RX engine sound
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Joined: Feb 2012
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From: CT
Yes, the RX does have a nice sporty growl when accelerating "aggressively". Even my '07 RX had a nice sound when accelerating aggressively. But where I think it gets a little annoying in the sound is on gradual acceleration from a stop, or even sitting at a stop light at idle. I sometimes put the gear shifter in neutral to make the idle more muted when I'm stopped at a stop light.
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From: Texas
Pole Position
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Texas
Pole Position
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Texas
Filled up a fresh tank of gas and now the engine has calmed down. The crazy vibrations are gone. I'm thinking it was bad gas. I've never filled up at that station before and mostly likely never will.
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CL Community Team
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: US
Engine noise
Does anyone else notice the engine noise is quite loud in the new RX? We came from an 08. Both I and my wife notice it's quite loud when we start moving. We have a 15 model. Is it normal? Is there anything I can do to reduce this?
Thanks.
Thanks.
CL Community Team
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: US
Good to see others' comments. We felt the same on our 15 model. It's definitely more noticable compared to our 08. My inital thought was normal but it was quite annoying for the wife. I was hoping someone might have a solution for this. IMO it might be the isolation since we both didnt notice this on the Demo GX. But like someone else said it everything else makes up for it.
Loud as in? What are you comparing the sound to?
Other 3rd Gen Rx's with yours being defective?
Other SUV's?
Jet plane?
Hard to establish a reference point with your post above in order to provide feedback.
Other 3rd Gen Rx's with yours being defective?
Other SUV's?
Jet plane?
Hard to establish a reference point with your post above in order to provide feedback.
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Joined: Nov 2013
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From: WA
I haven't driven a 2RX is recent history so I am not sure how quiet they are in comparison to the 3RX. All I can say is that we find our '13 RX to have minimal engine noise. Yes, there is some upon acceleration, but it's not intrusive at all, and quickly disappears once you're cruising along.