Originally Posted by AF
You truly are an idiot. The RX350 gets a whole 1mpg more than the RDX does on the highway, while both are rated at 19mpg in the city.
The RDX makes 30HP less but also makes 9 lb.-ft. more of torque and 200RPM sooner than the RX350 does, while working with 1200cc's less.
Not bad I say.
Yeah, the RX is BIGGER, with BIGGER, more powerful, healthier engine, and it still manages to get better MPG, even if its only 1 mpg.
That being said, neither gets great MPG, but the RDX by all means should be at least in the high 20ies. It's turbo is not on all the time, it only kicks in when you gun it, so most of the time when you are cruising it pretty much works like your regular N/A 4 cylinder. For instance Toyota Highlander, which is the same size as the RDX, with 4 cyl engine gets 24/30 mpg, and the V6 version, which is more powerful than the RDX gets 21/28 with 4wd!
Originally Posted by AF
The LS460 gets significantly better mileage than either of the two because it's not shaped like a house, and it has a 6-speed automatic with two insanely long overdrive gears, which Toyota loves to do. Both the RX and RDX use a 5-speed automatic. It's not even a fair comparison anyways.
Actually its an 8 speed, but then again, the LS is much heavier and much bigger than the RDX, with goabs more power. The reason I'm using the LS as an example is because its engine uses direct injection technology similar to this new Honda engine found in the RDX. Like I said, if anything, the RDX should be at least in the same ball park as Toyotas new vehicles if they want to compete.