IS 300 manual tranny 6.8 for the 0-60 per Lexus
07-16-2001, 04:18 PM
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IS 300 manual tranny 6.8 for the 0-60 per Lexus
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Sensing a shortfall in the IS 300’s repertoire when compared to say, a BMW 3 Series or an Audi A4, Toyota’s luxury Lexus division will offer its sport sedan with a five-speed manual transmission beginning in August.
Not that the IS 300’s five-speed electronically controlled automatic is a slouch, but the manual, as any manual will, gives drivers better control of the engine’s power. In this case that’s 215 hp and 218 lb-ft of torque from the dohc VVT-i-controlled 24-valve inline six. Lexus says the new transmission knocks off half a second in 0-to-60 times, from 7.3 to 6.8.
The manual transmission has a numerically lower final drive ratio than the automatic, but higher ratios in first and fifth. Both automatic and manual share 1:1.000 ratios in fourth. The five-speed manual in the IS 300 is a variation of the five-speed manual from the SC 300, which in turn is a variation of the six-speed manual from the Supra. Lexus expects to find 1600 takers for the manual-tranny IS 300 in the remainder of 2001 and another 4800 per year after that.
Sensing a shortfall in the IS 300’s repertoire when compared to say, a BMW 3 Series or an Audi A4, Toyota’s luxury Lexus division will offer its sport sedan with a five-speed manual transmission beginning in August.
Not that the IS 300’s five-speed electronically controlled automatic is a slouch, but the manual, as any manual will, gives drivers better control of the engine’s power. In this case that’s 215 hp and 218 lb-ft of torque from the dohc VVT-i-controlled 24-valve inline six. Lexus says the new transmission knocks off half a second in 0-to-60 times, from 7.3 to 6.8.
The manual transmission has a numerically lower final drive ratio than the automatic, but higher ratios in first and fifth. Both automatic and manual share 1:1.000 ratios in fourth. The five-speed manual in the IS 300 is a variation of the five-speed manual from the SC 300, which in turn is a variation of the six-speed manual from the Supra. Lexus expects to find 1600 takers for the manual-tranny IS 300 in the remainder of 2001 and another 4800 per year after that.
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Originally posted by phil2:
<STRONG>THATS PRETTY SAD!!!!!! CONSIDERING THE RSX TYPE-S DOES IT IN 6.1 WITH 2 CYL LESS!!!
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<STRONG>THATS PRETTY SAD!!!!!! CONSIDERING THE RSX TYPE-S DOES IT IN 6.1 WITH 2 CYL LESS!!!
</STRONG>
"0-60 doesn't matter! besides, i have a lexus!"
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Originally posted by mrdeeno:
<STRONG>
typical is300 owner response:
"0-60 doesn't matter! besides, i have a lexus!"</STRONG>
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typical is300 owner response:
"0-60 doesn't matter! besides, i have a lexus!"</STRONG>
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