Motor Trend-RX vs Caddy new SUV
07-19-09, 11:11 AM
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07-19-09, 01:34 PM
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Our roads, our cars, and most of all our drivers are not prepared for a US version of the autobahn. For the most part we are a nation of unskilled drivers because we hand out license as if it's a right and not a privilege. There is much more to driving at higher speeds that what "feels" good. In reality my RX at high speeds is a death trap; it is not designed for high speeds or wild lane changes. It's designed for comfort at legal speed limits.
The secret behind German autobahns, of course, lies in a driver education, not the actual roads. Everyone drives in the line matching their driving and speed (and vehicle class). I gotta admit, though, it was annoying at times, doing 120 mph and being flashed at by passing MB 600s doing around 160mph.
07-19-09, 01:53 PM
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Driving the speeds some of you are mentioning is just stupid giving the circumstances. I hope I am not a casualty of you "thinking" you are in control.
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07-21-09, 12:13 PM
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I agree with DNC, driving the RX at over a 100 MPH is just plain stupid, and the US is full of dumb drivers like this. That’s why there are so many SUV flip over. Lexus SUVs are actually more of a death trap than most other luxury SUVs due to the isolation from driver to the car and the road. The suspension is also too soft for safe high speed maneuvers and the noise isolation, no steering feedback all contributes to the problem. Like DNC said, you may be ok going at 100 MPH on the RX, but one little incident that may cause you to do a emergency maneuver, you may end up upside down.
07-21-09, 12:19 PM
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I agree with DNC, driving the RX at over a 100 MPH is just plain stupid, and the US is full of dumb drivers like this. That’s why there are so many SUV flip over. Lexus SUVs are actually more of a death trap than most other luxury SUVs due to the isolation from driver to the car and the road. The suspension is also too soft for safe high speed maneuvers and the noise isolation, no steering feedback all contributes to the problem. Like DNC said, you may be ok going at 100 MPH on the RX, but one little incident that may cause you to do a emergency maneuver, you may end up upside down.
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07-21-09, 03:50 PM
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I agree with DNC, driving the RX at over a 100 MPH is just plain stupid, and the US is full of dumb drivers like this. That’s why there are so many SUV flip over. Lexus SUVs are actually more of a death trap than most other luxury SUVs due to the isolation from driver to the car and the road. The suspension is also too soft for safe high speed maneuvers and the noise isolation, no steering feedback all contributes to the problem. Like DNC said, you may be ok going at 100 MPH on the RX, but one little incident that may cause you to do a emergency maneuver, you may end up upside down.
07-21-09, 04:26 PM
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07-21-09, 05:06 PM
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I agree with DNC, driving the RX at over a 100 MPH is just plain stupid, and the US is full of dumb drivers like this. That’s why there are so many SUV flip over. Lexus SUVs are actually more of a death trap than most other luxury SUVs due to the isolation from driver to the car and the road. The suspension is also too soft for safe high speed maneuvers and the noise isolation, no steering feedback all contributes to the problem. Like DNC said, you may be ok going at 100 MPH on the RX, but one little incident that may cause you to do a emergency maneuver, you may end up upside down.
07-21-09, 07:09 PM
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I've gone at, close to, or over 100 mph too many times to count (and I am holding the camera when I did this)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnb_ilGDAU8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvJzY1DB0tQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iStkeBfSb10
and the roads weren't as nice as the ones here in the U.S.
The point being is that if you don't know how to drive at those speeds, you have no business taking the vehicle up to those speeds in the first place.
And on another point, a Lexus SUV is fully capable of doing a lot of things, even at high speed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnb_ilGDAU8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvJzY1DB0tQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iStkeBfSb10
and the roads weren't as nice as the ones here in the U.S.
The point being is that if you don't know how to drive at those speeds, you have no business taking the vehicle up to those speeds in the first place.
And on another point, a Lexus SUV is fully capable of doing a lot of things, even at high speed.
07-21-09, 07:34 PM
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it is not just knowing how to drive at high speeds--it is also understanding the myriad of problems that can pop up suddenly and before you know it -its all over.
10 years ago was driving my relatively new vette at 135 in New Mexico --no crossroads, no traffic--no brains
then it struck me--what happens if I blow a tire--back down to a safer 90 MPH.
But it was a rush at 135. Make sure all parts of the car can handle it.
10 years ago was driving my relatively new vette at 135 in New Mexico --no crossroads, no traffic--no brains
then it struck me--what happens if I blow a tire--back down to a safer 90 MPH.
But it was a rush at 135. Make sure all parts of the car can handle it.
07-22-09, 03:54 AM
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it is not just knowing how to drive at high speeds--it is also understanding the myriad of problems that can pop up suddenly and before you know it -its all over.
10 years ago was driving my relatively new vette at 135 in New Mexico --no crossroads, no traffic--no brains
then it struck me--what happens if I blow a tire--back down to a safer 90 MPH.
But it was a rush at 135. Make sure all parts of the car can handle it.
10 years ago was driving my relatively new vette at 135 in New Mexico --no crossroads, no traffic--no brains
then it struck me--what happens if I blow a tire--back down to a safer 90 MPH.
But it was a rush at 135. Make sure all parts of the car can handle it.
I want my statistic to read I lived long enough to **** off everybody
. Not just a vanishing blot on the asphalt. By last count it's going to take quite a few more years.
07-22-09, 05:25 AM
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Heck, a Dodge neon can go over a 100 MPH, that doesnt make it safe. And for those of you who think they are good drivers and know how to drive fast with any car, guess what, other driver on the road might not be as good as you.