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Sorry, what was true in '04 remains true even today. For hwy use quite a number of non-hybrid cars can be purchased that will exceed the FE of...
Most of us find it quite hard to believe that if the gas pedal was stuck WOT Saylor would have discovered it and attempted a fix long before the...
"..Last thing I read.." Either you do not read a lot or you are a BIG fan of Fox news. Find the "real" Frank Bernard, the one that Toyota says....
My new '92 LS400 remained in its nice warm and cozy garage for almost 18 months while we went through the lemon law procedure. We lost. So I had...
Meanwhile, Prius sales are up. And just who "fed" us that bit of information...??
No, "neutral" in the HSD system is accomplished by having the "SUM" of the inputs to the PSD (summing machine) oppose each other such that the...
No, sorry, "I" was born in Tyronza.
Very, VERY scalable if the design target is an over-powered gas guzzler such as the Lexus RXh, GSh, and most horrible of all, the LSh.
Early Ford automatics had about 2 drum clutches plus 2 (brake) bands. Modern day ones only have drum clutches. The Toyota HSD CVT/PSD does not...
Sorry, I took it for granted that everyone from AR would know about Admiral Grace Hopper, my bad. Born in Tyronza.
"...news media doesn't always tell the truth..." On the other hand what if the Toyota "sales are up" press release is simply another form of PR...
My advice...WATCH out for Mazda. They already have experience with SuperCharging an Atkinson cycle engine. The Mazda Millennia "S". Shame it...
Turbo-hybrid versions.... Asking for a visit to bankruptcy court, that. The core design desire, TARGET, of modern hybrid systems is to provide...
I have always thought, wondered about, a Porsche 911 turbo with minimum drag NASA style intake airflow ducts at the "hips" (just aft of the door...
CVT/PSD: If you have ever seen, encountered, or best of all, analized, a Naval Gunnery computer (Analog Computer) from the Grace Hopper era, then...
"..Any chance..." No, a hybrid-turbo system would be just plain, patently, FUELISH. Hybrids have adopted the Atkinson cycle engine concept for...
Yes, rampant engine and/or turbo failures and a few A/C compressor failures to boot. Turbo = detuned/derated base engine = HORRID FE. CX-7...
Shame they did the Tribute instead of teh CX-7...maybe next time.
Just yet another magician's smoke screen by Toyota's PR "shills". Neither of the two more prominant SUA instances can be attributed to age. Age...
Why is it that, other than Porsche, DFI is only being used with FI, Forced Induction..?? in order to get the most reasonable benefits under...