2016 Lexus RX revealed (pics page 35)
03-23-15, 05:07 AM
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03-23-15, 07:09 AM
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03-23-15, 11:37 AM
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Hell, my GX has 3rd row seats, but they're for children/small adults only and impossible to get back there. Complete waste of effort.
03-23-15, 11:56 AM
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Not sure why you would want a 3rd row unless you're hauling 7 passengers around all the time. Most RX owners are content with having just 5 seats (which is why they bought one in the first place). I much rather have more cargo room than 2 extra seats I'll never use.
03-23-15, 12:11 PM
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03-23-15, 12:15 PM
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Most RX owners are content with having just 5 seats (which is why they bought one in the first place). I much rather have more cargo room than 2 extra seats I'll never use.
03-23-15, 12:36 PM
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But there's a reason why X5, Q7, MDX have options for a third row. Sometimes to separate the kids, you know. I mean the Highlander also moved in that direction. Too bad X5 and Q7 are nowhere close to the reliability of the RX.
I am in the category of potential buyers, who like to have the flexibility of more passengers, and more cargo, but would most often not fill the car to the brim with people or the cargo.
With the introduction of NX, and no higher "passenger" capacity, it is kind of becoming hard to justify the RX. Now given the new RX styling direction that is moving towards the NX, cue the black plastic trim around the trapezoidal wheel wells (yuck); the only reason to buy the RX is that it can hold more cargo than NX.
I can't foretell the future, but the new GX could have grown into the stretched Yukon Denali, Tahoe, ESV category, while RX could use the third "cramped" row to make it a fuller ranged SUV lineup. I mean, I can understand the "RX not taking risks" argument by not introducing the third row, but Lexus has already taken a bigger risk of cannibalizing the RX with the introduction of NX.
I was hoping to buy an RX for the first time, but perhaps I will now go with the QX60. Alas the QX60's bad reliability. But at least it is not unreliable and overpriced as the Germans.
I am in the category of potential buyers, who like to have the flexibility of more passengers, and more cargo, but would most often not fill the car to the brim with people or the cargo.
With the introduction of NX, and no higher "passenger" capacity, it is kind of becoming hard to justify the RX. Now given the new RX styling direction that is moving towards the NX, cue the black plastic trim around the trapezoidal wheel wells (yuck); the only reason to buy the RX is that it can hold more cargo than NX.
I can't foretell the future, but the new GX could have grown into the stretched Yukon Denali, Tahoe, ESV category, while RX could use the third "cramped" row to make it a fuller ranged SUV lineup. I mean, I can understand the "RX not taking risks" argument by not introducing the third row, but Lexus has already taken a bigger risk of cannibalizing the RX with the introduction of NX.
I was hoping to buy an RX for the first time, but perhaps I will now go with the QX60. Alas the QX60's bad reliability. But at least it is not unreliable and overpriced as the Germans.
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03-23-15, 01:26 PM
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But there's a reason why X5, Q7, MDX have options for a third row. Sometimes to separate the kids, you know. I mean the Highlander also moved in that direction. Too bad X5 and Q7 are nowhere close to the reliability of the RX. I am in the category of potential buyers, who like to have the flexibility of more passengers, and more cargo, but would most often not fill the car to the brim with people or the cargo. With the introduction of NX, and no higher "passenger" capacity, it is kind of becoming hard to justify the RX. Now given the new RX styling direction that is moving towards the NX, cue the black plastic trim around the trapezoidal wheel wells (yuck); the only reason to buy the RX is that it can hold more cargo than NX. I can't foretell the future, but the new GX could have grown into the stretched Yukon Denali, Tahoe, ESV category, while RX could use the third "cramped" row to make it a fuller ranged SUV lineup. I mean, I can understand the "RX not taking risks" argument by not introducing the third row, but Lexus has already taken a bigger risk of cannibalizing the RX with the introduction of NX. I was hoping to buy an RX for the first time, but perhaps I will now go with the QX60. Alas the QX60's bad reliability. But at least it is not unreliable and overpriced as the Germans.
Also you state that the GX could have grown into Tahoe, Yukon Denali and ESV category. But that's already what the GX is isn't it? With exception of ESV. Do you mean Suburban and Yukon XL? There's also the Navigator EL.