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2010 Lexus RX350 and 450h review

rybo submitted on 1/27/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:52:06 AM

52 user comments | Category: Reviews | Source: | SOURCE: www.motorauthority.com

Launching a new vehicle - especially a luxury vehicle - is a difficult thing to do at any time.

Doing it during the worst economic downturn of the past several decades is all the more challenging. And when that ill-timed luxury vehicle happens to be a de facto member of the much-hyped but ultimately smaller-than-expected crossover segment, things are downright tough.

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"Professional women" will eat this thing up, but I still think it is an odd looking car.
— HSCenterconsole (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 9:52:23 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

I'm sorry, but when I quickly saw ""Professional women" will eat this thing up"...for some reason I went to my naughty place!
— StarSearch (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 10:17:46 AM | | Votes: 11

"Materials still feel a bit lacking in the RX, but it’s a complaint common to all Lexus vehicles. The leather is nice, but it feels overly processed and chemical-laden, rather than the luxurious and pampered feel one finds in German or Italian leather."

Funniest line in the whole article. There's nothing pampering or luxurious about those rough, unrefined and vinyl like crap the euros called leather. This boy on crack again.

"Similarly, door panels, dashboard elements and headliners feel somewhat cheaper, emitting hollow sounds when thumped. Mercedes and BMW, though still not perfect in their implementations, have risen above this level of construction in recent models."

Obviously this crack smoking dash stroker haven't been thumping the ultra thin materials used in the BMW 135s particularly the glove box. How bout the chose cheap plastic grain Mercedes is using in the ML?
— Badgewhore (View Profile)

Posted on 1/28/2009 2:22:45 AM | | Votes: -1

This new autospies setup really suKKs.
— Badgewhore (View Profile)

Posted on 1/28/2009 2:24:19 AM | | Votes: 2

looks like a Kia... why hasn't lexusbeutyqueen gotten all wet about this ugly kia yet?
— bimmerMeister999 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 10:21:30 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4

it's UGLY!!!! Just tell it like it is.
— fatandsassy (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 10:27:53 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6

Why does Lexus insist on designing/producing boring-looking vehicles? I can understand that they are focusing their efforts on technological innovations, but one look at the RX (and any other Lexus vehicle) leads one to say "So, what's so special about that?". They need to work on adding that WOW! factor to the exterior design.
— BSBB (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 10:45:38 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4

From that angle in the above picture, it reminds me of the Ford Edge a little bit.
— HSCenterconsole (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 10:50:28 AM | | Votes: 0

The new RX will again be a success for Lexus. The technology and quality of this vehicle is light years ahead of what you get with the competition. As for the looks, still a love it or hate it design, but people must still like it because it is a top seller.
— david999 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 11:22:43 AM | | Votes: -6

lol
— 1UAW (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 1:22:39 PM | | Votes: 9

A nice vehicle, nothing mind-blowing.

The only people that will have something to bitch about here are those that live in the dreamworld that every car should look and drive like a Ferrari, and of course the usual autospies' anti-lexus/german-only/internet-bully fanboys.

Side note: the new layout of autospies.com quite simply sucks from a user standpoint. Stories seem harder to locate once they drift off the main page, and comments to other posters' comments aren't logically placed/displayed.
— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 11:43:50 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

@ answer - agreed with the layout

WOW the boring toyota harrier aka luxury toyota's bread n butter aka the BENCHMARK of the suv, ask X3/5, ML or Q5, any Acura suv or EX does numbers lies LMAO...FACT
— Denali (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 12:06:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

There is something seriously wrong about that front end. Looks wrong.
— M53R (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 12:17:09 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

I think it looks more masculine, which was their goal.

Their true USB port, wireless bluetooth audio device capabilities, VDIM as an option, rear double-wishbone suspension, and enhanced ergonomics, make this a much better vehicle than the current. Even though the this isn't as nice looking, when you compare it to the current body, it makes the 2009 look dated.

It well sell well, and it will be good to see something new out of Lexus.

FYI, Enform will debut on the HS250h.
— adamsaf723 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 12:21:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

I like the headlights, and the blue color is great, but once again to look as this car has the same effect as taking Nyquil.
— 1UAW (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 1:30:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

The best RX ever.Will outsell the entire infiniti line.
— truthpursuit (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 2:43:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -7

Most manufacturers have 1 or 2 vehicles that carry the brand; Audi A4, BMW 3-series, Mercedes C-Class, etc.
P.S. The EX is an Infiniti car you dope.
— david999 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 2:56:45 PM | | Votes: -5

Ok that's not saying much,but thath's about 70k units a yr.
— truthpursuit (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 2:44:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

i have seen it in person and it looked very nice to me both inside and out. I like the hybrid verion's front bumper design more than regular one.

JUGNU
— JUGNU (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 3:22:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

I admire your loyalty,at 26 I was stupid like that too.It was with Audi.You simply have no life experience to know what's good and not good.Infiniti is like a ship going down sooner or later you need to jump off to save yourself.
— truthpursuit (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 3:43:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

It's not loyalty, he is a mental case.
— david999 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 5:02:08 PM | | Votes: -2

Every new Lexus has always been attacked for "ugly" design on this website. The IS, GS, LS, LX, LF-A etc. Every single one of them. The tactic has lost credibility honestly. Every Lexus is not ugly. It never makes any real difference to the people actually buying them though.
— Anthony (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 4:50:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Lexus has a few ugly cars (LX, GX, RX, ES mainly) but the people who buy them generally don't care much about style. Nor do they have much knowledge about what makes great car design, too.
— Willis (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 5:13:05 PM | | Votes: 3

Like you are an expert on what makes a great car design.
I like Mercedes vehicles, but they made some truely ugly cars and SUVs; R-class, G-Class, B-class, C-class (until last year), etc.
— david999 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 5:19:15 PM | | Votes: 0

ill take a GLK350 4MATIC please.
ugh whose designing these things? there getting uglier and uglier by the second.
— Jordanski (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 6:13:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Lexus has been #1 for ten years now.Some people just can't stand losing,they have to make excuses for why their brand lost.Its just jealousy plain and simple.
— truthpursuit (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 7:10:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

chyeah... number one ranking in the list of the most uninspiring vehicles. runner ups are buick and kia!
— Jordanski (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 7:31:24 PM | | Votes: -2

It doesn't matter #1 IS #1 the people who buy them are wealthy and smart and already went through pubity.They don't try to win stoplight races and know that a car doesn't make you cool, tough, smart, or better looking.It needs to have quality,safety good looks great service and be fun to drive.Lexus does all of this and more.
— truthpursuit (View Profile)

Posted on 1/28/2009 2:23:20 PM | | Votes: 2

TRUTHPURSUIT: Last time I checked, nine year old prepubescent children were not eligible to obtain a legal driver's licenses. "It doesn't matter #1 IS #1 the people who buy them are wealthy and smart and already went through pubity." <---- Clearly anyone who is currently and/or has previously experienced PUBERTY at least once in their lifespan KNOWS how to refrain from often committing grammatical errors. HEY TRUTHPURSUIT JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW: "...SUBARU buyers tend to be over educated; they spend less on cars than they could afford and they hang on to them forever. "They pay cash, and then you never see them again," says Tim Mahoney, Subaru of America's chief marketing officer..." [link to article] http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1871101,00.html?imw=Y IMO I'd rather sign a 72 month lease on a Kia Rondo than ever be caught dead within six feet of a Lexus Egg-On-Wheels (IS).
— Jordanski (View Profile)

Posted on 1/29/2009 3:42:06 AM | | Votes: -1

Looks like a bloated toyota matrix!
— kpaxx (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 7:22:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

this is a chick car and even if they built a rx-f model nobody will take it seriously because the true power horses in any performance suv are the the porsche cayenne, x5 4.8, ml63, g55 amg, and range rover. no lexus will ever have the rough edge it wants to have cuz its justa bunch of old folks who drive expensive toyoda's... i didnt say over priced toyoda's though :)
— Lexurious (View Profile)

Posted on 1/27/2009 8:00:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Should I unlock the doors and let the Soccer MILFS take charge???
— Type707 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/28/2009 12:06:21 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Where you've been? America is already run by women. Time to move to asia where men are still respected.
— Badgewhore (View Profile)

Posted on 1/28/2009 2:27:25 AM | | Votes: -3

Looks like a 10 years Kia!

Not good :-(
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/28/2009 1:38:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Lexus is being very conservative with the new RX design. The waterfall grill looks out of place and is the weakest part of the new design. The review was too nitpicky about the materials inside the RX. I find Lexus leather and plastics pretty comparable to the German vehicles at similar price points. I don't think it's fair to compare a $100K S-Class interior materials to a $50K Lexus RX. In the end, Lexus will still sell a ton of these to upper middle class soccer moms.
— 3pointstar (View Profile)

Posted on 1/28/2009 6:02:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

suckanski oh i made a gratimmical error.You think i give a rats ass what you think,punk i don't.I don't care if i spell right either.Lexus out sells subaru too and its not even a luxury car.Bow down to the king boy!!!
— truthpursuit (View Profile)

Posted on 1/29/2009 7:04:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

I refrain from respecting those who cannot spell my name correctly. Of course Lexus outsold Subaru in 2008, however Lexus suffered a -21% decrease in sales while Subaru sales increased by 0.3%. Fuji Heavy Industries is a smaller corporation than Toyota Mo Co., thus explaining the substantial difference in sales numbers; however with the recent 35% investment in Fuji Heavy Industries by Toyota Mo Co. there may be a substantial rise in sales throughout the next few years. ...and just in case you didn't know TRUTHPURSUIT; the number of units sold usually has no relevance of the vehicle(s) superiority. General Motors outsold Toyota for many years with products which obtained relatively poor build quality. The numbers may be there to prove that Lexus sold more vehicles than Subaru in 2008; vehicles sold in substantially lower quantities tend to obtain higher build quality. Try driving an IS350 in snow, then drive a Subaru Legacy 3.0 in snow - let me know which one you crash first. ;] OH YEAH: "You think i give a rats ass what you think,punk i don't." If you didn't care what I had to say, then you wouldn't have made that comment in the first place. In my own humble opinion, I highly doubt you even own a Lexus... or a car at all.
— Jordanski (View Profile)

Posted on 1/30/2009 12:34:02 AM | | Votes: -1

sorry 3pointstar. I mistakenly took a point away from your comment when I meant to add one too it. I agree with you.
— CanadaCraig (View Profile)

Posted on 1/29/2009 7:48:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

JUDGING FROM YOUR POST YOUR A FUDGE PACKER.GET BACK IN YOUR SUBARU TIN CAN AND GRAB YOUR BOYFRIENDS STICKSHIFT,THAT'S WHAT YOUR GOOD AT NOT TALKING ABOUT CARS.
— truthpursuit (View Profile)

Posted on 1/30/2009 5:08:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

Was that supposed to be an insult? Considering you state all Lexus owners portray an enhanced level of intellect; you really and truly mustn't own a Lexus.
— Jordanski (View Profile)

Posted on 1/31/2009 4:36:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

I love spongebob though.
— truthpursuit (View Profile)

Posted on 1/31/2009 12:09:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

Wow, the SUV for hacks !!
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/2/2009 7:05:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Just keep kicking ass and taking names Lexus!!!
— autopro (View Profile)

Posted on 2/2/2009 9:47:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

You stole that from Rihanna's song "Breakin' Dishes". Lmfao. ;D
— Jordanski (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2009 11:53:43 PM | | Votes: 0

I was born before her,she stole it from me.
— truthpursuit (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2009 8:04:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

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