2023 Lexus RX First Look | The 5th Generation RX is All-In On Hybrids

The RX is 100% new this year with no less than four "new" drivetrains", although we have seen three of them before. The RX 350 will get a 2.4L turbo borrowed from the Lexus NX, the RX 350h gets the 2.5L hybrid system from the Highlander, the RX 450h+ details are sketchy, but it's likely the same PHEV system in the NX 450h+ and the real star is the new RX 500h, the first "performance hybrid" in a smaller vehicle. At 367 horsepower this system combines a 2.4L turbo with a 6-speed automatic and an electric rear axle. This makes the design of this hybrid system shockingly similar to the PHEV systems from Volvo, only less powerful. Also: potentially less efficient which is a surprise.


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