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Old May 27, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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Default Loud Beast...
...am I alone on this one.

At Wide open throttle ...Seems louder than my

GS400, Talon AWD Turbo, and V6 camry combined.

Just seems odd to me that a 50K LuxHybrid sounds like a Schoolbus at full throttle?
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Old May 28, 2007 | 07:25 AM
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It's due to the CVT.... motorboating.

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Old May 28, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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yea.. i noticed it since the beginning..
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