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Lexus RX350 Test drive: Comfort synonym

The Lexus RX crossover penetrated into the depths of the Russian automobile market, where the luxury unit of the Japanese auto giant Toyota has always enjoyed special respect and status. As a result, the second generation of Er-Ix has become one of the best-selling luxury crossovers in Russia.

Squinted Asian optics, a tinned waist, a hunchbacked silhouette, a pronounced radiator grille, new rear lights in appearance are more drawn to restyling than absolute novelty. The image is the same.


Compared to the previous generation, the new Lexus RX has become more modern. The optics narrowed, the sides pulled up, stylish stamping appeared. Meanwhile, the former image is recognizable to this day.

Salon fairy tale! As in secular techniques: black top, light bottom beige carpet, high -quality skin, excellent plastic, elegant wooden inserts. Whatever the heart wants. In Lexus RX, you feel like in an excellent five -star hotel, where the comfort of guests at the head of everything. The lack of lateral support of the front seats is partly compensated by many electro -regulations, heating and ventilation.


Like any luxury brand, LED lights appeared behind - an obligatory attribute of any car more than 1.5 million rubles.

The crown of the interior is no doubt a bizarre manipulator, called Remote Touch. First you take it for a mutated computer mouse, but in fact, using it is simple and convenient. By the way, in favor of this system, the Japanese abandoned the function of the touchscreen on the display. You get used to the Lexy Mouse after several minutes, and so that the user does not miss the desired label, Remote Touch also endowed with a feedback.


In the maximum configuration, the front seats are equipped with a mass of adjustments, heated and active ventilation. Meanwhile, lateral support could be more saturated.

We launch the engine with the Start/Stop button and that the Japanese heart pounded, can only be understood by the arrow of the arrow of the optest dashboard. Moreover, on the test we had by no means a hybrid Lexus RX450H, but a simple gasoline RX350. Great sound insulation!


Under the hood there was a modernized V-shaped six with a volume of 3.5 liters with a capacity of 277 hp.

The central console has transformed beyond recognition. Stylish asymmetry required the victims, which became the climate installation panel. The temperature adjustment buttons are too small, and the air flow control was completely hidden in the depths of the aforementioned Remoute Touch menu. Otherwise, ergonomics without a flaw. Cozy and comfortable. Three passengers can accommodate behind the proper convenience. The benefit of the central tunnel is not in sight.


Due to the absence of the central tunnel from the back, three passengers can accommodate.

Under the hood, a slightly modernized V-shaped six with a volume of 3.5 liters with a capacity of 277 hp, paired with which a six-speed automatic transmission works with the possibility of manual switching. Acceleration is even and soft, the machine is smoothly clicks with gear. Somewhere from 3,500 revolutions, the engine comes to life, and the entire potential of 277 horses under the hood is falling on passengers. But on Lexus I do not want to drown on the floor. This car was created for comfort and in the name of comfort.


Even in the Lexus RX350 field demonstrates good smoothness.

In front were the racks of Mcpherson, the Japanese used a multi -winged one behind. The smoothness of the course is excellent! All small joints and bumps disappear in the bowels of the chassis unnoticed for passengers. More pits are not a problem either. Even at high speed in the cabin there is not a hint of aerodynamic noises. The balm on the ears pours from 15 columns of the optional audio system Mark Levinson.

On a straight line Lexus, it is like a paleness, nor the side wind of it, it is not a hindrance to it. A clear and adequate force on the steering wheel makes the controllability of almost two -ton crossover simple and understandable. The slightest prank is immediately extinguished by a stabilization system.

The rolls in corners are inevitable ... Comfort fee. Despite this, RX350 is stable on an arc and does not walk with sharp restructures.


The base value of the Lexus RX350 on the Russian market starts at 2,226,000 rubles. The car participating in the test was packed in the eyeballs. The price of such a modification is 2,731,000 rubles.

There were no unchanges in the all -wheel drive system. Now, the multi -disc electromagnetic ATC (Active Torque Control) is responsible for connecting the rear axle at Lexus RX. That is, in the usual state, such as Toyota Rav4, Lexus is front -wheel drive, and in the case of slipping the front axle of the coupling, the assistant connects. Of course, I am not ready for serious off -road exploits of Lexus, but to jump over the curb, storm the snowdrift or grab along the cracked rut just right.

A great car for connoisseurs of comfortable driving. The smooth operation of the box, excellent sound insulation and a dense, but not too hard suspension is an indispensable option for long trips or just getting pleasure when you are on the way to the destination.

The basic, but already well -equipped version of the Lexus RX 350 performed comfort will cost 2,226,000 rubles. The equipment list has separate climate control, bi-ksenon headlights, 18-inch alloy wheels, leather interior, cruise control, rain and light sensors, front seats electric drives and a full set of security systems. The next EXECTIVE equipment can boast of more advanced music, an adaptive lighting system, hatch, an electric rear door, a rear view camera, navigation system, a reemote touch joystick, 19-inch discs and wooden inserts in the cabin. This list is estimated at 180 thousand rubles.


The panel of the devices is the standard of ergonomics. But the climate installation block sins too small temperature control keys. In addition, air flow adjustment can only be carried out through the menu of the Remote Touch system. Under the front armrest, the steep heating and ventilation of the front seats are hidden.

The top version of Premium, which was on our test, costs 2,731,000 rubles. We note the DVD chamber for 6 discs, a projection on the windshield, a richer trim with wood and a lateral viewing camera for the convenience of parking.


The Remote Touch interface is controlled using a convenient manipulator that looks like a computer mouse. Convenient input keys are located on the sides, and the joystick itself is equipped with a feedback.

Ruslan Galimov



pros
high level of comfort
salon finish
noise insulation
       
Minuses
fuel consumption
krains in corners
light side support of chairs
       
The price of the tested car is 2,731,000 rubles

Complete the test of the tested car
Treaty cleaners with a rain sensor
Bi-xenon headlights
Rear -view side mirrors with electric adjustment and folding
Light sensor
Washers of headlights
Front fog lights
Heating of the windshield in the wiper zone
LED rear overall lanterns, stop-signals and license plate backlight
I-AFS (adaptive road lighting system)
Parking sensors (front, rear)
Near Light LED headlights
Tires 235/55 R19
DVD chain for 6 disks
Mark Levinson audio system with 15 speakers
AUX audit and USB input
Bluetooth communication system
Navigation system with a hard drive
Remote-Touch management joystick
Projection display (HUD)
Color LCD display on the central console Multi-Display
Steering column with an electrical regulatory on the angle of inclination and flying and setting memory
Electric drive of the front seats (10 adjustment parameters for the driver and passenger)
Active ventilation of the front seats
Automatic air conditioning system with ventilation filter
The engine is launched by the button
Leather salon
Cruise control
Rear -view camera with marking
Rear door with electric drive
Luke with electric drive
Roll with skin decoration and wood and control keys
Electronic contactless access card Card Key
Anti -lock brake system (ABS)
Antiprobux system (TRC)
The system of integrated car dynamics (VDIM)
Excurs stability system (VSC)
Assistance system for raising (HAC)
Electronic brake force distribution system (EBD)
Emergency Assist
Side review chamber in the right rear -view mirror
Electronic control system (ECB)
Active head restraints of the first row of seats
Side pillows for the first and second rows of seats
Knee pillows of the driver's safety and front passenger
Frontary airbags
Safety curtains
Side curtain airbags


Specifications
Body
Type of body SUV
The number of places 5
Trunk volume, l 496
Equipped mass, kg 1975
Full mass, kg 2542
Length, mm 4770
Width, mm 1885
Height, mm 1720
Wheel base, mm 2740
Road clearance, mm 180
Engine
Basin type with distributed fuel injection
The location in front is transversely
Location and number of cylinders V6
Working volume, cm 3456
Cylinder diameter/piston stroke, mm 94.0 x 83.0
The degree of compression is 10.8
The number of valves per cylinder 4
Maximum power, L.S./rpm 277/6200
Maximum torque, Nm/rpm 346/4700
Transmission
Automatic gearbox 6-speed
Full drive with an electromagnetic coupling connected rear wheel drive
The front suspension is independent, such as McPherson with a reptile stability stabilizer
The rear suspension is independent, multi -link with a reptile stabilizer
Front brakes Disco ventilated
Rear brakes Disco ventilated
Tires 235/55 R19
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km/h 200
Acceleration time 0-100 km/h, from 8.0
Fuel consumption, l/100 km
city cycle 14.3
country cycle 8.4
mixed cycle 10.6
Fuel tank capacity, l 72
Fuel AI-95 gasoline
 
 

Source: Carclub.ru