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Old Dec 2, 2019 | 04:35 PM
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I am currently looking to buy 2020 RX 450H, and have test-driven it. I wonder how it feels at the second row, since it's not something I tested (mainly for kids with car seat/booster).

Any feedback? I just want to make sure it's not bumpy or anything (at least compared to RX 350).
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Old Dec 2, 2019 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by hz64
I am currently looking to buy 2020 RX 450H, and have test-driven it. I wonder how it feels at the second row, since it's not something I tested (mainly for kids with car seat/booster).

Any feedback? I just want to make sure it's not bumpy or anything (at least compared to RX 350).
I have had 3 rx450h's and have never had a complaint from anyone that has ridden in the rear. I have never been there since I am always driving. We have a car seat in the back for our grandson in the 2017 we have now. We just took a trip to Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving and my wife was in the back with my grandson. Neither complained.
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Old Dec 2, 2019 | 05:26 PM
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Perfect, exactly the feedback I was looking for. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by hz64
I am currently looking to buy 2020 RX 450H, and have test-driven it. I wonder how it feels at the second row, since it's not something I tested (mainly for kids with car seat/booster).

Any feedback? I just want to make sure it's not bumpy or anything (at least compared to RX 350).
my feedback has been very comfortable, and the seats slide back and forward,
being power on mine, they also recline.

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Old Dec 5, 2019 | 09:18 AM
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Since we own a 2017 450h and you're a considering a 2020 I would ride in the back and look/listen/observe for the following:
  • Recline the seat where your head is next to the smaller window just after the rear window. Have the driver travel on the freeway, at speed, and listen for road noise. I ride in the back when we take our elderly parents and can tell you there is a world of difference regarding noise while in the rear seat.
  • Ours has the power reclining/heated seats option that we would not be without, but the fact that there is no tri-zone temperature control for the rear sears is a big miss in this category of luxury vehicle. Also, there are dash controls that can cut the rear seat air circulation and make the two rearward console vents useless while compromising comfort to the rear seat passengers.
  • It's as if Lexus placed on their emphasis on the front seat occupants and didn't care about the rear seat passengers. Since we are empty nesters, the majority of the time is spent in the front seat with no passengers, but Lexus truly should have done a much better job regarding the rear seat area.
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