Same reason a steel bar is harder to break than a popsicle stick.

One would blow itself to bits if operated for more than a few minutes continuously, the other, say, 20 years.

 

I have a 2010 Lexus RX450h. My previous job required a 100 mile per day commute, so I racked up miles. We’ve also taken a number of long distance road trips. I’m very conscientious about maintenance and servicing. My car has 207,000 miles and was just serviced & inspected. Car looks great! No issues & running strong! I’m hoping to get 300,000 … we’ll see. Love this car & will definitely buy another new one when the time comes.

 

Aurora White!! So jealous.

 

Its kinda ordinary in the summer, but its absolutely amazing after fresh fallen snow.

 

I've only seen two RXs with Aurora White Pearl in person and I definitely noticed how it stood out. It was almost blue it was so white, very nice color - like ICE. Hard to find though.

Aurora vs. Starfire

 

I own a Lexus RX450H year 2010 with 336000 km running with ethanol, i hope to reach 500.000km so far.

 

You need to think 2 steps in ahead and not 1. Think about the components the task has transferred to and their durability vs the original.

 

My wife's RX450h has 240k on it and it's on the original hybrid battery. I would imagine its days are numbered but the battery has no signs of losing charge and it still gets great mpg.

 

Well, I must be living on borrowed time. Own a 2011 450h. with 163000 miles on no major mechanical problems. Hybrid battery still operating at full capacity getting 28 MPG on freeway driving.

Anyone out there with any hybrid longevity stories/short comings. Just getting ready for something to go kerplunk and become cost prohibitive to repair. Refurbished battery pack runs $3600 here in So California.With the prices of used 450h's so high it might be worth the cost of a new battery and ride out the crazy price increases.CVT might be another issue.

What's your feeling.

 

The CVT on the RX450h does not pose as a long term reliability issue, simply because it is not a belt drive CVT. The CVT transmision on the RX450h is all gears, so there is no chance of a belt failing, like what you can expect with a conventional CVT.

At some point you might want to just change out the fluid in the transmission (Toyota WS fluid) but that's about all the maintenance you need to do for this transmission.

 

Agree, I would worry more about a high mileage conventional auto then the hybrid auto.

 

Is cerulean blue a rare color for the 2010 RX450H?

 

Hi there,
I hope you're fine.

Just to share my experience - RX450H, 2012, 161K KM. HV Battery was replaced in August 2022 due malfunction => so after 10 years and 161K kms. The car was driven in Italy and moved to CZ last year. Lexus in 10/2021 confirm HV battery still OK and prolong support for last year (1 year or 15K km - and I drove 30K km / year).

Another high expense was in 10/2021 - front air shocks replace (both of them).

Now car is perfect from HV point of view but surprised what happened to car in Italy that shocks and battery was in malfunction status somehow.
marek

 

2010 RX450h here. Bought with 60K in 2016, now at 120K.

Had a near-catastrophe a month ago. Some of these 3.5L V6 engines had RUBBER lines carrying hot engine oil at pressure a short distance from the block to an oil cooler. So, let's see, if an oil line fails you lose ALL your oil in a matter of minutes and then the engine turns into scrap a few minutes after that. We were lucky; our rubber lines failed close to home and after parking it in our driveway I had it towed to a nearby repair shop.

These engines have an excellent reputation for reliability and probably 99% of them now have steel oil lines. If your engine doesn't, don't walk, RUN to the shop and get the rubber lines replaced ASAP. Ticking time bomb otherwise.