ColinBarber

F Sport with white interior wasn't available initially, it became available as a choice at some point in 2020. These are the MY2021 options:

Certainly check the level and colour/smell of the existing fluid, but I would just replace it by doing multiple drain/refills. even that won't get it all out as there will be 1/2 the capacity still in the valve body and torque converter.

Updates are typically every 6 months.

Not every car comes out the factory correct and certainly not once it arrives in the UK, hence why there is an extensive PDI process where a panel respray/replacement isn't unheard of, but yes it should be correct. An unscientific way to check is as you pull up behind a typical hatchback is your lights should be illuminating their rear number plate but not high enough to reach the rear window. Whilst the UX lights aren't as good as other vehicles I've experienced, I personally don't find them an issue if correctly aligned. The manual adjustment on basic cars is to compensate for heavy load in the boot - it doesn't allow you to raise the beam above the correct alignment, only lower it. This is performed automatically by the UX, so there is no manual control, but the outcome should be the same - correctly aligned dipped beam which doesn't rise even if you put a load in the boot.

I think the autumn 2023 releases are out but the actual map data is typically at least 1 year out of date so cannot tell if you have the latest or not. If you look on the e-store within the My Lexus portal you should be able to confirm.

GS430, no contest if you can afford the fuel. What year?

I understand in this instance but we have all seen similar stories in the media. The same as a very specific insurance quote for £9k that get made out as if it's now the norm, when most people will have received a ridiculous quote, or even refusal to quote, in their lifetime.

If you are at home you just charge over night though? Rapid charging is useful to minimise wait times when you are on a trip.

I'd disconnect the battery for 30 seconds, reconnect and then drive for a bit above 12 mph to recalibrate the AFS ECU. You shouldn't have to adjust the rod if you have it at the same length as the old one - the fine adjustment would have to be done on the headlights.

1 - no, it would clear itself after a maximum of three ignition cycles, if not immediately. Was the sensor faulty? That is only used for vertical alignment of the lights, if there is a problem with the left/right steering then the problem is elsewhere. Ideally you need to know the error code to diagnose the problem. 2 - self levelling must work and beam alignment must be correct. The warning light because of the swivel action not working shouldn't be a failure.

That's why manufacturers typically provide 8 year warranties in case of issues. The majority don't suffer anything like that - but obviously the media like to jump on anything negative to generate clicks. The following is Which? research which is probably a bit more representative: https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/the-truth-about-electric-car-battery-degradation-apYqu1y6IYnr

They have been saying for years that it is a couple of years out, possibly to convince people to wait for Toyota to catch up rather than jump ship. https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/toyotas-next-move-solid-state-batteries Until it appears, I wouldn't believe anything.

Nothing unofficial about the headlight adjustment, it is the only way to correct align the beam. The sensor on the suspension is there to then automatically keep the correctly adjusted headlight light level under different vehicle load conditions. What the Lexus dealer may have meant is that there is no way to adjust just the dipped beam - full and dipped beams are at a fixed offset so they adjust together. The correct procedure is to adjust the lights on full beam and then dipped is automatically in the correct place. They should have checked the high beam was correctly aligned though.

Legally the car manufacturers have to use figures from the official tests however both the EPA and WLTP tests aren't suited for testing EV range, mainly because the average speed is low where EV efficiency is high - almost the opposite of an ICE vehicle.

Seat heaters are powered through a 15A fuse and on/off switch directly to the heating element. You can connect the heating element directly to a 12 v battery to test it. The white/black lead should be connected to -ve and the Red/Green or Red/Blue connected to +ve (not that the heater cares which way around it is connected, but to troubleshoot in the future it is best to connect it as it should be).

No, not legally.

Would it make any difference if we didn't require this? The vehicle manufacturers are unlikely to implement software specifically for the UK unless they are forced to, and we wouldn't pass a law banning it's use, so we would just end up with the European functionality anyway.

There have been a few F owners that have moved to Telsa M3. There isn't much of a difference really.

No issue other than quite low maximum nose and overall towing weights. You typically see a higher mpg hit on hybrids compared to a conventional petrol engined vehicle when towing as the benefits of the hybrid system are diminished with the extra weight.

They never do - as with the GS F with failing interior carbon fibre trim that they blame on the owners, or RXs being stolen that they wouldn't acknowledge as an issue for months until the vehicle gets into the top 10 list of most stolen cars and they are backed into a corner. Little niggling issues seem to be more common with Lexus these days - the NX has had its fair share in the beginning. There is certainly sound reasoning to steer clear of new models for the first 12 month whilst issues are identified and resolved.

It, and the Toyota equivalent, are compliance cars that were rushed to market with minimal development costs to meet regulations. Other than poor range and efficiency there is a lot to like for people who generally like Lexus vehicles (other than maybe the fallacy that anyone that wants an EV must be a vegan and therefore leather cannot be an option). The vehicle’s bad reviews, but more importantly what seems to be a war on EVs by the media, will mean resale values suffer (not that Lexus vehicles are industry leading in that area anyway).

Different springs, shocks, anti roll bars and anti roll bar bushes on the rear. Certainly the larger wheel size is a major contributor to the drop in ride quantity. you will find most are designed as performance upgrades and therefore will be stiffer than standard, so you need to be careful.

The UX has LED reversing lights as standard and therefore don't have standard bulbs/sockets or easy access to them. They appear to be LW5B type so you could try upgrading them - plenty of options from China. But given the tiny lens that is slightly recessed I'm not sure you will get much of an improvement at the sides.

No, just the system buffering the DAB audio stream before it plays.

The LBX is made in Japan as is the engine. Toyota has made 3 cylinder engines in Japan (and other countries) for years.