discussion is about as useful as asking a Ferrari owner how well his vehicle tows a boat.
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It's pretty simplistic for me, "push pedal, car go fast" and I wonder why the ECO light is never on.
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Last night I went out on interstate (there's only two roads in Iowa - gravel or interstate) and cranked it up. I don't think I can differentiate between CVT drone and tire roar!
It's pretty simplistic for me, "push pedal, car go fast" and I wonder why the ECO light is never on.
It's pretty simplistic for me, "push pedal, car go fast" and I wonder why the ECO light is never on.
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Last night I went out on interstate (there's only two roads in Iowa - gravel or interstate) and cranked it up. I don't think I can differentiate between CVT drone and tire roar!
It's pretty simplistic for me, "push pedal, car go fast" and I wonder why the ECO light is never on.
It's pretty simplistic for me, "push pedal, car go fast" and I wonder why the ECO light is never on.
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^^ The term cvt drone is not referring to the cvt making noise tself. The term was coined to refer to unpleasant engine noise at even moderate throttle that is caused by the lack of shifting into the next gear. This is characteristic of all hybrids and cars with cvt trannies.
It is a pretty unpleasant noise to me, and usually starts to get bad when you enter the white part of the hybrid meter
It is a pretty unpleasant noise to me, and usually starts to get bad when you enter the white part of the hybrid meter
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Last night I went out on interstate (there's only two roads in Iowa - gravel or interstate) and cranked it up. I don't think I can differentiate between CVT drone and tire roar!
It's pretty simplistic for me, "push pedal, car go fast" and I wonder why the ECO light is never on.
It's pretty simplistic for me, "push pedal, car go fast" and I wonder why the ECO light is never on.