Lexus TX coming
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The lack of a full time system is the only reason I wouldn't purchase a Sequoia. My wife would never put it in 4WD, so essentially she'd be driving around a RWD vehicle all the time.
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This is exactly my reason as well....the wife would be confused on when or when not to engage 4wd. Such a huge oversight IMHO.
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Hopefully Toyota reads this!
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Hopefully one day Lexus will put out a car like 4GS that can compete German's. This TX has been surfacing since.. before I got my GX. Lol. Seeing what they did with the LX, I can't see anything coming that can compete German's SUVs. IMO they target totally different groups.
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If you compare this system to what was available at that same time from companies like Audi, Acura, BMW, Mercedes, Infiniti--or even non-luxury brands like Subaru and Mitsubishi--those all actually feel like they're AWD when you're driving them. The RX (which I owned for 12 years) almost never feels like anything other than than FWD Camry that it very nearly is.
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This really makes no sense. No possible way to turn off a full time awd system.
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To disable TRAC (2WD models only)
If the vehicle gets stuck in fresh snow or mud, TRAC may reduce power
from the engine to the wheels. You may need to turn the system off to
enable you to rock the vehicle in order to free the vehicle.
Push the button to turn off TRAC.
The TRAC OFF indicator light should come on.
Push the button again to turn the system back on.
If the vehicle gets stuck in fresh snow or mud, TRAC may reduce power
from the engine to the wheels. You may need to turn the system off to
enable you to rock the vehicle in order to free the vehicle.
Push the button to turn off TRAC.
The TRAC OFF indicator light should come on.
Push the button again to turn the system back on.
Back in the day, someone on here did an experiment where they stuck 1x2s through the spokes of both rear wheels of their RX while it was on a lift. With the transmission in drive, they had to rev the engine past 2500 rpm before even a slight creaking was heard from the rear drive applying pressure to the wood, front tires spinning happily the entire time. When they repeated the experiment with the front wheels similarly blocked, simply touching the accelerator pedal caused the 1x2s to shatter instantly.
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It was added right at the end of the 2nd generation, and at the same time added an "AWD Lock" button which forced the VSC to intervene to the maximum extent possible. But for the 2RX, only FWD models had the TC/VSC off button until at least 2008. Trust me, my 2007 did NOT have it. There was a blank where it should have been. Here is an excerpt from the manual (emphasis mine):
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Toyota listed “cut off” switch right in the brochure for the 2nd gen.
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lol really? I do not have one on my 2004, they must have changed something on the 2008 model
To put an alternate spin on it, my snowblower (a 24" Ariens) generates 25% more torque than my RX was capable of sending to the rear axle without manipulation by the braking system.
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I didn't own a Highlander, and we are talking about the RX. But since you continue to press the issue, here is one of my posts from thirteen years ago:
Again, none of this changes the theory of operation of the RX's AWD system. It is 95:5 by default, and if the VSC system applies significant enough braking force to the front wheels, can shift to as much as 75:25. That is pathetic compared to pretty much any other AWD system available at the time. Audi was 50:50 by default, BMW was 40:60, Acura was 70:30. Literally no one (at the time, and perhaps in all of history) made a "full-time AWD" system that was so limited in how much power could be directed to the non-primary axle.
To put an alternate spin on it, my snowblower (a 24" Ariens) generates 25% more torque than my RX was capable of sending to the rear axle without manipulation by the braking system.
Again, none of this changes the theory of operation of the RX's AWD system. It is 95:5 by default, and if the VSC system applies significant enough braking force to the front wheels, can shift to as much as 75:25. That is pathetic compared to pretty much any other AWD system available at the time. Audi was 50:50 by default, BMW was 40:60, Acura was 70:30. Literally no one (at the time, and perhaps in all of history) made a "full-time AWD" system that was so limited in how much power could be directed to the non-primary axle.
To put an alternate spin on it, my snowblower (a 24" Ariens) generates 25% more torque than my RX was capable of sending to the rear axle without manipulation by the braking system.
The AWD RX 350 model is improved with the addition of a viscous limited-slip center differential, which enhances drivability in all types of driving conditions. The full-time AWD system provides a constant 50/50 front-to-rear power split.
The way you described it with 95;5 but VSC doing all the power transfers seems at odds with what Toyota used to do. But you are right.
for what it’s worth…I don’t have have any traction or VSC OFF button on either of my SUVs.
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Wow, rumors that forthcoming high riding Crown SUV will be 3 row and V6 powered hybrid with RWD-based AWD.
Lexus TX the upmarket version.
Lexus TX the upmarket version.