![]() 06/04/2019 at 17:49 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Pay attention kids:
- 1997, Toyota Harrier is launched in Japan
- 1998, the same car is sold outside Japan as Lexus RX
- 2003, the second generation of the RX/Harrier is launched. Still sold as Harrier in Japan, but badged as Lexus RX for the rest of the world
- 2008, third generation Lexus RX is launched both worldwide and in Japan. Japan has Lexus now so the new car is sold domestically as the Lexus RX for the first time . But the Harrier continues on unchanged- it’s still a second generation RX.
- 2013, a third gen Harrier is launched in Japan. It bears a visible link to the RX but is based on the RAV4. At this point the RX and Harrier have split completely into two separate model lines , both are for sale in the Japanese market.
Weird right? I’m tooling around Japan and I keep seeing these things that look like RXs but have this crazy cool Harrier logo in the grill. Took me a bit to figure out what I was seeing . I actually like them too - that third gen RX is hideous, this is odd but better.
![]() 06/04/2019 at 18:00 |
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I’ve seen a few Harriers over here in BC. Always makes me do a double take
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I recall seeing a couple of 1st gen grey import Harrier back in the early noughties, tooling around Sydney. Always a weird car...
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Oh yeah? I reckon I’ve seen one 1st gen Lexus RX before in Aus, but I’m pretty sure it was an RX not a Harrier. Maybe I’m not looking properly.
It’d be cool to see one of the later Harriers, those would stand out a little on our roads. Badass front end.
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Honestly the weird thing about the top pic is not the badge, but the lack of that mirrored window tint that every single one of the Lexuses seemed to have.
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Also that weird ass fender mirror!
I saw mirror tint on a Hilux Surf yesterday. Assumed it’s an import
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never seen one of the bottom ones