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All lines flow from this design feature to create a sleek, angular, and compelling SUV. We always liked how Lexus created the RX from its the signature Spindle Grille onward. Our tester provided us the opportunity find out whether the RX 450h still stands up your expectations, as well as ours. With a loyal owner base, there is no question that this 2021 Lexus RX 450h stands up to their standards.

Until next time, viva Lexus, viva CD players, viva Spice Girls, and “Viva Forever.Did you know that the Lexus RX was the luxury crossover powered by a hybrid driveline? Even more remarkable that the RX was also the first luxury crossover – period.īeing the first means that consumers have a higher expectation of what this vehicle can deliver to them. Until then, if you’re anything like me and stuck in the past, then I think it’s finally safe to let go of some childhood dreams, and start dreaming bigger: “Set your spirit free, it’s the only way to be.” Oh, and while we’re at it, a few more millimetres in width couldn’t hurt. Keep the heated and cooled seating, keep using an actual gear shifter, and continue giving me an option for a CD player. I want some added standard features, like a wireless charging station instead of the useless mouse pad. So, “I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want.” I want a little more luxury and a little less sport (but that’s a trim issue). But let’s be real, Lexus, “don’t go wasting my precious time - get your act together, we could be just fine.”

So, while the RX 350 is currently far from what I would call my dream car, and I admit, I may not need a CD player in every tested vehicle, I have high hopes for future generations of the RX 350. Just relax, focus on the road, and let it play. Or, even better, pop a CD in and then don’t touch anything. If all else fails, you can always use the touch-sensitive screen or try the voice command. I’ll give Lexus the benefit of the doubt and assume that maybe, with time, the mouse pad becomes more natural to use. It takes longer to figure out if your finger is in the middle of the pad to click on something. I get that it’s supposed to make things easier and keep you (and me) less distracted, but in my humble opinion, it does anything but that. The mouse pad control is ugly and annoying. But, there is a CD player and that’s giving me “all that joy can bring, this I swear.” Regardless, don’t be like me and assume there’s at least one USB-C port, because there isn’t one. Then again, with that CD player, maybe Lexus (and myself) are stuck in the past. The tested Lexus rings in at just under $68,000 - so where are all the charging ports? Yes, I see a few USB outlets, but I think we’re advanced enough to add a couple USB-C ports. Likewise, “Too much of nothing is just as tough,” and unfortunately, this luxury car was missing quite a few things that many non-luxury brands have easily managed to incorporate, at fractions of the luxury price tag. From the bright blue paint (Grecian Water) that reminded me of my kids learning primary colours to all the sport-related aspects, such as the uncomfortable, tri-coloured bucket seats or the fake third-pedal-looking area that’s just a left foot rest, well, I think the Spice Girls said it best: “Too much of something is bad enough.” I really “Wannabe” impressed, but it’s just “Too Much” and it seems like this SUV is trying way too hard. Mark me down as one of those Millennials refusing to use iTunes or Apple CarPlay or whatever.įirst things first, because first impressions matter, and the tested RX 350 AWD – equipped with the $8,850 Black Line Edition package that includes F Sport detailing on the exterior, as well as interior – was giving off all the wrong ones. However, I am not embarrassed by my choice of how I listen to said embarrassing music. Well, for a few seconds, until a car pulled up beside me at a “Stop” light and I was horribly embarrassed at my choice of music.

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Instead, I got to pop in a CD - Spice Girls, because I don’t actually own new CDs - and drive with the windows down. It may not be the car of my dreams anymore, especially not with all the F Sport details, but I did get to live out a few dreams in it, even if none of them included this car’s bucket seats or oddly coloured interior.