vanson350

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I love Lexus reliability but this RX350 F-Sport sucks on the Autobahn. 112mph is all she'll do since the computer shuts her down. I was coming back to my house one afternoon and I had her topped out and a Honda CR-V creeped up on me. I've been passed my minivans too. How embarrassing! It's obvious that this car is not designed for high speed motoring. I don't think I'd want to go much faster than 120mph in this car if it wasn't limited. There is something to be said about German engineering. I think I'll be looking for an Audi Avant to have more fun in on the Autobahn.

Steel28

Wrong vehicle for autobahn

nelsonsc

Oh, and don't you mean an A4 to park by the side of the Autobahn with the hood up and the triangle out?

Actually, I've got a v10 S8 that gets to it's limit of 155 MPH faster than you ought to an sucks down petrol even faster, so yeah, AUDI has it's advantages.

coolsaber

wait why are you limited to 112?

nelsonsc

..that's the way it iz.


http://www.lexus.com/models/RX/speci...rx-350-f-sport

Henry82

Out of curiosity, what's the real top speed of the RX 350? Has anyone removed the electronic limiter and done a top speed test?

blackrx330

It sucks that my wife's minivan can seat 8, averages 28mpg, has 12 cup holders and can do 120mph easily while my Fsport can only do 112mph? I better not let her know about it or I'll never hear the end of it.

JT4

You beat me to it, exactly what I was thinking..

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vlad_a

Newsflash: wagons are more fun to drive than crossovers. You had to go all the way to Europe to figure this out?

rxonmymind

Wow.112. Ouch. Toyota knows what's best for you.
If you want speed there's the American cars Mustang GT500, Dodge Hellcat, Corvette and so forth all ready to make happy 180+ mph. They don't limit you, govern you, or tell you how fast you can drive.
So come the zombie apocalypse and their chasing you in say a OLD 1988 Audi Quattro DO NOT drive any Lexus vehicles.

raylor4

My guess is the RX becomes unstable above 112 MPH, and that's why the governor limits the top end. High center of gravity and suspension design is critical above certain speeds. My opinion, of course.

JT4

I would happen to agree with you.. While the F-Sport feels stable at high speeds and corners pretty well, I'm not too sure I would want to go too far over triple digit speeds in it..

nelsonsc

I've never heard of anyone doing so, but would have a theoretical top speed of 145 MPH based on

270 BHP
29 Inch wheel Diameter
4,343 Lbs
34 Sq ft frontal area
.33 drag coefficient
.61 top gear
4.3 final drive

nelsonsc