2022 Lexus LX600 (4th gen)
08-26-21 | 08:57 AM
#31
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No kidding sir! I love my SUVs, I don't have one like yours but I finally took my new 4R out on a long trip...amazing! No 10 speeds to keep shifting, no auto stop start to annoy me...a BIG 4.0 liter V6 is what I got, it always has enough juice...always in a good gear....there is SO MUCH room inside....everything works as advertised. Anyways, back the new LX...I'd be more happy if they carried over the 5.7 V8 to tell you the truth
LS430 was better than the 460 from everything I have read and heard.
Nice..glad you like the looks I love the looks haven't seen the new refresh as of yet....but every time I see a LS500, I wish I had one....I guess the low sales numbers makes it even more special when you see them
LS430 was better than the 460 from everything I have read and heard.
Nice..glad you like the looks I love the looks haven't seen the new refresh as of yet....but every time I see a LS500, I wish I had one....I guess the low sales numbers makes it even more special when you see them
They definitely should offer the V8 as the entry level option. With less weight and a new transmission, FE should improve somewhat. They could detune it to 375hp to give it a bit more separation between the TTV6
08-26-21 | 09:31 AM
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Or just keep the current 381hp V8 as the entry level. That thing ain't broke...no need for fixing.
08-26-21 | 11:28 AM
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That engine is way too inefficient to keep around
08-26-21 | 11:32 AM
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Of course it is but majority of owners wouldn't mind, I'm sure this ttV6 is a beast..... but that whole sound and feel thing of the current one, owners love it. Not just for LX, in every application this engine is in it is praised (though yes they mention it's old). FWIW I get 20MPG highway at 70-75.
Toyota claims 6.7 seconds 0-60 with the new one, my guess is they're off by a second. All that extra power and 400lbs less? 6.7 is a sloooowww estimate. If it is 6.7 that's no faster than the V8.
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08-26-21 | 12:30 PM
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It’s not just what owners would or wouldn’t mind. There are also all kinds of fuel economy requirements all over the world and Toyota gets dinged for having. Shocked that inefficient in their lineup. In this day and age there’s just no reason to have such an old and inefficient engine around.
For instance, now that I have a TTV8, I have no interest in a NA V8. The TT is better in every way. Feels faster, smoother and more refined, way more efficient to boot.
For instance, now that I have a TTV8, I have no interest in a NA V8. The TT is better in every way. Feels faster, smoother and more refined, way more efficient to boot.
08-26-21 | 12:33 PM
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Right but you still have 8 cylinders lol, that sound and feel.
08-26-21 | 12:34 PM
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Lexus should have a TTV8, no question.
08-26-21 | 12:47 PM
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08-26-21 | 01:05 PM
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08-26-21 | 01:14 PM
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I don't want anything downsized either. My 5.7 is a beast. It has excellent acceleration up to 100 or so where drag starts to work against it. Sounds as burly as any V8 I've ever heard.
It's apparently an anomaly and I'm the only one who's reported it, but like I said I get 20 MPG HWY. That's good for any heavy BOF, even still today pretty much.
08-26-21 | 03:57 PM
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Start stop, no way but that’s much improved with a 48v mild hybrid.
TTV6 should meet the needs of anybody in this vehicle but the feel won’t be the same.
Last edited by SW17LS; 08-26-21 at 04:17 PM.