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Edmunds' Inside Line Drive the 450h

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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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Default Edmunds' Inside Line Drive the 450h

2010 Lexus RX 450h
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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A 10% weight gain for a hybrid vehicle. This is a little hard to understand. I wonder what the additional fuel economy would have been with a similiar vehicle weight to the 400h.
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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200 or so pounds of the weight gain was new suspension.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 10:58 AM
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450 + poounds? jesus!!! it probably can't handle, plus all that weight means more tire wear
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