LA Auto Show: New Lexus RX350 RX450h "Wildly Inoffensive"
Published: November 20th, 2008
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Lexus took their mantra of being “wildly inoffensive” down new [soft] roads at the LA Auto Show. The new RX350 and 450h now both use the 3.5-liter V6 from the Lexus family. The RX350 churns out 275hp while the Atkinson cycle powered hybrid setup powers up 295hp combined. With electric all-wheel-drive, all five passengers will enjoy the flat floor and electronic wizzardry. Outside, not much is new. On the inside, a new jumbo-sized nav/car controller operates similarly to the pointer stick you find on some laptops, which is just as annoying. Carrying on Lexus’ latest trend in interiors, the RX’ seems to take a bit too much from the Camry’s design studio.
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Ugh, that interior is awful, and the plastics on the lower dash and console look Kia quality. What the heck was wrong with the touch screen anyway? Too easy to use? Too many people liked it?