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08-05-12, 12:28 AM

jwillis123

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so does anyone know the official acceleration time for our LS430's? We have 290 HP and 320 ft/lb of torque.

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08-05-12, 12:31 AM

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I have seen 5.9 and. 6.3 seconds on road tests, pretty good or a 4,000 pound car.

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08-05-12, 12:56 AM

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I have seen 5.9 and. 6.3 seconds on road tests, pretty good or a 4,000 pound car.

awesome...thanks!

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08-05-12, 02:30 AM

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hmmm, I thought they need 6.7 seconds to get from 0 to 100km/h. The 04-06 are a bit faster though.

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08-05-12, 04:26 AM

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Faster than my Prius...

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08-05-12, 06:43 AM

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Faster than my Prius...

Remember when Al Gore's son got a ticket doing 105 in a Prius?

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08-05-12, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sajack

I have seen 5.9 and. 6.3 seconds on road tests, pretty good or a 4,000 pound car.

The disclaimer from the Lexus website: "Performance capacity figures are for comparison only and were obtained with prototype vehicles by professional drivers using special safety equipment and procedures. Do not attempt."

Cars used in obtaining performance figures are usually base models and carry just enough fuel to complete the test at hand in order to keep weight as low as possible. Even the weight of the test driver is a consideration - you won't find car manufacturers using "Chris Farley" size test drivers.

I remember back about 20 years ago when one of the car magazines tried to reproduce the manufacturer's performance figures for the early LS400 like the one I had. They actually came pretty close but only by using techniques an average owner would not know about and which no sane owner would dream of using if he wanted his car's drivetrain to last very long. Real world accelleration times are routinely more than 10% longer that those advertised by car manufacturers.

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08-10-12, 01:19 PM

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oh well, who wants to race with his LS430 anyway. We are not BMW drivers, are we? We just got back from Germany and BMW drivers are most of the time the ones with a heavy right foot.

And BTW, I only saw 2 Lexus IS200 and 1 Lexus 2GS in our 480 miles journey. We were the only Lexus LS430 on the Autobahn

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08-10-12, 02:45 PM

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And BTW, I only saw 2 Lexus IS200 and 1 Lexus 2GS in our 480 miles journey. We were the only Lexus LS430 on the Autobahn

I would have thought the bimmers would have been in the.shops...

My LS can do 60mph in 4.9s... downhill...

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08-10-12, 08:06 PM

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The Stig or having a Flux Capacitor installed might help too. Oh wait, that is after 88 MPH

Some additional data:

http://www.zeroto60times.com/Lexus-0-60-mph-Times.html

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Lexus LS 0 to 60 mph Times & Quarter Mile Times

1990 Lexus LS 400 0-60 mph 8.0 Quarter mile 15.9

1992 Lexus LS 400 0-60 mph 7.9 Quarter mile 15.8

1993 Lexus LS 400 0-60 mph 8.1 Quarter mile 16.0

1995 Lexus LS 400 0-60 mph 7.3 Quarter mile 15.3

1997 Lexus LS 400 0-60 mph 6.9 Quarter mile 15.0

1998 Lexus LS 400 0-60 mph 6.2 Quarter mile 14.8

1999 Lexus LS 400 0-60 mph 6.2 Quarter mile 14.6

2001 Lexus LS 430 0-60 mph 6.6 Quarter mile 14.6

2007 Lexus LS 460L 0-60 mph 6.1 Quarter mile 14.4

2008 Lexus LS 600hL 0-60 mph 5.3 Quarter Mile 13.6

2010 Lexus LS 460 Sport 0-60 mph 5.9 Quarter Mile 14.2

Last edited by RA40; 08-10-12 at 10:19 PM. Reason: Additional data

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08-11-12, 11:50 AM

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Anything less than 15 seconds in the quarter mile ain't bad for a 4,000 pound luxury car. I know the "seat of the pants" feel of my car is pretty darn good. I'm happy.

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