Hey! I got my own forum! From last year ... fall of '06 ... awd version. Mid fifty days ... and high 30's at night. Here's one when we'd driven it back from Montana: .
Yea! I know ... those folks at Aptera are killing me with the wait. I'm praying they won't post another delay next month. Yea, I whined a couple times years ago for the forum ... so I darn well better use it. As for the new 450h ... it's sure a lot 'rounder' than our older body style. What's REALLY excellent to me is that Lexus finally went Atkinson with the V6. Another killer feature on the RX has the new MFD, using OLED technology. VERY high contrast. What's NOT excellent is how long they took to finally add SKS. Sheesh! What's up with that?!? The lowly Prius running around for a half dozen years w/ sks, and the high dollar ride is using 75 year old mechanical key technology? How embarrassing. :rofl: Lastly, the peculiar difference I note between Prius & Lexus hybrids is that the lion's share of Lexus hybrid owners I talk to don't give a rip amout MPG's. That's simply incidental to power, ride, comfort, handling, and techno goodies. Oh well. .
Did the RX450h finally get push button start? or is it still turn "key". I also would like to have an open and honest discussion on the new HS and whomever bought it.
From Motortrend: 2010 Lexus RX450h Specs - 2010 Lexus RX 450h Specifications - Motor Trend Magazine 2010 Lexus RX450h Base Sport Utility Interior Standard Features - 12v power outlet: cargo and front - Air conditioning with fully automated climate control 2 and auto - Anti-theft protection - Manufacturer's own RDS audio system with satellite, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer CD player reads MP3 - Cargo area cover/rear parcel shelf - Cargo capacity: rear seat down (cu ft): 80.3 and all seats in place (cu ft): 40.0 - Clock - Coming home device - Compass - Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel - Delayed/fade courtesy lights - Cruise control - Front seats and rear seats cup holders - Nickel metal hydride electric Power source - External temperature - Floor covering: carpet in passenger compartment and carpet in load area - Floor mats - Driver front airbag with multi-stage deployment, passenger front airbag with occupant sensors and multi-stage deployment - Bucket electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, five adjustments and tilt adjustment electric, electric and electric - Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners - Front seat center armrest - Garage door opener - Two height adjustable active head restraints on front seats, three height adjustable head restraints on rear seats - Headlight control with dusk sensor - Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 39.1, rear headroom (inches): 37.7, front hip room (inches): 55.6, rear hip room (inches): 54.5, front leg room (inches): 43.1, rear leg room (inches): 37.0, front shoulder room (inches): 58.0 and rear shoulder room (inches): 57.6 - Knee airbags driver and passenger - Low tire pressure indicator - Card key power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows - Vehicle speed proportional power steering - Front and rear power windows with two one-touch - Front and rear reading lights - 3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side, passenger side and center side - Rear seat center armrest - Three asymmetrical 40/20/40 front facing reclining rear seats with fore/aft adjustment and zero adjustments manual and manual - Automatic operation rear view mirror - Steering wheel mounted remote audio controls - Front and rear side curtain airbag - Upgraded cloth/velour seat upholstery with additional upgraded cloth/velour - Seating: five seats - Service interval indicator - Front and rear side airbag - Smart card / smart key automatic, includes central locking and includes ignition starter - Nine speaker(s) - Leather covered electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment easy entry - Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror - Ventilation system with micro filter and automatic recirculation
Good to see the Lexus Hybrid Forum on PC. Been hanging out at clublexus. Got my 400h since March 09. Loving it.
I still do not know why the Prius is the only one with leaf cars. Every other hybrid gets some ugly diamond or "E" to represent recaptured energy via regenerative braking.
The 1st Lexus thread - in the newly christened Lexus subforum. Remember back when there WERE no other Lexus Hybrids? I had to bug the moderators to start this section, and it took a couple years of whining to get here Our (now) 10year old 2006 RX-400h ... Early Build - march of '05 ... had just come off an early lease return back in PA. The world's first 'luxury' hybrid suv/crossover ... Anyway - it just got it's FIRST smog check - because for years, they couldn't figure how to do a smog check. Passed with flying colors. 10 years ... the hybrid battery warranty is now expired under CARB rules, as of march. With it's fully electric replacement on the horizon - that'll be the last smog check we ever have to do. .
