2006 Rx330 Awd 265hp??
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I've heard rumors that Lexus will be pumping the 2006 RX330 ponnies to 265HP?
Coming out end of Nov.-Dec. 2005. Trying to catch up with the rest of the Luxury SUV rivals. (i.e. Acura MDX, Infiniti FX35).
Have anyone heard of this? That will be awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Have anyone heard of this? That will be awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by dolesun
Maybe it's the 400h?
Maybe it's the 400h?
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Originally posted by Lextranny
NO...is not the Rx400h hybrid.....
NO...is not the Rx400h hybrid.....
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See for some reason I didnt want to say anything. My point views are only speculation and I didnt want to make an *** out of myself. Since we heard about the 400h I had a feeling that they would up the power of the 330 to match the 400h. But neglected my gut feeling because they kept on saying that its gonna offer more power and better fuel economy, with a strong focus on performance. Now look at them. 265 hp. Figures Lexus would do such a thing.
The real reason why I think they held back the 400h till April is because maybe there is a mild redesign for the 330 in April and it wouldnt make sense if Lexus had the 400h out a few months b4 the mild redesign. Now with the redesign and new model, the RX sales will soar in 2005.
They can still do a few things though. They can not redesign the 330 and just add the 265hp engine. They can redesign it add 265hp, and the 400h will come with an even more powerful engine, maybe 300 to distance the two trucks, or keep it the same as it is now.
I'm a little doubtful on the 265, maybe 245, but you never know. Toyota is pretty wierd like that. For example, 280hp in the Avalon and 245 in the GS300??
Didnt the RX330 come to market in the Spring of 2003? Would that qualify the truck for a mild redesign in the spring of 2005?? and market it as a 2006 model??
The real reason why I think they held back the 400h till April is because maybe there is a mild redesign for the 330 in April and it wouldnt make sense if Lexus had the 400h out a few months b4 the mild redesign. Now with the redesign and new model, the RX sales will soar in 2005.
They can still do a few things though. They can not redesign the 330 and just add the 265hp engine. They can redesign it add 265hp, and the 400h will come with an even more powerful engine, maybe 300 to distance the two trucks, or keep it the same as it is now.
I'm a little doubtful on the 265, maybe 245, but you never know. Toyota is pretty wierd like that. For example, 280hp in the Avalon and 245 in the GS300??
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Didnt the RX330 come to market in the Spring of 2003? Would that qualify the truck for a mild redesign in the spring of 2005?? and market it as a 2006 model??
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Originally posted by Lextranny
I've heard rumors that Lexus will be pumping the 2006 RX330 ponnies to 265HP?
Coming out end of Nov.-Dec. 2005. Trying to catch up with the rest of the Luxury SUV rivals. (i.e. Acura MDX, Infiniti FX35).
I've heard rumors that Lexus will be pumping the 2006 RX330 ponnies to 265HP?
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Originally posted by magneto112
Didnt the RX330 come to market in the Spring of 2003? Would that qualify the truck for a mild redesign in the spring of 2005?? and market it as a 2006 model??
Didnt the RX330 come to market in the Spring of 2003? Would that qualify the truck for a mild redesign in the spring of 2005?? and market it as a 2006 model??
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Has Lexus ever done a engine upgrade during the middle of a life cycle? Not as far as I can remember..
The current LX is still a 470, the current LS is still a 430...however, i think the current GS was changed from 400 to 430 some time during its life cyle..
I'm not sure if they want to start acting like Mercedes / BMW and upset customers by upgrading engines during the middle of a product life cycle
The current LX is still a 470, the current LS is still a 430...however, i think the current GS was changed from 400 to 430 some time during its life cyle..
I'm not sure if they want to start acting like Mercedes / BMW and upset customers by upgrading engines during the middle of a product life cycle
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With the normal 5 year Toyota cycle would apply. If we want to speculate, the current MCU33 as we know it i.e. RX330 should have 2008 as the last year of production for the 2nd gen RX. The 3rd year of production which would be 2006 would usually a new powertrain choice whether a revised tranny, engine technology addition or even a bump up in displacement. A facelift usually comes for the 4th year of production which is scheduled for 2007.
So it wouldn't be too far fetched to see a MCU35 MZ series engine or a new chassis code change to adapt with the new 2GR-FE 3.5L V6 (but probably not likely since Toyota uses the same engine family for one generation and usually saves a whole new engine choice for the next generation) which is going to be used in the next Avalon and future IS. Take a look at the current ES. Introduced in 01 as a new 02 model. Engine was changed to the 3MZ-FE mid production cycle which was 2004 and the facelift roudning out the MCV30/31 chassis for the last 2 years, 05 and 06.
We'll have to wait patienty and see.
So it wouldn't be too far fetched to see a MCU35 MZ series engine or a new chassis code change to adapt with the new 2GR-FE 3.5L V6 (but probably not likely since Toyota uses the same engine family for one generation and usually saves a whole new engine choice for the next generation) which is going to be used in the next Avalon and future IS. Take a look at the current ES. Introduced in 01 as a new 02 model. Engine was changed to the 3MZ-FE mid production cycle which was 2004 and the facelift roudning out the MCV30/31 chassis for the last 2 years, 05 and 06.
We'll have to wait patienty and see.
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I hope by Nov-Dec 2005 Lexus has already fixed all of its recalls/TSB on the RX330 before the new RX350 comes out. Hopefully, the new RX350 won't have any bugs!!!
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Originally posted by 03LX470
Has Lexus ever done a engine upgrade during the middle of a life cycle? Not as far as I can remember..
The current LX is still a 470, the current LS is still a 430...however, i think the current GS was changed from 400 to 430 some time during its life cyle..
I'm not sure if they want to start acting like Mercedes / BMW and upset customers by upgrading engines during the middle of a product life cycle
Has Lexus ever done a engine upgrade during the middle of a life cycle? Not as far as I can remember..
The current LX is still a 470, the current LS is still a 430...however, i think the current GS was changed from 400 to 430 some time during its life cyle..
I'm not sure if they want to start acting like Mercedes / BMW and upset customers by upgrading engines during the middle of a product life cycle
However, IMHO, I would disagree with Lexus holding back on upgrades, if they were doing that. Since consumers can't keep up (without spending $$ on trade-ins and leasing) and the market demands companies to innovate and move forward, i.e. voice activated navi and Bluetooth for 2005 RX (though it's a small upgrade by comparison to engine upgrades).