If there's one thing that's remained a constant with Lexus, it's consistency. The air of curated conventionality their line-up possesses is a fresh breath in a time where carmakers are equally concerned about trying to redefine words as they are with the business of car-making. Coupé certainly doesn't mean what it did 30, 40 years ago... Overview: 2023 Lexus RX500h Price RM 508,888 Segment Luxury SUV Engine 2.4L turbo-hybrid Transmission 6AT Power 371 PS combined Torque 550 Nm combined Origin CB
Feb 12, 2024
Primed to pull tycoons' gazes away from the likes of the BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE, the 2023 Lexus RX 500h F Sport has just been launched in Malaysia, priced from RM 498,888, fully imported (CBU) from Japan. Turbo-hybrid performance Big headline figures for the RX 500h; a combined 371 PS and 550 Nm of torque comes off its 2.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine (T24A-FTS) and hybrid system, good enough to give the RX 500h a 0 to 100 km/h time of 6.2 seconds. As the h implies, there's elec
Aug 18, 2023
Recently, Lexus Malaysia debuted the all-new 2023 Lexus RX in Malaysia. Bookings for the all-new SUV are now opened for the sole RX 350 variant. As before, the Lexus RX 350 is imported (CBU) from Japan and prices start from RM 468,888 (on-the-road, excludes insurance). Also Read: All-new 2023 Lexus RX 350 debuts in Malaysia, from RM 468,888, 2.4L turbo, 279 PS and 430 Nm Powering the sole RX 350 variant is a turbocharged 2.4-litre petrol engine does 279 PS and 430 Nm, mated to an 8-pseed Direct
May 18, 2023
Roughly 11 months after making its global debut, Lexus Malaysia has debuted the all-new 2023 Lexus RX here. For the Malaysian market, only one variant of the Lexus RX will be offered – the RX 350. This sole variant is priced from RM 468,888 (on-the-road, without insurance) and the model is imported (CBU) from Japan. Power for the 2023 Lexus RX comes from a turbocharged 2.4-litre T24A-FTS 4-cylinder petrol engine that does 279 PS and 430 Nm. The engine is mated to an 8-speed Direct Shift-8AT auto
May 16, 2023
Need a car large enough to fit your bank accounts? Then our final article of our "SUVs coming to Malaysia in 2023 three-parter" centres around opulence, this time focusing on Luxury SUVs reaching our shores next year. And there's plenty to expect – from silent BEVs to frothy V12s. Hold on to your Amex Black, we're going in... BMW X7 facelift Revealed in April this year, the facelifted X7 continues Munich's recent trends of, uh, trendsetting designs with a grille-heavy face that's now closer to t
Dec 31, 2022
RX 500h is the first Lexus to offer a turbocharged hybrid powertrain Length is unchanged from before, but wheelbase has been lengthened All-new RX also debuts a new design language for Lexus Shortly after its announcement back in May, Lexus has debuted the all-new 2023 Lexus RX. Like its smaller sibling, the Lexus NX, the fifth-generation RX is now based on the TNGA architecture, specifically the TNGA-K variant. Exterior – Modernized, but still unmistakably RX Similar to the new-generation Lexus
Jun 1, 2022
Signing the papers on a Lexus has always been contrarian to the conventional idea of aiming for the three-pointed star or reaching for a certain blue-and-white roundel, but we'll be damned if the Lexus RX proves that that's one of the better decisions to make. And next month, the all-new 2023 Lexus RX will debut, aiming to solidify camp Japan's offering. Set to premiere via an online event on Wednesday, 1-June 2022, 8 am Malaysian time, the 2023 RX will be the fifth generation to bear the Radian
May 19, 2022
Towards the end of the video unveiling Lexus’ first dedicated EV, the 2023 Lexus RZ, the luxury carmaker announced that it will be revealing a new model in the summer of 2022. This was accompanied by a few shots of a camouflaged SUV doing some tests. Lexus is, of course, keeping mum about what this new SUV is but it is likely to be the all-new fifth-generation Lexus RX. The RX is Lexus’ first crossover SUV and though it is no longer associated with the Toyota Harrier (that honour goes to the Lex
Apr 21, 2022
This week's WapCar Ratings sees us put the Lexus RX300 F Sport through our instrumented tests. Priced from RM 424,187, this fully-imported (CBU Japan) SUV goes against rivals like the BMW X5 xDrive45e and Volvo XC90 in Malaysia. Usual disclaimer applies: all materials were taken before MCO, and scores are relative to cars in the RX's segment and not the new-car market as a whole. Lexus RX300 F Sport: Driving Performance - 32/50, Silky smooth Lexus RX300 F Sport - Facts and Figures Engine 2.0-lit
Jul 31, 2021
An all-new Lexus RX is due to be launched in 2022, according to information gathered by Japanese media. Before that, the current-gen model will receive a few small updates in Japan come July 2021. The current RX-series (AL20) made its debut in 2015. The model was then facelifted in May 2019, coming with additional tech and safety features, as well as a visual nip-and-tuck. Malaysians received the facelifted model in September that year. Either way, it's already a 6-year old model, and a major re
May 20, 2021
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