Lexus may be working on an airplane

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 09/20/2019 at 13:55 • Filed to: None

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According to Akio Toyota.

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If that happens, Mercedes can officially hand over its badge to Lexus, because they would’ve truly achieved dominance over land, sea and sky.

Chariotoflove > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/20/2019 at 14:07

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I mean, the black LC500 in my work garage already looks like a space fighter.  They might as well start slapping jet engines on things.

jimz > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/20/2019 at 14:15

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the yacht is a Lexus in name only, they’re built by Marquis and have Volvo marine diesels.

facw > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/20/2019 at 14:21

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Have to compete with the HondaJ et (which obviously should be branded as the AcuraJet for the US) I guess.

facw > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/20/2019 at 14:24

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Also, the main problem here is that you are making me think about V alerian (don’t do that)

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/20/2019 at 14:24

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OPPOsaurus WRX > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/20/2019 at 14:24

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Mercedes already made an at tempt to fly, but was not very successful

someoneatacura > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/20/2019 at 16:28

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Doesn’t Honda already have that Crown?

bhtooefr > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/21/2019 at 11:31

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I mean, it wouldn’t be the first time Toyota did that. In both senses (that is, outsourcing the vehicle and its engine to other companies - in this case, Scaled Composites and Lycoming - and making an airplane).

And, Hamilton Standard got the 1UZ-FE - with two turbos added - certified as an aero engine, as the FV2400-2TC. (I think the intent was, if the TAA-1 was enough of a success, to then use that engine in it or its successor designs, but that (and the successor designs) never happened.)