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"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
08/25/2016 at 08:20 • Filed to: LEXUS RX

I saw about 7 of these new RX350's on my commute this morning and have decided that they are gorgeous in person. The rear 3/4-view in particular is nearly perfect. Definitely the best looking crossover out there. Would buy if I had the money. Also it comes in brown. I know a lot of you hate it, but you are wrong. Come at me.

DISCUSSION (25)

Honeybunchesofgoats > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 08:23

Seven RX350s and not a single one ran you off of the road? You should by a lottery ticket.

Also, ahem.

Kinja'd!!!

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Honeybunchesofgoats
08/25/2016 at 08:27

Nope just a Prius trying to run me off the road this morning. I’ve seen 3 or 4 F-Paces (not counting the line of 7 in front of the dealer) and I’d put it a close second neck and neck with the XC90. My issue with the Jag and Volvo is mainly trims... the base Volvo without LED’s and the base Jag with tiny wheels and all the cladding ruin the look. Even the base RX looks pretty good, though bumping the wheels at least 1" helps a lot.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 08:28

Honeybunchesofgoats > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 08:35

I’ll grant you that, but it’s sort of a moot point. Jag doesn’t offer BRG as a color option on base models, so there’s zero excuse to buy one.

Kinja'd!!!

I love that BRG is a $500 option on Jags but a $15,000 option on Range Rovers. I'd love to hear the official justification for that, because at that price, they had better be stripping down old D-Types and transferring t directly.

Under_Score > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 08:36

These have no headroom. Even though I’m 6'5"-ish and fit in a lot of cars, my head was touching the roof in there.

Stapleface > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 08:44

I used to hate the Predator grill. Either I’m getting used to it, or they’ve done a much better job of incorporating it into the design. Most of the crrent crop of Lexuses (Lexii?) are pretty sharp looking cars.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Under_Score
08/25/2016 at 08:44

Interesting. I have yet to actually sit in one, though I’ve looked through the windows... would have thought there would be more room in there.

jimz > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 09:09

Kinja'd!!!

His Stigness > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 09:11

Drink some coffee. Now...

Under_Score > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 09:14

Like I said, I fit in a lot of cars. That’s what made this disappointing. Another upset was the new Tacoma; that thing is tiny inside!

random001 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 09:18

That’s really....umm....special. Such a special, dead, ugly flower....

E92M3 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 09:24

I think they look pretty handsome from the rear and sides. When you see the front though...

scoob > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 09:34

It works well in F trim.

fintail > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 09:36

That front overhang though. And the grille. The rear is indeed the best angle, even with the played out faux floating C pillar.

fennelbreath > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 09:51

I was sooooooo close to getting one of these from the press fleet this week. But no such luck.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Under_Score
08/25/2016 at 10:03

Yeah that's one I have experience with - Tacomas are surprisingly cramped considering the exterior size.

Textured Soy Protein > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 10:05

When I see these in traffic my reaction is always “that’s certainly a weird looking car for the luxury-minded beige person behind the wheel.”

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Stapleface
08/25/2016 at 10:06

Me too... I think they are getting better. The IS was the first to use it from the get-go and it was sort of painted on old designs in the rest of the lineup. Now they are incorporating it better. I really like the RC, LC, and RX. I'm not sold on the NX but I think it's more the overall proportions and garbage tail lamps than the predator grill.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > fintail
08/25/2016 at 10:07

For some reason the pillar works so much better on this than the Murano.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > E92M3
08/25/2016 at 10:07

I've grown to like the front.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > fennelbreath
08/25/2016 at 10:09

Hmm wonder if they reduced the number in the press fleet now that they are available from dealers and the first round of reviews is out.

fennelbreath > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 10:10

The car was available, it just turned out one of my colleagues already had the review assigned to him.

Toyota/Lexus usually leave the cars in the fleets for a really long time.

DipodomysDeserti > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 11:34

I see one of these every day and I think they’re hideous. The epitome of over styled autos with tons of plastic, too many hard angles, and fake chrome.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 13:42

I can’t say I like it, but I don’t hate it either. And I'm gonna go ahead and say the front is the best angle.

RyanFrew > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/25/2016 at 22:37

Kinja'd!!!

I’m taking your side, but only because of this...