Lexus Malaysia has uploaded a teaser for the approaching launch of the 2023 Lexus RX up on their Fb web page. The fifth gen RX was first unveiled in June 2022 and featured an enormous engine vary revamp, now that includes an solely four-cylinder line-up.
There are 4 engine variants – the baseline mannequin being the RX350 with a 2.4 turbo T24A-FTS making 279 PS (275 hp) and 430 Nm. It’s joined by three hybrid variants, the RX350h, RX450h+ and RX500h F Sport Efficiency.
The RX350h makes use of the A25A-FXS 2.5 litre naturally-aspirated four-pot (190 PS and 239 Nm) with a series-parallel hybrid system linked to a 1.6-kWh battery and eCVT. The RX 350h’s mixed system output is 249 PS (246 hp) and 316 Nm and may be had with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive (E-4).
Above that, you may have the plug-in hybrid RX 450h+, which options an A25A-FXS 2.5 litre naturally-aspirated four-pot, an e-CVT, an 18.1-kWh lithium-ion battery in addition to entrance (182 PS/180 hp/134 kW) and rear electrical (54 PS/54 hp/40 kW) motors. Along with the electrical motors, this variant has a mixed system output of 309 PS (304 hp).
The highest of the road RX500h sees a rear-mounted electrical motor (dubbed eAxle) working along with a T24A-FTS 2.4 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine. The engine comes with its personal parallel hybrid system and is mated to a six-speed automated transmission as a substitute of an e-CVT that’s typical of Toyota hybrid powertrains. In operation, the engine drives the entrance wheels whereas the electrical motor handles the rear, supplying you with all-wheel drive and a complete system output of 373 PS (367 hp) and 550 Nm of torque.
Our northern neighbour Thailand solely acquired the fifth gen RX in RX450h+ type, which is the plug-in hybrid with the two.5 litre usually aspirated engine. Two variants of the RX can be found in Thailand, particularly the Luxurious AWD priced at 4.64 million baht (about RM602k) and the range-topping Premium AWD at 5.09 million baht (about RM661k).
In Malaysia, the Lexus RX is presently accessible from RM429,888 for the RX300 Premium all the best way as much as RM470,888 for the RX300 F Sport. The 300 was often called the 200t when it was first launched. The 350 and 450h which was priced from RM457,800 and RM520,200 respectively when the RX was first launched in Malaysia has been dropped from the line-up.
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Posted by Lexus Malaysia on Sunday, 14 Could 2023
