General Car Conversation 2024 - part 1
#872
Lexus Champion
Great vehicle for a long highway trip, especially with a lane centering feature like they have now. The separation of the body from the frame gives you more isolation from road noise, which is the one area the LS isn't that well insulated from so that makes sense. Definitely more wind rush though at speeds above 70, thats just a function of the much higher drag.
I get it if you're a sedan person, but an LX is only 197-200 inches long. That's shorter than your car. We have huge roads here but never once have I thought "I'm driving too big of a vehicle."
That's another thing I love about it, absolute 3 ton tank but tidy dimensions in some ways.
Last edited by AJT123; 01-29-24 at 06:11 PM.
#873
Lexus Fanatic
In the LX the mirror wind or whatever doesn't get louder at 70, I specifically checked for it after you asked about it. It stays silent. We were whispering at 85 from the front to the back seat testing it. It's crazy how quiet it is, I think it's quieter than the Denali. Denali you actually can hear wind around the mirrors, but it's not bothersome.
I get it if you're a sedan person, but an LX is only 197-200 inches long. That's shorter than your car.
That's another thing I love about it, absolute 3 ton tank but tidy dimensions in some ways.
That's another thing I love about it, absolute 3 ton tank but tidy dimensions in some ways.
of the LX570s I have driven
#875
Lexus Champion
Yonali
It’s not the length it’s just the overall size of it, the weight, the width, just not a vehicle that’s as easy to drive as a sedan. Just not my thing for every day driving. I have not driven the new one and I will, but that QX80 reminded me a lot
of the LX570s I have driven
It’s not the length it’s just the overall size of it, the weight, the width, just not a vehicle that’s as easy to drive as a sedan. Just not my thing for every day driving. I have not driven the new one and I will, but that QX80 reminded me a lot
of the LX570s I have driven
In any case it’s not my favorite, though at least it has a powerful V8. Off road these are useless.
#876
Lexus Fanatic
It is larger, about 8-10 inches longer. 10 inches doesn’t change the fundamental feel of the type of vehicle it is, like I said it reminds me a lot of the LX570 I’ve driven. Suburbans, Yukons etc feel
similar too, although they (and the LX) track way better.
similar too, although they (and the LX) track way better.
#878
Lexus Fanatic
I like the Nissan Armada. It’s so cool. Made in Japan Nissan with a V8. I’m not sure if it has full time 4WD but that would make it even better. Even more epic if didn’t have stupid start stop shutoff
#879
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
wheelbase of qx80 is 9" longer than lx570.
#880
Lexus Champion
Yeah it ain't no LX. They have really nice details inside, though. But they're useless off road. I wish I could find that Youtube video of an incline that an Outback made it up that the QX80 couldn't, even with a low range. That's just pathetic.
#881
Lexus Champion
@Striker223 lookin good! I got the Mercedes washed yesterday and got the Pacifica washed today.
The TDI was only quickly vacuumed and marked for things I think I can correct out, not looking for perfect just passable. I NEED to weld on a muffler of some type since right now it's a rolling noise complaint with a 3 inch pipe and 5 inch tip. Turbo sound is fun and all but not constantly, it needs at minimum a way to valve it quiet
#882
Lead Lap
#883
Lexus Test Driver
back when i was slingin' the yotas i remember some guy came in to look at a sequoia, he'd had several armadas before and got all agitated at how a similarly spec'd sequoia came out to several hundred $ more per month... it took a fair bit of restraint to not just go well NO S **T! they may both be large V8 SUVs made by a japanese manufacturer but it's like comparing a fresh pizzeria slice to a frozen digiorno
#885
Lexus Fanatic
The one I had was a base model with fake wood and not a lot of features, but they can be very nice when optioned up.