A triple scoop of Lexus styling
DAN NEIL

Man, this is one frothy bit of styling. Even the taillight lenses have little meringue-like peaks whipped into them. The cat's-eye headlights are right off Grandma's nightstand. The dorsal contours plunge down the roof rails, onto the hood and into the bumper in the shape of a divining rod over an east Texas aquifer. The triangular fog-light apertures and bumper opening follow the same V-shaped contours, which ultimately has the effect of giving the car kind of a happy, slightly stoned grin. Heading aft, the rising shoulder lines leave the midsection of the car looking thick and slack below the windows and create something like an optical illusion: The rear wheels look smaller than the fronts.

The cabin is loaded with comfort and convenience features, including push-button start, leather seats, power moon roof and — in our test car — an A/V geek's Valhalla, a 14-speaker, 300-watt Mark Levinson surround-sound system compatible with DVD audio and video. Which is great, fantastic, wonderful. Now can someone show me how to dim the nav display at night so it doesn't blind me?