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You just proved me right. Up a hill and when pushed hard, the 4 cyl growls hard and is not a happy camper. If you are one of the smooth riders, then sure you will not have an issue, but if you like to jump into the freeway with some gas power behind you, you will hear the annoying sound. Not to mention the high revs when the battery is charged well. The V6 just glides down the road. In the UAE, we have roads with 140 Kms and 160 Kms as the speed limit and entering the freeway with the v6 power is just pleasureful. The V4 on the RX is the worst thing money can buy.
PS. Great to meet someone with the same config. My wife on the other hand does not complain on the v4 as she barely pushes the car hard enough.
I also do like the sport toggle bar and not to mention the physical buttons. The only thing that I like about the RX is the silent start and nothing else. Why would a luxury car have V4's is beyond me. If you want to save on gas, get a Toyota. The fact that you are putting in a premium, you should get a smooth aspirated v6. My earlier audi had a v6 Turbo and that was a swift engine in an SUV.
If it hadn't been for the Lexus reliability, Lexus would not have been my choice of car.
PS. Great to meet someone with the same config. My wife on the other hand does not complain on the v4 as she barely pushes the car hard enough.
I also do like the sport toggle bar and not to mention the physical buttons. The only thing that I like about the RX is the silent start and nothing else. Why would a luxury car have V4's is beyond me. If you want to save on gas, get a Toyota. The fact that you are putting in a premium, you should get a smooth aspirated v6. My earlier audi had a v6 Turbo and that was a swift engine in an SUV.
If it hadn't been for the Lexus reliability, Lexus would not have been my choice of car.
A small point that's not central to your message: The four-cylinder is actually an "inline 4," not a "V4." The "V" part refers to the physical shape of how the cylinders are arranged. In a V6 or V8, there are two banks of cylinders, 3 or 4 of them on each side, arranged to face each other in a V (mostly to save space). In an inline 4, the four cylinders are all in a single row.
There's a whole other discussion about how these configurations affect sound and vibration. Inline 4's have some natural vibration, which nearly all modern engines offset with built-in "balance shafts" that create offsetting vibrations to cancel them out. V6's have them too, but they work better than in a Four. There are inline 6-cylinder engines tooBMW''s is beloved and famous, and Mazda has an (apparently flawed) new oneand they are naturally smoother than either inline 4's or V6's. And V8's, bless their nearly extinct little hearts, are naturally smooth too.
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Thanks, asadani. I always enjoy your informative poststhey give a perspective I can't get for myself in the States.
A small point that's not central to your message: The four-cylinder is actually an "inline 4," not a "V4." The "V" part refers to the physical shape of how the cylinders are arranged. In a V6 or V8, there are two banks of cylinders, 3 or 4 of them on each side, arranged to face each other in a V (mostly to save space). In an inline 4, the four cylinders are all in a single row.
There's a whole other discussion about how these configurations affect sound and vibration. Inline 4's have some natural vibration, which nearly all modern engines offset with built-in "balance shafts" that create offsetting vibrations to cancel them out. V6's have them too, but they work better than in a Four. There are inline 6-cylinder engines tooBMW''s is beloved and famous, and Mazda has an (apparently flawed) new oneand they are naturally smoother than either inline 4's or V6's. And V8's, bless their nearly extinct little hearts, are naturally smooth too.
A small point that's not central to your message: The four-cylinder is actually an "inline 4," not a "V4." The "V" part refers to the physical shape of how the cylinders are arranged. In a V6 or V8, there are two banks of cylinders, 3 or 4 of them on each side, arranged to face each other in a V (mostly to save space). In an inline 4, the four cylinders are all in a single row.
There's a whole other discussion about how these configurations affect sound and vibration. Inline 4's have some natural vibration, which nearly all modern engines offset with built-in "balance shafts" that create offsetting vibrations to cancel them out. V6's have them too, but they work better than in a Four. There are inline 6-cylinder engines tooBMW''s is beloved and famous, and Mazda has an (apparently flawed) new oneand they are naturally smoother than either inline 4's or V6's. And V8's, bless their nearly extinct little hearts, are naturally smooth too.
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You just proved me right. Up a hill and when pushed hard, the 4 cyl growls hard and is not a happy camper. If you are one of the smooth riders, then sure you will not have an issue, but if you like to jump into the freeway with some gas power behind you, you will hear the annoying sound. Not to mention the high revs when the battery is charged well. The V6 just glides down the road. In the UAE, we have roads with 140 Kms and 160 Kms as the speed limit and entering the freeway with the v6 power is just pleasureful. The V4 on the RX is the worst thing money can buy.
PS. Great to meet someone with the same config. My wife on the other hand does not complain on the v4 as she barely pushes the car hard enough.
I also do like the sport toggle bar and not to mention the physical buttons. The only thing that I like about the RX is the silent start and nothing else. Why would a luxury car have V4's is beyond me. If you want to save on gas, get a Toyota. The fact that you are putting in a premium, you should get a smooth aspirated v6. My earlier audi had a v6 Turbo and that was a swift engine in an SUV.
If it hadn't been for the Lexus reliability, Lexus would not have been my choice of car.
PS. Great to meet someone with the same config. My wife on the other hand does not complain on the v4 as she barely pushes the car hard enough.
I also do like the sport toggle bar and not to mention the physical buttons. The only thing that I like about the RX is the silent start and nothing else. Why would a luxury car have V4's is beyond me. If you want to save on gas, get a Toyota. The fact that you are putting in a premium, you should get a smooth aspirated v6. My earlier audi had a v6 Turbo and that was a swift engine in an SUV.
If it hadn't been for the Lexus reliability, Lexus would not have been my choice of car.
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I had test-driven the 2022 RX V6 when I was looking for a replacement to my Audi Q5 V6 Turbo. I found the V6 Rx 2022 underwhelming and yes it was noisy as well, but not as much as the 2023 onwards. Probably the RX500h would have been a better buy. I'm currently eyeing the Audi Q6 etron. Some day.
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I had test-driven the 2022 RX V6 when I was looking for a replacement to my Audi Q5 V6 Turbo. I found the V6 Rx 2022 underwhelming and yes it was noisy as well, but not as much as the 2023 onwards. Probably the RX500h would have been a better buy. I'm currently eyeing the Audi Q6 etron. Some day.
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Sorry but I have to say this. The reliability of the Audi is down in the gutter. The car gave me nothing but problems after about 80k kilometers. Everything was expensive, even the brake pad change. Not to mention, the car always had a road noise and that was the differential which the dealer never accepted. The lexus on the same road is quiet. I still look at Audi's, the q6 etron, the etron gt. all are dream cars. but at this moment in my life, I am paying for two lexus's and a home etc. don't have any room for car changes now 
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Sorry but I have to say this. The reliability of the Audi is down in the gutter. The car gave me nothing but problems after about 80k kilometers. Everything was expensive, even the brake pad change. Not to mention, the car always had a road noise and that was the differential which the dealer never accepted. The lexus on the same road is quiet. I still look at Audi's, the q6 etron, the etron gt. all are dream cars. but at this moment in my life, I am paying for two lexus's and a home etc. don't have any room for car changes now
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I had test-driven the 2022 RX V6 when I was looking for a replacement to my Audi Q5 V6 Turbo. I found the V6 Rx 2022 underwhelming and yes it was noisy as well, but not as much as the 2023 onwards. Probably the RX500h would have been a better buy. I'm currently eyeing the Audi Q6 etron. Some day.
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my daughter's q5 turbo went bad with only 5k miles on the car. Then she really had no other issues for the next six years. She's also cruising an X5 now.
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