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#41 of 3943 Price delta between RX and Toyota HL by wco81 Jan 14, 2004 (10:39 am)
Is it really only $5-8k?
#42 of 3943 Price difference by 2003tls Jan 14, 2004 (12:02 pm)
The current price difference between the gas powered Highlander Limited and RX330 is about $5K so I would expect the Hybrid versions to maintain the same spread.
#43 of 3943 What exactly is in the HL Limited? by wco81 Jan 14, 2004 (1:51 pm)
Is it just a fancy options package, like Nav systems, fancy stereos and interior decorations and the like?
#44 of 3943 To hell with GM! by anythngbutgm Jan 15, 2004 (12:51 pm)
From Bob Lutz: "Hybrids are an interesting curiosity and we will do some," he said. "But do they make sense at $1.50 a gallon?"   Uh, bob? Knock,Knock... Who cares if gasoline is 50 cents a gallon, it's a diminishing resource. Some people believe in "every little bit counts", and for Toyota, it's only the beginning. I'm not a environmentalist freak, but I do care about preserving our resources and not relying on foriegn sources. Here we have Hybrid technology at around $20,000 available for the masses. "Masses" Bob, people not able or willing to fork over 50 grand on a dog turd like an Escalade or a Suburban.   "For Toyota, it was a huge, huge, immeasurably valuable PR coup," said Lutz. GM's decision not to pursue a hybrid car "was a mistake from one aspect, and that's public relations and catering to the environmental movement."   PR coup?!?!? once again, GM got caught with their pants to the floor, Toyota is going to gain even more market share, and in five years your going to realize there's more to it than PR. moron.
#45 of 3943 HL Limited by 2003tls Jan 16, 2004 (3:32 pm)
The Highlander Limited is the top of the line version of the Highlander. Most of the optional stuff is standard, plus they throw in a power passenger seat, 17" wheels, etc. A fully loaded Highlander Limited has a MSRP of over $35,000, so it definitely gets close to the base Lexus RX330's sticker price.
#46 of 3943 HL Limited vs. RX by wco81 Jan 16, 2004 (4:06 pm)
Hmm, so you have to get a Limited to get power seats or is it only the passenger seat that are in the Limited?   The standard wheels are 16"? Isn't that small for an SUV? RX has option for 18" wheels.   Wonder if they'll put 16" wheels on the hybrid. Some complaints on the Prius board about the size of the Prius wheels/tires.
#47 of 3943 anythinbutgm by brightness Jan 19, 2004 (12:56 am)
The fact it is $1.50 speaks volumes about whether it is truely a "diminishing resource." If oil is really running out in the next thirty years (as environmentalists predicted since 1890's, yes over a century ago and every time it was thirty more years to go), wouldn't it make more sense for the environmentalists band together and buy up the entire oil futures market? Wall Street self-interest alone would have engineered a cornering-the-market attempt if it were truely running out soon.   That being said, Bob might be missing the performance attraction of hybrid technology; that, and the possiblity of a dollar collapse making oil more expensive (along with gold, steel, etc.).
#48 of 3943 Oil by jchan2 Jan 19, 2004 (6:05 am)
will get up to $3.49 a gallon someday. Then, we'll see who has the last laugh. GM, with its clunky SUVs, or the Japanese automakers (Nissan, Honda and Toyota) with hybrids that get 57 MPG.
#49 of 3943 HL Limited vs. RX by 2003tls Jan 20, 2004 (6:20 pm)
Some clarifications:   Powerseat: You can get a power driver seat (not passenger seat) on the base Highlander. You get both a power driver and passenger seat on the Limited.   Wheels: HL has 16" wheels on the base, 17" on the Limited. RX has 17" on base, 18" optional. Prius owners complaining about the size of the wheel? Small wheels w/ narrow tires = higher fuel economy. You can't have everything. My guess is that they will stick with the 16" on the Hybrid.
#50 of 3943 Re: HL Limited vs. RX by prisc Jan 21, 2004 (6:27 am)
"My guess is that they will stick with the 16" on the Hybrid."   Toyota already announce the HL hybrid will have 17" alloy wheels.

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