5 Reasons Why You Should Gift Your Wife a Lexus SUV
There are plenty of benefits to owning an SUV, but gifting it to your wife comes with its own set of reasons. Here are five greats one to justify this fantastic purchase.
1. Whether carrying girlfriends, children, or cargo, SUVs offer more space, more efficiently
No matter if your wife is heading out for a night on the town with her girlfriends, hauling the kids to a birthday party, or picking up groceries on the way home, an SUV is able to handle it all in one trip, which saves you fuel and makes the most of her time outside the home. The LX Lexus is an SUV with a twist of the wrist that comes in the way of offering a third row that goes down from the walls in the cargo area and offers, even more, room for whatever you need to carry.
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2. Gas mileage is much better than in years’ past
This isn’t true for ALL SUVs, but it’s fast becoming a goal for the group – and many have already achieved it. Today, several model types are rated to achieve 30 miles per gallon on the highway, while still offering all the capacity benefits of an SUV. If you'd like to maximize your fuel efficiency with your SUV pick then you'd be wise to get a hybrid like the RX 450h or NX 300h that balances horsepower with fuel returns of 30 and 31 MPG respectively.
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3. SUVs are much safer than other model types
While just about all models of the vehicle come with safety equipment like airbags, traction control, anti-lock brakes, etc., the size and weight of today’s SUVs make it much safer when it comes to head-on collisions. The RX 350 AWD is one of the few SUVs that earned a top spot 5-star rating from the NHTSA for safety. The all-wheel-drive RX also performed excellently in rollover testing to add to your warm fuzzy feelings of trust you can put in this vehicle.
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4. They offer much better handling in all weather conditions
SUVs are no longer appropriate for only the colder regions of the country, where ice and snow make for hazardous driving conditions. Rain, floods, and hurricanes are much more common across all parts of states, and SUVs are able to handle those driving conditions quite capable. Most are designed to drive over 24” of water with ease, and some can even handle 36” of flood conditions. The smallest of Lexus's SUVs is the NX that also is one of the best handling in its class due to the agile suspension and the ever-ready turbocharged four-banger under the hood.
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5. Command seating offers better visibility, and makes for a better driving experience
When the driver sits higher, also referred to as command seating, he/she is able to see further down the road. This allows the driver to see upcoming traffic conditions and/or road hazards. It also helps in parking lots, when trying to park in a tight spot.
Whether it's the NX, RX, GX, or LX you can't really go wrong in picking up one of these for the love of your life to pilot around.
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