RX engine sound
#17
Driver School Candidate
Yes, the RX does have a nice sporty growl when accelerating "aggressively". Even my '07 RX had a nice sound when accelerating aggressively. But where I think it gets a little annoying in the sound is on gradual acceleration from a stop, or even sitting at a stop light at idle. I sometimes put the gear shifter in neutral to make the idle more muted when I'm stopped at a stop light.
#18
Pole Position
#19
oh well.....at least it does not sound that you will have an engine problems ,like the guy who posted that "after a friend change the oil he needs a new engine" .....good luck and keep us inform....
#20
Pole Position
#22
Pole Position
Filled up a fresh tank of gas and now the engine has calmed down. The crazy vibrations are gone. I'm thinking it was bad gas. I've never filled up at that station before and mostly likely never will.
#24
Pole Position
#27
Engine noise
Does anyone else notice the engine noise is quite loud in the new RX? We came from an 08. Both I and my wife notice it's quite loud when we start moving. We have a 15 model. Is it normal? Is there anything I can do to reduce this?
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#28
Good to see others' comments. We felt the same on our 15 model. It's definitely more noticable compared to our 08. My inital thought was normal but it was quite annoying for the wife. I was hoping someone might have a solution for this. IMO it might be the isolation since we both didnt notice this on the Demo GX. But like someone else said it everything else makes up for it.
#30
Lexus Champion
I haven't driven a 2RX is recent history so I am not sure how quiet they are in comparison to the 3RX. All I can say is that we find our '13 RX to have minimal engine noise. Yes, there is some upon acceleration, but it's not intrusive at all, and quickly disappears once you're cruising along.