2023 Lexus RX 350 Luxury in Malaysia – 2.4T AWD with 279 PS and 430 Nm; AEB, ACC; priced from RM469k

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Following its satellite debut successful June past year, the fifth-generation Lexus RX volition beryllium unfastened for booking successful Malaysia starting from time (May 17, 2023) – an authoritative motorboat volition instrumentality spot soon. The SUV is offered successful a sole RX 350 Luxury variant retailing astatine RM468,888 on-the-road without insurance, inclusive of a five-year, unlimited-mileage warranty.

Now built connected the GA-K mentation of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), the latest RX is 90 kg lighter than its predecessor and boasts a wheelbase of 2,850 mm (+60 mm). As for the different dimensions, the SUV maintains the aforesaid magnitude of 4,890 mm, but is wider astatine 1,920 mm (+25 mm) and taller astatine 1,695 mm (+10 mm).

You’ll besides announcement the improved stance acknowledgment to a centre of gravity that has been lowered by 15 mm arsenic good arsenic wider tracks beforehand and rear. While the beforehand overhang remains unchanged, the rear overhang has been reduced by 60 mm.

The RX boasts Lexus’ latest plan connection with a caller spindle assemblage plan that features a seamless grille that blends successful neatly with the raised bonnet. Other features seen astatine the beforehand see slim tri-beam projector headlamps with boomerang-shaped LED daytime moving lights that beryllium supra the country aerial curtains.

Along the sides, you’ll find salient creases and a sloping roofline, the second starring to a rakish model and pointed tailgate. Two distinctive cues that are carried implicit from the erstwhile RX are the pinched C-pillars and floating extortion look, portion the rear gets wide-width taillights with the Lexus publication acceptable successful the middle.

The RX besides comes with aerodynamic elements specified arsenic flush windows and doorway mouldings, a fin connected the bottommost borderline of the rear bumper arsenic good arsenic optimised undercovers (including a dimpled aboveground nether the engine) truthful it cuts done the aerial arsenic efficiently arsenic possible.

Moving inside, the RX adopts the ‘Tazuna’ conception that refers to the cleanable a Japanese word describing the cleanable narration betwixt rider and horse. This driver-focused attack places each the controls wrong casual scope of the driver, including the 14-inch infotainment touchscreen that is somewhat angled.

The touch-focused strategy is simply a invited replacement for the erstwhile Remote Touch interface and incorporates clime controls and assorted different conveyance functions. The strategy besides comes with enactment for dependable designation commands, wired Android Auto and wireless Apple CarPlay. Other displays recovered wrong the compartment see a integer instrumentality clump arsenic good arsenic a head-up display.

On the powertrain broadside of things, the RX 350 gets a T24A-FTS 2.4 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol motor – besides utilized successful the latest NX – making 279 PS (275 hp) astatine 6,000 rpm and 430 Nm from 1,700 to 3,600 rpm. The mill, which has some nonstop and larboard injection (D-4ST), is paired with a Direct Shift eight-speed automatic transmission and an electronically-controlled full-time all-wheel thrust system, allowing it to get from 0-100 km/h successful 7.6 seconds.

For our market, Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS) comes arsenic modular to spell on with the MacPherson beforehand struts and five-arm multi-link rear setup. The AVS has 2 damping unit modes (Normal and Sport) for the operator to take from, on with 3 thrust modes (Normal, Eco and Sport).

In presumption of equipment, the RX 350 Luxury comes with 21-inch light-alloy wheels successful a Hyper Chrome Metallic finish, e-Latch physics doorway release, 64-colour ambient lighting, three-zone clime power with rear vents, powered beforehand seats with representation function, powered 40:20:40 split-folding rear seats, all-seat ventilation and heating, a Qi wireless charger, a 12-speaker dependable system, Active Noise Control (ANC) and a powered tailgate with hands-free access.

Meanwhile, the Lexus Safety System+ (LSS+) suite consists of Pre-Collision System (PCS), Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) with halt and spell relation arsenic good arsenic Curve Speed Reduction, Lane Departure Alert (LDA), Lane Tracing Assist (LTA), Adaptive High-beam System (AHS) with BladeScan and Road Sign Assist (RSA). These are joined by a Blind Spot Monitor with Safe Exit Assist, Rear Traffic Cross Alert (RTCA) and a panoramic presumption show with 3D imagery.

The RX comes afloat imported (CBU) from Japan and is disposable successful 5 colours, namely Sonic Quartz, Sonic Iridium, Sonic Titanium, Graphite Black Glass Flake and Sonic Cooper – each paired with achromatic semi-aniline leather and Black Ash unfastened pore wood trim.