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#5491
I watched a Mercedes promo video for the early 90s SL recently. And they tested it in Death Valley.
#5492
Lexus Champion
That works very very well, I also do that if it's crazy hot out and I'm driving the black car.
#5493
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
my santa fe a/c is very good.
the lc500 a/c is also very good but certainly not silent like has been mentioned of other cars here, lol.
#5494
This. I’ve driven through Death Valley following fleets of prototype BMWs undergoing tests on their AC systems. The idea that they only design them for German summers (which can get very hot), is frankly ridiculous.
#5495
Lexus Champion
Link or was it a tape or something?
#5497
Lead Lap
They apparently also figured out that their competitors offered cupholders as standard. I like driving in Germany. Drivers are generally disciplined and good. I know their rules. Driving in the US sucks. May as well give them cupholders since they will probably stack the car anyway.
#5498
Lexus Test Driver
I would imagine that they sell a fair number of cars to places like Dubai, so having really good A/C would be super important.
But i guess at some point the decision to approve the design was made by a German who wasn't thinking about that.
But i guess at some point the decision to approve the design was made by a German who wasn't thinking about that.
#5499
Lexus Champion
Dubai is INSANE. 115 degrees with ridiculous humidity. People have water chillers instead of water heaters.
#5500
Lexus Fanatic
They do now, but that was not always the case. That's why a few manufacturers, like Lexus and GM, had noticeably better A/C than other brands.
#5501
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
So there is some truth to this. When I had my coding done, the guy activated the hot market climate program, designed for areas like Saudi Arabia, and the difference is huge. It’s a deep freeze in there.
#5502
Lexus Fanatic
#5503
Lexus Champion
Thanks, AJT. I think you understood my point....not everyone did. And it wasn't just German cars that were a little weak in that department. The A/C units in older Ford and Chrysler vehicles, for a time, also lagged behind GM....as did those in older Hyundais and Kias.
Also the only cooled seats I’ve ever actually felt at all, that actually blow cold air and work were in a GM product. They’re useless in both Lexuses.
#5504
Lexus Champion
Thanks, AJT. I think you understood my point....not everyone did. And it wasn't just German cars that were a little weak in that department. The A/C units in older Ford and Chrysler vehicles, for a time, also lagged behind GM....as did those in older Hyundais and Kias.
#5505
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
Thanks, AJT. I think you understood my point....not everyone did. And it wasn't just German cars that were a little weak in that department. The A/C units in older Ford and Chrysler vehicles, for a time, also lagged behind GM....as did those in older Hyundais and Kias.