Rx350 ?
10-29-05, 09:00 PM
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Rx350 ?
Does anyone know if and when the RX is getting the 3.5 liter engine? Is anyone holding off buying the RX330 for the RX350 as the 3.5 is far superior in power and fuel economy.
10-31-05, 09:29 AM
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Confirmation
Does anyone have any real confirmation of there being a 350 in developement? I've seen rumors, but nothing even remotely official.
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DocTDC
Also, anyone have any idea what pricing might be like?
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DocTDC
Also, anyone have any idea what pricing might be like?
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Over here in Switzerland, the RX300 (we don't have the 330) is not being delivered anymore. It will be replaced by the RX350 in the beginning of 2006. Everybody who still has a RX300 on order will get a 350. 
11-04-05, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by swisslexusclub
Over here in Switzerland, the RX300 (we don't have the 330) is not being delivered anymore. It will be replaced by the RX350 in the beginning of 2006. Everybody who still has a RX300 on order will get a 350.
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The 3.5L V6 used on the FWD and RWD Toyota/Lexus shared the same structure, displacement, borexstroke. The main difference is the higher output one benefits from direct injection.
The reason they keep the 3.0L engine in Europe and Asia (not even Japan has the 3.3L engine for the non-hybrid RX/Harrier. They do have a 2.4L though) is that their registration fee varies based on engine displacement, and usually brackets in every 500 c.c. The larger the displacement, the more you have to pay annually. The 3.0L will put you in the 2.501 to 3L bracket, while the 3.5L will put you in the next higher bracket. They should revise the policy as the old "larger displacement = lower gas mileage" concept is no longer necessarily true.
That's why we don't see too many American built car in those countries. And yes, the 1.3L twin-rotary RX7 and RX8 are taking the advantage of it, even they swallow gasoline like crazy.
The reason they keep the 3.0L engine in Europe and Asia (not even Japan has the 3.3L engine for the non-hybrid RX/Harrier. They do have a 2.4L though) is that their registration fee varies based on engine displacement, and usually brackets in every 500 c.c. The larger the displacement, the more you have to pay annually. The 3.0L will put you in the 2.501 to 3L bracket, while the 3.5L will put you in the next higher bracket. They should revise the policy as the old "larger displacement = lower gas mileage" concept is no longer necessarily true.
That's why we don't see too many American built car in those countries. And yes, the 1.3L twin-rotary RX7 and RX8 are taking the advantage of it, even they swallow gasoline like crazy.
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11-04-05, 09:13 AM
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185678
In the above, they were talking about the next generation RAV4 coming out with a 3.5 L V6 with 269 hp.
My only question is why Lexus did not come out with the hp upgrades sooner.
In the above, they were talking about the next generation RAV4 coming out with a 3.5 L V6 with 269 hp.
My only question is why Lexus did not come out with the hp upgrades sooner.