Why isn't Lexus adding IS/GS/LS based CUVs?
Less ruggedness
More sportiness
Less wheel fender gap
Rear wheel drive
Dual or Quad exhausts
Hatch or wagon
V6 turbo
Factory 20s & 275 Michelin PSS
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Yes this would make the most sense. Something like the Mercedes GL class of SUV.
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And as an A4 owner I can vouch for the fact that virtually no one who enjoys driving buys one without Quattro. There was a guy in the Audi forum that hated his '17 A4 and traded it after a few months because he bought FWD. I seem to remember he had wheelspin on takeoff. With the newer models, Audi has tweaked their suspensions and Quattro to replicate what is close to the handling of a RWD car.
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Does anyone know if the RWD German SUVs use a traditional mechanical 4WD or have they gone to an electronic set up with out a mechanical link. Same thing with RX and MDX. I thought Lexus uses an electronic motor for 4WD in the RX. Can anyone help?
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It's only the RX hybrid that uses an electric motor to drive the rear wheels. The RX350 still uses a mechanical link to the rear wheels.
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The RX450h and NX300h are the only ones with that setup.
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