Toyota Harrier

"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12) 06/04/2019 at 17:49 • Filed to: None

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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.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Nauraushaun 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

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Nauraushaun 06/04/2019 at 18:50

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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...

Nauraushaun > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 06/04/2019 at 18:57

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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.

facw > Nauraushaun 06/04/2019 at 19:02

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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.

Nauraushaun > facw 06/04/2019 at 19:27

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Also that weird ass fender mirror!

I saw mirror tint on a Hilux Surf yesterday. Assumed it’s an import

pip bip - choose Corrour > Nauraushaun 06/05/2019 at 03:46

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never seen one of the bottom ones