RX 330 and Lexus - Predictions
12-19-02, 10:05 PM
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RX 330 and Lexus - Predictions
ClubLexus has its advantages...Like meeting people and making contacts with others that make our existence more interesting. Sometimes, though, the wheel of fortune spins and the fates smile on you.
Sometimes you are blessed with a chance to make contact with someone who has specific knowledge that is of particular interest to you. I got lucky.
I'm going to share some of this with you.
2004-2005 RX 330:
• Lexus RX330 will be out by April
• Within 12 months after launch, the RX330 Hybrid will be available.
• The RX 330 Hybrid will outrun every current Lexus with a 0-60 time of around 5.5 sec.
• The RX 330 Hybrid will exceed 40 mpg.
• All this means that the RX 330 Hybrid can burn 1 tank of gas and leave most cars (burning 2 tanks of gas) eating its hybridized dust.
Lexus, 2004 and beyond:
• The I-6 will be discontinued.
• The new IS will have a 330 V-6. Unclear if it the same engine from the RX or not.
• A 400 hp hybrid engine is already a done deal for sports cars/coupes.
• By 2007, hybrid engines will be an option on all Lexus models.
• Lexus will not engage in a horsepower war with other car manufacturers, but is changing direction and will lead the industry to high output hybrid and fuel cell engines that will kick some butt, save gas and be enviromentally friendly.
• Oh, Lexus doesn't want the public to know all this...yet.
Happy Holidays!
Sometimes you are blessed with a chance to make contact with someone who has specific knowledge that is of particular interest to you. I got lucky.
I'm going to share some of this with you.
2004-2005 RX 330:
• Lexus RX330 will be out by April
• Within 12 months after launch, the RX330 Hybrid will be available.
• The RX 330 Hybrid will outrun every current Lexus with a 0-60 time of around 5.5 sec.
• The RX 330 Hybrid will exceed 40 mpg.
• All this means that the RX 330 Hybrid can burn 1 tank of gas and leave most cars (burning 2 tanks of gas) eating its hybridized dust.
Lexus, 2004 and beyond:
• The I-6 will be discontinued.
• The new IS will have a 330 V-6. Unclear if it the same engine from the RX or not.
• A 400 hp hybrid engine is already a done deal for sports cars/coupes.
• By 2007, hybrid engines will be an option on all Lexus models.
• Lexus will not engage in a horsepower war with other car manufacturers, but is changing direction and will lead the industry to high output hybrid and fuel cell engines that will kick some butt, save gas and be enviromentally friendly.
• Oh, Lexus doesn't want the public to know all this...yet.
Happy Holidays!
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12-19-02, 11:21 PM
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Interesting. Don't you think the 40 mpg figure is a little high though?
I expect no more than about 30 mpg. And that's a lot of improvement!
Oh and you forgot...
• In three years, hybrids will become the largest type of RX engine.
• Afterwards, they run with a perfect operational record.
• The hybrid RX funding bill is passed.
• The system goes on-line on August 4th, 2007.
• Human decisions are removed from engine choice.
• RXs begin to learn, at a geometric rate.
• They becomes self-aware at 2:14 am, eastern time, August 29th.
• In a panic, they try to pull the plug.
I expect no more than about 30 mpg. And that's a lot of improvement!
Oh and you forgot...
• In three years, hybrids will become the largest type of RX engine.
• Afterwards, they run with a perfect operational record.
• The hybrid RX funding bill is passed.
• The system goes on-line on August 4th, 2007.
• Human decisions are removed from engine choice.
• RXs begin to learn, at a geometric rate.
• They becomes self-aware at 2:14 am, eastern time, August 29th.
• In a panic, they try to pull the plug.
12-19-02, 11:37 PM
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Originally posted by xsfo
Interesting. Don't you think the 40 mpg figure is a little high though?
I expect no more than about 30 mpg. And that's a lot of improvement!
Interesting. Don't you think the 40 mpg figure is a little high though?
I expect no more than about 30 mpg. And that's a lot of improvement!
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...834#post427834 (this is from about two months ago)
Last edited by JAC JZS; 01-05-03 at 06:24 AM.
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