meowmix52

I was just looking over the Harrier which is the same as the Rx except Toyota Branded for Asian markets. Anyways, apparently it's cheaper and the navigation is HDD based and has more features! : http://toyota.jp/harrier/navi-audio/navi/index.html
What else is different and which is better?

xfirechief

If its for the Asian market only why worry about it, we can't get to buy it anyways. With all that is wrong right here in the good old USA this should be the least of our problems.

RXSF

lol the nav graphics are much better, plus it gets turn signals on the side mirrors. however, i dont think i would trade those for the toyota badge

Orzel

iTrader: (1)

Harrier v. Lexus RX essentially the same vehicle (right hand drive though), but the Japanese market gets way more goodies than we do. Holds true with their general Toyota vehicles as well, although I understand that the Harrier nameplate is going (has gone) away and Lexus is now being marketed as a specifc brand over there. No matter what though, they still get more neat goodies!

meowmix52

it's not fair
i guess that's the price for living in a large country
maybe they can't program in all the 3D buildings and stuff
why is Japan so high-tech

harleydjce

They are the same vehicle. Until recently, Lexus as a brand didn't exist in Japan. All vehicles badged as Lexus in the US were old as Toyota's.

As for Right Hand Drive, it's the correct place for the steering wheel for all modern cultures whose forbears had a sword culture (e.g Japan, UK, Australia etc).

You guys actually think Acura is a brand in itself. Thy are Honda's everywhere else!

RXSF

yes, thats why the new RX is so important. it is the first RX to get the lexus nameplate. though i think people in other countries will be able to tell the resemblance between the two

The G Man

I dont think it so much the new Lexus logo that is important in the countries, its the Lexus dealerships. Like many have notice here, the low end Lexus are a lot like the high end Toyota these days. The big difference to me is not the logo, its the way business is done at the dealership. The Lexus dealerships are among the best in the industy, while Toyota dealerships are just in the middle of the pack.

Lexmex

You are all aware that Lexus vehicles in some countries are sold out of Toyota dealers.

The G Man

Thats the case in most smaller markets or developing markets, I just dont see the point of paying extra for a low end Lexus if it the dealership is the same.

Lexmex

That's the case in Latin America in some areas and I am pretty positive the prices are higher for a Lexus there than here in the United States, that was the case with prices for Toyotas in Mexico versus the United States (no Lexus just yet).

The G Man

Actually its not just Latin America where Toyota or Lexus cost more, it pretty everywhere else too besides Asia. My point is why pay lexus price over Toyota's if the service is not any better. Maybe there is a section of the dealership just for the lexus customers, that would make more sense.

harleydjce

You guys have absolutely no idea how cheap you get any brand of car in the US.

Lexmex

I do. I was amazed at the prices I used to see in Latin America, especially my 6 years in Mexico which was actually quiet decent in prices. We have a very good deal here in the United States.

radicalrev

iTrader: (2)

I have the Harrier back at home in Indonesia. The RX and Harrier is basically the same thing. Same design, interior is same, wouldn't know about the Navi as mine did not came with Nav.

The price difference for the Harrier and the RX back in my country is about 200 million rupiah or 20,000 dollars.