Compact Luxury SUVs - Will the NX come out on top?
#31
Sure looks like these camo pics from Car& Driver.
http://carspecsreview.com/2015-lexus...0t-spy-photos/
http://carspecsreview.com/2015-lexus...0t-spy-photos/
#35
Roger, the RX has always been based on the Camry. Essentially the Highlander and RX are the same vehicle. Thought this was widely known. Obviously the "Camry wagon" hasn't hurt sales. I never intended for my initial comment to be derogatory.
I'm sure someone on this forum can provide a reference.
I'm sure someone on this forum can provide a reference.
#36
One pic on the bottom is fake rendering. Pic on the top is real car in bad resolution.
#38
what do you mean sport version, like f-sport? it is actual car show at Toyota dealer conference. I dont think it is f-sport because all signs point it to be top end luxury version - F-Sport would have mesh grille like RX. In any case, it is not concept, it is real car just very bad resolution blown up.
#39
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what do you mean sport version, like f-sport? it is actual car show at Toyota dealer conference. I dont think it is f-sport because all signs point it to be top end luxury version - F-Sport would have mesh grille like RX. In any case, it is not concept, it is real car just very bad resolution blown up.
I'm assuming it's somewhat of a F-Sport type NX.
Any talk of what engines will be in the NX.Maybe a 3.5L option.
Last edited by Joeb427; 03-24-14 at 01:00 PM.
#40
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Here's one for the 2008 (third-gen) Highlander:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...hlander-page-8
And a couple for the 2010 (third-gen) RX350:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...-rx450h-review
http://www.oncars.com/news-blogs/sto...ormance-Review
Now that last quote is no longer 100% true, since the ES was moved to the Avalon platform with the 2013 redesign. But the RX remains, as it has been for 17 years, a lifted Camry wagon.
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...hlander-page-8
Originally Posted by Car and Driver
The Camry-based Highlander’s body boasts some very favorable aerodynamics, which make for a whisper-quiet interior.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...-rx450h-review
http://www.oncars.com/news-blogs/sto...ormance-Review
Originally Posted by Car and Driver
More than 10 years ago, Lexus created the RX300, a luxury SUV built on a Camry platform.
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The new RX sticks to the formula that made it a success (Camry-based, leather-lined, quiet, and refined, with controls that feel as if they’re filled with churned butter), but Lexus has improved nearly every piece and part.
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The new RX sticks to the formula that made it a success (Camry-based, leather-lined, quiet, and refined, with controls that feel as if they’re filled with churned butter), but Lexus has improved nearly every piece and part.
Originally Posted by On Cars
Sharing its platform with the best-selling Toyota Camry and its up-market sibling - the Lexus ES 350 - the RX won't surprise you with its earth-shattering performance, but rather with its ability to deliver you and your passengers from departure to destination efficiently and in complete comfort.
#42
#44
Here's one for the 2008 (third-gen) Highlander:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...hlander-page-8
And a couple for the 2010 (third-gen) RX350:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...-rx450h-review
http://www.oncars.com/news-blogs/sto...ormance-Review
Now that last quote is no longer 100% true, since the ES was moved to the Avalon platform with the 2013 redesign. But the RX remains, as it has been for 17 years, a lifted Camry wagon.
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...hlander-page-8
And a couple for the 2010 (third-gen) RX350:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...-rx450h-review
http://www.oncars.com/news-blogs/sto...ormance-Review
Now that last quote is no longer 100% true, since the ES was moved to the Avalon platform with the 2013 redesign. But the RX remains, as it has been for 17 years, a lifted Camry wagon.
As to Avalon and ES, considering how much better ES sells than Avalon, I would say it is ES platform... same goes for RX vs Highlander, RX is better seller so RX "platform" is probably designed for RX first.
#45
Well, it is based on MC platform that is also on many cars, like Corolla... doesn't really mean they share parts though, thats not how platforms work, at least not right now (actually will in the future with new Toyota and VW platforms).
As to Avalon and ES, considering how much better ES sells than Avalon, I would say it is ES platform... same goes for RX vs Highlander, RX is better seller so RX "platform" is probably designed for RX first.
As to Avalon and ES, considering how much better ES sells than Avalon, I would say it is ES platform... same goes for RX vs Highlander, RX is better seller so RX "platform" is probably designed for RX first.
The NX as you know will share platforms will the RAV-4 and corolla. Using your logic, if the NX outsells the RAV-4, next generation NX platform might be designed as a Lexus first and then scaled for a Corolla and RAV-4. This seems highly unlikely.
Now I wish I would have never mentioned the Camry wagon.