Originally Posted By: DeepFriar
OP, would you share your experience with the Lexus Hybrid system? I have a '14 non-hybrid and wonder if an upgrade would be worth it when the time comes in a year or two and I can find another one off-lease or otherwise.
This particular vehicle aside from the annoyance of having to change a timing belt has delivered superb performance and economy in brutal LA traffic.
Non hybrid vehicles of similar size and engine displacement 3-3.5L I've driven and those owned by friends tend to get about 15 MPG over similar 2500-3000 mile city highway loop average where this vehicle will return about 24.5.
The hybrid regen braking gives you about 3/10th of a g's worth of deceleration net result extending the life of the factory brakes to about 85K
24.5 MPG is not savings the world of sure, but for a large vehicle its extremely fast quiet and cheap running. Would buy again.
UD
OP, would you share your experience with the Lexus Hybrid system? I have a '14 non-hybrid and wonder if an upgrade would be worth it when the time comes in a year or two and I can find another one off-lease or otherwise.
This particular vehicle aside from the annoyance of having to change a timing belt has delivered superb performance and economy in brutal LA traffic.
Non hybrid vehicles of similar size and engine displacement 3-3.5L I've driven and those owned by friends tend to get about 15 MPG over similar 2500-3000 mile city highway loop average where this vehicle will return about 24.5.
The hybrid regen braking gives you about 3/10th of a g's worth of deceleration net result extending the life of the factory brakes to about 85K
24.5 MPG is not savings the world of sure, but for a large vehicle its extremely fast quiet and cheap running. Would buy again.
UD
