Taste of Lexus

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My cousin, brother, wife, and I went to the Taste of Lexus event this past weekend. Taste of Lexus is an event that Lexus holds once a year across 16 cities in the U.S. where you get to eat good food and drive most of the Lexus lineup.

I drove the following cars:

• IS 350
• GS 350
• GS 450h
• LS 460
• LS 600h
• RX 350
• RX

My brother whipped the LS600H around the track with no problems. The rest of us went along for the ride. He didn’t hit a single cone! That is a very impressive limo of a car Lexus has built and it gets 24mpg to boot.

Hybrid = More HP not MPG

One thing I did notice with all the hybrids is that Lexus seems to go for total hp rather than actually give you significantly more mileage. For example the GS450H gives 23mpg. My wife’s GS300 non-hybrid by comparison gives 22mpg (per rating). In reality we are experiencing around 27mpg mixed which is consistent with what other drivers are reporting. By comparison other individuals are reporting close to 25mpg with the GS450h. I think it is unfortunate that the emphasis is on adding more power for a given car rather than increasing its mileage.

Golf Challenge

They also had a tee off competition using a golf simulator. I got 22ft from the hole! That’s pretty good for a beginner. I’ve been to the driving range 4 times, and had 1 class. That’s the full extent of my golf experience. Unfortunately someone else tee’d off and got within 2 feet of the hole. None-the-less I was very proud of my showing in the contest. I can’t wait to hit the real golf course. That’s not me in the above picture by the way. I have a better swing. :o)

With as many tires as I go through, you’d think Michelin would give me a free ride in their blimp. Folks this is what happens when you eat too many donuts in the morning.