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Old 09-22-14 | 07:02 PM
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This popped up on Reddit.com/r/cars today, and I had to post about it.

Maybe I'm the only one here that didn't know about the placement of the washer fluid neck? But I love the attention to detail.
Old 09-22-14 | 07:12 PM
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Yeah, remember hearing about it in "Top Gear". The reservoir was placed in the back as part of the effort to achieve a rear biased weight distribution.
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My classic '83 Porsche 911sc has the same thing with washer filler right next to the fuel cap.
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The windshield wiper fluid reservoir is actually just below the fill cap, in the area above the intake. It might be visible from pics/video of in-progress LFAs on the Motomachi production line (which is where I saw it).
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Originally Posted by 05RollaXRS
Yeah, remember hearing about it in "Top Gear". The reservoir was placed in the back as part of the effort to achieve a rear biased weight distribution.
Great engineering (not just Lexus) in general
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