So, A Local Toyota/Lexus Dealership has One of These..

Kinja'd!!! "Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW." (aya-yu)
01/03/2015 at 15:28 • Filed to: None

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Man, The Crown is such a Looker. It has quite a power too. This is the Athlete G, and it produce 280hp and 260lb-ft of torque from a 3.5l V6. But, if you choose for the Hybrid Athlete, you'll got a 316hp and 384lb-ft of torque! And it'll still do a respectable 55mpg! Yeeeeeeeeees.

I absolutely adore this car. Simply because, you know, since everybody got an E-Class or 5-Series BMW or an Audi A6, it's a bit boring to drive something Germanic like everybody else.

*Although i kinda wish Toyota coupled it's amazing electric motor with the 3.5l V6 rather than the anemic 2.5l V6. The electric motor in the Athlete Hybrid produce 140hp and 222lb-ft of torque. If it's coupled with the 3.5L, it'll theoretically produce 420hp and 482lb-ft of torque! Now that's power!


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Kinja'd!!! Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
01/03/2015 at 15:36

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My step-dad drives a 2013 Lexus GS 450h F-Sport.. Awesome car indeed.


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
01/03/2015 at 15:47

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Not available, of course, in US America. Unless it's been rebadged and they snuck it by me.


Kinja'd!!! Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Steve in Manhattan
01/03/2015 at 15:49

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Well, it's sold in the US as Lexus GS. With a quite a different styling.


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > Steve in Manhattan
01/03/2015 at 15:49

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Might be some obscure Lexus.


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
01/03/2015 at 15:55

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Well, there you are. Even though I'm a gearhead, I've never paid much attention to what are mostly badge engineered cars - Lexus, Infiniti, Acura. Why have the Infiniti version when the 370Z is the same car in nearly every respect? But that's just me.


Kinja'd!!! Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
01/03/2015 at 17:25

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What an ugly face.


Kinja'd!!! Conan > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
01/04/2015 at 15:14

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Those are damn cool. Figure out how to make that 420/482 happen.