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Old 06-23-2022, 01:14 AM   #47 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Drifter View Post
Unlike most of Toyota's other hybrids, 3MZ-FE in the highlander & RX400h was never converted to run an Atkinson cycle which I think it kind of a bummer (for fuel efficiency anyway). According to automotive press in 2005/2006, the 3MZ hybrid was mainly developed for the Lexus RX400 where power & refinement trumped fuel economy.
I never took a closer look at the Lexus RX of that generation, and most of the ones I used to see were non-hybrids. Odd enough, only recently I have seen a more considerable amount of the hybrid of that generation...
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