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Next-generation Lexus RX preview image
Next-generation Lexus RX road test spy photos
[Original product of Understanding Car Emperor] It has been nearly 7 years since the current Lexus RX was launched in China in 2015. A new generation model is about to be released. Recently, overseas media took the lead in taking spy photos of the new generation Lexus RX road test. The new car is expected to be released in the second half of 2022 and sold in Japan, the United States and other automobile markets, and is expected to land in the Chinese market later. For reference, the domestic price of the current Lexus RX is 405,000-801,000 yuan.
Spy photos of the new generation Lexus RX
Current Lexus RX on sale
The current Lexus RX is the fourth generation model of its family, positioned as a luxury mid-to-large SUV. Judging from the road test spy photos, the new car will still maintain the body outline of the current model, while adjusting the design details. Judging from previous official trailers, the new generation Lexus RX will use an updated fold-line LED headlight set. The spindle-shaped air intake grille has a "cut" profile and maintains a forward-leaning style.
adopts a new style of LED taillights
The current Lexus RX
spy photos model uses densely spoked rims, and the C-pillar position will still maintain a "suspended" shape. At the rear of the car, what can be distinguished is that the new car will use a new style of LED taillights. It is not yet confirmed whether the new car will be lengthened. After all, the current Lexus RX does not have an advantage in wheelbase among models in its class. For reference, the length, width and height of the current Lexus RX300 and 450h are 4890/1895/1710 mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2790 mm. The 450hL body length is 5000 mm and the wheelbase is the same.
Current Lexus RX300 four-wheel drive special edition engine compartment currently on sale
Information about the power of the new generation of RX is still unknown, but overseas media speculate that the new generation of Lexus RX will provide buyers with four power options. The basic version RX350 is equipped with the same 2.4T engine as the NX350, matched with the 8-speed automatic transmission ; the entry-level hybrid model is the RX350h, which is expected to be equipped with a hybrid system composed of the same 2.5-liter self-priming engine as the NX350h; the high-end hybrid model is RX500h is expected to use a petrol-electric hybrid system composed of a 2.4T engine; in addition, the vehicle will also provide a RX450h+ plug-in hybrid version, which is composed of a 2.5-liter engine and a more powerful electric motor and a larger-capacity battery pack, and is purely electric. The cruising range is expected to reach 80 kilometers. (The above motivation comes from overseas media reports, and the specific models will be subject to the final launch)
new car background, competitive product analysis :
The first generation RX
The second generation RX
The third generation RX
The fourth generation RX
is a classic model of Lexus , RX has been launched in 1998 and has been updated and iterated 4 times. The RX currently on sale is the fourth-generation model. The version of the car was first launched at the New York Auto Show in April 2015 and went on sale in China in November of that year. It has been nearly seven years since then.
Volvo XC90
Lincoln Aviator
Lexus RX (405,000-801,000 yuan) is positioned as a medium and large SUV. From the perspective of model level, it is in the same class as Mercedes-Benz GLE, BMW X5, and Audi Q7, but its competitors point to Volvo XC90 (638,900-781,900 yuan), Lincoln Aviator (509,800-759,800 yuan), etc. Currently, Lincoln Aviator and BMW X5 are the first to achieve domestic sales. Judging from the insurance volume data of imported vehicles in 2021, domestic sales of Lexus RX last year reached 48,600 units, slightly lower than the 50,000 units of imported BMW X5, reflecting good competitive strength. Can this replacement attract more users? We will wait and see what the attention will be.
