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As the temperature are still fairly mild it is unusual that at 100% with all ac off the range starts at 175. Have you recently done a lot of high speed trips ? Most people on here are starting with 200+ and recently I was getting 230 after local driving.

Glad you liked it. You must have driven quite hard or a lot of motorways at 70+ to achieve 2.4 in relatively mild weather - I always ‘push along’ and achieve a lot better. 2.4 is a total range of about 160 which after the upgrade does seem very low. Was that the cumulative average or at the end of one of yours trips ? Even driving ‘sportily’ I have always found the brakes reassuring - a bit too much if the regen is set on 4. Had the demo had a bit of a hard life, although the brakes should cope with that.

Yes - I forgot about the 300e so when I said different models I meant different spec 450e’s not 300e vs 450e.

I think the models are different. The Takumi is the only model to have ‘performance dampers’ - I would definitely suggest a long test drive. All EV’s are much heavier than petrol equivalents and the performance dampers are meant to minimise ‘dive’ under breaking. But on the other hand the 20” wheels will bring a harsher ride. As you’re going for a Premium Plus make sure the dealer doesn’t give you a Takumi demo. I was initially surprised how harsh the ride was and then read on here that Lexus vastly over inflate the tyres at the factory for the long sea crossing. I checked mine and they were well up - reduced them to just below recommended and a different car. I didn’t like the Dunlop summer tyres so had Cross Climate 2 put on, much quieter in my opinion.

I don’t have blue fake leather - it is the eco friendly ultrasuade! Was initially underwhelmed by it compared to the real leather in my Range Rover, but after 18 months of supporting a 18 stone 6’ 2” lump it looks brand new so may be more durable than real or fake leather. Fake leather reminds me of the Mercedes case where about 3 years ago someone took them to court, and won, over miss-selling his E Class as having leather seats. Mercedes had to admit that the sides and some other bits were not leather but they said it was for durability. They changed all their marketing material.

Certainly not had the issues you have had. All I can say is that to open the charge hatch you have to press at the right spot - if the car has been unlocked for a bit I have found to open the charge port it’s best to lock the car and then re-unlock. It seems the port locks itself after a short time of the car being unlocked. It’s a bit like the kick for opening the boot - even after 18 months my wife can’t use it as she doesn’t kick in the right spot ! Hope you get your issues sorted soon as nobody has reported similar problems on here.

That’s interesting - I wonder what else is different as I didn’t think there was any changes in spec in 2024.

It does seem random - I read that it also sounds if you have opened the tailgate to remind you may have left the shopping in the boot !

Gadgetman - is that from the UK manual as my 2023 manual doesn’t have that - page 226 of mine has details of the bottle holders and doesn’t have the shades anywhere in it. The US & Japanese markets have as an accessory but the UK doesn’t seem to.

Unfortunately despite not being in the EU, the cars here comply with EU regulations and those require the ‘safety features’ to always default on. Future cars will also have as default the speed limiter always complying with speed limits.

It didn’t occur to me that the display would be different without a HUD. I suspect that whilst your car had been previously updated, Lexus had changed the range update after the HUD’s had failed and so it wasn’t working the same - it didn’t rectify the very thing the original resolved i.e. the dramatic drop just for turning Auto on. Maybe your latest update rectifies that and that was why they issued it. I’ve asked my dealer if the update is available for my car and I suspect I’ll be told no as I already have it by virtue of the original update. I’ll post what they say.

I should also have said that in my car if I turn the Auto heat / ac on and then select full by selecting ‘Front’ the range drops about 30 ish. If I turn the ‘Front’ off and I always then have the fan speed at 3 / Eco then the range goes back up to within about 7 ish of the range without.

I should also have added that the screenshot shows 4.2 miles and has/ kw which does seem to confirm say 64kw x 4.2 = 269 miles.

MattH84 - very welcome news. I’ll contact my dealer and enquire. Coincidently I am on a RZ site in America. A guy recently posted his range having run the car in Range mode. His screen shot shows he has driven 146 miles and has 130 miles left - scarily similar to your 271 ! His screen shot also shows a different dash to what I can select so US market must be different.

Be interesting to see how you find the range, especially now the temperatures have dropped.

It’s the rear parcel shelf that folds in half for stowage under the floor. The glass roof doesn’t have any shades - the headlining and roof isn’t deep enough to incorporate it and the Lexus thinking seems to be weight saving (on a 2.5t car !) I believe it’s only the Takumi that has the opaque feature.

I don’t think there are any sliding covers as there is no depth in the headlining. I seen on the RZ American forum Lexus sell fix in shades - very expensive at $ 350 ! You could try emailing Fish Brothers of Swindon - they are really knowledgable and helpful -enquiry@lexuspartsdirect.co.uk No idea what these are like - they don’t slide and look a right faff so I think you would fix it at the start of summer and take it down around now - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunshade-Electrostatic-Adsorption-Sunroof-Skylight/dp/B0DHJFCTTM/ref=sr_1_5?crid=37NYU8WZE98IU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dHThNOAE3sROMYb-HKriIPH9OkrF5Mh7kwmDgG7ZPDlglr7VEMueTcJcwxwGpIee5N6-ltG_90Ejej6jFh99iXCe9uphojLx5usV6GQlyKXJSxgeG3wgQTHVPHY7j6GYN_VDZM18ghPvoYrmNMuQ3udfOi9RqLvRD_ijbUnSEbEmQ2QbVNPyN2wbzigLxOzDJ6l854-P7ELsmOzDjr2Ap2OV_I_9tZD0Rw9NkAJ4-azLzDtZ6Vmi_qLDATarHenLgR0p2LNPYzKwIXmkNUozCb2HWGrZbNQGPv_U2q6gUj8.3hyRouu56uTpbN26CnHlRkIsZtUZJ6CjDuY3E7Swje0&dib_tag=se&keywords=RZ+sunroof+shade&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1728849120&sprefix=rz+sunroof+shade%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-5&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f

I get exactly the same range as John. This thread confirms that some dealers don’t have a clue about the RZ. I’ve been really pleased with the service and knowledge from my dealer. I had a concern that the recent recall would involve a system update and maybe wipe out the range update - Lexus software expertise is suspect, as shown by the original range update being fiddled with and then trashing the HUD’s. My dealer confirmed neither the handbrake nor camera recall would involve the system software - they knew the handbrake issue isn’t relevant to Takumi’s as it only covered towing (a tow bar can’t be installed due to the performance dampers I believe) and that the camera recall was just an inspection and it was across the Lexus range and they hadn’t found 1 car needing a replacement.

I suspect the Urban is aimed at the business / lease buyers. I think most business / lease drivers don’t test drive, just look at brochures or select from a list. If the Urban is sub-standard compared to other models, then Lexus are in danger of lowering the brand towards Toyota, which defeats the reason for Lexus being a separate brand. A lot of reviews I’ve read about the LBX start with - is it worth so much more compared to a Yaris Cross. I can see reviews of the 300e posing - is it worth much more than bz ?

May 2023 got the update early this year. Standard question - do you have the remaining charge with a % - if you do have this then you already have the update. If you don’t, then tell the dealer he doesn’t know his cars ! You can also tell by seeing the range without a/c on and then turn ‘Auto’ on and if the range reduces by say 30 miles you definitely don’t have the upgrade.

FredD - the range must be better as it is only a single motor. According to the website the 300 Takumi range is 267 and the 450 Takumi is 251 so only 16 miles after losing 4 wheel drive. I would like to see the real world range of the 300 versus a 450 RZ on Range mode which I think uses only 1 motor and restricts torque. They say the 300 0-60 is 8 seconds compared to 5.3 seconds for the RZ. As it’s single motor it won’t have Direct 4. As it has smaller wheels the entry 300 Urban has 297 miles and the new 450 Urban has 273 so 24 miles different for some reason.

When I got in the car yesterday it required me to log in - no idea why. I logged in and got a driver monitor warning during the drive !

ArneT - You must have been driving the entry level Premium - the Premium Plus has a hud and 360 camera and the pano roof in a Takumi is dimmable. The close and lock function doesn’t do anything on mine - it may be a dealer option to enable. You can really lessen the effects of the ‘driver assistance’ - perhaps the curtesy car had them set to high. On the Mark Levinson system on the Takumi you can adjust the bass, treble, 3D sound and adjust the bias of the speakers to front, back, left or right or any combination ! I’ve luckily been able to turn off / severely reduce the sensitivity of the driver monitor. I miss a rear wiper, although the rear camera washer helps in parking in bad weather. I toyed with the idea of buying the new Porsche Macan EV and the salesman said they were ‘strongly advising’ against choosing the £ 250 rear wiper option as it reduced the range by more than 30 miles !

My insurance comes up for renewal in early Nov so called NFU for a price as at now. They could give me one until 30 days before my renewal date. As I had just received an email about “the exciting new Lexus insurance policy” I decided to waste my time and get a Lexus quote - £ 1,000. NFU are currently £ 650 for mine and my wife’s car and new replacement if stolen or written off for the first 2 years. NFU would need to increase the RZ to almost 2x current to not be competitive against Lexus. I read an article today which said this week Thatchem are publishing a new scoring scheme which the insurers will be taking into their risk assessments. This new scheme will reflect the safety features that are standard on a model. So, say a 2024 RZ with cross traffic warning will score better than a Tesla without it on that element of the risk avoidance. Maybe all the dongs we have to live with may end up saving us a bit of insurance cost.

It still works for me ! I even covered the camera with my hand - nothing. You could do as I did and get an RX from Lexus Reserve and go on a nice long trip without having to think about charging !