5/29/2023 0 Comments Lexus hybrid suv![]() Unfortunately, the driver inattention warning system in multiple test vehicles frequently boisterously alerted multiple drivers to pay attention to the road even though their eyes had indeed never wavered from it. The latest Lexus Safety System+ 3.0 suite features updated and additional features, including a forward collision warning system that detects more incoming obstacles from more directions steering assistance paired with the lane-departure warning system and the optional Traffic Jam Assist that allows for low-speed hands-free driving in gridlock. The latest array of driver assistance tech is similarly updated yet ultimately frustrating. Even the driving modes are locked away within a touchscreen menu rather than the lovely rotary knobs found in previous-generation Lexus models. The new system still frustrates with a lack of physical shortcut buttons, excessive menu screen back-and-forths, and just too much placed within its purview. The RX is no exception, and while the new touchscreens available in 9.8- and 14-inch sizes provide improved functionality over the old Remote Touch touchpad-and-display system, that was a bar that could be cleared with a short hop. Interior quality doesn’t seem to be quite to the level of its predecessor, and the addition of a colossal screen rarely does aesthetic favors to a dashboard design. Cargo capacity measures 29.6 cubic-feet with the back seat raised, which would be comparable to a Toyota Venza. For what it’s worth, a pair of rear passengers reported that the back seat was very comfortable with plenty of space despite a tall driver up front. Clearly the sizable number of loyal RX customers didn’t have a beef with available space. Key interior dimensions are virtually unchanged, if actually slightly below the previous generation. There’s a bit of a giant hatchback thing going on, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Although the various models’ ground clearances are all over 8 inches and the overall height only 0.4 lower than before, the new RX sure looks lower than the old one in person, and just low in general for an SUV. The silhouette is even less SUV-like now. It's at least a better-looking vehicle than the one it replaces, applying updated Lexus styling cues more cohesively to a body that looks like it was meant for them from the beginning. Of course, the real question is whether the car itself will be worth remembering. It’s very of-the-moment, and in 25 years, we’ll all remember this RX in this color. Despite the name, it’s more of a rose gold in person, and nothing else on the road is painted anything quite like it from the factory. Desert Bronze drove home that point.Īs if to make a similar statement, the fifth-generation, 2023 Lexus RX arrives resplendent in Copper Crest. The RX would go on to be achingly bland, but in the beginning, it was radically new and different. It was as bold and distinctive as the vehicle itself – remember, the RX was the first real luxury crossover, arriving before the BMW X5 and at the same time Acura was trying to pawn off Isuzu Troopers. ![]() ![]() The original Lexus RX will forever be remembered painted Desert Bronze. They’re often bold hues, though rarely popular. ![]() It’s usually the one prominently photographed in press or marketing photos the one its designers thought made the biggest impact.
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