Gen 4 RX450h SE Any thoughts?

[Spottedlaurel]

Until recently I didn't realise such a thing existed. There are a couple currently for sale on AutoTrader.

While it doesn't reduce the overall size, or the impact of the spindle grille, I do like the look of them on the 18" wheels. Somehow a bit more purposeful and they'd suit me better than the 20's on the other models.

The ad's show all the modern 'basics' seem to be there, like DAB, rear camera and navigation. Not fussed about leather, but they seem to have that too.

A shame we don't have an equivalent to Colin Barber's informative gen 3 list. Has anyone on here ever had experience of one? Certainly not common, just the two for sale at present.

I have no plans to change mine, as reported elsewhere, but one of these could be tempting in the future......

[ColinBarber]

There was a £3k difference in price between the SE and Luxury when launched but the SE is still very well spec'd.

The main things you miss from the Luxury are:

20" wheels, roof rails, Premium Nav with 12" screen, no-touch tailgate opening, wireless phone charger.

 

Maybe there has been enough change in the lineup over the last 4 years that it is now worth putting a list together.

[Spottedlaurel]

Thanks Colin. None of those seem at all essential to me. They may even have a small benefit on ride quality and economy.

I'd rather have 18 than 20" wheels, better-suited to pothole-strewn country roads. I've previously considered the Mazda 6 estate, but they only do the high-spec models on 19's with low profile tyres and that puts me off, despite it being a great-looking car otherwise.

I suppose for 'just' £3000 difference the salespeople worked hard to ensure that buyers went for the better-equipped model, especially if it was leased or on finance as the monthly cost difference was probably negligible.