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Originally Posted by Badhobz
^utter horseshit reasoning by Toyota to switch to such a thin and specialized oil. Complete money grab akin to VW forcing me to buy their “certified” oil or else void the warranty.
My dad’s RX 400H used 5w30. Same shit as my v8 ! Same shit as the ES / Camry.
Those taxi dudes running Prius Vs and older Priuses are all using 0w20. Same with my wife’s modern RX. Whatever. 0w20 is the same price as 5w30. These taxis have over a million KMs on them.
Fuck you modern day Toyota. You’re dead to me. First you killed off my beloved v6 and v8s and now you’re copying the nazis and making specialized oil ?!?!? What is this the axis powers from WW2 uniting again ?
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These new motors are different breed - Toyota even bought Mazda for their Skyactiv efficiency tricks.
Are we really comparing to 10-20+ year old engines that had their own issues?
- 2GR, V8 and T24A were never designed for 0w-8/16. They run 0W-20 like they should for a hotter running ICE.
- 1st gen RX400h and Camry Hybrid have worse fuel economy than standard gas version today.
Hybrid Camry now 50% more efficient than 2007, 16% more power and AWD.
RX500h more efficient and 40% more power than RX400h.