Topic: First Drive: 2016 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h

[Autos_Editor]

Up in your grille.
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[Fobroader]

Im sure they are fantastic vehicles in their own right.....but that filter fish grille, man is that terrible.

[Noto]

Now of course, the message would need to be a little different – perhaps a prize-winning Wagyu bull set loose in a Swarovski crystal store with a half-pint of wasabi up its bottom. Shards and disruption: from genteel rice-pudding to anime blade-strike, Lexus’s new design language has the subtlety of a Kill Bill fight scene and the angularity of a Dragon Ball Z haircut.

Well...that was putting it...gently?

I love it, Brendan!!!

As for the RX, the styling is getting over the top for me, but whilst I love the spindle grill on the F-sport model (honeycomb), I despise the blade-grille on the non-F trims.  The rest of the package sounds great, and I'm sure the cargo numbers are either a typo or are the by-product of a different method of calculation.

[EV Dan]

    The NX bug has gone viral at Lexus.

[Northernridge]

That dash is a lot nicer than I was expecting.

[X-Traction]

These gaping grilles didn't make sense to me until I realized they're intended to appeal to mouth-breathers.

[Northernridge]

^ That is probably the first time Lexus has been accused of targeted mouth-breathers.

[Fobroader]

These gaping grilles didn't make sense to me until I realized they're intended to appeal to mouth-breathers.

What?? Mouth breathers?? This isn't a Nascar Special Chevy Monte Carlo.... 

[johngenx]

The NX looks good in person, so I'll reserve judgment until I see it.

And yeah, the interior looks great.  I'd still save some dough and get a Highlander for the extra room but for people that are looking for a "lux wagon" this is a nice choice.

[NormT]

Only a single  gas/diesel engine available with 265 lb-ft?

Where's the chrome?!

[mmret]

I see very mildly caricaturized Audi styling cues.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Now of course, the message would need to be a little different – perhaps a prize-winning Wagyu bull set loose in a Swarovski crystal store with a half-pint of wasabi up its bottom. Shards and disruption: from genteel rice-pudding to anime blade-strike, Lexus’s new design language has the subtlety of a Kill Bill fight scene and the angularity of a Dragon Ball Z haircut. Styling levels are OVER NINE THOUSAND.




 

I do miss the "buy a Lexus and enjoy serene balance and exquisite Japanese craftsmanship; luxury without a single jarring note." version of Lexus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1vZenBX4-0

I guess that doesn't fit into the lookatmelookatmelookatmeFORTHELOVEOFGODWONTSOMEONELOOKATME vibe that's going on these days.

[ThePointblank]

The NX looks good in person, so I'll reserve judgment until I see it.

And yeah, the interior looks great.  I'd still save some dough and get a Highlander for the extra room but for people that are looking for a "lux wagon" this is a nice choice.

I would agree; the Lexus NX isn't the most photogenic vehicle out there. No matter how hard photographers try, they can't get the looks right. Once you see it in person, it's a totally different animal.

[NormT]

The NX looks good in person, so I'll reserve judgment until I see it.

And yeah, the interior looks great.  I'd still save some dough and get a Highlander for the extra room but for people that are looking for a "lux wagon" this is a nice choice.

I would agree; the Lexus NX isn't the most photogenic vehicle out there. No matter how hard photographers try, they can't get the looks right. Once you see it in person, it's a totally different animal.

It really looks like somebody drove it out of the body shop before being repaired. Lost is any display of luxury where a Hyundai/Kia can look better.

[mixmanmash]

Only a single  gas/diesel engine available with 265 lb-ft?

Where's the chrome?!

Where did you read diesel?

There is the hybrid version, but IIRC, Toyota/Lexus do not publish combined gas/electric torque numbers for it.

[Minou]

As for the RX, the styling is getting over the top for me, but whilst I love the spindle grill on the F-sport model (honeycomb), I despise the blade-grille on the non-F trims.  The rest of the package sounds great, and I'm sure the cargo numbers are either a typo or are the by-product of a different method of calculation.

Must be the european method of measuring cargo space of HB vehicles and SUV's below the parcel shelf.

[ArtW]

OK. I can make it is a Dyson but is this an upright or a canister?   

[NormT]

Only a single  gas/diesel engine available with 265 lb-ft?

Where's the chrome?!

Where did you read diesel?

There is the hybrid version, but IIRC, Toyota/Lexus do not publish combined gas/electric torque numbers for it.

Just stating a point that in class you need more than 260 lb-ft of torque, regardless of engine.

We were just eating outside on patio when I pointed out an NX as the new Lexus, "oh, I don't like it."  Her whole family bhad Toyota's.

[Stilllovetrucks]

The NX looks good in person, so I'll reserve judgment until I see it.

And yeah, the interior looks great.  I'd still save some dough and get a Highlander for the extra room but for people that are looking for a "lux wagon" this is a nice choice.

I would agree; the Lexus NX isn't the most photogenic vehicle out there. No matter how hard photographers try, they can't get the looks right. Once you see it in person, it's a totally different animal.