2024 Lexus RX 450h+ Adds Plug-In Capability To RX, Starts At $70,080

The Lexus RX has always tried to be the proverbial jack of all trades in the luxury CUV market for the past 25 years. While some of its past attempts at this haven’t gone as well (the ill-fated three-row RX was a classic example), Lexus is hoping that the all-new 2024 Lexus RX 450h+ will help successfully bring the RX into the world of plug-in hybrids for the first time ever.   450h+ Plugs In For Better Efficiency The exterior styling of the 450h+ is carried over from the rest of the RX family, and as a result, There’s not …

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2017 Lexus RX450h F Sport – Road Test Review – By Ben Lewis

The world is clamoring for hybrids. Especially since VW has probably signed the death warrant on Diesel, at least in the U.S. Luckily for Lexus and Toyota, their brands have been THE place to go for Hybrids selling the funky and agrarian Prius sedan here since 2000. And hybrids have come a long way, in performance, livability, and technology. So if you’re looking for a luxury SUV, but still want to feel good about yourself among your eco-conscious friends, where to go? Ahem… right here. The 2017 Lexus RX450h. Feel good is what the RX450h is all about. Partly, because Lexus …

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2016 Lexus RX450h F Sport AWD – Review By Ken “Hawkeye” Glassman

Way back in 1998 Lexus introduced the RX model, and it was an instant hit.  In those days it was a unique blend of car and truck. It featured a high seating position for a command of the road, along with the cargo capacity of a large station wagon. The RX offered the smooth quiet ride of a Lexus sedan, along with the luxury interior appointments they’d come to expect from the Lexus brand, and better gas mileage than any truck based vehicle. The public snapped them up like hotcakes. In fact it became the first Lexus model to sell …

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