I have one phrase for the Honda fanboys, that is "keep on dreaming".
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I have one phrase for the Honda fanboys, that is "keep on dreaming".
I actually own a Toyota Crown with a 2JZ-FSE and I was wondering what kind of longevity I can expect from it.
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The 2JZ-GTE is of course famously reliable; I'm not sure if that applies to the -FSE or not though.
Sounds promising. So...I'm guessing for Asia and Europe only.
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Not necessarily. GR and, I believe, GR Sport trademarks have been filed in the United States, so it's possible we'll see something along those lines.
it will likely be TRD for USA... but sure, due to low volume in the US, they might not have these special editions... just like Yaris GR and Yaris GR Sport will never come to the USA.
Actually after digging through some papers published by Toyota before, I have compiled the peak brake thermal efficiencies (BTE) for their current engines, not including the already well-known DF series:
'Small' I3/I4 Class
KR/NR-series Pre-ESTEC, NA, PFI: ~37%
KR/NR-series ESTEC, NA, PFI: ~38.5%
8NR-FTS, Turbocharged, D-4T: ~36% (same as Honda L15B7)
'Medium' I4 Class
ZR-series, NA, PFI: ~35%
ZR-series, NA, Valvematic, PFI: ~36%
2ZR-FXE Pre-ESTEC, NA, PFI: ~38%
2ZR-FXE ESTEC, NA, PFI: ~40%
'Large' I4 Class
AR-series, NA, PFI: ~35%
2AR-FSE, NA, D-4S: ~38.5% (note despite the name 2AR-F'S'E, it actually uses Atkinson Cycle)
6AR-FSE, NA, D-4S: ~36.5%
8AR-FTS, Turbocharged, D-4ST: ~36.5% (tied with VW EA211 Evo, only bested by Nissan KR20DDET)
6-cylinder Class
2GR-FE, NA, PFI: ~35%
2GR-FSE, NA, D-4S: ~35%
2GR-FXE/FKS/FXS, NA, D-4S: ~36% (note despite the name 2GR-FX'E', the early hybrid motor actually uses D-4S).
Diesel
1GD-FTV ESTEC, Turbodiesel, D-4D: ~44% (their most efficient ICE)
That's all I can get for their current offerings. For reference later VVT-i 'Z'-generation (MZ, ZZ, NZ) engines have around 34% peak BTE. Baseline was 25% achieved in early 90s with 4-valve DOHC and EFI, so I would assume the old non-VVT S, A, JZ, UZ motors fall in this range.
'Small' I3/I4 Class
KR/NR-series Pre-ESTEC, NA, PFI: ~37%
KR/NR-series ESTEC, NA, PFI: ~38.5%
8NR-FTS, Turbocharged, D-4T: ~36% (same as Honda L15B7)
'Medium' I4 Class
ZR-series, NA, PFI: ~35%
ZR-series, NA, Valvematic, PFI: ~36%
2ZR-FXE Pre-ESTEC, NA, PFI: ~38%
2ZR-FXE ESTEC, NA, PFI: ~40%
'Large' I4 Class
AR-series, NA, PFI: ~35%
2AR-FSE, NA, D-4S: ~38.5% (note despite the name 2AR-F'S'E, it actually uses Atkinson Cycle)
6AR-FSE, NA, D-4S: ~36.5%
8AR-FTS, Turbocharged, D-4ST: ~36.5% (tied with VW EA211 Evo, only bested by Nissan KR20DDET)
6-cylinder Class
2GR-FE, NA, PFI: ~35%
2GR-FSE, NA, D-4S: ~35%
2GR-FXE/FKS/FXS, NA, D-4S: ~36% (note despite the name 2GR-FX'E', the early hybrid motor actually uses D-4S).
Diesel
1GD-FTV ESTEC, Turbodiesel, D-4D: ~44% (their most efficient ICE)
That's all I can get for their current offerings. For reference later VVT-i 'Z'-generation (MZ, ZZ, NZ) engines have around 34% peak BTE. Baseline was 25% achieved in early 90s with 4-valve DOHC and EFI, so I would assume the old non-VVT S, A, JZ, UZ motors fall in this range.
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The 1.6L engine that was mentioned before is just a carryover engine with some minor tweaks.
https://www.toyota.ie/world-of-toyota/articles-news-events/2018/toyota-corolla-2019.json
https://www.toyota.ie/world-of-toyota/articles-news-events/2018/toyota-corolla-2019.json
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I didn't know there was a fuel cell Lexus far enough along to really be cancelled, but go on 
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That’s quite a surprise for me I must be honest.
Just a couple of months ago they made some arguments in favor of FCV, it's a big change on Lexus future powertrains.
Are they going to BEV’s? As far as I’m aware there is only one SUV coming, maybe UX-e? There has been some rumors regarding a second gen CT, but only comes from some rumors throw Lexus Europe.
I doo agree with you, FCV’s makes some much more sense on HGV’s...
gotta go when market goes... plus TMC has been making large investments into battery R&D and production for past 10 years.
As to the EVs, they said 10 EVs by early 2020's (2022?) worldwide, but it will depend on the market.
Also they recently said that all TNGA vehicles are engineered to easily adapt EV.
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Yes per Mag-X it is cancelled. In reality, it seems that USA and other regional Lexus divisions, are not up to speed as some sources at HQ in Japan leaking info to Japanese media.
In response to a recent reply, any talk about a fuel cell Lexus may not have any bearing. Unless it came directly from Japan recently, then likely it's from a regional division that's uninformed.
This tells me more than likely, the few people I heard give assurance of no GS cancellation were also likely wrong and just not yet informed back in spring 2017.
Mag X got the jump on them, which I happened to catch 2 years ago. I only relented from that GS rumour upon looking at, what was probably outdated industry databases, who probably do better with knowing about US/CAN-assembled Lexus against those made in JP. Plus uninformed UK and USA personnel giving me assurances.
I am now over the belief that the GS-F and GS 300B programme was ever resurrected and it has always been cancelled since the fall of 2016, right before Mag X reported it in December 2016.
The language being used in this December 2018 issue ( released 2018/10/26 ) regarding the LS-FC cancellation echoes that of the GS announcement in late December 2016 for MAG-X's February 2017 issue.
The April 2019 300B production date was the target in the end (pushed from late 2018), so I can imagine 30 months prior to that would've been design freeze circa October 2016 and management vetoed it at that very moment.
Committing to such a crucial stage, would mean spending money to finish developing it into a production model and creating production tooling. Thus, no more GS, but no announcements yet about its demise.
At that point, the 240/241B programme ES was already frozen months earlier and probably couldn't really be reworked anymore as a GS replacement.
AWD is likely a late ES addition intended to be offered as soon as the GS ends production around March.
I can't speak for the Fuel Cell LS, as I haven't had much interest in it as a petrol head nor familiar with the needed lead times for such a vehicle.
But I strongly believe it is cancelled and trust Mag-X on this.
My problem with this is that I'm tired of Toyota canceling models halfway through developing them and probably wasting resources that could have been better utilized elsewhere.
They need to be more on the ball with product planning, as seen with excellent TNGA-C and TNGA-K products, but slow to arrive GA-F and GA-L. To think what could've gone towards a plug-in, TNGA-F, nd another Dynamic Force engine between the 2.5 I4 and V35A-FTS turbo 6, if this cancellation is true.
I cannot imagine how much was expended on this, to be discarded.
In response to a recent reply, any talk about a fuel cell Lexus may not have any bearing. Unless it came directly from Japan recently, then likely it's from a regional division that's uninformed.
This tells me more than likely, the few people I heard give assurance of no GS cancellation were also likely wrong and just not yet informed back in spring 2017.
Mag X got the jump on them, which I happened to catch 2 years ago. I only relented from that GS rumour upon looking at, what was probably outdated industry databases, who probably do better with knowing about US/CAN-assembled Lexus against those made in JP. Plus uninformed UK and USA personnel giving me assurances.
I am now over the belief that the GS-F and GS 300B programme was ever resurrected and it has always been cancelled since the fall of 2016, right before Mag X reported it in December 2016.
The language being used in this December 2018 issue ( released 2018/10/26 ) regarding the LS-FC cancellation echoes that of the GS announcement in late December 2016 for MAG-X's February 2017 issue.
The April 2019 300B production date was the target in the end (pushed from late 2018), so I can imagine 30 months prior to that would've been design freeze circa October 2016 and management vetoed it at that very moment.
Committing to such a crucial stage, would mean spending money to finish developing it into a production model and creating production tooling. Thus, no more GS, but no announcements yet about its demise.
At that point, the 240/241B programme ES was already frozen months earlier and probably couldn't really be reworked anymore as a GS replacement.
AWD is likely a late ES addition intended to be offered as soon as the GS ends production around March.
I can't speak for the Fuel Cell LS, as I haven't had much interest in it as a petrol head nor familiar with the needed lead times for such a vehicle.
But I strongly believe it is cancelled and trust Mag-X on this.
My problem with this is that I'm tired of Toyota canceling models halfway through developing them and probably wasting resources that could have been better utilized elsewhere.
They need to be more on the ball with product planning, as seen with excellent TNGA-C and TNGA-K products, but slow to arrive GA-F and GA-L. To think what could've gone towards a plug-in, TNGA-F, nd another Dynamic Force engine between the 2.5 I4 and V35A-FTS turbo 6, if this cancellation is true.
I cannot imagine how much was expended on this, to be discarded.
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Yes per Mag-X it is cancelled. In reality, it seems that USA and other regional Lexus divisions, are not up to speed as some sources at HQ in Japan leaking info to Japanese media.
In response to a recent reply, any talk about a fuel cell Lexus may not have any bearing. Unless it came directly from Japan recently, then likely it's from a regional division that's uninformed.
This tells me more than likely, the few people I heard give assurance of no GS cancellation were also likely wrong and just not yet informed back in spring 2017.
Mag X got the jump on them, which I happened to catch 2 years ago. I only relented from that GS rumour upon looking at, what was probably outdated industry databases, who probably do better with knowing about US/CAN-assembled Lexus against those made in JP. Plus uninformed UK and USA personnel giving me assurances.
I am now over the belief that the GS-F and GS 300B programme was ever resurrected and it has always been cancelled since the fall of 2016, right before Mag X reported it in December 2016.
The language being used in this December 2018 issue ( released 2018/10/26 ) regarding the LS-FC cancellation echoes that of the GS announcement in late December 2016 for MAG-X's February 2017 issue.
The April 2019 300B production date was the target in the end (pushed from late 2018), so I can imagine 30 months prior to that would've been design freeze circa October 2016 and management vetoed it at that very moment.
Committing to such a crucial stage, would mean spending money to finish developing it into a production model and creating production tooling. Thus, no more GS, but no announcements yet about its demise.
At that point, the 240/241B programme ES was already frozen months earlier and probably couldn't really be reworked anymore as a GS replacement.
AWD is likely a late ES addition intended to be offered as soon as the GS ends production around March.
I can't speak for the Fuel Cell LS, as I haven't had much interest in it as a petrol head nor familiar with the needed lead times for such a vehicle.
But I strongly believe it is cancelled and trust Mag-X on this.
My problem with this is that I'm tired of Toyota canceling models halfway through developing them and probably wasting resources that could have been better utilized elsewhere.
They need to be more on the ball with product planning, as seen with excellent TNGA-C and TNGA-K products, but slow to arrive GA-F and GA-L. To think what could've gone towards a plug-in, TNGA-F, nd another Dynamic Force engine between the 2.5 I4 and V35A-FTS turbo 6, if this cancellation is true.
I cannot imagine how much was expended on this, to be discarded.
I'm about to go insane. Is there ANY REASON why any of us should still be loyal to Lexus (or Toyota ffs) anymore? Why can't I have a new GS? I seriously hope to god that some exec sees this.
FIRE AND THROW OUT YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISERS.
CLEARLY they don't have a clue when to release a damn car. And whenever they do, its during a recession and they blame the market. DO NOT lie and blame others for not wanting a new GS. LOOKIE HERE. I AM ONE. And so many others as well. -______-
Same. I can only hope the GS will be resurrected some time in the future as a four dour coupe.
Sadly it seems like the managements in TMC does not seem to care internet voice.