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Forgot to mention MDX has superior body structure for safety. 5RX is pretty good but compared to the MDX- it comes up short. The TNGA platform needs a bit of re-work to match its higher performing peers. Particularly in side safety and interior padding resulting in elevated pelvis readings if...

Came in here to mirror silver f1 arrows. A lot of you Lexus fanboys who usually pump their fists and get all tribal and gang-member style on anything that is german (particularly BMW) usually do not know what you are talking about. First off--I'm a hardcore Lexus guy. I own two new ones...

Lexus has not been known to post such information in the past (BMW does) but I'll ask anyway. What is the torsional rigidity of the RC and is it different for the F version? I imagine the car to be in the mid to high 30s. Possibly 40,000 nM/degree. 40k would be a nice # as the M4 and all of...

The only ones I can see getting the ax here in the US is the GS, RC, and LC. I think Lexus is learning there's a cap what a Japanese manufacturer can command for a Luxury car, regardless of how well it's built. This is why LC sales are poor. People with 8 Series/S-Class coupe money just aren't...

The problems are that 1)it's too heavy, 2) the powertrain is too weak. This includes the transmission which needs serious retuning. and 3) the rear subframe allows for too much movement. The rear control arms needs balljoints to replace the bushings and the subframe needs to be directly...

Great news for sure. Looks like the new Avalon (which the ES is based on) missed the mark on the passenger side small overlap test. But only by a small amount. Got a marginal score for dummy kinematics. basically the passenger's head got overloaded by hitting the dash. I imagine a tweak for...

Whoever said the IS200t/300 (8AR-FTS) competes with the 320i is absolutely correct. The 330i compares with the IS350, and honestly in acceleration, blows its doors off despite being only 4 cylinders. The 320i and IS200t are more evenly paired. On paper I believe the 320i is either identical in...

I think that's just what you get with older communities. Like one of the communities I come from more than 12 years ago is e46fanatics -- an older BMW community (in terms of how long its been around).. but most of the "OG" people there (many whom are mods) haven't owned an E46 in over a decade...

No way Lexus is keeping the current 8AR-FTS and current V6 for the 4IS. These engines are extremely underwhelming even as of 2016. The 4IS would fall flat on its face at launch. My take is Lexus will launch with a new redesigned turbo 4 (or at least HIGHLY revised--there's some strong...

It's not just the ES. It's the way seats are traditionally designed in passenger cars. There's been no specific standard mandated as to collapsing seats. The theory behind the suit is Lexus (as well as other manufacturers) are aware of inherent risks with traditional seat designs but continue...

I'd take the RX vs X3 interior dbA measurements in that review with a grain of salt. Car and Driver tested both vehicles using a controlled method and got 67db @ 70mph for both vehicles. A tie. There's no way an X3 is twice as loud as an RX particularly since I can guarantee you the torsional...