interior noise level
#46
No noise compaints
Can't say I have any noise complaints with my 21 ES - it's an F-Sport and even with low profile 19" rims in city and on decent highway roads it is actually too quiet lol. On rough road surfaces you can of course hear noises but those are nicely deadened.
Suspension on the other hand I don't like all the 'sport' stiffness but I prefer the seats and every other thing on the F-sport so I am willing to live with that. Sound system is barely ok being not ML - really regret not getting the ML upgrade as with a near silent cabin listening to great music on great audio system could have been very nice.
Suspension on the other hand I don't like all the 'sport' stiffness but I prefer the seats and every other thing on the F-sport so I am willing to live with that. Sound system is barely ok being not ML - really regret not getting the ML upgrade as with a near silent cabin listening to great music on great audio system could have been very nice.
#47
Lexus Test Driver
Can't say I have any noise complaints with my 21 ES - it's an F-Sport and even with low profile 19" rims in city and on decent highway roads it is actually too quiet lol. On rough road surfaces you can of course hear noises but those are nicely deadened.
Suspension on the other hand I don't like all the 'sport' stiffness but I prefer the seats and every other thing on the F-sport so I am willing to live with that. Sound system is barely ok being not ML - really regret not getting the ML upgrade as with a near silent cabin listening to great music on great audio system could have been very nice.
Suspension on the other hand I don't like all the 'sport' stiffness but I prefer the seats and every other thing on the F-sport so I am willing to live with that. Sound system is barely ok being not ML - really regret not getting the ML upgrade as with a near silent cabin listening to great music on great audio system could have been very nice.
#48
My favorite features of the ES are the extremely smooth and quiet ride which allows me to fully enjoy the amazing ML sound system. The excellent reliability is another great feature. I'm a very happy camper!
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Speaking of FM, I couldn't figure out how to access HD FM. But since you mentioned it, I Googled it and there's a YouTube tutorial,,,
#53
Lexus Test Driver
Yes, SiriusXM is a step above nonHD FM.
Speaking of FM, I couldn't figure out how to access HD FM. But since you mentioned it, I Googled it and there's a YouTube tutorial,,, YouTube tutorial. I've got to give that a try! Thanks for mentioning it.
Speaking of FM, I couldn't figure out how to access HD FM. But since you mentioned it, I Googled it and there's a YouTube tutorial,,, YouTube tutorial. I've got to give that a try! Thanks for mentioning it.
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Lexus Test Driver
And accessing those stations is pretty simple. Just tune into the frequency that you know carries the HD signal. Once it locks in, you should then see HD1, HD2 etc. Turn the tune **** to scroll to the one you want and save it as a favorite. The HD stations take a second or two to grab the signal just as a heads up so there's silence during those few secs.
#56
I'm not too sure how compete and accurate it is but with HD Radio Digital AM & FM stations you can get local city based station lists along with each stations HD channel list and channel genre. (Just click on the city box and you sould get a pop up form to change the location.)
And accessing those stations is pretty simple. Just tune into the frequency that you know carries the HD signal. Once it locks in, you should then see HD1, HD2 etc. Turn the tune **** to scroll to the one you want and save it as a favorite. The HD stations take a second or two to grab the signal just as a heads up so there's silence during those few secs.
Also, according to the video, it simultaneously"caches" (i.e., saves) the last 60 minutes of up to 20 SiriusXM channels that you preset. In other words, you can scroll through and select any of those 20 channels and rewind the last 60 minutes. Pretty slick. However, I suspect that the cache is deleted when you turn your car off. That would mean that when you start your car again, the cache starts at zero and builds up over time.
#58
I checked out the HD FM feature. I was not impressed. Turns out I was already listening to HD FM. The infotainment system automatically upgrades the signal to HD if it's available. The problem is the sound sucks. It's a couple of steps below SiriusXM. Also, there's no simultaneous caching. That's only available for SiriusXM.
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Lexus Test Driver
I checked out the HD FM feature. I was not impressed. Turns out I was already listening to HD FM. The infotainment system automatically upgrades the signal to HD if it's available. The problem is the sound sucks. It's a couple of steps below SiriusXM. Also, there's no simultaneous caching. That's only available for SiriusXM.
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