Talk:Lexus RX Hybrid

Does the 400 designation mean anything, or is Toyota just estimating that it would deliver the performance of a 4.00 litre engine? -- stewacide

Not sure if you'll see this, as you asked the question a few weeks ago, but yes, the 400 does imply that the RX 400h delivers the performance of a 4.0 liter engine. It's very common for manufacturers to name their vehicles this way, and very common for the name to not exactly reflect the size of the engine. Check out the available engines for the BMW 3 series for some more examples of this from another manufacturer. The cars' names roughly correlate to the engine displacement, but there are some cases where BMW offers two engines with the same displacement but different levels of performance and names them differently. For example, next year they'll offer the 3 series with a turbocharged 3.0L engine and call it the 335i, selling it alongside their naturally aspirated 3.0L 330i. TomTheHand 18:17, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Fuel consumption

In Britain fuel consumption is officially stated in metric units, consisting of litres per 100 km. Unofficially and informally it is widely stated in miles per Imperial gallon. In mainland European countries it is stated in litres per 100 km and in the US it is stated in miles per US gallon. (The US gallon is about 20% smaller than its British equivalent.) In this article fuel consumption is stated in kilometres per litre. I've never seen this before. Is it a mistake, or do the Japanese actually measure it that way? Blaise 14:12, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Thx for pointing this out, I am not familiar with Japanese fuel consumption standards, but I did find the relevant reference for the Harrier Hybrid fuel consumption: http://toyota.jp/harrierhybrid/spec/spec/index.html (states "17.8 km/L")....the Prius consumption stated: http://toyota.jp/prius/spec/spec/index.html ("33.0 km/L"). The translation may require some reading...I think the Toyota Prius article may have removed the 10.15 type reference. Enigma3542002 08:35, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure the Japanese do in fact measure it in km/L. -alhead —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alhead (talk • contribs) 00:11, August 30, 2007 (UTC)

Article Title Change

I propose we change the article title from "Lexus RX 400h" to "Lexus RX Hybrid." Just as the gas RX was changed from the RX 300 to the RX 330 (and later RX 350) when it switched platforms, the next RX hybrid's engine will likely be larger and more powerful, necessitating a change to a new nomenclature such as RX 450h or what have you. I think we should identify the current model as RX 400h, but Lexus' website separates the cars into RX and RX Hybrid instead of RX 350 and RX 400h. It seems logical for Wikipedia to do the same. Opinions? Bflorsheim (talk) 04:00, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Sounds logical to me, the road vehicle timeline also uses RX hybrid as the term. SynergyStar (talk) 05:58, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

what's the fuel consumption of toyota harrier model year 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.54.77.2 (talk) 13:31, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Is this page really needed?

I do not believe that this set index article is necessary. The RX Hybrid was never known as such, but rather the "RX 400h" and "RX 450h". Very few readers would type in "RX Hybrid" as this appears to a name invented by editors to incorporate both generations. For the same reason, we do not need an article titled, "Lexus RX 350" or "Lexus RX 300". Redirecting these pages to "Lexus RX" is perfectly suffice as there is not potential for confusion. OSX (talk • contributions) 23:15, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Actually, the name was not invented by editors. The vehicle is mainly called "RX Hybrid" in North America:

http://www.lexus.com/models/RXh/?s_ocid=AllModels_RXh_Display_Info

http://autos.yahoo.com/2010_lexus_rx_hybrid/

Also on US television the "RX Hybrid" name is used, they don't mention the model number at all!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWmbgbUWhoI

Even the brochures are titled "RX Hybrid". Lots of people don't know the exact model numbers. I don't see what's the harm in having this page to let readers know exactly where to find those sections, it's easier to find this way. MTan355 (talk) 02:25, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

I still do not see this as necessary. If this page was redirected to Lexus RX, what would be lost? The hybrid is discussed in reasonable detail for both generations on that page. Anyone who is aware of RX Hybrid is going to be aware of the non-hybrid RX as well. This is not a confusing case of badge engineering or a case where the hybrid is sold under a separate nameplate; the RX Hybrid is little more than a trim variant/powertrain option. Redirecting this page would be equally as adequate and would reduce the number of articles that need to be maintained (the main RX page also points readers to the generation-specific articles). OSX (talk • contributions) 05:50, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

OK, the earlier redirect was only to one generation, now to all. MTan355 (talk) 06:05, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Feel free to request a third (or more) opinion if you disagree with the redirect. OSX (talk • contributions) 08:39, 22 December 2010 (UTC)