Mark Glover’s AutoGlo
car reviews can be seen here and in the Cruisin’
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Sacramento,
California -- Lexus touts the RX as the world's first luxury crossover
sport-utility vehicle, rolled out in America ion 1998 ... So, what do you get today for your
$60,000?
Based on
my week in the 2025 Lexus RX 350h AWD, the answer is: a whole bunch.
Where to
start? Well, yes, that lowercase
"h" tells you that this is a hybrid machine. Given the cost of hybrid
technology, $60,230 on the tester's bottom line (along with everything else on
the vehicle) was pretty reasonable.
The power
plant itself is a responsive one rated at 246 horsepower. My ride actually felt stronger than that
number, and a serenely quiet cabin even at full song spoke of typically excellent Lexus
engineering.
The hybrid bonus
is a healthy 37 miles per gallon in the city and 34 mpg on the highway.
Inside,
one expects to dwell in the lap of luxury, and that's precisely what you get. I
particularly liked the power moonroof (part of the F Sport package), elegant
ambient lighting and butter-smooth seating surfaces.
Want
more? You get it with max five-star
federal government crash test ratings, including five on the overall score.
Fit and
finish? Pretty much perfect.
The
exterior look is classic SUV, with classy sculpting on the grille and back
liftgate (powered, with kick sensor on the tested model).
Overall,
a solid effort from an old reliable.
Considering that you can drop 75- or 80-grand
for luxury sport-utes at various dealerships these days, I'd consider the five-seat RX a
bargain offering in the high-end crossover SUV market.
