I first brought up the question of why Lexus would even consider such an animal. They are not on the lower end of quality that they might have such a little engine to as need the 7-spd, ala Kia. They would be more inclined to have a higher end engine that would develop enough torque that a 5-spd is more than sufficient. Even a 6-spd is not needed in such a car. I suspect that it is nothing but PR and the constant shifting will generate complaints and the 7-spd will be discontinued......Russ __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com