Lexus RX test drive since 2012 SUV

Lexus RX 350 test drive: previous course

In the spring of this year, the Lexus RX crossover in the likeness of the remaining new products of the Japanese company led to a common design denominator.


As expected, during the restyling of global changes did not occur. From the car that was in the editorial office of Carclub.ru two years ago, the 2012 model year crossover does not differ much. Nevertheless, Lexus RX received a complete set of strokes, which has long become a synonym for renewal of any model.

Of course, it was not without a new branded grille of the radiator, the altered design of the front bumper and the new headlights that received LED strips of daylight lights. In addition, the rear lights were detached, four new bodies and 19-inch wheels of other design appeared.


The interior of Lexus, recalls the office of the head of a successful company. The design is made with taste, you can’t give it to the quality of the materials of the finish. A dense light carpet, soft plastic, velvety leather Lexus RX Salon is ready to take a person of any rank. The ranges of all kinds of adjustments of the ventilated front seats are enough for everyone from small to great. Not without premium trifles like slowing down to the end of lifting side glasses. It is due to such nuances that the sensation of a qualitative thing is formed much faster.

But for the rear passengers, no exchanges like heating or a separate multimedia system are provided. But there are more than enough free space, and the absence of the central tunnel will calmly sit down to three passengers.


You can’t give up the quality of interior decoration. Real suite. In the top trim levels there is a projection of the windshield, panoramic roof and Hi-end audio system Mark Levinson with 15 speakers.

The volume of the trunk is 446 liters. Part of the useful space was stolen by a full-size reserve, due to which the half of the cargo compartment in cars for the Russian market is higher than usual. But the back back is divided into three parts, folding which turns out to be an absolutely even bottom.


In terms of trunk, Lexus does not claim to be leadership in the classroom. Under the lifted floor, a full -size reserve was hidden. The trunk lid is equipped with an electric drive.

Of the visible changes in the interior, a new steering wheel with wooden sectors and an updated Remote Touch system manipulator, which got rid of extra keys and has become more easy to control.

The interior Lexus RX has it immediately. One has only to sit down in soft, albeit with insufficient side support of the chair, look at the well -read optimal instrument panel, admire the smooth bends of the central console or enjoy the excellent sound of the Mark Levinson audio system.


The dashboard is the standard of readability. Due to too small keys, using climate control is not convenient. The engine starts from the button. On the right, under the steering column, the power heating key and the processing display buttons were placed.

For the test, we have chosen the most popular version of the Lexus RX 350 in Russia with a six -cylinder engine of 3.5 liters with a capacity of 277 hp. and a 6-speed automatic gearbox. Despite a considerable mass exceeding 2 tons, Lexus is endowed with a good dynamics and exchanges the first hundred after 8 seconds. The automatic gearbox works quickly and smoothly, switching in the cabin is practically not noticeable. You can add transmission agents by translating the selector into Sport mode or using manual control.

Acceleration in Er-Ixes increases avalanche-like, from calm, sometimes lazy from the bottom to a hurricane, which occurs after 4000 rpm and lasts almost until the cut-off. At the top, he is formidable and vague, low and meek. In proportion to the force of pressing the gas pedal, fuel consumption also changes. Even in the ultimately economical mode, when the ECO bulb on the dashboard goes out only during acceleration, the on-board computer showed at least 14 liters per 100 km of the way, well, if you arrange traffic lights and twist each transmission into the ringing, then the appetite of the 277-horsepower gear rings in an instant moment For 20 liters.


The back in Lexus is spacious, but luxury options such as heating or a separate multimedia system are not provided.

At the same time, whether you crawl at the speed of a horse -drawn cart, or rush along the high -speed highway, in the Lexus RX salon, silence, which completely abstracts from external factors. Therefore, I do not want to rush anywhere. Here you think less about when they finally finish this road, and almost do not notice the boors, who immediately jump out onto the reserve strip, seeing the next road collapse on the Moscow Ring Road. Already on the second day of the test, I caught myself thinking that I was sometimes even pleased to spend time in the disgusting metropolitan traffic jams driving Er-Ix.

Perhaps the strongest side of the Lexus RX trips over long distances. The impressive Mercedes smoothness and stability at any speed makes a Japanese crossover an excellent fellow traveler on the highway. And even the steering wheel, slightly smeared in the zero zone, does not spoil the overall impression of the collected behavior on the highway.


The most visible difference that Lexus RX received during the last restyling is a new radiator grille.

Good Lexus and in gentle high -speed turns. With a small roll, Er-X willingly follows the wheel, but in which case a stabilization system is always ready to help the driver, which allows only a minimum of liberties. At the same time, even on a broken road of vibrations from irregularities on the steering wheel is practically. All for the sake of comfort!

As for the sharper turns, here Lexus is no longer so vague. It is a little overdoing at the entrance and the front axle is plaintively squeaking with tires immediately begins to strive for demolition. It’s also not worth exchanging in a conjunction of steep turns: RX 350 is shifted, the rolls are tangible, and on the steering wheel, it clearly lacks the desired portion of the effort.


Active dynamic riding is clearly not Lexus RX. Its essence is comfort. But this does not mean that Lesus is a slow turtle. If necessary, Er-X will quickly deliver his passengers to the destination, but will do it with maximum comfort without sports frenzy.

Lexus RX 350 off -road skills are quite typical for most modern city crossovers. In the usual mode, the drive is carried out only on the front wheels. The rear axle is connected if necessary using an electromagnetic coupling.


Perhaps the main innovation of the 2012 Lexus RX was the appearance of the F-Sport version. It has a more aggressive body kit, a slightly modified interior design and special body dampers of the body.

Russian prices for the Lexus RX 350, depending on the configuration, vary from 2,625,000 to 2,972,000 rubles. Expensive? Then you can pay attention to the front-wheel drive modification RX 270 with a 188-horsepower four-cylinder engine, the price tag for which starts from the mark of 1,936,500 rubles. Well, for the most advanced, a hybrid modification of the Lexus RX 450H is offered, for which you will have to pay from 2,995,000 to 3,342,000 rubles.
 

Source: Carclub.ru