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2013 Lexus RX Facelift Gets Spindle Grille and New F-Sport Variant

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Old 02-11-12, 06:50 PM
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i like way better the regular rx with 'aero bumper' than the f-sport
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Old 02-11-12, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by stlgrym3
there's RX270 in Japan? wonder if that's the same 2.7 I4 our Tocomas uses.
No, likely the 2.7 used in the Venza and Sienna.

I like the new look. I think the RX looks much better than the LX with the spindle.
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Old 02-11-12, 07:31 PM
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The F-sport is better than the regular one. The latter seems to have too many attachments, disorganized.
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Old 02-11-12, 08:37 PM
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I LOVE it! The 450h actually looks better to me than the F-Sport. The horizontal slats gives it a more muscular, substantial presence.
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Old 02-11-12, 08:41 PM
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Is it me or does the RX270 front bumper looks different from RX450h. Take a look at that smaller picture,

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Old 02-11-12, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 84Cressida
No, likely the 2.7 used in the Venza and Sienna.

I like the new look. I think the RX looks much better than the LX with the spindle.
The 2.7 from the Venza would make sense. I wonder if the car will come out of Canada or are Japan RX models sourced only from Japan.
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Old 02-11-12, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by stlgrym3
there's RX270 in Japan? wonder if that's the same 2.7 I4 our Tocomas uses.
the 270 is actually available in most asian markets
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Old 02-11-12, 09:54 PM
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Would be nice to see dual exhaust on the new RX, atlease on the F Sport verson.
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Old 02-11-12, 09:58 PM
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Hmmmm... base model looks okay, but nothing spectacular. The sport version looks flat out silly and contrived. I guess adding emotion into the equation is Lexus's main thing right now. I hope they don't go too crazy with it. At least it looks like they added some lower mass to the front bumper's approach. As it stands now, it looks like the front bottom of the bumper is missing or incomplete.
Also funny they brought back the 2005-2006 ES taillights.
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Old 02-11-12, 10:52 PM
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Lexus has got to be careful. It looks like they just yanked the steering wheel off the GS (also the same style as the CT) and called it a day.
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Old 02-11-12, 11:00 PM
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front end new design / improvement look more natural than that on the gs
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Old 02-12-12, 01:33 AM
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I think this is the first time I'll say this, looks amazing!

The F-Sport really look good, I wish my mom waited and got this instead of the Caddy SRX.
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Old 02-12-12, 01:51 AM
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I like it, show true aggressiveness.
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They injected some character into it but front was never the problem really, it was the econobox inspired taillights and half finished interior. They didnt address those.

I like F-Sport more than base.
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Old 02-12-12, 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by SNiiP3R
Is it me or does the RX270 front bumper looks different from RX450h. Take a look at that smaller picture,

Most likely, I feel that aero bumpers will be a dealer option (for Lexus Japan that is).

Anyways
I definitely like this facelift (both regular and F-sport renditions). Nicely done
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