toyota’s luxury brand, lexus, chose newyork for the global debut of a new generation of its best selling model - the rx suv. lexus has been styling its cars very flamboyantlyover the last couple of years and the rx is the latest model to get a makeover. a bigpart of that is the signature spindle grille up front and this is probably the largestone we’ve seen yet - spanning all the way
2015 lexus rx 350 colors, from the hood to the very bottom of the bumpercover. that, along with led headlamps and foglights give the front end an aggressiveappearance that we definitely haven’t seen on any previous rx. flared wheel arches arefilled with available 20 inch wheels and a blacked-out d-pillar creates the illusionof a floating roof. overall the look is modern
and establishes a strong family resemblanceto the smaller nx. the same is true on the inside, with a completelynew dashboard design and available bold colors for the premium materials. there is an available12.3†display that’s still controlled by a touchpad and buttons near the gear selectorand a new head-up display ahead of the driver. the rx remains a 5 passenger vehicle and occupantsare treated to additional leg room and heated seats in the rear, along with a new panoramicsunroof. toyota recently announced that it will beproviding low cost safety aids on many of its vehicles and the rx is one of the firstto receive them. some of the brand’s existing technology, such as automatic braking andlane departure alert carries over. also available
will be a lane keep assist feature and dynamicradar cruise control, with the ability to bring the car to a complete stop. under the hood you’ll find one of 2 versionsof the carryover 3.5 liter v6. in standard models it’s been tweaked to provide 300horsepower and comes mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. or there is a hybrid power trainbased on the v6 which, along with the help of an electric motor, should provide greaterfuel economy while still producing the same 300 horsepower, approximately. front wheeldrive remains standard, with available all wheel drive on any version.
pricing and fuel economy numbers haven’tbeen released just yet, but when the new rx
goes on sale later this year, we expect the$42,000 base price of the current car to remain about the same with a slight increase in milesper gallon. subscribe and stay tuned to globe car reviews to find out!
