This 12 months, the Tokyo Auto Salon and Tokyo Out of doors Present are taking place concurrently. Lexus is attending each, exhibiting off a personalized RZ alongside some outdoor-oriented ideas.
The Lexus RZ receives a handful of updates. The crossover is longer and wider than the usual mannequin, however the upgraded suspension lowers the car by 1.37 inches (35 millimeters). The automaker added customized aero bits to the entrance and rear bumpers, a twin carbon spoiler, and entrance and hood aero openings.
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The RZ Sport Idea additionally will get a powertrain improve, sporting two 150-kilowatt motors, one for every axle. The usual RZ pairs a 150-kW entrance motor with an 80-kW rear one. Lexus put in 4 bucket seats inside, and the automaker completed off the outside in Hakugin white with blue accents.
In December 2021, the automaker revealed the ROV Idea, a hydrogen-powered side-by-side. The ROV Idea 2 is breaking cowl on the Tokyo Out of doors Present, and whereas it appears to be like fairly just like the primary one, it does function some design variations. The buggy sports activities a revised entrance fascia, a brand new suspension, and a barely revamped rear finish. It nonetheless encompasses a 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine operating on compressed hydrogen fuel.
Becoming a member of the ROV Idea 2 are two mainstream Lexus autos prepared for an journey – the GX and RX Out of doors Ideas. The RX, primarily based on the RZ 450h+, receives black chrome steel window moldings, black door handles, LED lights, a black grille, an aluminum skid plate, mudguards, and 18-inch wheels wrapped in all-terrain tires. It wears Regolith paint, matching the ROV Idea 2. The RX’s standout function is its customized aluminum rack and rooftop tent – the Feldon Shelter Hawk Nest.
Lexus offers the GX Out of doors Idea a brand new entrance bumper, skid plates, and rocker safety. It additionally will get a Warn winch, a revised suspension, and Toyo Open Nation tires. It additionally encompasses a rooftop tent from Yakima, with Lexus ending it with terrain khaki mica metallic paint.
Additionally attending the present is the Lexus LX 600 that raced within the 2022 Baja 1000. The LX encompasses a ton of off-road upgrades designed to strengthen the crossover for the grueling race, just like the competition-spec coil springs and shock absorbers, heavy-duty tires, and a metal roll cage.
