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MAG-X Render for the TX:


Nah. Such lazy job by Mag-X as we can clearly tell it is a photoshopped highlander.
Highlander_XSE.jpg

Ofc anything could happen if it turns out to be anything like the render...it's DOA.
 

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Honestly it maybe the same mistake as the Grand Highlander and Sequoia

Why no one thought that this mag-x render is the TX brother aka Grand Highlander in which the TX shares a lot of parts except the front as every new Lexus / Toyota product, they nearly looks identical in the first generation and started to shift away by generation and / or facelift
 

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“My guess is you’ll see a lot of hybrid, in the connection with [F] before you get to full electric,” the Lexus boss said. “If you’ve ever driven a Tesla or a [Porsche] Taycan, the acceleration blows your lid. So do you take electrification and make it not just about the environment, but performance too?”

“We have a four-year life cycle [on the IS 500], and then beyond that there are some other powertrains. My friends are calling me and asking ‘Are you building another one?’. I highly doubt it. I would go get one and put it in your garage.”

This pretty much confirms the IS will go until 2024-2025 the latest if it has a 4-year life cycle. But a little confused by the last bit about "are you building another one.. highly doubt it" if previously hinting at other ICE F models. Maybe I'm interpreting it wrong ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 

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This pretty much confirms the IS will go until 2024-2025 the latest if it has a 4-year life cycle. But a little confused by the last bit about "are you building another one.. highly doubt it" if previously hinting at other ICE F models. Maybe I'm interpreting it wrong ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I read that As the last NA V8 in their line up or last V8 in a car the size of the IS.
 

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V8 is done, unless they are handbuilding these engines out of some shed at the TTC in Shimoyama for a halo car poised to launch in MY2025 or CY25. The price point an F version model of their existing lineup to include a V8 (whether NA, FI, or P/HEV is just not fathomable.)
 
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Anyone wonder TM has not improved as much after basically dumping a metric crapload of their future programs in display? Mfgs with less products seem to have faired much better for some reason?
 

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Hi all, I've been reading the forum for a year or so now, but this is my first post here.

I've seen plenty of rumors about a new MR2 with a 2.8-3.0 TT V6, like these:

What are the chances of us seeing a 2.8-3.0 TT V6 based on the V35A? With the exception of the 1GZ and 1LR, I can't think of any other Toyota/Lexus engine family that has only had one variant, and it seems likely that we will see another V6.

Aside from the MR2, other applications for a 2.8-3.0TT V6 could include the next IS, TX, GX, Grand Highlander, 4Runner, Prado, and Tacoma. I suspect the T24A will make a strong appearance in these vehicles, but I think there is room in the lineup for a TT V6, especially considering the Bronco has the 2.7 TT V6.

Just my $.02.
 

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If they want to put the TTV6 in a future F/GR car then yes it will have a shorter stroke to make it ~3000cc and give it better top end power.
 

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Hi all, I've been reading the forum for a year or so now, but this is my first post here.

I've seen plenty of rumors about a new MR2 with a 2.8-3.0 TT V6, like these:

What are the chances of us seeing a 2.8-3.0 TT V6 based on the V35A? With the exception of the 1GZ and 1LR, I can't think of any other Toyota/Lexus engine family that has only had one variant, and it seems likely that we will see another V6.

Aside from the MR2, other applications for a 2.8-3.0TT V6 could include the next IS, TX, GX, Grand Highlander, 4Runner, Prado, and Tacoma. I suspect the T24A will make a strong appearance in these vehicles, but I think there is room in the lineup for a TT V6, especially considering the Bronco has the 2.7 TT V6.

Just my $.02.

Funny Toyota has millions to burn when it comes to creating small, irrelevant sports cars (producing duds like the GR Supra & 86) while the majority of Lexus vehicles continue to languish In mediocrity.
 

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Hi all, I've been reading the forum for a year or so now, but this is my first post here.

I've seen plenty of rumors about a new MR2 with a 2.8-3.0 TT V6, like these:

What are the chances of us seeing a 2.8-3.0 TT V6 based on the V35A? With the exception of the 1GZ and 1LR, I can't think of any other Toyota/Lexus engine family that has only had one variant, and it seems likely that we will see another V6.

Aside from the MR2, other applications for a 2.8-3.0TT V6 could include the next IS, TX, GX, Grand Highlander, 4Runner, Prado, and Tacoma. I suspect the T24A will make a strong appearance in these vehicles, but I think there is room in the lineup for a TT V6, especially considering the Bronco has the 2.7 TT V6.

Just my $.02.
Seems like the MR2 appeared out of nowhere after an interview with a Toyota exec. Renders suddenly appeared afterwards.
 

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We're still a bit off the mark as to its full electric transition, surely something will come up that'll satisfy the purists one way or another in that time.