LEXUS finally filled the seven-seat-SUV-shaped gap in its line-up with the RX L that tacks on an extra 110mm of length and 10mm of height in order to liberate the room for a third row of seats without extending the regular RX’s wheelbase.

Family friendly? We found the cramped rear quarters suitable only for children in a pretty narrow age and size range. So, it’s a temporary seven-seater in more ways than one.

Worse, the RX’s already small-for-the-segment boot has shrunk by more than 20 litres despite the extra length.

But the engineering that went into the beautiful electric folding mechanism of the new pews is plenty to geek out on if you like that sort of thing.