Interesting, did you notice air flow reduction as a result? This is good to know but perhaps not worth the purchase.. will keep it in mind i case i know someone who has it.
Alright, let me share my personal take on the Lc300 after +2 years of ownership. I'll only address my rants but also the workaround the issues for general benefit.
Comfort & Usability
Ventilated seats: fan noise is loud and distracting...
What really bothers me is that Toyota claims that the LC300 had a lot of inputs from Australian engineers though the course of its development. "Toyota also claims input from the local testing “contributed significantly” to the new platform and...
TL;DR: The new LX700 Overtrail is a beast out of the box. Capable and comfortable. Triple lockers and the other off road goodies are welcome improvements. There is plenty of room for improvement, however.
Longer version: Yesterday at lunch I...
Yeah I would definitely get a black or white GR if it was available. I would just hope the fit and finish is better than a GX or Capstone Tundra.
I do like my Onyx Black Fsport. Photo whore these again.
This is where I think Toyota’s kind of struggling to stay true to what customers actually want. They’re really focused on hitting global targets and market promises — like cutting 200 kg across generations — but in doing that, some models are...
Good news with this, is that hopefully that means we'll see more cargo solutions, third row seat deletes, and aftermarket fuel tank options on the hybrid.
I agree with you, the hybrid is usually only offered on the higher trims (VX/VXR, which are equivalent to the ZX), and these are typically positioned as the 'luxury' versions. It's not too surprising, since Toyota has been doing this for a while...
Key changes:
LC300 is now getting VJH310 powertrain (1M-HEV) 457hp @790nm which is the same as the lx700h setup
New front/ rear bumper (GR is kept the same)
Upgraded rear power outlet leveraging the hybrid battery.
Downgraded gas tanks (of...
Lesson 1: never trust dealerships
Lesson 2: read the manual
It's how I found out that you change the HUD to a tach by 1. Making the HUD display mode "full" and 2. changing the cruise control mode to "normal" (non adaptive) by pressing the...