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2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h Push Bland to New Heights

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the lesser of two weevils
11/20/08

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My wife loves the current RX, I mean genuinely obsesses over the thing. Every time she sees one she says "ooh look there goes my car!" The most deranged part of it is that she likes it not because it's some sort of rich person status symbol that she covets, it's because she likes the styling.

Myself being someone who enjoys cars, especially car design, this comes as something quite depressing. I suppose the upside to this is that she's not a spoiled status seeker, she just has horrible taste.

On a non "personal stories" note, I cant tell if the interior is somehow cutting edge and Im not realizing it, or if it's just intentionally crap. Id expect to see that in a Honda Civic, or some odd Franco-mobile. Gotta hand it to Toyota, when they go weird, they give it their all.
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sos10
11/20/08

@Sarcasmic: As a design freak myself, I like the design of the current RX (and I own one) ... shows you that taste is a personal thing...
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Dave7
11/19/08

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Anyone else read the title as 2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h Push Bland to New Heights
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
11/19/08

@Dave7: That is what it says...

Back to the vehicle itself. I th....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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bzr
11/19/08

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And it's even angrier-looking, just like the road ragers who will inevitably buy them!
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Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
11/19/08

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Do we really need to light up the "L" logo? I mean, it's not a particularly riveting logo. It's no Roundel, 4 Rings, 3-Pointed Star, Cadillac Crest thingey, or whatever. It's just an L. Nicely drawn. But an L it is. And that pretty much sums up Lexus. Cars for people who want nicely drawn cars, but think Volvo is for people who drop acid and ride roller coasters, and shriek at the thoughts of a BMW or a Mercedes. Heavens no! They want safe and boring. They do not want to be noticed amongst the field of grey-shaded cars at the company car park.

They want to be coddled. With heated seats with massaging functions and 9.75 million different seat positions, one for everybody, because if someone, somewhere, was a little uncomfortable or a little bit "offed" because their optimum seat position was .55 millimeter away from the front, uggh, perish the thought.

Their design must be so bland, you can not tell cars apart. They only build hybrids because a fortune teller told them that in the future, everyone would drive them. Then Lexus wouldn't have a hybrid! They would be. .perish the thought- DIFFERENT! AHHH! So, away they went.

So, is what I'm saying is that eventually, Lexus will be building only one model. See a concept sketch below.

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Deartháir II
11/19/08

@Schm, problems around every corner: The Lexus logo has always looked like a "Less Than" symbol to me.

Arguably, also appropriate.
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MushyHeirloom
11/19/08

@Schm, problems around every corner: I never thought of Volvo drivers as the roller-coaster type. Compared to Lexus owners, maybe. But standard Volvo activities include "driving to the health food store", "ascending an unplowed back road", and "plastering one's car with bumper stickers", as far as I can tell.

Not that I've actually done two out of those three things with mine, just sayin'.
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sos10
11/19/08

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Mmh as an owner of the current RX 400H, I find this new version not very exciting. The prototype they introduced some time ago was so much more promising... I'm sure it will be an even more the perfect robot than the current version..

No driver's car fun with the 400H, but is so damn relaxing cruising in it..

/snore
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Maymar
11/19/08

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Despite requiring a nap if I even say the word Lexus, I more or less like their design language (whatever pretentious term they came up with for it). But there's something a little off about this one. It looks like someone got bored one night and tried to draw a few butch lines on the sketches, and no one noticed.

Not that it'll bother the legions of middle-aged white women who drive these, but it's odd.
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Graverobber
11/19/08

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Wow, that's one seriously over styled center stack. Other than that, dullsville. Population? Two.
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Deartháir II
11/19/08

@graverobber- My Yugo Nova!: It looks like it's pointing from the driver's seat to the passenger's seat. Which is appropriate, because these things sure ain't for drivers.
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MushyHeirloom
11/19/08

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What's the white faux-stone backdrop made from?
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DannyBN
11/19/08

@FuzzyPlushroom: Dunno, but it has tons more visual interest that the RX.
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MushyHeirloom
11/19/08

@DannyBN: My point exactly! Probably weighs less too.
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bzr
11/19/08

@FuzzyPlushroom: The bodies of people run off the road by raging Lexus RX drivers.
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Turkina
11/19/08

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Looks sorta like a Tribeca from behind.

Yay, something smaller to pair with the Toyota Bland Cruiser. The crowd cheers wildly. Yay.
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MushyHeirloom
11/19/08

@Turkina: And there was much rejoicing. Yaaaaaay.

Also, "Bland Cruiser" is win.
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Deartháir II
11/19/08

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Anybody else jonesing for a Smoking Lounge?
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layabout
11/19/08

@Deartháir: I gave up,the cigar is already half smoked.
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Pete Gaines
11/19/08

@Deartháir: I have no idea if you're getting one tonight. The boys are working their butts off right now.
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layabout
11/19/08

@Pete Gaines: No probs,the car show coverage has been top draw with an epic amount of threads for one day. Great works guys.
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Deartháir II
11/19/08

@Pete Gaines: That's okay, with the Lambo post, we finally have a place where I wouldn't feel ashamed to sit and socialize.
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