GX or RX
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GX or RX
Wife is asking for a Lexus SUV. She wants a smooth, comfortable, and safe vehicle. I will be the driver so I want the vehicle that is easy to drive smoothly (it's impossible to do that in my GS). I also want up-to-date safety techs. It will do a lot of short trips in the city. This will be a Canadian vehicle.
Please advise. Thanks in advance.
Please advise. Thanks in advance.
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IMO, unless you or your wife are going to tow a relatively heavy trailer or go off-road, the clear choice is the RX. Since you live in FL and probably won't need AWD traction, the RX also gives you the option of FWD and slightly better gas mileage. It is also significantly less expensive than the GX. A word of caution, though.....I have not personally driven or reviewed the new 3-row version of the RX, but, from a number of observations in this forum, it is very cramped inside because the basic platform was not really reworked enough to add the third row. So, if you need to carry more than about 4-5 people, that's (maybe) another reason to consider the GX.
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Unless the OP intends on going offroad in the winter, the RX with AWD is good enough for Canadian winter driving (and AWD is standard on all Canadian-spec RXs). Even the RX FWD should be good enough for Canadian winter driving on city roads and major highways (but I understand wanting AWD for the added sense of safety and security).
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Wife is asking for a Lexus SUV. She wants a smooth, comfortable, and safe vehicle. I will be the driver so I want the vehicle that is easy to drive smoothly (it's impossible to do that in my GS). I also want up-to-date safety techs. It will do a lot of short trips in the city. This will be a Canadian vehicle.
Please advise. Thanks in advance.
Please advise. Thanks in advance.
I would go with the more sensible option of an RX. GX also has that stupid rear door.
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Thanks for all feedback. It looks like the RX would win this matchup based on price and more modern platform. I am curious to see which one she would pick based on the perspective of a passenger.
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I haven't been in the GX, but I suspect passengers would like the RX better. It's lower, making it probably easier to get in and out of, and has a really soft ride. The first loaner I had for service on my IS a year or so ago was an RX 350, which I decided to show off to the coworkers, one of whom remarked "You know, this is really damn smooth." 