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I wonder what's causing the turbo / throttle weirdness. It's too consistent among newer cars and across manufacturers to be a single stroke of incompetence / not giving a damn. It must be an emissions thing. Like maybe they want to prevent that thing from spooling until they're damn sure that you want it, and that way they can eke out just a bit more mpg for the window sticker. Maybe that'll be the next car modding movement: tuning that out, along with fixing rev hang for manuals: MERA: Make Experience of driving Reasonably fun Again. Not very catchy. We'll work on that. |
I mean, it took a while for the turbo to kick in, and when it does, it's like an unexpected and unpleasant punch in the face. With all the traffic in Los Angeles, I was barely ever able to really take advantage of the turbo. The engine's torque was enough to keep up with traffic, and to safely get in and out of freeway on/off ramps. If my memory serves me correctly, I was only able to get the turbo to do its magic on the 5 freeway heading in to Anaheim and Irvine. |
I dont know about this highlander piece of junk... i got a feeling its going to be unreliable in the long run given these aspects 1) USA built, 2) new Toyota engines (fuck your 0w16 and 0w8 oils) 3) cost cutting that toyota has been undergoing for the past few years It'll all accumulate into a.... meh... kind of car thats disposable and likely garbage in 5-10 years. I wouldnt buy one. But i can see why your average schmoe would buy it. Its cheap (sort of), its roomy, and its perceived as "reliable" because it has a toyota badge on the front. |
Next time I'm at a rental lot, I've gotta peek under both a small and a large Toyota built on the TNGA platform to see how the front suspension is set up - specifically the angle and mounting height of the front upper control arm. That angle tells you how much the car resists “nose-dive” when you hit the brakes (engineers call this “anti-dive”). I bet Toyota kept the exact same mounting points and parts across small and large TNGA models to save costs (shared brackets, subframes, and “hard points”), the bigger/heavier cars might not get enough anti-dive. That would mean extra front-end dive under braking. |
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Tundra seats and engine crack in year one, Sequoia is objectively terrible, Tacoma is mid. TX and Grand Highlander will be fine for 10 years - they're just TNGA-K with an extra foot of space. |
They still make the Sequoia? I thought Toyota killed it off a while ago. (Then again, I don't really follow Toyota.) :confused: |
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Exit Interview: Its been 1.5 weeks since i got rid of the hitlerbox and i dont really miss it. While i drove the nuts off it the first few months in 2024, i drove it less and less as the year wore on. By mid 2025, it sat for sometimes weeks at a time as i try my best to rotate through my fleet. I think the overall experience was pleasant, and if i only had one car, it would have been an acceptable compromise between sporty and comfy, but as an old man, i found it neither here nor there and resulting in me picking either something more comfortable like the ES, more practical like the RX, or more sporty and drop top like the LC. The steering was pretty good, but numb (like most modern EPS units). The power was great and the turbo lag was almost a non issue for my application. Plus i guess its sporty enough if you turned it to sport mode. However the stock exhaust note was a joke and the shifter even with mods still isnt up to snuff compared to an OEM Honda unit. The seats are supremely good and comfortable, plus they held up to wear, after 1.5 years they look brand new even with a million dog hair sticking in them. The tech was fine after a few recalls on the infotainment but the build quality was the one thing that bugged the shit out of me. The creaks and rattles drove me to the dealership 6 times during the 1.5 years. Multiple panels were replaced and the cost cutting were just insane compared to the mk7/7.5. After seeing DJstylez supremely sweet 7.5 GTI, it made mine look like a shitty mess and thats what cemented my decision to sell it. Auf Wiedersehen HitlerBox P.s. this is the shortest lease ive ever had. I dont think ive ever given up a car after 1.5 years. |
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I thought the grand highlander had a extremely cheap hard plastic interior along with the lexus version TX, even the regular highlander seemed to be built better. Raising the stereo volume to hide the rattling 4-cylinder and the awful NVH isnt a good excuse IMO. |
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Oh interesting, will keep an eye out the next time I'm in one |
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The TX however... that's bad. |
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But that’s like all modern cars. They are all numb. Your scary thing is a death trap with those snow tires ! |
The absolute numbest car I drove was a 2010 Sonata. Rented it going on a road trip to Edmonton. It got great fuel economy but coming down the Coq in a rainstorm was leery |
haha explains why in the spring I was bombing down the Coq in a monsoon past everyone in my old 2004 IS300 like nothing... they all can't feel what's going on! ..... or I'm just an idiot. High chance of that too. |
Tires play a big difference. I'm on winters now on the M3, it makes the car extra numb. I feel everything in my hips more than the steering wheel. |
Easy there Shakira. |
AstulzerRZD is a Stellantis Shill - Dodge Hornet PHEV: 0 star https://i.gaw.to/content/photos/63/1...l-execute.jpeg This is what happens when you let the "engineers" do their thing without accountants and management getting involved. Engineers: Let's make this a sports CUV for Alfa! Standard 4 piston brembo! Standard Koni FSD! Reality: Brake squeal - it has aggressive semi-metallic pads that never get up to temp cuz of regen braking. Engineers: Let's give it a geared transmission, we cannot have CVTs in our hybrids because of driving feel Reality: 23mpg, WORSE than Pacifica Hybrid. Engineers: Let's give it giant metal paddle shifters Reality: It has a really shitty 6 speed Engineers: 288 HP and 383 lb-ft of torque Reality: the 1.3 turbo SO loud when running as a generator I thought the car was broken/there was construction shit running next to the car Fuck you Avis for stocking these, it makes a beat up 1st gen GLA car2go look like a rolls royce. Literally just give me a gas or hybrid CR-V instead. If I'm plugging in a hybrid, at least the Wrangler/Grand Cherokee 4XE have redeeming qualities... even though they might set my house on fire. |
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Granted I don't think there's any geared FWD trannies that are actually good except maybe the VW fart machine. Aisin8? Garbage, even in BMW's hands. BMW FWD DCT? Mediocre. Acura 10sp? Lags. Mazda? Lags. Or I'm just spoiled by the ZF8 in the X3 and X5. And even then they aren't completely fault free. |
They probably asked Toyota on how to build this so this is the outcome. GG |
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I almost grabbed this last week, but it disappeared from my Avis app and I got stuck with an EV6 instead. |
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It bobs and dives over every bump and is so slow in normal mode that a 1.8L Corolla would gap it. The Italian program team picks the worst trannys - dry clutch in 500X was also their fault. Hard to find a transverse box that can do 400lbft torque - this one uses Aisin F21-250, same as V6 RAV4, Sienna, Jeep Renegade. FWIW I thought the BMW FWD DCT was reasonable, Aisin 8 in BMW is good if you drive it hard, and the Acura 10 speed is great with the J series V6 but terrible with the turbo 4. |
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IMO the EV6 is a much better car - better space, performance, seats, ride, etc but probably the 2nd worst infotainment in an EV. Even the basic 225HP RWD trim is fast enough for 90mph Jersey traffic - faster than GLC43 and SQ5 for 30-50 and 50-70mph passing. The only way to enjoy the Hornet is to actually charge the thing, launch every stoplight in power boost and sport mode. |
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