Article Comments - 2010 Lexus RX 350 First Drive

14 messages, Last post on Feb 18, 2009 at 1:37 PM

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2010 Lexus RX 350 First Drive - First Impressions: Lexus builds us a slightly more refined, slightly higher-tech version of the most popular luxury SUV of the last decade. (more)

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#11 of 14 Re: No interest in this topic [soonercat] by wwest Feb 10, 2009 (2:49 pm)
Replying to: soonercat (Feb 09, 2009 1:31 pm) Actually DFI would have been even nicer on the new 187HP I4 in the new Venza and 2009 Highlander. DFI on that engine would have put in the "class" needed to power the RXh and even, or especially so, with DFI and Atkinson, the RXh. Replies to this message: soonercat (Feb 11, 2009 9:54 am)
#12 of 14 Re: No interest in this topic [wwest] by soonercat Feb 11, 2009 (9:54 am)
Replying to: wwest (Feb 10, 2009 2:49 pm) You are so right. Why spend $50,000 on the new RX hybrid when DFI on the I-4 would yield almost the same economy, nice power on regular gas and about $20,000 less bucks. LIke getting free lifetime fuel.
#13 of 14 2010 RX 350 Test Drive by Gyrlwolf Feb 11, 2009 (9:53 pm)
Test drove the RX 350 AWD 2010 today at a dealer in Southern, NJ. Totally different feel than the 2009. I was like WOW! I'm short and in the previous model when I raised the seat all the way up, the arm rest on the right hand side was lower than my seat so it felt weird. Not so with the 2010 model. Center console is at the perfect height so felt very comfortable. The seats felt more like bucket seats that held your body perfectly like in a Acura MDX. No lean when I hit curves at high speeds and the silence was amazing. Absolutely no wind noise even on the highway! And the ease of the navigation system both verbally and with the mouse was a pleasant surprise. Oh yeah and push button start feature was cool. New model also features air conditioned seats, which will be nice in the summer on hot days. New easy release lever in cargo area easily lowered rear seats in seconds. All in all a good experience. Sticker price a little high right now though. RX 350 AWD was $47,600 with nav and $44,500 without nav. Both models look nice. No books to take home currently though and the guy didn't have any idea what the lease specials were like. Said I was only the 3rd person to test drive demo as they only had 5 in stock. Big Lexus open house on Feb 21st to let everyone test drive more and by then he states they should have books since they we're due to get the SUV in originally until 13-16 Feb. Sorry for being so long, just tried to give all info I had and my experience.
#14 of 14 Re: Too Fat [la4mead] by roblaw Feb 18, 2009 (1:37 pm)
Replying to: la4mead (Jan 09, 2009 2:00 pm) I agree. I have a 2007 RX350 and the size and weight are just right. Very good acceleration for a luxury SUV (handling, not so much). Interestingly the specs are now available through Lexus and the curb weight listed on the Lexus site is 4340, about 170 pounds less than listed by Edumds for an AWD model. The Canadian site lists 4510 pounds. I wonder what the difference is. A 250 lb. weight gain is not bad but it is better than what I have seen.