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You might be over-thinking this. At the top of 4th gear at 8250 RPM with 3.73s, you would be doing 180mph. edit: assuming the gearing matches the magnum XL. The car will hit 60mph in first gear, run the 1/8th mile at the top of second in about 8 seconds flat, and run out the 1/4 in about 11.5 seconds at the top of 3rd gear. If it takes 4 secconds to hit 60mph, 3 of those seconds would be under 6250 leaving 8.5 seconds for the rest of the 1/4 to stay in the 6250-8250 range. It also leaves 2nd at 8250RPM at 85.5mph into 3rd at about 5700 RPM, so assuming an 11.5 second 1/4 and 8 second 1/8th, that's 5.5 seconds to run from 5700-8250rpm in 3rd, meaning at least 0.5 seconds from 5700-6250, so there's your extra 1/2 a second. Powershift fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Aug 7, 2015 |
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Powershift posted:You might be over-thinking this. At the top of 4th gear at 8250 RPM with 3.73s, you would be doing 180mph. Like I said, how many tracks have straightaways like that? The Daytona road course?  Also, we aren't taking into account whether it even makes sense to delay shifting up by that long. Depending on the actual power curve, the extreme upper end of that RPM range might only really be useful in short bursts where you otherwise have to choose between banging off of the limiter or shifting up for a very short time.
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Aug 7, 2015 20:56
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it's still over 500hp right from 7000rpm to 8250.
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Aug 7, 2015 21:24
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Seems to hit a brick wall at 6000RPM, odd. Could that be an intake restriction at the top end?
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Aug 7, 2015 21:50
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Pr0kjayhawk posted:Seems to hit a brick wall at 6000RPM, odd. Could that be an intake restriction at the top end? Oh the times we live in, where a naturally aspirated engine producing north of 350 ft*lbs above 6000 RPM counts as 'hitting a brick wall'
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Aug 8, 2015 07:47
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Well anyway back to new cars you like    I think this might be taking the new Lexus design language a bit too far. On the other hand the other new Lexuses have all turned out better in person than in pictures so we'll see.
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Aug 8, 2015 09:10
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Throatwarbler posted:Well anyway back to new cars you like  Amazing
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Aug 8, 2015 09:15
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Luxury SUVs are supposed to look massive and ugly so I'd say the styling is spot on inside and out
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Aug 8, 2015 09:16
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For a second I thought it was some bad "apply front end of x onto y" mod. But that's factory 
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Aug 8, 2015 09:39
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Throatwarbler posted:On the other hand the other new Lexuses have all turned out better in person than in pictures so we'll see. No they haven't. Source: I've seen the newer Lexus models in person.
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Aug 8, 2015 14:52
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HotCanadianChick posted:No they haven't. Most people think they're alright. Source: gangbusters Lexus sales.
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Uncle Jam posted:Most people think they're alright. Most people are also idiots. Source: gangbusters Lexus sales.
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Aug 8, 2015 15:07
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That thing is hideous, but at least you don't have to look at it from that comfy looking interior. I wish I could afford an older IS250/350 to be cosseted in back and forth from work. Sweating half to death in a manual miata in houston traffic is getting really old. And that's after recharging the weak rear end AC.
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Aug 8, 2015 15:54
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its hideous and gaudy which is exactly what people want see: Escalade
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Aug 8, 2015 16:12
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BloodBag posted:That thing is hideous, but at least you don't have to look at it from that comfy looking interior. I wish I could afford an older IS250/350 to be cosseted in back and forth from work. Sweating half to death in a manual miata in houston traffic is getting really old. And that's after recharging the weak rear end AC. I highly recommend beater SC400s. 17mpg and expensive parts but everything else is great. And new Lexi do look better in person but it's more the difference between a fresh steaming turd and a turd that's dried up and doesn't smell anymore. Source: My dog ninja-poo poo in the spare bedroom a couple months ago and I just found it the other day.
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Aug 8, 2015 16:15
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loving Cylon cars.
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BloodBag posted:That thing is hideous, but at least you don't have to look at it from that comfy looking interior. I wish I could afford an older IS250/350 to be cosseted in back and forth from work. Sweating half to death in a manual miata in houston traffic is getting really old. And that's after recharging the weak rear end AC. You are apparently my Houston doppelgänger, this summer in Dallas has been a killer.
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Uncle Jam posted:Most people think they're alright. Yeah, a coworker bought a new gs350 and it's a hell of a lot nicer place inside than the new 5 series.
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I like that Lexus is still trying to see just how far they can go with their thesis that the existence of luxury cars is an impure affront to engineering excellence.
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Aug 9, 2015 03:16
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Is that a ford flex with camry lines?
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I literally thought this was going to be us having a laugh at the cheap Chinese Lexus knockoff, but that exterior is on an actual Lexus product, holy poo poo.
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Christobevii3 posted:Is that a ford flex with camry lines? I saw it on my phone first and thought it was a Highlander with a Lexus grille, until I realized the scale of it and remembered the Highlander is on its third generation and no longer looks anything like that.
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On the plus side it's a re-badged Land Cruiser so once you pay your $85,000+ it should last 300,000 miles. On the other hand that's a long time to look at that stupid loving grille.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:02
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That's not the worst example of questionable Lexus design though. Check out the dash for the RX 350 which looks like it would be at home in a 1997 Taurus:
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Aug 9, 2015 18:21
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dat gearshift
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Dislike button posted:That's not the worst example of questionable Lexus design though. Check out the dash for the RX 350 which looks like it would be at home in a 1997 Taurus:
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Dislike button posted:That's not the worst example of questionable Lexus design though. Check out the dash for the RX 350 which looks like it would be at home in a 1997 Taurus: It's a bit dated design wise, and anyway it's already been replaced, but the materials are quite nice and I found nothing objectionable about the ergonomics.
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Throatwarbler posted:It's a bit dated design wise, and anyway it's already been replaced, but the materials are quite nice and I found nothing objectionable about the ergonomics. Agree with this. Lexuses(I?) are really nice places to be.
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Just to be clear that's the interior of the 2008 RX. The 2016 RX is much better.
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Throatwarbler posted:Just to be clear that's the interior of the 2008 RX. The 2016 RX is much better. That is not any better.
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KillHour posted:That is not any better. Well they sell over 100,000 of them a year, so I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you're just being edgy for the sake of being edgy? 
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Throatwarbler posted:Just to be clear that's the interior of the 2008 RX. The 2016 RX is much better. My nits to pick: - Red stitching on brown leather? why not cream stitching that would look 1000x better - steering wheel needs to be brown leather too, it's a luxury car after all. - center console has some stupid chris craft teak and holly thing going on that looks completely out of place in a modern design exercise. - the center console sweeps up from left to right, making that an entirely useless space that could have been a nice place to rest a smartphone, instead it'll slide left on the 'decking' - why's the ipad on the dash not have parallel sides? what's with the canted right side? I'm sure it's like a rolling living room, but some of those design decisions seem...unpleasant. I still think the E46 interior is prettier looking.
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BloodBag posted:I'm sure it's like a rolling living room, but some of those design decisions seem...unpleasant. Well just look at the outside for a series of further unpleasant design decisions.
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BloodBag posted:My nits to pick: There's a slot for your phone, has wireless charging too.   The wood trim is laser etched Yamaha piano poo poo. It's a lot more appropriate here than it would be in a 3 series.
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Seriously, who was the guy who greenlit red stitching on brown leather? Lexus/Toyota designs have totally gone off the rails this generation. Execution is still ok but the design is really bad.\ Also, the black leather gusset on the gearshift.
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So what youre telling me is if I want a throwback 1990s interior I need to buy a Lexus
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I love the red stitching on the brown leather
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Throatwarbler posted:Just to be clear that's the interior of the 2008 RX. The 2016 RX is much better. I think this is gorgeous and most of the other modern Lexus vehicles have equally great interiors, but gently caress that silver swoopy center stack on the prior models. That would be a dealbreaker for me because I would never stop noticing it. At least you can't see the spindle grille when you are inside the car.
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They still insist on jamming a CD player in there, huh.
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It has an analogue clock. In 2015. ^^
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