I can drive aggressively in cornering on our old 2011 RX, can't really do it on the 2023 RX, even on sport mode. But on the bright side, it is a smoother ride despite the 21" wheel.

 

Agreed, the increased width and length increases anxiety when turning curbed corners.

There are LOTS of mentions on the 5th-Gen RX forum about the vehicle slamming on the brake entering a 7.5 foot wide garage.

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I was parallel parking yesterday with the 360-degree camera guiding me. The RX never BRAKED! by itself...but the car behind me reversed to get out of the way. And, I wasn't as close to the curb (6") as I had intended.

This is after 1.5 years with the RX500h.

 

I had a 2010 RX 350 and felt the same way, it felt bigger and I could not judge how close I was to objects in front of me. Plus the grill looks fragile. You get used to it eventually. It helped when I moved to the RX 450h+ with the front camera. I found this picture online when I was looking to find something that would prove I was not crazy. The dimensions say they are about the same, but it does not feel that way. The hood of the previous generation slopes down giving you a better front view. Here is a link to the video:

 

Shocking to see the original post. We traded our 2016 Rav 4 for the 2024 RX 350h in January 2024. Have just about 10,000 miles on it and couldn’t be happier!
the rav4 was a gutless wonder! The RX is a dream!
just back from a 1500 mile short trip to Minnesota and back through the upper peninsula of Michigan. Never had insufficient power. Very comfortable. Love the handling and ride.
showing 35mpg while going 75 - 80 mph. Sufficient acceleration for passing on the two lane roads in the up.
some of the driving assist features are problematic, but they can be disabled.

 

My wife loves hers as well, I’m meh about it but that doesn’t matter. I get to drive something I love.

 

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Comparing a GX to an RX - apples and oranges. Trade it in and get the latest GX.

 

My 2023 RX is a few inches longer than my 2013, largely due to the longer snout which I really don't love. Otherwise we find the car enjoyable to drive. You won't see us at LeMans, but hopefully you won't see us at the repair shot much either.

 

I bought a 2022 RX350 when I heard the new 2023 RX350 was going to 4cyl. I waited for the 2022 Luxury RX350 to be made. Love the 3.5 V6 over the 4cyl Buzz box. I have 14K on so far . Hopefully Lexus will bring the 3.5 back as an option to the 2025 RX .

 

Never happening.

 

This thread makes me wonder how many people buy cars on impulse. Taking the time to do research and thorough test drives would reduce the chance of purchasing the wrong car for your particular needs. Especially with today's vehicles where there is so much tech, how you interface with the vehicle has become increasingly important in terms of overall satisfaction.

 

Driving a vehicle for 30 minutes isn't close to being enough for people to get a real sense of what the car is all about. That's most test drives. And people buy with emotion it's almost impossible not to, new car new car smell everything mint easy to get stars in your eyes.

 

Most people are buying an appliance. Maybe more so for Toyota/Lexus. They think it looks fine and it will be reliable.

 

100% accurate not with the CAFE requirements increasing every year.

 

The new GX is one of Lexus's larger failures to date for a model refresh. They took soooo long to pull the trigger and got it wrong. Sales are suffering and purchase regrets on the rise. Even with the TX Stop Sale in effect, it has little to no effect to boost GX sales. Dealers try that angle, but to no success. It will be interesting what Lexus does with the '26MY GX. Kind of like the RX L, they rushed to introduce a 7 psss/3rd row compact SUV and it was a major failure. Hence the TX was developed to suit that need in the market.