Lexus sells its 15,000th RX in Australia
March 18, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Lexus has scored a huge milestone for its RX model today selling its 15,000th example in Australia.
The timing could not have been better for CarAdvice either with the all-new third generation RX 350 Sports Luxury currently on test in far eastern Victoria.
Launched in Australia in 2003, the RX 330 was the first vehicle in Australia to offer reversing cameras as standard. In 2006 the RX also adopted hybrid technology for the first time with its RX400h – which is still the world’s only luxury hybrid SUV.
The RX is also the only luxury SUV to receive four consecutive Australia’s Best Car awards from the Australian Automobile Association.
“It’s quite appropriate that this milestone was achieved just as we launched all-new RX 350,” Lexus Australia chief executive John Roca said. “The RX, in 330, 350 and hybrid variants, has been one of our most popular models – making up a third of our local sales. All-new RX 350 will again set a category benchmark: it is more powerful, more efficient, more comfortable, safer and overall a more enjoyable vehicle to drive.”
The new RX 350 models are equipped with Lexus’ 3.5-litre quad-cam V6 engine which produces 204kW of power, 346Nm of torque and delivers exceptional fuel economy of 10.8 litres per 100km.
Current CarAdvice testing reveals combined fuel consumption figures of 11.7-litres per 100km with the car said to be “exceeding expectations”. More to follow next week.
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Finally we agree on something Dan
It is sad that YOU cannot handle being proved wrong time and time again. Mind you I don’t feel sorry for you – that’s just something youre gonna have to live with.
So many people on here have tried to show you that there are two sides to every story.. that there is often more than one way of looking at things but you seem to be unable to accept or understand that…. NOT MY PROBLEM!
LOL! No there isn’t! You just disagree with me for the sake of disagreeing Wheelbut! I bet if I was to say that the earth is round, you would straight away deny it, claiming that there is another side to this story and that it is flat!
Practice what you preach mate. Half the stuff you do on here is toyota bashing. How about you see the other side of the story and actually get a clue.
Now stop polluting this article, like you always do.
The world isn’t Round Dan.. it’s actually Spherical – as it’s a 3-Dimensional shape not 2-Dimensional.
Remember doing shapes and area in Maths back at school?
Sqaure [2 Dimensional] = Cube [3 Dimensional]
Triangle [2 Dimensional] = Pyramid [3 Dimensional]
Circle [2 Dimensional] = Sphere or Orb [3 Dimensional]
Hey does this car come with a cigarette lighter??
ive said it before and ill say it again,THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DAN,GOD HELP US ALL
Dont want to rain on your parade Wheelienut but maybe you should have studied more English? Sqaure is actually spelt Square???? Sorry just a small note :o) LOL
We once used common toyada thinga me jig what ever on the estate , but it just did not cut the mustard in the mud , got a lot of sheep in the back seat though .
Is that related to this lexus rx truck like object .
Usual suspects, usual drivel… should have known.
But on a related note – well done Lexus.
Can one person on this site answer my question please? Hmmmmmm yeah welldone Lexus its a nice looking car …
If that customer service bit is true than that’s exactly what other munufacturers need to do, just go that little bit further.
Lexus – Yuk not for me, 1 diesel in a range and a crap one at that means they’ll never make it in Euroland.
Luvalambi, yes it does. It’s also got more than one power sockets.
Cupid, most cars in europe are econobox size, so really won’t matter.
And yes, the customer service thing I said is true. Here:
http://www.lexus.com.au/encore.....rviceloan/
Sorry Dan “most cars in europe are econobox size, so really won’t matter.”
Not sure what you mean by that. What doesn’t matter?
When I lived in Europe for many years, most countries charge heaps for rego for larger cars. If you were wondering why there is a lot of small hatches there with tiny 4 cyl engines, it’s for that reason. Anything with engines over 2L, annual rego costs go up heaps, almost exponentially. You really do have to be a rich bastard to be able to drive anything with a decent size engine, something we consider normal here. Also, small cars are obviously much easier to manouver around their tight cities. So what I’m getting at is, given that most would not be able to afford to register these cars on the roads, having no diesel is hardly the reason why it isn’t the most sold brand in europe. Hardly ever seen a V8. And if I did, it would have been an exotic. Their high fuel prices don’t help it either.
Dan – i’m obvisously not aware of where you stayed but with respect to observations and the UK you could not be foar more incorrect. Rego (or VED in the UK) is based on omissions now but rates have barely changed.
The lowest is no charge for car producing less CO2 than 100g/km. Next 101 to 120 = £35p.a., next 121 – 150 = £120p.a, next 150 – 165 = £145p.a., next 166 – 185 = £170p.a., next over 185g/km = £210.00. next over 225g/km = £400p.a.
So you can see the difference is minimal bearing in mind the average family saloon produces say 155g/km of CO2.
And by the way whilst the vast majority are sub 2.0 litre cars there are an increasing number of larger engines nowadays, take the 15 cars in my office car park 35% of them are greater than 2litres. Mines a 3.0diesel Vectra by the way.
So your wrong.
Those of you who comment without having driven Lexus RX should go and test drive one. BHP/torque numbers may be similar to Toyotas but there is alot of refinement put into the Lexus. You won’t realise this until you feel the refinement and build quality of the Lexus. I own one and I’ll tell you it is bloody reliable and well built. People in Lexus can certainly teach guys in Volvo, Ford a thing or two on how to build a good car/SUV.
I love my Lexus RX and will likely replace it with another RX when the time comes.
Well, I have driven all three models and I can say with confidence that none of them were equal to the X5 that was around at the same time. And the first one was completely useless. They do have good build quality but that is cancelled out by the fact that the interiors are ugly. I don’t care for the exterior either but that’s personal preference.
Why wouldn’t you buy the Mercedes or BMW? They handle better, they don’t exactly have bad build quality, they offer diesels, they are also very reliable, they are very much refined and they are more practical. There is no reason to buy a Lexus RX. Unless your boring and unimaginative and still think a German car will break in two or blow up every time you turn it on.
Here on the estate we are never concerned about the state of car taxes , its a V8 or its nothing.
Naturally keeping 30 cars tax discs up to date his tough work for my estate manager .
Touble on the horizon though he’s resigned at 75 years of age .
Now stan i hear that you are highly qualified , know all type person , maybe you can ditch the lexus and take up driving or 1952 defender , fantastic vehicle , and its got a ciggie lighter .
Right, well it’s good to see that this thread didn’t turn into the usual trail of rubbish then, isn’t it?
Dan & Wheelnut – do you ever actually go back over in the cold light of day to read some of the childish nonsense you two say to each other? It’s bloody pathetic, like to school children fighting over a sandpit.
There is absolutely no point in anyone else using the blog feature on this website when this crap is continually going on. Why don’t you 2 swap email addresses and take your arguments off-line? Everyone on here is fed up to the eyeballs with watching every article descend into this garbage.
Cupid. There are a lot more countries in Europe than just UK, where rego is based on the size of the engine. Enough said.
HAL, in the beginning I said it will probably be ruined by the usual suspects. And of course here comes Wheelnut and Realcars to fulfill the prophecy.
QUOTE REALCARS:
“This article should be titled “Lexus RX finally catches up to lessser siblings”.
Toyota,I mean Lexus today announced that the RX series would receive the gearbox upgrades already rolled out across Aurion and Kluger several years ago…… Ha Ha Ha.
Toyota,I mean Lexus spokesman(different hat)says it’s only right considering they already share the same engines and free car washes and rolling out the red carpet to a chorus of trumpets only works for so long before customers realise the plebs are getting a better deal….LOL”
Yep Realcars the muppet to stir everything up again with his stupid comments which will always start someone. The his buddy Wheelnut comes along and continues. Absoluetely pathetic.
And who is this Axel retard? This place has become a joke LOL
Thats to the point Tim. I think wheelnut gets a bit upset when we pay out on Daewoo, sorry Holden’s latest offerings
Dan, I know you predicted that they would come along and stir the pot. But why do you let yourself get sucked in and bite back all the time. It’s totally pointless, absolutely nothing constructive comes out of it at all other than the same old insults and irrelevant discussions. It’s mind-numbing to watch day in, day out. Particularly when the main reason most of us are on here at all is to get what the website is supposed to offer i.e. Car Advice, and to share stories and first-hand experiences with certain cars with each other. Of course there will always be times when disagree with others opinions, and we should be able to respectfully debate things with each other.
The full-on arguments have been happening on almost every article lately, and it’s just destroying it.
ABSOLUTELY TRUE HAL
Alex,
Your comment “Unless your boring and unimaginative and still think a German car will break in two or blow up every time you turn it on” is unsportsmanlike. You have your opinion and I’ve my opinion. There is no need to attack another person’s opinion/experience.
Thank you and Good Night.
James