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This color is only available in the F sport on certain vehicles. UX, IS, NX, GS(discontinued). The LC500 just made USB available on ‘24 MY.
LFA was also offered in USB.
It's definitely a cool color - I almost bought my ES FSport in that color but then chickened out and went with Ultra White
When 5th Gen RX was announced, the marketing materials show a USB 500H F sport performance. I was super excited. Then when the US build site came online, USB was nowhere to be found.
The color is gorgeous. I have a USB GSF and keep looking at that NX450H+ in USB while waiting for the RX to offer this color.
Unlike other blue(Nightfall Mica), USB looks good in any lighting condition.
This is my 3rd Lexus RX, & I think it's the best looking one by far. I love the lines, the new front grill, & after I put a ceramic coating on it, it's like a mirror with 4 wheels. Mine is Caviar. I also like the elimination of the "L" on the back of the car, & Lexus spelled out.
It's growing on me. I really don't like the look of the bulbous front end when I view it from the side in our garage, but I like how it looks on the road, both moving towards me and away from me. Go figure.
I like the front end, viewed slightly sideways. Looks vaguely feline.
loved my 2013 RX 350 in and out. The newer models have too many sharp angles in the front. I loved the real brown leather. The new leather - look is either too yellow or two orange and looks fake.
Originally Posted by WellsB
I liked the looks of our 2013 RX better, but the 5th gen is fairly nice to look at. Having grown up in the '70s, surrounded by cars from the '50s, 60s, and '70s, I find few modern vehicles to be truly attractive though, in comparison to the best from those years.
I also like the looks and the quiet smooth ride. I don’t like the navigation system compared to my 2019 and the electronic shift patern is driving my wife nuts compared to the 2019.
I've had my 2024 RX 350 Premium + a week and OMG, I love it. I've been into the garage 50 times to just stare at. I did a custom order back on Nov 1, 2023 and picked it at the dealer March 22, 2024. Worth the wait. I received $3K in accessories that I didn't order (running board, roof rails, tow package, the illuminated Lexus lights at the doors and the special coating on the rear bumper) at no extra charge, I had a signed deal with a $2500 deposit with the dealership for a custom build and they honored the deal. Not sure the point of a custom order if at the port they add stuff on. I got everything I ordered plus some. A win for me. I ordered the Mica Red with macadamia interior and it's gorgeous. I ordered it with the side molding and it really adds to the car. It give it some dimension. Now if it would just stop raining I'll take it out of the garage.
I've had my 2024 RX 350 Premium + a week and OMG, I love it. I've been into the garage 50 times to just stare at..
LOL...I did that too at the beginning...still do it a few times. It really is a gorgeous car. I like that it's not boxy looking like many other CUVs/SUVs, although of course this compromises cargo space.
Gonna chime in hear having the car as a loaner right now, probably a fairly base-optioned model. I had prior gen NX and ES as loaners (ES for 3 weeks 5 years go) and I think an RX as well and did not care for them at all. I really like the RX now. First post-LS460 I've tried that I really liked. My personal thoughts: Beautiful interior (white on black). Really elegant and modern without seeming austere. Very quiet. GREAT back-up camera. GREAT side mirrors. Comfortable ride esp for an SUV. Reasonable electronics once you get used to where to find things. Decent voice recognition.
Downsides: a rattle already in dash (faint but persistent) at 7k miles on the car. Very growly engine under acceleration. The overall quietness of the vehicle makes it worse! That is a small but persistent irritant. Poor side and rear visibility, but the mirrors are really large and really help with that. Door openers that irritate (separate thread) but getting used to it. Shifter that I do not like: side-and back to drive. I've shifted into neutral many times already by accident. Seat comfort is OK but not great. (A bit hard and is there adjustable thigh support available, like a seat cushion extender?)
Steering feels light and disconnected, and I am no sports car kind of person. I know that is adjustable but still...
Overall, except for the engine, the car feels super-refined to me and a very pleasant cabin and sharp, Nav screen (quite a change from my 2005 LS430!) Crash test ratings from nhtsa have been less than stellar also, as well as iihs new front crash tests. I assume next gen will fix that.
I am not an SUV/CUV fan in general, but overall the car feels high quality and very nice and very drivable as a highway cruiser. The engine roughness and slight rattle are dings.
I am not an SUV/CUV fan in general, but overall the car feels high quality and very nice and very drivable as a highway cruiser. The engine roughness and slight rattle are dings.
The RX450h+ is the most silent car I've driven, even in HV mode (which we should expect, given that it's supposedly a luxury car).
On the equally (or even more) silent EV mode, you can go up to 135 kph (approx 84 mph) on highways.
The front profile doesn't match the rest of the Lexus lineup with that nose. I bet for the facelift, they will tone the nose down and make it flatter like the NX.
The front profile doesn't match the rest of the Lexus lineup with that nose. I bet for the facelift, they will tone the nose down and make it flatter like the NX.
…or other model refreshes move in this direction. Sale haven’t been hurt by this nose.
The front profile doesn't match the rest of the Lexus lineup with that nose. I bet for the facelift, they will tone the nose down and make it flatter like the NX.
I like it. Makes it very easy to distinguish the model from previous years and the NX.
It looks vaguely feline or shark-like to me. Pic was distorted due to the angle it was taken, and emphasizes the front, but it does show the puma-like or shark-like shape of the "head"...
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