![]() The new software features voice control, internet connected navigation, and wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto. The new driver-focused dashboard features a standard 8-inch or an optional 14-inch touchscreen, which is impressive in the flesh. Inside the 2023 Lexus RX, the old Enform interface and its cumbersome trackpad have been banished. Thankfully, the three-row RX L with its awkward proportions is gone, soon to be replaced by an all-new standalone three-row model. Some find that it cheapens the look, we think it is pretty elegant. One polarizing change that has already made its way to the NX and LX is the L E X U S name spelled out across the tailgate. This is the best-looking RX they’ve ever made, to our eyes. The hood is long, the grille upright, and the rear tailgate steeply-raked. The body is 0.4 inches shorter and the A-pillars were pushed back a bit to give this one a more wagon-like stance. Lexus shaved an equal 2.36 inches off of the rear overhang, but the RX’s hallmark long front overhang remains. Wheel sizes range from 19″-21″, and the wheelbase has been stretched by 2.36 inches. If you get an F Sport model, the lower grille has a gloss black chain-linked fence design, while the rest have solid elements with a lighter treatment. The top portion as well as some areas of the middle of the grille, depending on which trim you get, are body-colored. Instead of outlining the grille with a prominent chrome border, Lexus designers made the edges fade into the body via visual trickery. The controversial spindle grille has been rethought, and is now referred to as the ‘spindle body’. ![]() The most significant styling change happens on the front bumper. Park it alone and you’d be forgiven for thinking nothing had changes, but park it next to the outgoing model and you’ll realize that the only thing shared is the unique D-pillar “floating roof’ design. So, is the fifth generation 2023 Lexus RX a successful change of pace for the brand’s most popular model? Find out here.Įvolution, not revolution is the theme for the new RX. No more V6, no more third row option, and not one, not two, but three hybrid powertrains. For 2023, Lexus has given it the biggest update it has ever received. As such, RX has always been known for its smooth powertrains, supple ride, and comfortable interior. Over the years Lexus has tweaked the formula here and there with a segment-first hybrid system, an optional (and un-usable) third row, but its mantra always remained the same: straddle the line between luxury sedan and SUV. Calling that formula a success is putting things mildly, last year the RX alone represented more than a third of all Lexus sales in the USA. Where Mercedes’ entry, the ML (now GLE) was a bubbly-looking body-on-frame SUV with optional 4WD and V8 engines, Lexus’ RX was a unibody crossover based on the Japanese market Harrier with a V6 and optional AWD. ![]() 2023 Lexus RX First Drive: Lexus and Mercedes-Benz can both be credited with creating the luxury SUV category back in the late 1990s.
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