I think V8 TT will come - given time.
However, the atmos' throttle response & torque curve will still be sadly missed.
Life is often a compromise.
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Now this is a much better way to put it and I agree. I hope they don't make the LSF the only V8 optioned LS.

 

FYI, maybe everyone can stop whining about the lack of a V8 at launch. No reason the LS would not get this updated drivetrain options from the LC, even if slightly detuned.

 

Food for thought
5.0 offers 468 horsepower and 391
Current TTV6 figures are 415 horsepower and 442 lb-ft of torque.

 

Not sure what you mean. Did you read the article, 600hp TT V8 going in the F version of the LC, even if detuned the LS could find itself with a 550hp TT V8.

 

New Car and Driver article.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...sected-feature

 

I agree, without a V8 it's a wannabe flagship in the mold of the CT6 and Continental.

But the bigger question, will they make a non-sport one?

I agree that 4.0 V8 is the ideal size due to displacement taxes in Europe and why even Mercedes is moving in that direction with their new 4 V8 tt for the upcoming S refresh at 474 HP I think.

I read the article on the pricing for the LC and that's ludicrous. Think about this: the S8 at over 600 HP books for $116k.

Here is the engine lineup they should have done:

3.0 V6 tt @ 360 HP or the existing 3.5 @ 415 HP
4.0 V8 tt @ 475 HP (call this the LS 560 since they already messed up the nomenclature).
4.0 V8 tt @ 600 HP for the F

 

Lexus released a four cylinder turbo only a few years ago.
Lexus is about to release a 3.5 V6 TT.
Give them some time, and they will have a 4.0 V8 TT.

Electric vehicles will take sometime to become mainstream.
TMC knows that hydrogen infrastructure will take a long time to establish.

Thus meantime, I'm sure you'll see a full line up of small capacity turbos, even with electric compressors to facilitate the exhaust driven turbos, and large battery capacity larger electric motor plug-in PHEV hybrids.
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On contrary I don't see any appeal in neutered turbo V8.

 

A 600hp tt small V8 will be too high strung for a luxury car. Something in the range of 475-500 hp range is more appropriate for normal driving. Although anything over 300hp is more than adequate, but you know competition.

 

It's depend on the weight of the vehicle.
No matter how many active and passive safety features you put in a car, the weight is always the number one safety factor.
Normally, flagship car should carry more weight, and need more power to drive it.
Like Mercedes S600 is not faster than S550, but it definitely need that power to drive it properly.

If the power and torque is very high, the engine and transmission materiel should be very special on torque and heat resistance, and the cost will be skyrocket high, this is why high-end car is so expensive.

 

I think he is talking about how the smaller displacement engine will feel/sound when boosted to 600hp. For these, the highest hp I tried was the Audi A8 and S6, both felt and sound great but were also south of 500hp.

I also own a 4.7 liter twin turbo (Mercedes GL OE tuned) which is just around 500 hp and that also felt fine, smooth, no lag, low and glass-like idle, quiet. But 4.7 might not be considered small displacement.

The Audi S8 had 600 hp from 4.0 liters, anyone drove that? Know of any others?

 

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...this-fall.html

GS F will be 4.0 V8 TT with 550 BHP.

 

Yeah I read that, although it has since been refuted. Still that article never mentioned a non-sport one.

Mercedes is pushing out a 4 V8 tt @ 470+ HP to replace the 4.7 for the S and others. Audi is upping its 4.0 liter as well in the new A8 4.0t.

Lexus is losing this race. They're already behind and if they don't release one, then it would be safe to say that they gave up in this class and are comfortable in the realm of the CT6 and Continental. Nothing wrong that, but it's not in the same class as the Germans.

 

Sorry, a sure to start over $80k LS500 is not "in the same league" as a $45,000 to start FWD Taurus based Continental or a $55k to start 4cyl base CT6 simply because it only has TTV6 lol. The vast majority of flagships sold now are 6 cyl power, that's just something we've got to accept.

In the same class as the Germans? Perhaps not but then was it ever really? When the LS only had V8 power and the Germans had base V8s and available V12s did it not compete then? Nobody who owns a German car would think so. It rarely gets mentioned alongside those cars, and never has. It's always been smaller, cheaper. Doesn't mean it only compares to cars that start $30,000 cheaper than it is however.

It'll overlap the higher trims of those cars, the G90, and the lower trims of the German cars just like it always has.