Why Automakers Sometimes Overpressurize Tires And How That Can Affect Your Handling: Ask An Engineer
By Huibert Mees
May 2, 2022
3:00 pm
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Hello Autopians and welcome to another edition of Ask an Engineer. This week I thought we could talk about tires again since we...
Make sure they road force balance the tires. Not all tire places or dealerships use that. Makes a huge difference. These new trucks are very sensitive to anything out of balance and your will feel it. Our LC200 is very sensitive to any slight out of balance.
Also I’ve found these guys sometimes...
There’s some Japanese quality control guy that’s now unemployed at the GX factory.
Lexus takes their QC very serious and is doing the right thing to ensure any issues are resolved. Think about the quality of some of our domestic brands or other brands that would just roll the dice and let...
They do this since their finance department will either get a flat amount for it, as well as Lexus financial incentivizing the dealer for number of deals they get sent.(ie- spiffs or Lexus trips etc) you have no obligation to keep it 6 months and can payoff anytime.
Ridiculous a dealer would...
Looking at both trucks I could not justify the extra money for the LX over the new GX? Interior size is pretty much identical, technology wise the GX is better, I think looks wise it’s better. I know it’s probably targeting two different types of buyers. For me we have kids, coming out of a 2021...
Any real world feedback on the highs and lows of the new GX from everyday driving? Hate reading the press reviews who get to drive the vehicle for a few hours and may have some inherent biases.
New to having a roof rack. What are the best boxes, straps, etc to use and the best way to secure to the rack? Seems nice to have vs installing the hitch mounted carrier everytime we go on a trip.