Originally Posted by SW15LS
(Post 10109120)
In the SC and LC it has to do with EPA size regs and insurance classes. |
Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
(Post 10109180)
And what difference would of it really made? If I remember correctly, Toyota used to import the MR2 and that was two seater.
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https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.clu...baf33aec5.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.clu...705391cef.jpeg For reference, here’s the 3rd row of my Highlander. 2nd row positioned about 2/3rds back. Pardon the mess. Totally fine for kids and okay for adults for short durations. Same wheelbase as RX-L so I find the RX-L pictures disappointing. |
Originally Posted by JDR76
(Post 10109348)
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.clu...baf33aec5.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.clu...705391cef.jpeg For reference, here’s the 3rd row of my Highlander. 2nd row positioned about 2/3rds back. Pardon the mess. Totally fine for kids and okay for adults for short durations. Same wheelbase as RX-L so I find the RX-L pictures disappointing. That sloping roof isnt doing it any favors. It cant be straightened up too much more without it getting more expensive to produce. This is what happens when a ceo prioritizes sports cars. The important models gets neglected with poor design or left floundrting and outdated. |
Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
(Post 10109117)
Why no luck with the LS500? as the RX. It’s a strange design and much worse than the Lexus LX third row, but yet you can’t remove the seats as they fold up sideways. It kind reminds of why Lexus bothered putting useless seats in the back of a SC or LC model. Why? Because Highlander has a deeper floor. Due to LX's higher ground clearance, the floor is too high, with the interior floor to celing height suffering as a result - but then LX has superior off-road capability than Highlander. |
Originally Posted by situman
(Post 10109386)
That sloping roof isnt doing it any favors. It cant be straightened up too much more without it getting more expensive to produce. This is what happens when a ceo prioritizes sports cars. The important models gets neglected with poor design or left floundrting and outdated.
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Thanks pbm and jdr for rxl and highlander pics. the rxl will sell because people looking at an rx but want a 'bit more' seating flexibility will shell out the $4400 extra for this, and toyota makes out well (profitwise). |
Yeah based on those pics the Highlander is WAY better
How disappointing. |
Originally Posted by SW15LS
(Post 10109676)
Yeah based on those pics the Highlander is WAY better
How disappointing. |
Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
(Post 10110158)
I agree. It is disappointing. I feel like Toyota or Lexus has done something half assed like this before. I just can’t think of what it was. Well, the RX, even going back to the original 1Gen, has never had quite the same interior space-efficiency as the equivalant Highlander. That's just the old automotive trade-off between form and function that goes back many decades, like the old question of what is more important.....looking at your vehicle, or looking out of it LOL. ;) |
Theres one thing to have "less space efficiency", its another thing to have flat out unusable seating which is what this is IMHO
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
(Post 10110273)
Theres one thing to have "less space efficiency", its another thing to have flat out unusable seating which is what this is IMHO
Agreed, but that's part of what unusable seating comes from. The RX's third-row seat probably is usable for small children or very small adults....but not much else. And, as you found out.............there are always minivans. ;) |
If you're looking for a proper 3-row SUV, the RX-L sure isn't it. I haven't found any 3-row midsize SUV with decent third row seating for adults, even for someone like me who isn't anywhere near 6 feet tall. You'd have to go for something gigantic like a Suburban to get proper adult seating in all rows.
Toyota will sell a ton of these extended RXs for families who don't want a minivan. |
Originally Posted by mmarshall
(Post 10110294)
The RX's third-row seat probably is usable for small children or very small adults....but not much else.
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Originally Posted by geko29
(Post 10110413)
From the pics I've seen, the third row is only usable if EVERYONE in the vehicle is a child or very small adult. Putting some in the third row will necessitate moving up the 2nd row. And then to fit people (even small ones) there, the front row will have to be slid up until knees contact the dashboard.
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