AUTOSPIES EXCLUSIVE: Spies Get The First REAL Leaked Images Of The Next Lexus RX350 and 450h!

a good looking SUV. STUD!

yay..

No matter if you like it or not it is money in the bank for 2009. With the Hybrid Es and IS convertible coming all in the same year it will be a very strong year for Lexus.

Someone put wheels on an egg! There is nothing about it you could call styling, it's just a blah blah blob. If you could order it over-easy they might have something.

yawn

^^
Co-Sign.

exactly!
What's the whole point of the awesome matte black LF-Xh if all we get is some iteration with a touch of Toyota's taste?!

If Lexus is gonna continue with this sort of design practice, more and more people (including Lexus fans like me) are gonna ask, "Why not just get a Highlander?"

Reminds me of a Buick Enclave, Mazda CX-9, or Hyundai Vera Cruz.

Soccer (or Hockey) Moms Rejoice! More of the same from the Toyota camp on the Lexus RX....

The Lexus Isn't Bad, its just it stresses to much on the finer details. Take the head lights for example. Closely, they are beautiful, well crafted. Then look at the rest of the car. Clearly, Lexus has great ideas, but doesn't look at the big picture.

Nice evolution of the stylish crossover. Stud.

JUGNU

Like an article a little while ago comparing the RX to an ML. The ML simply is more luxurious and has more of a premium feel and is built very well. The RX is built very well too but it's wood trim and overall look doesn't look like it's in the same class.

I think the current RX looks better than this upcoming generation. I've had RX's as my courtesy car and it's very good but I've also had an ML as a courtesy car when my S was getting serviced.

I am more biased towards the GS and LS model ranges as the only cars that could be considered premium status. The IS looks like any other Japanese car, the ES is a luxurious Camry, RX is a luxurious Highlander and the LX is a luxurious Landcruiser.

Just my two cents. I'm prepared for the deboosting from the fanboys. I have an LS460 does that help? :)... Probably not huh?

Definitely a stub, but I wish it was a rear wheel drive.

It treies to look sporty and fails.

It tries to look elegant and fails.

The interior tries to look classy and expensive and fails.

All in all its a repeat of the current RX. Yawn...

oh I thought it was a subaru tribeca.

the interior looks tacky and cheap. why couldn't they have made it look like the interior of the IS or LS? the exterior looks strange. the old one looked better.

The interior looks bi-polar.

The exterior looks like somebody pooped on the last design (current model).

It is big stories like this that make me miss users like MichaelTaylor. His biased spin sure would be funny on how he expects this new RX to shake up the SUV establishment.

Seriously though, I was expecting a lot more from the redesign, this looks more mid-cycle refresh versus brand new redesigned model. On the other hand, we are talking Lexus, very conservative Lexus - why mess with a winning formula.

I'd say Dud, but that doesn't mean it won't sell like hotcakes.

-00J

+1
This looks like a mid-cycle refresh, not a completely new design.

That dash sure is interesting.

The exterior is ho-hum, but the interior is definitely interesting.

Oh yeah. Money-Hungry wives will get a rid of their current RX330s for this, Just to say they got a 2010 Lexus. For They can only have the best.

I see a lot of Camry in the headlights/grill area and Mazda CX-9 from the c-pillars back. I always thought the RX was an oddly styled "SUV" and this generation continues this theme. It will probably still sell like hotcakes though.

The exterior could use a lot more work. But the interior is pretty nice.

they need to put some excitement in this ride it still looks like the same old boring car to me

Maybe its that boring that sells Lexus. Old ppl cant handle excitement, lol.

old people? up here in Jersey, you see teenagers driving these.

i prefer the venza

Dissappointed...what the hell is up with the dash?

I was expecting some L shaped head and tailights like the LF-A and the RX concept.

I like the interior. Looks like Lexus is putting some effort into design. More modern, well done.

The interior looks good, specifically the dash around the nav screen - looks in line with the other newer lexus interiors.

The exterior, however, is a forced derivative of the current generation and the tailights are crap - they look like a weak attempt to rip off Mazda CX-9 tailights. Note to lexus: either do all-clear lenses or all-red - not a combo of both.

I've always thought that the RX has an 'insect-like' look (beetle, fly) perhaps due to the prominent projector-beam headlights and this design keeps that design thread going.

I'm sure suburbanites everywhere will soon expiring leases on their RX 330/350's are salivating. Wait, is Lexus still leasing their cars? (sorry got confused with Chrysler).

LOL! It does to me too!

I've always thought it looked like a fruit-fly, or a flea.

I really hope these are not the real photos of the new RX.

Interior is actually beautiful but exterior is just ugly.

I was expecting a much more attractive design from Lexus but this is a big let down.

DUD.

Does Toyota even dare their design team to get little bold or striking in their efforts? Just when I think Toyota couldn't possibly get more conservative, they do. What do they call Lexus? The japanese Buick? I'm starting to believe that now.

None of it looks much different from the current model. The front looks pretty much the same with just a hint of the LS in there. The back reminds me too much of the Mazda CX. The interior is nice but thats as far as my enthusiasm goes.

Let me put it like this, an old friend of my grandmothers has an 06' model and she will not be disappointed with this. Did I mention she's about 72 years old?

ehhh, nothing exciting here.

looks like the designer sneezed when he was drawing the dash! iono...i think ill keep my gen 2 RX...

and im not feeling the IS like grill

I like the look, but no where near as agressive styling as infiniti's fx35/50. I understand that isn't there market, but a little boring if you ask me

Is that a Lexus i-drive i see? The Lexus demographic will love figuring that out...

That RX450h in the one picture looks infinitely better with the LED and xenon headlights! make that throughout the lineup! the other headlights look too cheap (aka toyota!)

Total dud. More of the same from Lexus -- their SUVs don't do anything particularly well. They don't have great on-road or off-road performance. And what's up with the ridiculous location and angle of the shift lever? Why do they insist on doing this in the RX? Why can't they just put on the floor where its supposed to be??! (thank you BMW, btw, for putting it back on the floor in the new 7er).

Okay even I will admit that this ex design isn't the best but you can't just throw out there that all lexus SUVs are useless. The lx570 is one of the most capable off road cars in the luxury segment and that's backed up by a lot of journalists

Dude...

it is radical!

soccer moms everywhere (and retired men) will go wild over this baby!

I see the badge-whores are out in full force today.

It might not be a Ferrari, might not be made in Germany, and might not be your cup of tea, but...is this thing really that bad?

Granted, I love Lexus. However I've been dissapointed in them as of late. The LF-A seems like a galactic waste of time and resources, the ES shows that the higher-ups at Lexus thought it was OK to let quality slide, and the GS/IS aren't nearly as cool as they should have been.

But I think this RX is a nice direction. The exterior ain't mind-blowing (nor is it as cool as the conept) but the interior is futuristically funky, and luxurious in the Japanese way.

Weird how it's getting knocked because it doesn't have the same vibe as vehicles like the ML from Merc, but if it followed more along that path I'm sure the same folks would be dogging it for being a copy-cat.

Good job Lexus. Now get to work on a good SC replacement, and a coupe version of the LS. Oh, and don't forget to keep your quality standards up too.

ls coupe? wtf?

I prefer the Hyundai Vera Cruz over this.

The current one looks much better. After seeing the hideous concepts, I had a feeling they will mess this one up big time.

Why.... why o why would they mess with the Lexus Navigation system.

I can't believe they would get rid of the touchscreen functionality that makes the Lexus nav one of, if not the best nav around.

The exterior looks okay. Is it just me or is this significantly smaller than the current RX?

Toyota Camry on Steroids?

The soccer mom car gets a make over ala hooydonk style.

Is this the new RX, I dont see a bit of difference. Sorry

not an fan of any RX, but im sure the interior is better then the X5 and ML

Interior is okay, might look alot better in a full black interior. Exeterior is well what you expect the RX to look like. I like lexus especially the GS series current and previous but the RX is just ehhh.

I see they copied Merc and BMW with the sat nav inside upper console,mmmm no suprise there. Anyway a good cheap alternative to a Honda.

i thought they'd fix the rear, but it looks nearly as bad as the old one. i can't beleive they think theres some way to make that shape decent looking

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahahahah.........

Good grief.

The moldy oldies..

I really can't believe it.

The fidelity of cassettes is absolute SHIT. It is really astonishing that they still produce cassettes with their limited bandwidth. And as if people still use muh-uhfkin cassettes!?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahahahah.........

Good grief.

The moldy oldies..

I really can't believe it.

The fidelity of cassettes is absolute SHIT. It is really astonishing that they still produce cassette-decks with their limited bandwidth. And as if people still use muh-uhfkin cassettes!?

Thanks autospies.

Iterior is very lexus like but exterior looks like an ES and Infiniti EX cross breed.
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DUD

Ho Hum...

The interior looks... interesting, as others have said. It could be the best in class or it could be the worst.

The exterior is ruined by the bulbous wheel arches. They work on some cars (S-Class, anyone?), but here they look fat and weird. It kind of looks like a melted version of the current one.

Also, note to Lexus... see how Acura and Infiniti dropped the clear lenses? You should've too. It looks cheap now.

STUD..... the last one was a DUD.... so almost anything would be better than what they have now. At least they are keeping in line with a particular design language through out their models. Family resemblance is nice!

cant consider it, i need a third row....bad decision to not have the extra seats, does it not share same platform as the highlander anymore?

I don't see why it's a bad decision. The GX470 and LX470 both have three rows of seating, and it wouldn't make sense to have three SUVs of the same size. If you want a three-row Lexus, get a GX, it's barely more expensive than this car.

This your typical Republican desperate housewife's (soccer mom) alternative when thinking about replacing that XC90.

I bought a new 08 RX 400h in march rather than wait and now I am glad I diden't wait for this.
While the exterior is a slight improvement its still just a cosmetic face lift, what happened to the concept car styling we were all waiting on . The interior is another matter, that swoosh look around the shift lever is just plain wierd looking, at least there is a full console however and too bad they diden't mount it on the console like most normal cars. Then door trim is kinda of non descript and just plain looking actually in a negative way with the diagonla stripe and no wood trim. The insturment cluster looks like it might resemble the LS600h in form and function and I like that. However I bet you the price is up nicely to pay for the retooling, and if it is it's too bad because overall I like my 08 just as well and certainly better if there is a significant price increase.

Overall what a letdown, Lexus should not put out these great looking concept cars if they are goint to be so dam conservative on the actual production car.

Lexus understands their buyers, so "new" RX is focused on them. Smart move. Expect same for ES. This is Lexus core autos.

Still a soccer mom car. Still ugly.

Someone needs to fill a "RX" prescription for Lexus so they can start designing better looking cars.

The interior is nice, but too bulbous on the exterior for my taste...looks bloated like its on steroids (like too much steroids)...less attractive than the current one...I like my 2009 RX400h better...neither stud or dud, just kinda blah...

From the rear it looks exactly like a MAZDA CX-9...

Though I'm sure it will sell

Whats with the crease at the bottom of the rear door?

Even I as Lexusfan find this ugly. The front looks like some type of cream bun which has flopped open, the back looks like the Mitsu Outlander...

This is horrific, if Lexus goes on like this it will certainly lose the race with European luxury carmanufacturers.

disappointing..the rear lights are really wimpy looking, and do remind me of a CX-9 (NOT the target Lexus wants to be aiming at), and for some reason the profile reminds me of a Honda CR-V (with a little Infiniti FX thrown in), i think it's the rear windows. The rear hatch looks overly sloped, which could cut into the usable storage area. as someone who was potentially in the market for one of these things, not sure this is it, unlike the first time i saw the current Mercedes ML and knew it was the car for me.

The touch screen Nav is easier to navigate than the i-Drive knob. I have both on my afternmarket Kenwood DNX 8120 (touchscreen) and my 335i coupe (i-Drive) and the touchscreen is optimal.
-they should have kept the touch screen like on the current RX 350/400h.

Nice looking interior. Exterior not as radical as some expected, but was the X5 or ML vastly different from their earlier versions? Interested to see it in person.