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Originally Posted by Merc1  They do contradict themselves by saying in the title that the LS600hL "achieves V-12 performance", but then say that it won't be as quick as the V12 cars. One thing is for sure, it won't ever match the current S600's performance, no matter who tests it and a 5.5 sec 0-60 time is a V8 performance, not V12.
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I don't believe you can outright say that. As far as I recall there have been 12 cylinder vehicles which in the past have had performance figures around the 5+ second 0-60 mark.
Anyhow, I understand what you are getting at. The LS600h will never match the S600 (which is understandable) but what's even worse is that it appears to be having trouble breaking the 6 second barrier.
The Lexus marketing department should stop advertisting the LS600h as a bloody performance car - because it's not. Toyota's marketing department has always pissed me off, constantly contradicting themselves and whatnot. It's not a new issue either, they've been playing these "games" for 25+ years.