2 MPG difference can't be much of a deterrent if Lexus is what you want. The gas prices are pretty low anyways and if saving gas is that important you may as well go all electric or hybrid.
Exactly and when you factor in other areas you can win, like in reliability, then it starts to get better. So since we're in this for years, over the long haul it will be worth it.2 MPG difference can't be much of a deterrent if Lexus is what you want. The gas prices are pretty low anyways and if saving gas is that important you may as well go all electric or hybrid.
That's the way it always is from segment to segment, each segment has its requirements and its only ideal that the car makers playing in that segment play within the 'rules'You aren't buying this vehicle to have the most efficient car around. I'm glad that Lexus is around the same as its competitors. No one wants to have a car that is tons less efficient than competitors.
There is a crop of hybrid performance vehicles though. They appeal to a niche crowd, but I think that niche is growing in popularity.That's the way it always is from segment to segment, each segment has its requirements and its only ideal that the car makers playing in that segment play within the 'rules'