So even J300 is going hybrid now. There is no way back.
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LX700 wasn’t a surprised at all. But I wasn’t interested to this car, hybrid or not. My reasons are:
1. Too expensive
The base price is already close to $100K. It you want to get higher trim you can expect at least $120-130K. This is out of my budget. Plus it looks like the car is not much bigger than LC. You still only get 2 rows instead of 3 rows for trail trim.
2. Wait time is too long
Lexus will not allocated too much volume for LX. The previous LX600 wait time was 2-4 years. If you specifically need trail you will probably never get it.
3. No love for aftermarket
Because the car is too rare, you can forget about almost any aftermarket support. I would be more interested in modifying my car in my own way rather than a luxury car I can’t change
4. LX is not for offroad
Many people would challenge me for saying that. But if you look at LX/GX’s approach/departure angle, you will see a major difference comparing to LC. In reality I also rarely see people spending more than $100K are interested to put their car in between rocks and mud, open up to the unavoidable damage to their paint. It is a car to demonstrate status, not choice of lifestyle
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I’m not so sure that CAFE requirements are “driving Toyota to hybrid models.” If in 1985 Toyota could have built an engine that had more than triple the HP and torque of their then-current 4 and 6 cylinder offerings while delivering 50% better mileage, I suspect they would have.
Setting aside the current engines’ fantastic low-end power which is optimal for their intended use, and for some of us the turbo engines’ comparative insensitivity to altitude. And no alternator, those are more or less wear and tear parts in normal ICE engines. Most of us of a certain age have had one go out on us.
All this, according to, Car Care Nut, coming in a package that is still reasonably simple and easy to work on.
These are fantastic engines, which is being lost by the grumpy “if only it still had the 4.0” crowd.
Setting aside the current engines’ fantastic low-end power which is optimal for their intended use, and for some of us the turbo engines’ comparative insensitivity to altitude. And no alternator, those are more or less wear and tear parts in normal ICE engines. Most of us of a certain age have had one go out on us.
All this, according to, Car Care Nut, coming in a package that is still reasonably simple and easy to work on.
These are fantastic engines, which is being lost by the grumpy “if only it still had the 4.0” crowd.
This drivetrain is indeed a triumph. I have more usable torque than my old M156 with the 6.2, from a motor with 33% less cylinders and ~62% reduction in size. CAFE-inspired or not, this is a welcome improvement.
