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Old Nov 6, 2025 | 10:04 AM
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RZ500e if you want the Lexus ride.
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Old Nov 6, 2025 | 10:33 AM
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Has nowhere near the range he wants

The Vistiq has every bit of the Lexus ride.
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Old Nov 7, 2025 | 08:33 PM
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Cadillac Vistiq vs Lexus RZ
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Old Nov 7, 2025 | 09:52 PM
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updated RZ with 300 miles is not terrible range
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Old Nov 8, 2025 | 10:42 AM
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Considerably smaller than an RX though
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Old Nov 8, 2025 | 11:05 AM
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Not smaller than a 2011 RX. They are about the same size and have similar interior room.
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Old Nov 8, 2025 | 11:06 AM
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That’s a good point, it’s actually a couple inches longer than that generation RX
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Old Nov 8, 2025 | 01:08 PM
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If you're looking for at least 350 and similar quality/reliability, may as well drop the EV requirement. It's not realistic IMO.
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@bitkahuna does your Y ride horribly?
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definitely not. lol
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Neither does my Y or 3 . My 3 rides better than my IS350 did, rides about as well as my friends M4 Comp. But I'm biased
It's all subjective but if someone loves his RX, yes, MY drives horrible and feels cheap. No way around. And yes, AMIRZA, you are very biased. It's not fair for your 2010 IS350 to be compared to cars made 10+ years later.
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Old Nov 8, 2025 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 1111GS
It's all subjective but if someone loves his RX, yes, MY drives horrible and feels cheap. No way around.
No further comment needed.
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Originally Posted by 1111GS
If you're looking for at least 350 and similar quality/reliability, may as well drop the EV requirement. It's not realistic IMO.



It's all subjective but if someone loves his RX, yes, MY drives horrible and feels cheap. No way around. And yes, AMIRZA, you are very biased. It's not fair for your 2010 IS350 to be compared to cars made 10+ years later.
Thanks I completely replaced the suspension on the IS350 in 2021 so I would say it's completely fair
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IS has never been a car that was well known for having a nice ride. RX rides much softer.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
IS has never been a car that was well known for having a nice ride. RX rides much softer.
Not true. It had a nice ride, it wasn't known for having a sporty ride, as the 2nd gen had soft suspension until F-Sport suspension was introduced in 2014. Not RX soft, but still soft which is why so many mod it
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My son's Model 3 rides better than our 2017 RX. RX does have 70k miles, but new tires.
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My son's Model 3 rides better than our 2017 RX. RX does have 70k miles, but new tires.
My Model 3 rides as good or better than a lot of cars I've driven and driven in. It's pretty amazing how well Tesla tuned the suspension and chassis. Hopefully at 70k the ride is still just as good
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
Not true. It had a nice ride, it wasn't known for having a sporty ride, as the 2nd gen had soft suspension until F-Sport suspension was introduced in 2014. Not RX soft, but still soft which is why so many mod it
I've driven them, they don't have a luxury car ride its a firmer sportier ride. Model 3 is the same way. Thats why someone used to an old RX would very possibly not like the way a Model Y rides.

2017 RX also rode a lot firmer than the OP's 2011 RX, that was a big problem in that era for Lexus, they tried to make the ES and RX "sportier" and lots of complaints about ride quality.

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