Seating
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Seating
I have owned a 2014 LX but was wondering is the seating configuration is any different in the 2016? I was not in love with the comfort of the 14' model and my dealer which is 2 hours away claims its a totally new car which I find hard to believe. It appears to be the same with a new front and rear end. If someone came from the last body to the new please chime in! Thanks
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The LX has some of the most comfortable seats in the lineup, out of curiosity what are you expecting from the seats? Any softer and more people would complain, any firmer and they would complain also.
Basically, if the seats in a 90K Lexus aren't up to your standards, not much else will be... maybe Porsche, Rolls Royce, or Bentley.
The only very minor issue I have with them is the fact that the active cooling (in the 2011-2015 models) does literally nothing except make noise.
Basically, if the seats in a 90K Lexus aren't up to your standards, not much else will be... maybe Porsche, Rolls Royce, or Bentley.
The only very minor issue I have with them is the fact that the active cooling (in the 2011-2015 models) does literally nothing except make noise.
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I was not clear I like the seats I do not like how it feels as if you are sitting to high up. The Rover, Rcf, Porsche, x5, and many others you can lower and adjust the seat to feel like your sitting within or part of the car not on top of a bucket. So I was hoping for adjustability to allow for a better seating position which would be more comfortablefor me. The seats and materials seems fine just not enough adjustability in my 14' and was hoping that was corrected in the 16'!
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Got it. I agree that the height adjustability is a little lacking. I don't believe it was changed for 2016. I will say that the 4runner in particular and a number of other vehicles have lower roofs which IMO is worse for comfort/room.
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The LX is a truck. One of the reasons I love it is because I AM sitting up and above things. It give excellent vision and a feeling of safety for me. If the seat were lower I would be looking through the steering wheel.
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LX seating isn't comfortable to me at all when compared to Porsche and Audi. However, my wife likes it better than both. Has something to do with my body shape I guess. My earlier LX was not all the comfortable either.
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I suspect Lexus does the best it can to fit the average person. Most will be able to adjust the seat to acceptable positions while other will not. Human bodies come in all shapes and sizes and there is no way to make everyone happy.
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We went and drove the new 16' Lx and it is way better over last years. More room in the drivers compartment but just feels like its big and heavy with the new 8 speed it seems even a bit more sluggish than before. Interior is vast improved very nice fit and finish and if it hard more power I would have never looked any further. As usual the quality was great and it road and drove like I expected. We went immediately and drove the 16 Rover 5.0 supercharged and boy it is one of the best SUV's I have driven. It was very comfortable and the power is night and day compared to the LX. I love the Lexus brand and my wife will only drive her RX which they are great. However, if the LX does not do something drastic at the 98k price point they are in trouble. I will def. side its more reliable than probably any thing in this category but it is way behind in almost every other.
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We went and drove the new 16' Lx and it is way better over last years. More room in the drivers compartment but just feels like its big and heavy with the new 8 speed it seems even a bit more sluggish than before. Interior is vast improved very nice fit and finish and if it hard more power I would have never looked any further. As usual the quality was great and it road and drove like I expected. We went immediately and drove the 16 Rover 5.0 supercharged and boy it is one of the best SUV's I have driven. It was very comfortable and the power is night and day compared to the LX. I love the Lexus brand and my wife will only drive her RX which they are great. However, if the LX does not do something drastic at the 98k price point they are in trouble. I will def. side its more reliable than probably any thing in this category but it is way behind in almost every other.
But if dependability is not important to you and the RR blows your socks off, go for it as it is your money. Go visit the service department and the wonderful break room as it will be your second home.
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I would prefer the LX over the RR any day. They have a horrible dependability record, only beat out by the Rougue. My neighbor had one and in 4 months of ownership it was in service almost 8 weeks. I am on my 5th or 6th LX and you will be hard pressed to find something more dependable.
But if dependability is not important to you and the RR blows your socks off, go for it as it is your money. Go visit the service department and the wonderful break room as it will be your second home.
But if dependability is not important to you and the RR blows your socks off, go for it as it is your money. Go visit the service department and the wonderful break room as it will be your second home.
I am with you all the way and a bit concerned about reliability but they claim the new 14-current full size ROVER since TATA has taken over problems are very few. Its just a third car so I am not driving it daily so being in the shop is not the worse thing but I am hoping for good things it seems to be a great vehicle but only time will tell!