04 LS 430, 0-60 in 5.9, why do they even make the Q45??

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Old 09-22-2003, 09:46 PM
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04 LS 430, 0-60 in 5.9, why do they even make the Q45??

The new 6-speed accelerates the 290hp LS 430 0-60 in 5.9 seconds. The exterior was freshened. 18" wheels are an option. The 340hp Q45 can't get to 0-60 in under 6 seconds if you pushed it over Mt. Kilimanjaro with 6 Polar Bears inside with a gravitational pull of a Black Hole.
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Well I would rather purschase a Q45. The LS still looks too bland and old personish.

My number 1 choice would be a Deville actually. I used the money I saved and put it into a bangin system.
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With the new ECU upgrade and the new gearing the Q45 can consistently get under 6 in the 0-60.

I absolutely HATE the LS430. I don't like the Q45 either, but I'd take it over the LS any day.
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ROFL

The average age of a LS owner is probably 65 and the Q is probably 55 ... not exactly the same market.

Those numbers were scientifically pulled straight out of my ass
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Originally posted by cusdaddy
With the new ECU upgrade and the new gearing the Q45 can consistently get under 6 in the 0-60.

True that.
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Plus the LS is getting a 5 liter engine next year. That should bring it to 340-350HP easy.
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Why would some 30-40 year old buy an IS with its shitty weak motor, and gay ass clear taillights, trying to look like hes 19 when he could by a classy car that is fast and hadles just as well with the G35?



I don't think people in the LS/Q market want speed....
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What does the M45 do 0>60?

Wouldn't that be a better comparison to the LS?
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Why would some 30-40 year old buy an IS with its shitty weak motor, and gay ass clear taillights, trying to look like hes 19 when he could by a classy car that is fast and hadles just as well with the G35?
U know nothing about cars.
With the new ECU upgrade and the new gearing the Q45 can consistently get under 6 in the 0-60.
The car is so sorry no magazine on earth has taken the time to actually review the new upgrades.
Wouldn't that be a better comparison to the LS?
Not at all. It is a gap filler, supposed to take on the E/5/GS. THey have sold maybe 30 this year.
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Originally posted by chris3240929
What does the M45 do 0>60?

Wouldn't that be a better comparison to the LS?
The M is at mid 5s due to much shorter gearing (mainly final gear ratio), as well as, a few hundrerd pounds lighter.

No. The M does not compete with the LS. The M competes with the GS cars.
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why would someone review the 04q45 when it only had minor changes, few more standard items, new gearing, new color. bout as as excting as reviewing the ls430 for acceleration numbers when the driver is completely isolated from any driving experience or road feel to begin with.
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I don't like the q45 but I think the m45 can kick some serious ass.
http://us.infiniti.clientsites.carsp...0D4F56891D7D52
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Originally posted by gavriil
Plus the LS is getting a 5 liter engine next year. That should bring it to 340-350HP easy.
Hmmm just like Mercedes...Lexus is always a few steps behinds
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if mercedes went out of business, lexus would just run around like a chicken that lost its head.
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lil too much brand loyality up in this post.

1sicklex a rebirth of the lemming perhaps?


anyway. both of those cars dont stand up next to the A8 and 7-series.
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Originally posted by soopa
lil too much brand loyality up in this post.

1sicklex a rebirth of the lemming perhaps?


anyway. both of those cars dont stand up next to the A8 and 7-series.
just because someone disagrees with you lex, they don't "don't know anything about cars." Chill, lexii aren't the best cars ever made.
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Originally posted by soopa
lil too much brand loyality up in this post.

1sicklex a rebirth of the lemming perhaps?


anyway. both of those cars dont stand up next to the A8 and 7-series.
brand loyalty? i agree to some extent. i know where 1sicklex is coming from. if you ever drive a lexus especially a GS4, you know why he loves to back up lexus so much.
luxury, power, handling, Amazing brakes, high quality everything, impeccable fit and finish, and the driving experience make these cars extraordinary.
i am not saying it is the best car company or anything, but they simply rock! i must admit that acura is catching up in some of those areas as well, and infiniti in other areas too. neither have achieved IMO what lexus has and will continue to.
mercedez is losing its quality every year and its cars show. ive been in a new s500 and my friends 93 s400 was just as comfortable and quality was the same or better. so how exactly is lexus following mercedez?
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1sicklex a rebirth of the lemming perhaps?
just because someone disagrees with you lex, they don't "don't know anything about cars." Chill, lexii aren't the best cars ever made.
mY BAD IF I seen like I am going back to 1SICKDICK dayzs....I'll be honest, I thought I'd get some rest after NOPI and I have not. Even my friends are telling me I am acting like a damn crab...






























But once I don't have crabs, we'll work it out. The 1st gen Q45 is a favorite of mine, I've taken the Q45 out at lest 3 times, once with 5 friends and we could not justify buying it over a GS or 5 let alone a LS.
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
mY BAD IF I seen like I am going back to 1SICKDICK dayzs....I'll be honest, I thought I'd get some rest after NOPI and I have not. Even my friends are telling me I am acting like a damn crab...
What's this ??? everyone is ganging up on Lex . . hold on let me have a piece of him . . :P

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