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12-17-2003, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Burgundy_Boat
Originally Posted by TrueWildMan
Originally Posted by Justind23
Someone posted last time that it is RWD, but as was also said, what good does it do on the streets of Manhattan? Maybe next time he'll buy good taste with his car :(
However, a turbo-swap is NOT a bolt-in affair, unless you're slapping a turbo onto your existing motor... which is a whole different story.
The only Lexus that'* FWD right now (and ever, for that matter) is the ES, which is basically a gussied up Camry. IS, GS, LS are all RWD and have always been. Great motors in those things, they're robust and smooth... and can take a lot of mods.
In Japan, the GS, known as the Toyota Aristo, gets no 4.3L V8. Instead, they get a 3.0 I6 twin turbo (version of the IS300 motor) from the MKIV Supra. Now THAT, at 320hp, is badass.
The Lexus IS300 should beat out NA Bonnevilles... and 5-speed versions MIGHT give SSEi'* a run for their money too, with 60mph coming in the high sixes.
The motors in those cars are tough sumbitches... don't underestimate 'em
12-17-2003, 07:31 PM
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Thats for sure...I actually saw a riced out IS300 today...huge fart can, reminded me of this post...glad its back up for us to laff at
12-17-2003, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by repinS
The only Lexus that'* FWD right now (and ever, for that matter) is the ES, which is basically a gussied up Camry.
Shows you what I know of newer vehicles...
12-17-2003, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by TrueWildMan
Originally Posted by repinS
The only Lexus that'* FWD right now (and ever, for that matter) is the ES, which is basically a gussied up Camry.
Shows you what I know of newer vehicles...
... the IS would be a 3-series fighter, not really based on anything. The GS is like a luxuri-sized Supra with four doors. The LS, well, it won Car and Driver'* recent comparison (even on disadvantaged, non-sport package wheels/tires), good stuff
One of Lexus' SUV'*, the RX330, is also a bigged up Camry. The GX470 is a gussied up 4-Runner (but better, they're not similar at all), and the LX470 is well, like a Land Cruiser, an uber-offroad vehicle.
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