GS300 ECT - PWR vs. Normal Mode
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Originally Posted by azmike
My experience is more agressive, more power in PWR but better gas mileage in NRML.
I did take it on the highway for the first time today. (I had a demo on the highway - but first time for my car). The extra HP/torque + 6 speed make a lot of difference. Feels rock-solid at 100mph. The car is eager to go from 60-80 and doesn't feel like it is straining to make the sprint.
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Originally Posted by flipside909
That is definitely a good suggestion.
Definitely right. The tranny is intelligent as the name implies = ECT-i (Electronically Controlled Transmission w/Intelligence). Fuzzy logic technology works!
Definitely right. The tranny is intelligent as the name implies = ECT-i (Electronically Controlled Transmission w/Intelligence). Fuzzy logic technology works!
As Rockville said, for Gen 3, Lexus must have been listening to the performance enthusiasts and the Software prop-heads delivered!!!
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Originally Posted by Sandman
Do you have any gas mileage figures to share? I haven't driven enough miles yet to know.
I did take it on the highway for the first time today. (I had a demo on the highway - but first time for my car). The extra HP/torque + 6 speed make a lot of difference. Feels rock-solid at 100mph. The car is eager to go from 60-80 and doesn't feel like it is straining to make the sprint.
I did take it on the highway for the first time today. (I had a demo on the highway - but first time for my car). The extra HP/torque + 6 speed make a lot of difference. Feels rock-solid at 100mph. The car is eager to go from 60-80 and doesn't feel like it is straining to make the sprint.
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Originally Posted by Sandman
Yes but the Gen 2 GS had ECT-i and Fuzzy Logic. But comparatively speaking you wouldn't know it.
As Rockville said, for Gen 3, Lexus must have been listening to the performance enthusiasts and the Software prop-heads delivered!!!
As Rockville said, for Gen 3, Lexus must have been listening to the performance enthusiasts and the Software prop-heads delivered!!!
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Originally Posted by flipside909
Well you can put me in any Toyota/Lexus product and I can tell the difference in shift patterns for ECT NORM and PWR modes. I still remember the first car I have ever driven with the ECT PWR and a seperate ECT NORM switch. It was my uncle's 1986 Toyota Camry. Since then i've had a 1995 Avalon XLS with the ECT PWR switch and now my 04 IS w/the same switch. Lexus did a great job of improving on the ECT PWR shift programs for the 06 GS.
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