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Originally Posted by stuartfl (Post 10180376)

ok, when the 2016 made it’s debut I was horrified, looked like a transformer car or something out of Star Wars. Swore my 2015 RX was my last Lexus. Then it started to grow on me little by little until my wife and I decided we liked it. Went to,get a new RX and the L was there, something about the look of it, we like the roof line being higher in the back and it looked beautiful. We bought an atomic silver with the cashmere interior. Talking about the interior, it is stunning like something I would expect in a much more expensive car. This is the best Lexus yet. This is my 4th RX, 2007,2010, 2015 and now the 2018RXL. I thought the 2015 was awesome but I don’t miss it at all. I hate to say it but no comparison between the two. I am having an issue getting accustomed to the steering assist and lane center assist, kinda weird, I go between turning it off and trying it. At first I was fighting the steering and felt the wheel was binding but the service manager took me for a ride and explained how it all works. Takes some getting used to it. The jury is,still out, only had it since Saturday

congrats on the new RX L. Since we’ve had ours now for about a year. I can say that the driving assists did take some getting used to but we love it now! It really attributes to why we love it as a long distance cruiser. The one thing I would warn you about is the radar cruise control, it doesn’t always pick up cars fast enough who are entering a freeway from an on ramp. Since it detects the slow moving car so late, it triggers the collision warning system. Long story short, the driving assists are great, but watch out for slow moving cars entering the freeway!

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Originally Posted by jwong77 (Post 10181132)

congrats on the new RX L. Since we’ve had ours now for about a year....

How have you owned a car for a year that's been available for sale for 98 days?

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Originally Posted by geko29 (Post 10181337)

How have you owned a car for a year that's been available for sale for 98 days?

Pretty obvious, isn't it? He/she is a Lexus test driver - says so right under their username... :p

This thing is just awkward, IMO; sort of reminds me of when Lexus came out with the ICX50C - both seem(ed) like afterthoughts without a lot of serious effort. I sort of wanted to like RX350L as we'll be looking to replace our Cayenne with a 3-row SUV in the next year. The looks, usefulness of the 3rd row, and price make it quite unattractive. Compared to this, the GX seems like a much better option for the incremental price difference although I do understand that is a "different animal."

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Originally Posted by 92 SC400 (Post 10181774)

This thing is just awkward, IMO; sort of reminds me of when Lexus came out with the ICX50C

Did you mean the IS250/350C convertible? Looks like a typo.

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we'll be looking to replace our Cayenne with a 3-row SUV in the next year. The looks, usefulness of the 3rd row, and price make it quite unattractive. Compared to this, the GX seems like a much better option for the incremental price difference although I do understand that is a "different animal."

If you want one, it might be a good idea to consider one now. The future of the GX may be doubtful in the American market. That doesn't mean there are any immediate plans to drop it, but it is known that it is (potentially) on the chopping block from low sales....even in the hot SUV market of today.

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Originally Posted by mmarshall (Post 10181811)

Did you mean the IS250/350C convertible? Looks like a typo.

If you want one, it might be a good idea to consider one now. The future of the GX may be doubtful in the American market. That doesn't mean there are any immediate plans to drop it, but it is known that it is (potentially) on the chopping block from low sales....even in the hot SUV market of today.

GX has hot sales, not low sales :)

Problem is that Lexus did not know this 5-6 years ago when they should have started redesign... but since new Prado is coming by 2020, I assume GX will be there too.

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Originally Posted by spwolf (Post 10182471)

GX has hot sales, not low sales :)

The RX vastly outsells it in the American market....roughly 4 to 1.

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Originally Posted by mmarshall (Post 10182485)

The RX vastly outsells it in the American market....roughly 4 to 1.

why wouldnt it? It is still a big success story for Lexus.

Third row seat doesn’t interest me, I liked the taller roof line. I have some grandkids that might get stuffed back,there once in a while but other than that probably won’t get used much. The driving assist is squirrelly the steering wheel felt like it was binding on me until the service manager explained the whole system to me. I have been driving a long time and I can see other comments about usefulness on a long trip but I need some time before I can relinquish control of the wheel. Might just be me and after a year I might be singing it’s praises. Like I said, the jury is still out on the drivers assist but this car is hands down my best Lexus yet. I even like the huge grill it’s distinctive

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Originally Posted by mmarshall (Post 10181811)

Yes, it was indeed a typo - I was referring to the IS convertible. Only issue I have with the GX is the barndoor; my wife on the other hand didn’t enjoy driving it when we test drove one back in 2013. So we have some hurdles to overcome but it’s definitely on the short list.

Bumping this old thread only because of the ClubLexus mention/shout-out from these guys. :)