Road TestCar reviews - Lexus - RX - 450h Sports LuxuryLexus modelsOverviewThe flagship Lexus RX450h Sports Luxury is packed with kit and a pleasure to drive28 Jun 2016 By NEIL DOWLING ONCE a curiosity in a sea of conventionality, the hybrid is slowly gaining the confidence of buyers. But the road is painfully unreceptive and stumbling blocks are numerous, particularly a sliding oil price that relieves motorists’ fears of crippling fuel prices – the window of opportunity for hybrids that boast low fuel consumption as their main party trick. Lexus parent company Toyota is the world’s biggest hybrid manufacturer and pushes the low-fuel, low-emission message in many of its models. The concept works well as much in small cars – the Lexus CT – as it does in larger vehicles like the NX and RX SUV range and the LS600h limousine. But though the new RX range includes a hybrid to appeal to fuel and planet-green conscious buyers, it sits in a hot bed of mid-size to large SUVs in a segment that is constantly introducing new competitors. Can the RX make it against shiny new SUVs such as Jaguar’s F-Pace and the Mercedes-Benz GLE? Click here for the full review... GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 November 2015 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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