The Grand Highlander Hybrid max are officially rated at 36 MPG combined. 27 MPG on LC250 is reasonable.
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Yet apparently that 27 is not going to happen, per a Toyota employee’s comment
I truly think many people are waiting on the new 4runner
Hope it delivers the Goods!
Does not make any sense and why bother with hybrid at that MPG. That employee are clueless. If that is from their experience driving test vehicle then yes. Nobody drive test vehicles normally, they always beaten worse than a rental car. It supposed to get beaten for test.
The highlander hybrid use same engine and similar hybrid. A bit less weight and a lot more aerodynamic so 36 MPG is achieved. If LC250 only get 21 MPG combined then something is wrong with the design and not worth to add hybrid then.
F150 2.7 are rated for 20 city -26 Highway with no hybrid system. No way Toyota cannot get better than that wirh Hybrid.
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turbo8
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Grand Highlander is rated at 265hp.
LC rated at 326hp.
LC is probably heavier and less aerodynamic too.
I'm sure the reps from Toyota were being very optimistic.
Let's hope for 25mpg combined.
LC rated at 326hp.
LC is probably heavier and less aerodynamic too.
I'm sure the reps from Toyota were being very optimistic.
Let's hope for 25mpg combined.
Grand Highlander Max is 362hp 400 TQ. Rated at 27mpg combined. Seems right inline with what the lc250 should be given the smaller size.
If it's only 21, it's not going to do very well after the new wears off. It's too expensive for only 270hp on the hills and 21mpg. Those aren't competitive numbers.
Here’s my thing. Toyota wouldn’t have said anything to anyone attending Cruiser fest. They are waiting to officially announce that. I can name ever single employee that was there and all are with Toyota’s marketing team. They wouldn’t tell someone even if they knew. So he might have been talking to some hobo out front. Idk.
That’s not how a hybrid operates…. It’s not just the engine on long drives or on a hill.
Engine gives battery power… and the power is never fully depleted from the battery
Hence the electric Hp and torque stay continuously available.
Yet I agree, 21 mpg isn’t all that impressive for the price and all that the 1958 offers… or should I say Dosnt offer.
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That's not possible. What you're describing violates the laws of physics. Conversation of energy. The battery cannot continuously discharge energy to the motor. It's a small finite amount that roughly is 60ish seconds at 50hp. Then it's gone until it's recharged. 325hp is only for brief periods.
I have no information either way. But it would be really really stupid to tell the world 27mpg and then deliver 21. Not bud light stupid, but among the worst marketing blunders in recent memory. They set the reference point at 27 and now that's the expectation.
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Ohk … Tell me, what kind of Hybrid do you drive?
I believe they took down that number from the Website page… shortly after it went up.
Yes I agree it was a Blunder by Toyota to state 27
I don’t believe that it will be that high of mpg.
joseywales
Renaissance Redneck
I’ve only had the odd tiny drip off my 100. Never had another one leak, but I’m only at 39 years of driving
1958 trim is no moonroof from what I’ve seen. I’m not sure the wife will like that.
I must be the only person that doesn’t care what the mileage is if I like the vehicle.
My ‘22 460 gets 19-20mpg on the highway at 6000lbs exactly with my wife and I in the vehicle on OEM sized Falken Rubitreks and I’m happy with that. More would of course be great, however, going to a V6TT to gain a few MPG just doesn’t seem like a good trade off to me.
I have been dripped on going through a touch less car wash in my 460 and was told by 2 dealers it’s not unheard of and Lexus doesn’t care so I guess it’s normal. I wish I could have gotten the 460 without the moonroof.
My ‘22 460 gets 19-20mpg on the highway at 6000lbs exactly with my wife and I in the vehicle on OEM sized Falken Rubitreks and I’m happy with that. More would of course be great, however, going to a V6TT to gain a few MPG just doesn’t seem like a good trade off to me.
I have been dripped on going through a touch less car wash in my 460 and was told by 2 dealers it’s not unheard of and Lexus doesn’t care so I guess it’s normal. I wish I could have gotten the 460 without the moonroof.
19-20, That’s nice
I’ve seen that mpg on a YouTube test of a 460
Considering it’s an old design, yet very capable vehicle…. I’d consider that great.
Yet when a 250 is claimed to get 27, then dosnt (perhaps) it’s a silly thing by Toyota to state 27mpg in the first place.
Doesn't matter. It's a basic law of physics that can't be avoided. The system can't output 325hp for more than 60-90 seconds continuously (depending on how much of the battery it uses). It's 270hp max continuous and average output.
Ok
… Obviously your unaware
One of us is.
Since this is part of the Topic of the thread… I’ll indulge a bit of discussion with you.
Not arguing.
Answer me this….. one question.
Do you think that the Battery depletes completely at any given time during a Drive up a incline?
