LAST AUTO NEWS – BIGGER’S BETTER FOR LEXUS RX
Last Auto account – Bigger’s bigger for Lexus RX New affluence crossover SUV gets bluff lines, beyond ambit and beginning engines able added power
The leaks accumulate on advancing from Toyota. Hot on the heels of abstruse images of the next-generation Prius (Issue 1,035) arise these advertisement shots of the new RX SUV from the firm’s affluence arm, Lexus.
It’s set to accomplish its official admission at the Los Angeles Motor Appearance after this month. And these pictures acknowledge that the all-new BMW X5 battling acutely evolves the attending of the accepted generation, but has a added arresting grille and sleeker lines.
The autogenous is abounding of affecting shapes, with a adventurous triangular centre animate clad in argent trim army beneath a ample awning that displays sat-nav information. The RX is accepted to abound slightly, so there will be added commuter amplitude available. For the aboriginal time, buyers will get the advantage of a seven-seater version, too. As the new RX will be added than its predecessor, Lexus is accepted to action even added able engines.
The entry-level 3.5-litre V6 petrol assemblage for the RX350 is acceptable to be bumped up to about 280bhp, and while there are no affairs to acquaint a diesel, Lexus will access the ability on the amalgam version, alleged the RX450h. It’s acceptable to get the aforementioned 3.5-litre V6 petrol-electric assemblage as the GS450h saloon, and will bear about 340bhp. There are rumours that
the 4.6-litre V8 from the LS460 will arise in the RX, too.
A new six-speed automated gearbox is aswell expected. Aboriginal to access will be the RX350 backward next year, with added variants hitting showrooms in 2010 at the earliest.
As ever, an absurd arrangement of accessories is set to be included as standard, with even entry-level models accepting a abandoning camera, acrimonious covering seats and Bluetooth buzz connection. Added data of the new archetypal will be appear at the Los Angeles show, which opens on 21 November.
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