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AWD
by sv7887
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Aug 11, 2005 (6:38 pm)
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Hi NexusLexus,
I've driven my 92 LS for years in the snow here in New England. I'd venture to say the hills around here are quite nasty too...Have you tried a set of Bridgestone Blizzak tires? I have them on my 1992 and Michelin Artic Alpins on my '05 LS.
You wouldn't believe how well they perform. I have quite a steep driveway and it makes it up in about 4" inches of snow. I've come to think that most of this AWD is a fad made up by some genius Marketing team. Has anyone noticed that every Taxi and Police car is a RWD car? I used to own a Toyota Tercel as a winter beater car but then someone recommended the Blizzaks to me.
Just a thought,
SV
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Re: AWD [sv7887]
by nexuslexus
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Aug 13, 2005 (7:33 am)
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Replying to: sv7887 (Aug 11, 2005 6:38 pm)
I had thought of that before, but the problem is that it is not uncommon for there to be 6-12 inches of snow, and even my FWD car has trouble in that (not my AWD ones though).
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Re: AWD [sv7887]
by lexusguy
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Aug 14, 2005 (3:15 pm)
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Replying to: sv7887 (Aug 11, 2005 6:38 pm)
I've used both the Blizzaks and Alpins on my LS. They do ok, but only if you have them on all four wheels. When I say "ok" I mean passable, but only in what I would consider "light" snow days in southern PA. Anything remotely heavy, I take my wife's AWD RX. What you get with AWD is the ability to really use A\S tires all year round. An AWD vehicle with snow tires mounted will blow anything else away.
I dont consider AWD on the LS to be a critical feature, because I have the RX300 to fall back on. However, if Lexus offered it, I would definitely buy.
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Re: AWD [lexusguy]
by nexuslexus
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Aug 14, 2005 (6:45 pm)
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Replying to: lexusguy (Aug 14, 2005 3:15 pm)
I consider AWD critical on my next car. This past year, I faced an emergency situation where my vehicle, a FWD car, could not get out onto the main road because of the snow. I ended up having to not go to work, as my wife needed to use her AWD vehicle.
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awd
by antlers1
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Aug 14, 2005 (8:23 pm)
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awd is essential here in north central region.
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Re: AWD [nexuslexus]
by lexusguy
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Aug 15, 2005 (3:27 pm)
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Replying to: nexuslexus (Aug 14, 2005 6:45 pm)
This is why I think the RWD GS450h is such a mistake. It would give them the opportunity to offer a powerful AWD car for those that want something comparable to a V8. As of right now, if 245hp isnt good enough for you, Lexus has nothing to offer, but they will have two RWD GS cars with near identical power and acceleration. Whats the point of that?
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Re: AWD [lexusguy]
by billsoter
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Aug 16, 2005 (6:48 am)
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Replying to: lexusguy (Aug 15, 2005 3:27 pm)
I'm looking forward to the new LS. I couldn't imagine buying anything else. However, with my low mileage 2003 LS I would need a compelling reason to trade. AWD would probably be the only feature that would be sufficiently compelling.
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Re: AWD [billsoter]
by syswei
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Aug 16, 2005 (6:58 am)
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Replying to: billsoter (Aug 16, 2005 6:48 am)
I think we can be pretty safe in assuming that at least one version of the LS will have AWD. Both of the recent "all new" Lexus sedans, the GS and IS, have AWD, though it is limited to exactly one version. I think that if they put it on only 1 version of the LS, it is likely to be toward the lower end of the product line, where more of the unit volume is. Which could mean, as someone suggested, the LS460.
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Re: AWD [lexusguy]
by oac
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Aug 16, 2005 (8:35 am)
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Replying to: lexusguy (Aug 15, 2005 3:27 pm)
You do make an excellent point, LG. Hopefully someone from Corporate is reading this.
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Re: AWD [syswei]
by oac
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Aug 16, 2005 (8:36 am)
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Replying to: syswei (Aug 16, 2005 6:58 am)
There will be an AWD LS in 2007, as Lexus has promised to deliver on this across all their new entrants - IS, GS, and LS. So expect an LS460 AWD by Fall of 2006.
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