Does 2023 Lexus RX 350 Luxury has what it takes to continue the reign as most popular SUV?
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- Опубликовано: 10 дек 2022
- Does 2023 Lexus RX 350 Luxury has what it takes to continue the reign as most popular SUV?
In today's video I am checking out this brand new and completely redesigned 2023 Lexus RX 350 Luxury. Huge thanks to Lexus of Sarasota for providing the vehicle. You can shop their new and pre-owned inventory at www.lexusofsarasota.com or call them at 941-541-2417.
The vehicle tested was 2023 Lexus RX 350 Luxury and had the following factory added options:
ADVANCED PARK $250
POWER REAR DOOR WITH KICK SENSOR $150
LEXUS INTERFACE WITH 14-IN MULTIMEDIA TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY.
INCLUDES 3-YEAR TRIAL OF DRIVE CONNECT WITH CLOUD NAVIGATION,
INTELLIGENT ASSISTANT (HEY LEXUS) AND DESTINATION ASSIST
(AVAILABLE BY SUBSCRIPTION). $1,105
40/20/40-SPLIT POWER-FOLDING/RECLINING REAR SEATS $550
DIGITAL REARVIEW MIRROR $200
COLD AREA PACKAGE WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER DE-ICER $100
LEXUS DIGITAL KEY $275
PANORAMIC VIEW MONITOR $800
TRAFFIC JAM ASSIST $620
Luxury Package
HEATED AND VENTILATED REAR SEATS $680
PANORAMA GLASS ROOF AND ROOF RAILS $500
PREMIUM TRIPLE-BEAM LED HEADLAMPS,
HEADLAMP WASHERS AND CORNERING LAMPS $1,565
Total MSRP $62,240.00
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RX stands for Radiant Crossover. It came out around the start of the new millennium and symbolizes Lexus’ bright future.
Thanks for the info. I read that on UK's Lexus site as well.
Fabulous ride!! Smooth, quiet and powerful enough to smoothly merge onto highway. Just received my 2023 RX350h Luxury with every option!! It was worth the wait. For what I wanted this beat it’s competition.
I am waiting for one to arrive at the dealership. How do you like the hybrid?
@@MattTheCarguy very smooth transitions you aren’t even aware of it changing from the hybrid to gas and you don’t get that shut off sound & feel when stopped at a light like some vehicles. Smooth as Silk!!
@@karenrussell6386 smooth is what Lexus is all about. Can't wait to test drive one. Thank you for your input!!
@@MattTheCarguy you’ll love it!! Good luck…it was worth the long wait
Great review appreciate your opinion, how is the blind spot system. Lights up in the door mirrors or makes a sound, my car is on order , I won't see it until March but worth the wait I am sure, I'm waiting for an all white with black interior Luxury Edition
AWD, fully loaded very excited it will be my first Lexus.If you happen to know how that system works please share, Thanks Again
Thanks for watching. It has a light inside of the outside mirrors.
@@MattTheCarguy
Appreciate it. Thanks
@@mchoch4576 of course
How do you feel about the suede? Is it comfortable? Did it stay cool? Or did it feel hot?
For the short period of time that I was in it, it felt fine. Its a great question though for someone who had some time living with it. Let's hope people will chime in.
@@MattTheCarguy thank you, Matt. I really appreciate what you do.
The UltraSuede is only trim on sides of the seat (bolsters). As far as it being comfortable, how can it not be? It's soft UltraSuede. Think of it this way, when you get in your car and it's a hot summer day, leather can be screaming hot to the touch, you can stick to it and sweat (pre-ventilated seat days!). UltraSuede is a soft material where this doesn't occur. Unfortunately, it isn't anywhere that could stop you from 'leather scalding'! Of course, this isn't as big an issue any more. But it's a good example of the difference in material. ;)
The sound system in this car is unbranded. They do make a Mark Levinson sound system, but that is having major supply problems so 95%+ of the cars don’t have it.
Thank you for that info! I remember they used to have it in most Lexus vehicles years ago.
First time watching you. Great review! The Peppercorn interior has grown on me. It's the lesser evil between Macadamia, which is beautiful, but so light it's scary! Or black or red, which aren't options for me. Thank you for reiterating that this is a LUXURY car and not built for performance. All to often, people focus on that instead of the comfort/lux factor of the RX. People who buy the RX are looking specifically for that. Want performance? Buy a Porsche. Want comfort with all the luxury features, go for a Lexus!
Thank you for the kind comment. Im not huge on Red interior either and black shows every speckle so with kids that wont work.
Nice review? $62k? No memory seating? I didn’t see it, maybe I missed it? Thanks for the review.
I went back through the video and did not see it at first either but when you look to the left of the steering wheel you have 1,2,3 buttons so they are there. Sorry I should have mentioned it.
Oh, ok great! Thanks for the info. Good to know.
Love that we are going to 4-cylinders and car companies will charge us even more for their cars
well, the price per cylinder went up 🤣
Just reserved a fully-loaded AWD luxury with the Mark Levinson sound system -- should get it in 45 days. This will be the third RX I've owned going back to 2008. Very disappointed in the 4-cylinder...the 0-20 MPH sound reminds me of a cheap airport rental car, but it eventually quiets down like my current V6. In the end, Matt is right about performance vs. luxury (can't have both in this version, so I choose luxury). My only worry is having the instant power to get out of the way of the jackass who just ran a redlight and is barreling toward me. Crazy tech...concerned it will be too complicated for the wife, but I'm an engineer, so NP. Love the ride -- smooth and quiet. Time will tell if I like the car; will certainly miss my current RX when we part ways.
I think the plug in hybrid will add some of the needed low end torque and help with acceleration.
What mpg are you getting with the 350?
Why didn’t you get the 500h? It’s not that much more than a fully loaded RX350. And they pump in the sound in that one too!
Still haven’t seen one on the road
They are tough to get. Dealers getting 1-2 at the time
Oh my God, Lexus RX's here in CALIFORNIA are everywhere.... they are like Starbucks.....in every corner......especially in Silicon Valley and southern California..... Los Angeles is Lexus country..... Lexus literally owns the roads in Los Angeles
Interesting! Why do you think that is?
It's the same where I live, and I live in small town USA!
@@MattTheCarguy Because they are comfortable to sit in while taking a 10 mile drive that takes 30-minutes due to CA traffic!😝
Which Sarasota?????
Florida. Is there more than one?
I believe the subject has a grammar mistake: does….have -this is correct way
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The interior color is called Peppercorn.
Thank you for that!! 👍
@@MattTheCarguy
You’re welcome
Nice review but Lexus dropped the ball on the RX.
If anything, I would take the Toyota Venza over this car.
Getting rid of 6 cylinder was a gut punch as older gen models take regular gas. I'll never understand the hype around touch screen. Physical buttons work so much better IMO.
If consumers were to stay in the premium market, I feel Genesis or even Acura may be better options at this point. Hopefully like other RX models, Lexus continues the trend of reliability
Thank you for watching!👋 I think they should have kept v6 as option, but even on Highlander is not available anymore😥 im dort of a techie so touch screen works well for me but everyone is different.
I’m glad you’re disappointed.
You’ve probably know me as the internets biggest Toyota hater😂
I’m the one who originally said from the get go that the RX was dead on arrival even before it was unveiled. And sure enough I was right. Nobody listened but too bad for them
Don’t blame Lexus for getting rid of the 6 cylinder rather the 80 million people (😂) that voted Sleepy Joe into office. The current administration have given all manufacturers a deadline to improve on their emissions by 2025.
When I rode first time in kexus the forst thing I noticed is veey thight and small space inside second row, this is more like a asian size SUV and formsure americans size will be discourage by ths. I can’t leave the honda line as it was spcaious and feel you get more for the money and not upgrading to get the top end trim and for that reason I move to MDX Aspec ‘22 it has V6 still and comfort and performabce oriented SUV formthe money and it has bigger soace and ulgraded interior.
Thanks for the comment. Space wise definitely Acura wins and i have to agree that it is more modern on the interior. One place where Lexus will win is the off road and its capabilities. After it is the same frame as Land Cruiser Prado and 4Runner. I also like the "heavier" feel of it.
No V6,NO LEXUS.
They should have left is as an option. But most manufacturers are going with 4cyl 😪
Nope! Not with a four banger 😂
Cant wait to check out the rx500 that should be fun !
@@MattTheCarguy the 500h performance is so pathetic 😂
It can’t even outperform a rav4 prime or even a v6 Camry
@@naveenthemachine so you've driven it?
@@MattTheCarguy if the RX can’t even outperform a v6 Camry why bother? They ride on the exact same TNGA K platform. So the driving experience is identical.
Just imagine driving a Camry, only raised up, and a worse sounding engine than the v6. That’s literally the difference 😂
No it doesn’t. In fact I can give a better take on the Lexus RX
Go for it
@@MattTheCarguy
The exterior is just awful. Not quite to the level of polish that we see in the x5, gle, xc90, gv80, MDX, aviator, grand Cherokee, xt6, qx60, cx9, telluride, palisade, Santa Fe, nautilus.
The interior is not luxurious at all. In fact take out the Lexus logo and the first thing you’d say is “nice interior for a toyota”. The interior has nothing on any of those rivals mentioned above. Nothing. Where’s the leather plastered everywhere on the doors and dashboard? Where’s the wood trim? Where’s the design? Where’s the opulence? Where’s the elegance and warm feeling interior? You don’t get any of those here. You get the same injection molded plastics you find in a Toyota on the dash and doors. You also get the same hard scratchy plastics on the bottom of the doors as you find in a Toyota. If you compare the interior of a gv80, aviator, or grand Cherokee summit to the rx you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.
No luxury features either. No massaging seats no lounge chairs, no air suspension, 4 zone climate control, etc.
The tech is not great either. I admit the 14in screen is cool but it doesn’t look well integrated and the infotainment isn’t as nice as the gv80 or grand Cherokee or telluride or palisade. No physical controls at all, no built in gps, and no home screen. The gauge cluster is really small considering you can now get a 12.3in lcd cluster in a Toyota Highlander and Toyota rav4. The heads up display is not great especially with those god awful touch sensitive steering wheel controls. And don’t get me started on those gimmicky door handles.
The legroom and headroom have shrunk inside vs it’s previous generation. From what I notice it appears there is less headroom. I admit I’m glad the cargo space is improved but if you want cargo space, get a rav4.
Then we have the powertrains. And as is typical with Lexus, they are nothing short of lackluster. The 350 uses the same 2.4 turbo as a lesser Highlander. 0-60 in 7 seconds. A 4 cylinder turbo doesn’t belong in the RX. It’s noisy and unrefined vs the 3.5 v6. Performance is anemic for this class. Before you say “the RX isn’t about performance”, remember that every single rival is as fast or a lot faster and many of them are even cheaper. Even the already heavier MDX is as fast if not faster. The 350h hybrid and 450h+ plug in hybrids come from the rav4 and Highlander and tbh, those two are more “it’s fuel efficient but why even bother?” Then the 500h is not really great. Sure it may sound cool on paper 367hp 400lbft but the performance isn’t even better than a Toyota Camry v6 or rav4 prime yet it costs significantly more.
The driving dynamics are just awful for the class. “Lexus driving signature” is virtually nonexistent. It can’t compete with the MDX or gv80 or the already much softer aviator and nautilus or tbh even a Mazda CX-9. Even the off-road focused grand Cherokee will handle better than this because of it’s weight balance and it’s rear bias.
The RX is comfortable and smooth I give you that, but it’s not quite as comfortable as the x5 gle xc90 aviator MDX type S grand Cherokee summit with their air suspensions, or the gv80 and nautilus with their adaptive suspensions. So the RX doesn’t really have the comfort advantage.
Then there’s the price tag. Sure it may be cheaper than the Germans but it’s not much cheaper than a gv80 or the grand Cherokee or nautilus aviator or those mainstream options like the telluride palisade cx9. Yet the RX doesn’t do anything better than any of those rivals yet it costs a lot and can get very expensive
Sure it’ll be reliable but let me ask you who cares about reliability in a luxury car? Luxury cars are leased not bought. even if bought most of them get rid of them in a few years. Plus if you want reliability just buy a Toyota in its top end trim and not get those gimmicky features the RX has. It’s practically the same car. As for fuel economy who cares? You don’t buy a luxury car for that…
You brought up some good and valid points but I have to disagree with some of them:
Exterior and interior styling in my opinion are definitely improved over the last generation in my opinion but than again it is a matter of personal preference. I found the interior quite luxurious and improved over the last generation. Sure Mercedes has my favorite infotainment MBUX but in order to get all options you have to spend thousands, Volvo's is not as good and very limited in options, Lincoln and Acura are horrible. GV80 is nice and functional and BMW like MB you have to spec it out to get the most of the infotainment.
As far as the performance, I agree it is super slow in comparison to the competition. I have not tested the plug in hybrid or the rx500 but the 350 needs help. BTW it is not unusual for premium vehicles to share powertrains with their main stream brands. While I wish Lexus offered a v-6 option it looks like pretty much all with the exceptions of Acura MDX , BMW X5 and Lincoln Aviator (oh, and the Pentastar in the Jeep)offer 4 cyl as the base option.
The standard suspension is too soft in comparison to the competition. It floats on the road and that makes it a great highway vehicle but any bit of aggressive driving and you are done.
You can get adaptive suspension with the F handling package and standard on the 500, which would be interesting to see how it improves handling. Again the only standard air suspension is X5 I believe.
Overall I think it is a decent vehicle at a decent price point. If you are looking for a "fun to drive" vehicle than definitely go for the German cars. They have always been the "driver's cars"
Thanks for watching and your input!
@@MattTheCarguy you’ve forgotten other non German SUVs do driving dynamics far better. Aviator grand Cherokee summit MDX gv80 cx9 are far superior to drive
@@naveenthemachine I was not crazy about any of these. Aviator was just ok. Summit unless equipped with 5.7 does not excite me at all. MDX felt better than RX but still underpowered. Its been a while since I've driven the CX-9. GV80 was the best out of all the vehicles mentioned. I am not arguing your point as far as the driving dynamics. It is definitely underwhelming but it always has been since the inception. All of the v-6's in the past were adequate at best but none were performance oriented.