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Old 02-06-23, 03:01 PM
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Is it me or this display is out of proportion? But kudo to Lexus for designing something more driver's oriented.
Looks outdated already. Last gen looks better.

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Old 02-06-23, 03:57 PM
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Is it me or this display is out of proportion? But kudo to Lexus for designing something more driver's oriented.
What do you mean out of proportion?
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Old 02-06-23, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by xGS350x
Looks outdated already. Last gen looks better.
This gen NX is a huge improvement from the last gen inside and out...infotainment alone is a giant step forward...material quality and design are all improved too.

I can't see how this looks better than the new interior:

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Originally Posted by SW17LS
This gen NX is a huge improvement from the last gen inside and out...infotainment alone is a giant step forward...material quality and design are all improved too.

I can't see how this looks better than the new interior:

Perhaps the clock? I can't see it other than preference for physical controls, it doesn't look good though
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
What do you mean out of proportion?
The right edge is trapezoidal; but I think that looks good.
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So I'm in the Pocanos, and you wanna see crazy tolls? I went up through PA but the alternate route is up 95 and through Philly, check out what that route would cost in tolls....150 miles...


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Is that $26 for 150 miles?
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
So I'm in the Pocanos, and you wanna see crazy tolls? I went up through PA but the alternate route is up 95 and through Philly, check out what that route would cost in tolls....150 miles...

Sounds like a good old fashioned screwing. lol
They are making millions $$$.
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
Is that $26 for 150 miles?
Thats the total of the tolls for that route, so spread out over the 150 miles. The route I took had no tolls. But tolls up and down that 95 corridor are insane. I blame a lot of peoples tolerance for it on EZPass, people don't realize what they spend. If they had to fork out $25 in paper money for tolls they would realize...
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
This gen NX is a huge improvement from the last gen inside and out...infotainment alone is a giant step forward...material quality and design are all improved too.

I can't see how this looks better than the new interior:

I actually adore that interior on the NX. The center console stayed "true" to the design of the entire vehicle. The metal trimmings looked more unique to me.

Also the other pic is the RX interior, not the NX. Case in point.

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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Thats the total of the tolls for that route, so spread out over the 150 miles. The route I took had no tolls. But tolls up and down that 95 corridor are insane. I blame a lot of peoples tolerance for it on EZPass, people don't realize what they spend. If they had to fork out $25 in paper money for tolls they would realize...
Does that include the EZ Pass "express" lanes north of Baltimore, which probably is only a time saver in real rush hour traffic? That concept of paying to avoid traffic is something that I'm surprised gets no pushback.

And the Route 200 tolls?
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
So I'm in the Pocanos, and you wanna see crazy tolls? I went up through PA but the alternate route is up 95 and through Philly, check out what that route would cost in tolls....150 miles...

Is that MB OEM map? That's nice. Is it an option too?
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Thats the total of the tolls for that route, so spread out over the 150 miles. The route I took had no tolls. But tolls up and down that 95 corridor are insane. I blame a lot of peoples tolerance for it on EZPass, people don't realize what they spend. If they had to fork out $25 in paper money for tolls they would realize...
ha ha so true. All I see is the email that tells me my account has been replenished. I think I looked at my statement for the first time in 10 years last week. I wanted to check if I got a toll booth violation.
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I just mapped out from my office in the Philly 'burbs, just off I-476, to Gaithersburg, MD -- tolls are $8.65; but without the Route 200 leg, it's only $7.00. It would be another $14.90 up the PA Turnpike NE Extension for the full length from the East-West Turnpike all the way to Clark's Summit. I'm not sure if those are EZ Pass rates. So the biggest chunk of the toll isn't on 95 - it's the PA Turnpike.
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I can beat that. The closest Tollway to my home is IL-390. It has a total length of 9.8 miles, and 7 toll plazas (all open-road tolling). Cost to drive the entire length in a car or on a motorcycle is $2.30 with a transponder, or $4.60 if you pay online. $12.30 for a large truck with a transponder, $18.65 without.
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