Lexus News
02-01-2009, 07:14 PM
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Lexus (http://www.autoblog.com/category/lexus/), Rumormill (http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/)
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The Lexus LS is supposedly in line for a V6 engine. The suggested powerplant is Toyota's 3.5-liter unit tuned to produce 310 hp and 378 lb-ft of torque. A comparable car would be BMW's 740i, offered in Europe with a 3.0-liter V6 putting out 326 horses and 332 lb-ft. The Toyota's numbers are down slightly, but since the V8-powered LS460 already weighs less than the BMW 740i, the additional weight savings of a Lexus V6 should allow it to move along just fine.
If a V6 LS does bow with the coming, facelifted car, we might not see it in America. The trend among automakers is not to bring their frugal luxury to our shores; BMW also offers its 7 Series in Europe with a 3.0-liter diesel, for example. On the other hand, the six-cylinder LS could help dress up Lexus's CAFE numbers, and assuming California's new, more restrictive emissions standards (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/26/report-president-obama-to-give-states-right-to-set-own-emission/) get the green light, we think that might make a V6 LS even more likely.
[Source: Paul Tan (http://paultan.org/archives/2009/01/29/lexus-ls-flagship-may-get-baseline-v6-engine/)]Rumormill: Lexus LS could get a V6 (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/01/rumormill-lexus-ls-could-get-a-v6/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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The Lexus LS is supposedly in line for a V6 engine. The suggested powerplant is Toyota's 3.5-liter unit tuned to produce 310 hp and 378 lb-ft of torque. A comparable car would be BMW's 740i, offered in Europe with a 3.0-liter V6 putting out 326 horses and 332 lb-ft. The Toyota's numbers are down slightly, but since the V8-powered LS460 already weighs less than the BMW 740i, the additional weight savings of a Lexus V6 should allow it to move along just fine.
If a V6 LS does bow with the coming, facelifted car, we might not see it in America. The trend among automakers is not to bring their frugal luxury to our shores; BMW also offers its 7 Series in Europe with a 3.0-liter diesel, for example. On the other hand, the six-cylinder LS could help dress up Lexus's CAFE numbers, and assuming California's new, more restrictive emissions standards (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/26/report-president-obama-to-give-states-right-to-set-own-emission/) get the green light, we think that might make a V6 LS even more likely.
[Source: Paul Tan (http://paultan.org/archives/2009/01/29/lexus-ls-flagship-may-get-baseline-v6-engine/)]Rumormill: Lexus LS could get a V6 (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/01/rumormill-lexus-ls-could-get-a-v6/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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