Lexus to stretch flagship sedan; LS 460 also will offer industry's first hybrid V-8
07-01-05, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by TJW98LS
I'm going to have to agree with that. The number have been based on engine size since production, so I'm sure they wont call it a 600h UNLESS it has a 6.0L V8....
GS450h = 3.5 V6 + hybrid motors
RX400h = 3.3 V6 + hybrid motors
07-01-05, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Inabj2
I disagree It sounds like false advertising id rather they call it a LS460h. LS600h sounds like a 6 liter plus hybrid!
Lexus always name their hybrid according to it's power equivalent to a gasoline engine. Hence RX400h is a 3.3 litre V6 mated to hybrid motor, with performance ~= a 4.0 litre gasoline engine, & GS450h with 3.5 litre V6 with hybrid , with performance ~= a 4.5 litre gasoline engine. There's nothing misleading about that.
07-01-05, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by jrock65
There is no way that the LS600h will have a 6.0 V8 plus hybrid motors. It's most likely the 4.6 V8 plus hybrid motors.
GS450h = 3.5 V6 + hybrid motors
RX400h = 3.3 V6 + hybrid motors
GS450h = 3.5 V6 + hybrid motors
RX400h = 3.3 V6 + hybrid motors
my bad guys, when did they make a GS450h????
07-01-05, 11:01 AM
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other people is right, lexus always name their hybrids according to power, not the engine size. i agree though, this could be a bit misleading. but what else can lexus do. if they put in a v6 hybrid but call it the gs350h, people will jus think it's a slow v6. but the performance could be far superior. lexus has to justify it one way or the other
07-01-05, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by AmethySC
That's definitely incorrect.
Lexus always name their hybrid according to it's power equivalent to a gasoline engine. Hence RX400h is a 3.3 litre V6 mated to hybrid motor, with performance ~= a 4.0 litre gasoline engine, & GS450h with 3.5 litre V6 with hybrid , with performance ~= a 4.5 litre gasoline engine. There's nothing misleading about that.
Lexus always name their hybrid according to it's power equivalent to a gasoline engine. Hence RX400h is a 3.3 litre V6 mated to hybrid motor, with performance ~= a 4.0 litre gasoline engine, & GS450h with 3.5 litre V6 with hybrid , with performance ~= a 4.5 litre gasoline engine. There's nothing misleading about that.
Why not call the 300zx Twin turbo a 500zx instead? It has the performance of a 1990 5 liter or more! come on now..
07-01-05, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Inabj2
Why not call the 300zx Twin turbo a 500zx instead? It has the performance of a 1990 5 liter or more! come on now..
07-01-05, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by AmethySC
.they usually associate hybrids only with fuel economy, whereas the Lexus hybrids actually have BOTH higher power AND better fuel economy
to Lexus on that.
07-01-05, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Inabj2
Why not call the 300zx Twin turbo a 500zx instead? It has the performance of a 1990 5 liter or more! come on now..
07-01-05, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by TJW98LS
The RX400h just slipped my mind my bad guys, when did they make a GS450h????
my bad guys, when did they make a GS450h????
07-12-05, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Motor Trent mag is reporting that the next V12 LSS (as they call it) will get a new 8-SPEED tranny to overcome the Mercedes 7G-Tronic.
Hopefully Motor Trend did get this from some other source, so that we now have more than one source that affirm the coming of this new tranny.
So this LSS stands for Lexus Super Shifter or what?
07-13-05, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Motor Trent mag is reporting that the next V12 LSS (as they call it) will get a new 8-SPEED tranny to overcome the Mercedes 7G-Tronic.
