Unexpected RX350 bonus

[muzzy]

Just completed a 2000 mile trip in my RX350. EPA says 23 on the road -
I got 27.8 on the interstate when speed limit was 70 and 29 mpg where
it was 60 and 65 on state highways. Quite a pleasant suprise since my
wife's Honda Civic hybrid gets 33 in town when EPA says 48.

[Geo]

No surprise here. The EPA highway estimates are always pessimistic (just as
the city estimates are optimistic) for conventional powertrains.

Nevertheless, we have a 2004 RX330 and get nowhere near the numbers you get.
The old V6 in our RX is known to be a pretty mediocre design and the new V6
in yours is clearly superior.

A pity Toyota/Lexus let the old one live so long.
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- George Litwinski

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times."

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Wambough's The Choirboys

Post by muzzy
Just completed a 2000 mile trip in my RX350. EPA says 23 on the road -
I got 27.8 on the interstate when speed limit was 70 and 29 mpg where
it was 60 and 65 on state highways. Quite a pleasant suprise since my
wife's Honda Civic hybrid gets 33 in town when EPA says 48.