General Car Conversation 2025 - Part 1
Lexus Champion
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From: California
Lexus Champion
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From: Ohio
Now let me tell ya about 12 cyl response.....
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Long Island
it's as good as you can get! there's a reason it's gordon murray's exclusive engine configuration of choice
now we just need to get your W12 into something that weighs like 2500 lbs less and you have a budget mclaren F1 lmao
now we just need to get your W12 into something that weighs like 2500 lbs less and you have a budget mclaren F1 lmao
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Lexus Champion
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From: Ohio
*stares at 3rd W12 engine bought solely for this reason*
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This may change soon 😏
I’ll have to check because I think I accidentally turned off the auto power folding mirrors when doors lock so I have to go back in and reenable it.
LOL what were you driving?
You have the 4.7 V8. Sweet!!
I think we're done with cars for a while lol, but oh I can't even imagine that Caddy...
@BayeauxLex LOL I never claimed to be able to hang with any X7 lol. But lol that 2.0t X3 got its *** handed to it on a 90-115MPH little stunt at xmas when we were traveling.
@BayeauxLex LOL I never claimed to be able to hang with any X7 lol. But lol that 2.0t X3 got its *** handed to it on a 90-115MPH little stunt at xmas when we were traveling.
You have the 4.7 V8. Sweet!!
Lexus Champion
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 17,019
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From: Knoxville, TN
Can you explain to me what I'm feeling or not feeling in MY car if I take off? I have never understood this.
You car is ludicrous but even the NA M113 is a torque monster. Just one stab of the gas, no downshift (so you remain in a high gear) and the speedo swings way up lol, around town for example. I also love using second gear start. Lexus should have offered this with the LS since the beginning.
LX! It's got pretty good highway legs for what it is, and is ideally geared. The 6 speed is at least. These mainstream 2.0ts run out of steam up top as we've discussed. A big V8 never runs out of steam like that.
Lexus Champion
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From: Ohio
Okay.... I still don't get it. What exactly does it feel like?
Can you explain to me what I'm feeling or not feeling in MY car if I take off? I have never understood this.
You car is ludicrous but even the NA M113 is a torque monster. Just one stab of the gas, no downshift (so you remain in a high gear) and the speedo swings way up lol, around town for example. I also love using second gear start. Lexus should have offered this with the LS since the beginning.
LX! It's got pretty good highway legs for what it is, and is ideally geared. The 6 speed is at least. These mainstream 2.0ts run out of steam up top as we've discussed. A big V8 never runs out of steam like that.
Can you explain to me what I'm feeling or not feeling in MY car if I take off? I have never understood this.
You car is ludicrous but even the NA M113 is a torque monster. Just one stab of the gas, no downshift (so you remain in a high gear) and the speedo swings way up lol, around town for example. I also love using second gear start. Lexus should have offered this with the LS since the beginning.
LX! It's got pretty good highway legs for what it is, and is ideally geared. The 6 speed is at least. These mainstream 2.0ts run out of steam up top as we've discussed. A big V8 never runs out of steam like that.
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Apr 2012
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Likes: 460
From: Long Island
Okay.... I still don't get it. What exactly does it feel like?
Can you explain to me what I'm feeling or not feeling in MY car if I take off? I have never understood this.
You car is ludicrous but even the NA M113 is a torque monster. Just one stab of the gas, no downshift (so you remain in a high gear) and the speedo swings way up lol, around town for example. I also love using second gear start. Lexus should have offered this with the LS since the beginning.
Can you explain to me what I'm feeling or not feeling in MY car if I take off? I have never understood this.
You car is ludicrous but even the NA M113 is a torque monster. Just one stab of the gas, no downshift (so you remain in a high gear) and the speedo swings way up lol, around town for example. I also love using second gear start. Lexus should have offered this with the LS since the beginning.
car and driver got nearly 5 sec quicker 0-100 mph and trapped about 20 mph higher in the 1/4 mile test
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...500-road-test/
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...amg-road-test/
to take off from a dig you actually need to be very careful and deliberate with the pedal inputs since 1st gear is always almost too much for the tires to handle, so one thing you're not feeling is the back constantly fighting for traction and the esp repeatedly kicking in lol
Lexus Champion
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From: Ohio
imagine an N/A M113 with even more low end torque and that's like 9 litres lol... you can feel the back of the car kind of squirming and shimmying around as the tires are basically being overwhelmed, when it's cold out like this even half throttle in 2nd will make the car dance a bit
car and driver got nearly 5 sec quicker 0-100 mph and trapped about 20 mph higher in the 1/4 mile test
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...500-road-test/
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...amg-road-test/
to take off from a dig you actually need to be very careful and deliberate with the pedal inputs since 1st gear is always almost too much for the tires to handle, so one thing you're not feeling is the back constantly fighting for traction and the esp repeatedly kicking in lol
car and driver got nearly 5 sec quicker 0-100 mph and trapped about 20 mph higher in the 1/4 mile test
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...500-road-test/
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...amg-road-test/
to take off from a dig you actually need to be very careful and deliberate with the pedal inputs since 1st gear is always almost too much for the tires to handle, so one thing you're not feeling is the back constantly fighting for traction and the esp repeatedly kicking in lol
You can't floor a 113k in first
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Long Island
You can't floor a 113k in first
i just like to imagine what if they used the 7 speed that was already in regular use throughout the lineup