0-60 really 6.8 seconds?
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0-60 really 6.8 seconds?
I was looking to purchase one of these cars, until i realized going with an 08 model would be better lol
but i was looking at the lexus.com website and it says 0-60 in 6.8 seconds. isnt that a bit slow for a car with 272 horses. Now, i know im not posting in the IS forum with a bunch of teenagers, but has anybody gone to the track and tested it out? just curious.
but i was looking at the lexus.com website and it says 0-60 in 6.8 seconds. isnt that a bit slow for a car with 272 horses. Now, i know im not posting in the IS forum with a bunch of teenagers, but has anybody gone to the track and tested it out? just curious.
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It does seem a bit high to me. The car really doesn't have much bite from a stop (not to mention awful torque steer), but for highway passing purposes the car is sufficient, though it does hesitate when you punch the gas.
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6.x is about right.
I gunned it on a loaner car I had. It felt like 6-7 seconds.
it's nice to abuse when you don't have to pay for the gas in the loaner car.
I gunned it on a loaner car I had. It felt like 6-7 seconds.
it's nice to abuse when you don't have to pay for the gas in the loaner car.
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Same damn transmission to engine to gas pedal disconnect.
Lexus just doesn't seem capable of designing a transmission/drivetrain that gives you the power RIGHT NOW.
They do a lot of other things right but drivetrains are just not their thing!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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No, No, No....you have it all wrong. Your transmission is LEARNING!!
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Been removed for a few weeks and now I have a clearer understanding about this trans problem. I think we’ve been ragging on the wrong guys here, It’s not Lexus, they didn’t design it, it was Toyota that designed and built the silly thing for the Camry and it’s being used for the ES. Toyota did it, get um spot!! Oh-oh I think I’ve gone over to the darkside! Lol
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Yup. I drove the LS460 at the Taste of Lexus event and guess what?
Same damn transmission to engine to gas pedal disconnect.
Lexus just doesn't seem capable of designing a transmission/drivetrain that gives you the power RIGHT NOW.
They do a lot of other things right but drivetrains are just not their thing!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Same damn transmission to engine to gas pedal disconnect.
Lexus just doesn't seem capable of designing a transmission/drivetrain that gives you the power RIGHT NOW.
They do a lot of other things right but drivetrains are just not their thing!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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6.8 seconds? Maybe RX350.
I have driven a ES350. As the owner of a GS400, I'd say 6.8 seconds is a conservative estimate by Lexus. It's not the first time they've done this and I'm certain it's not the last either. Around the lower to middle 6 second range sounds about right. To me, the more impressive thing about the ES350 was highway passing power and noise levels.
And if you want a Lexus that can go when you stomp on it, I would also recommend a GS430. I'm a little biased though
I have driven a ES350. As the owner of a GS400, I'd say 6.8 seconds is a conservative estimate by Lexus. It's not the first time they've done this and I'm certain it's not the last either. Around the lower to middle 6 second range sounds about right. To me, the more impressive thing about the ES350 was highway passing power and noise levels.
And if you want a Lexus that can go when you stomp on it, I would also recommend a GS430. I'm a little biased though
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