Westyfield

Hi all, I'm new here so be gentle please!

Picked up my new car on Saturday. It's replacing a BMW E60 Touring, I was planning on getting an F10 Touring this time (535D), but then changed my mind and chose the Lexus for a couple of reasons.

In the UK we seem to get a few different things to the USA as standard and optional extras (we get AWD as standard, but can't get Lexus Enform ), so here's the full spec of it as I don't know specifically what the differences are:

Standard Equipment
HID (High Intensity Discharge) headlights with I-AFS (Intelligent Adaptive Front-lighting System)
Front and rear electric windows
Privacy glass
Windshield wiper de-icer
LED Daytime Running Lights
Headlight washers
LED (Light Emitting Diode) rear lights
Outside rear-view mirrors; electrically adjustable, heated, foldable, electrochromatic (auto-dimming)
Laminated front side windows with UV-reduction glass
Rain-sensing wipers
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
BAS (Brake Assist System)
TRC (Traction Control)
EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
VSC+ (Vehicle Stability Control)
VDIM (Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management)
HAC (Hill-start Assist Control)
Anti-theft system, alarm and immobiliser
Auto door locking with double door lock
Smart entry and start system
Cruise control
Leather steering wheel with audio, telephone, cruise control and multi-function switches
Leather gear stick
Leather upholstery with 8-way electrically adjustable heated front seats
Memory function for driver's seat, steering wheel and exterior mirrors
Front and rear armrest
40:20:40 split, slideable and foldable rear seats
LED interior illumination
EPS (Electric Power Steering)
Illuminated entry system
Separate driver/passenger temperature controls
Dual zone climate control with clean air filter and pollen removal mode
Dark grey gloss trim
Electrochromatic rear view mirror
Driver and front passenger 2-stage airbag
Driver and front passenger knee airbag
Drive and front passenger TAP (Thorax Abdomen Pelvis) extended side airbags with head protection
Rear passenger side airbags
Curtain shield airbags
Front passenger airbag cut-off switch
ISOFIX attachment (rear seats)
Seatbelt pre-tensioners (front and rear)
WIL (Whiplash Injury Lessening) front seats
Bluetooth® connectivity
Optitron display with ECD (Electrochromatic Device - auto dimming)
Auxiliary and USB port
Multi-information display in centre instrument cluster
9-speaker audio system with in-dash, single-slot 6-CD autochanger


F-Sport Trim Level includes
F SPORT Darkened 19" alloy wheels 10-spoke: tyre size 235/55 R19
Power back door
F SPORT design package
F SPORT specific suspension tuning
LED headlights with I-AFS (Intelligent-Adaptive Front-lighting System)
Parking assist sensors (front and rear)
Performance dampers
F SPORT black smooth leather upholstery with 8-way electrically adjustable heated front seats
F SPORT interior styling
F SPORT leather gear stick
Full map navigation pack consisting of integrated Hard Disk Drive (HDD) satellite navigation system with Dynamic Route Guidance, 8-colour LCD multi-display, parking assist monitor, remote touch interface
HUD (Head-Up Display)
Upgraded 12 speaker premium audio system with single DVD player and Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radio


Options
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety) with ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control)
Celestial Black Metalic Paint
Detachable Towbar

Pictures















Then on Sunday I opened the curtains and...


Think I'll be getting Winter fitted tyres soon!

corradoMR2

Wow, beauty. I just submitted a post on whether I should get the F-Sport and if someone has pics on a black or Nebula Grey. Thanks, you made my day. Love the black F-Sport! Looks mean. I think this is my favorite color.

mklemovitc

Nice post, Westy. Great-looking ride. Thanks for the pics.

One other thing you all get is the opportunity to get both F Sport and hybrid. In North America the two can't be combined.

Now if only your steering wheel was on the other side...

TorontoRX

Well done!

Nice pics and thanks for sharing.

hybridlexy

beautiful car! congratulations on your new ride!

what does a brand new RXh F-Sport run in the UK?

Cruiter

Welcome to the forum and thanks for the great photos.
If your AFS lights still auto dim and swivel, you've very lucky as that has been dropped from the U S packages. I have them on my 2010 and like them so much it's keeping me from even thinking of trading. But I really don't need to as basically the biggest difference is cosmetic (Spindle grill and LED running lights). They are starting to finally grow on me .

Alpy64

Nice pics and nice car dear Westyfield.
Hope you will enjoy it whatever the elements and wheather conditions.

I have the same double led on my 2010 RX450h (french model and equipped with different package I assume compared with US or UK packages).

Cosmetic changes sund good but mine is still very pleasant to look at and apparently there are various options which have disappeared since previous models !

rayaans

Looks amazing. Mines coming soon!! Same colour but i opted for the Mark Levinson . where abouts in the UK are you? im near Leeds!

sydtoosic

nice pick up. i've only driven the RX loaner vehicles. i think it's a nice SUV. we're getting some snow here today but it's not sticking to anything. congratz on your purchase... enjoy her.

kspec

very sexy...

Westyfield

Thanks all for the welcome .

I didn't know that you can't get the F-Sport trim level on the hybrid in North America! I've just had a quick search and apparently another difference is that you get steering-wheel mounted paddle shifters that we don't get. Also here on CL I can see a few threads talking about removing standard fitted roof rails... whereas I'll probably be trying to get a pair fitted!

I've only done 100 miles in it so far, but I'll probably be flooding the forums with newbie questions shortly!


@hybridlexy: The configuration tool on the Lexus UK website should show most of it apart from the towbar cost... though I believe roughly speaking it's just the same number with the $ symbol swapped to Ł .

@Cruiter: Yep, the lights swivel when cornering . Not sure what you mean by auto dim though? Because this is my first Lexus I can't say I'm really clued up on what the differences on the MY13 to the previous years were!

@rayaans: I'm from Bath. I thought about the Mark Levinson speakers, but figured that the upgrade system that F-Sport comes with would be sufficient for me. From what the dealer told me though, the Mark Levinson system is really good and if you're an audiophile you'll really like it! All I really need is DAB radio for the cricket . When clearing out the glovebox of my BMW I discovered the six-CD changer that I'd specified on it but never actually used!

shaolin

iTrader: (2)

wow, hybrid F-sport? it's so sexy and must be super expensive....

BarrettF77

I'm amazed they put all that in one. Personally, I like the features your car has, but I'm still not sold on the hybrid portion. We just got a loaded starfire F Sport last weekend. Very happy with the car!