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5 minutes ago, RichardSt said:

I drove my local dealer’s 70 reg RX today and thought it was sublime for the features and benefits I’m looking for but, at the end of a 30 min reasonably sedate drive I was stunned to see the mpg readout for the journey being 23.1 mpg. I realise a big, heavy SUV isn’t going to be the most economical of cars but assumed 30-35 on average was a realistic expectation.

I’d be interested to hear from existing owners what they’re achieving from theirs.
Many thanks

Richard

On motorways I easily achieve between 34 -38 mpg. When driving in town it drops to about 26mpg especially if the journey is short 

Picked up the new RX Takumi today and the drive home was way beyond my expectations and a marked difference from my previous FSport. I will give a fuller assessment after a couple of days.

Thanks I have spoken to Lexus Ipswich about the Navigation map and they assured me they have checked it and it is a 2020. 
We’ll see about the WiFi issue once I get there tomorrow. But it seems most people probably aren’t aware of it’s existence in the first place 

On 11/20/2020 at 12:52 PM, Habu said:

Well, over the air map download was a breeze.  No downloading stuff onto sticks, it’s just check map and update if required.  50 minutes later I’m done.  Not sure if firmware updates are done OTA.  Been good if they were.

Hi Habu, how far did you get to unraveling the 6 months free WiFi in the booth. Have you connected to it or just using your phone WiFi hotspot  Am due to pick my RX Takumi tomorrow hence wanted to be sure what questions I should be asking the dealer.

Yes the Lexus link App has very basic functionalities. 

Whilst browsing I just found this example car on Auto Trader but it is not Messa red:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202009234089380

Have you tried adjusting the screen brightness levels 

5 hours ago, Habu said:

Tomorrow or Saturday, I’ll be using the WiFi in the car to update the maps OTA!  I’ll see how it compares to downloading the maps to a memory stick and then running the engine for an hour.

Hi Habu, have you questioned your dealer why your brand new car didn’t come with the latest map, and you are having to resort to updating it yourself?. 
Do you have to pay for the update or is it a free download?

3 hours ago, Paul-G said:

I had exactly the same problem except there was no sticker on the Glove Box.

If you go in the boot, lift the carpet and the floor covering to reveal the spare wheel, there is a cubby hole on the right hand side.  This houses the router.  There is a sticker on the side of the router which has the pass key on it.  Its only small and as I'm 60 and need glasses, i needed to photograph it and then enlarge!  Hope this helps.  It was driving me nuts and the dealership had no idea!

It is strange that your dealer isn’t aware of the WiFi box even though the six months free data usage is contained in the RX sales brochure. You need to register on the Lexus link app on AppStore if you’re a I Phone user. The set up is straight forward. 
once the six months free data subscription is finished, you can either insert a data only SIM card into the box or use your personal phone as hotspot if you have sufficient data allowance on your phone contract 

You are not alone Barry , I had the track pad in my previous NX. It is not bad as the press will want the world to believe. Yes it does take getting used to initially but once you adjust the sensitivity settings and you’ve used it a couple of times it becomes as easy as the pad on a laptop.

5 hours ago, Habu said:

I wondered why, when I was syncing my phone that I kept getting a WiFi hotspot and then, this afternoon I found a WiFi box hidden in the boot under the little panel on the right hand side.  Is that standard?

I think I’ve found the answer see attached from the Lexus RX manual 

1 minute ago, Zotto said:

It's the wifi hotspot, not standard, to use it you need a data sim in. I had one in my GS.

So one can simply buy a data only SIM card from any of the telecom networks and plug it in?

3 hours ago, Habu said:

I wondered why, when I was syncing my phone that I kept getting a WiFi hotspot and then, this afternoon I found a WiFi box hidden in the boot under the little panel on the right hand side.  Is that standard?

Hi Congrats am also expecting to take my delivery in two weeks time. Would be curious what you will find out about this little WiFi hotspot box. I suspect it may be  similar to what I have read on the American forums where they get a free internet access for the 1st year known as Lexus Enform, and it reverts to paid subscription after the first year. Let us know what you find out

11 hours ago, C Mclean said:

Pump replaced and car washed, plus £25 worth of fuel put into the tank. Usual great service by Lexus Edinburgh.

Had exactly the same service from Lexus Hatfield today. They even brought the car home for me when I told them I had lots of zoom meetings today 

On 10/26/2020 at 3:48 AM, mr2lad said:

That’s some wicked exhausts. Wickd Sound note, enjoy 

On 10/24/2020 at 1:30 PM, Habu said:

Almost certainly will be on the same boat.  It lands on Friday 13 November!  If I push the button tomorrow to get the car (it’s on reserve for me until mid Monday morning) then I’ll find out which boat it’s on.

Yes, AC and AA are factory fitted for MY20 RX models.

What colour and trim are you going for?

Hi Habu, I ordered the Takumi in Sonic Titanium. The interior is Ochre leather 

On 10/21/2020 at 2:56 AM, Pgxxl said:

Hi I want to fit 22 inch alloys on my 2020 NX300h f sport. Would also lik3 to lower . Any hep appreciated 

See this thread on Clublexus as such modifications are most common in America 

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/nx-models-2015-present/774207-the-unofficial-aftermarket-wheel-thread.html

22 hours ago, Habu said:

The recent-ish update to CarPlay allowed the map to be displayed on more than one location - the one location currently being the infotainment screen.  The CarPlay software now permits multiple display options such as the HUD or things like the Audi display in front of the driver.  The onus is now on the car manufacturer to initialise this or not.

I love my HUD - all 10.2” of it - but I’ll only use CarPlay for messages and music and generally not Nav as I’ll miss the directional instructions in the HUD.  I even have the map instructions on for places I visit frequently or where I know the route inside out.

A car I’m going to look at this Sunday doesn’t come with HUD or ventilated seats and both of these are important to me so it would need to be really good elsewhere for me to consider it.  In the meantime my Lexus Centre has reserved an RX Takumi in my spec that’s currently on a boat sailing from Japan.  I need to decide by Sunday.  The boat lands in Bristol 3 weeks today.

Interestingly I’ve been told my RX Takumi is also arriving in 3 weeks time. I can’t wait hopefully all the apple CarPlay software will have been installed from the factory. 

On 2/26/2020 at 8:59 PM, DrShockr said:

Sorry just saw this, I had it done via this seller on eBay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283655149593

Their garage is in East London E7 9AE

Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk
 

Thanks for sharing, am only just hearing of this. 

Welcome to the forum Ro Ro , am sure you will enjoy your new acquisition 

8 hours ago, ColinBarber said:

422 LCs sold up to the end of Sept 2020 according to Lexus GB's sales figures. Not sure on the split between V8 and hybrid, I think it is around 2:1.

Those figures preserve the exclusivity.  

9 hours ago, Linas.P said:

Yeah - they treating Europe as secondary market which basically just gets scraps, UK being tertiary...

Collectively we can probably blame ourselves - we buy too much SUVs and it no longer makes financial sense to introduce executive saloons here. Although I was under impression IS300h was selling rather well. That said, potential 300h buyer would be satisfied with ES300h - it is not like driving wheels makes much difference with that power output. They would not have introduced IS350 anyway and I think we can easily do without another IS300 (200t).

From outside it looks very good, especially the front - I would argue Lexus has refined their "predator look" and whereas new BMW 4 is bold, but unrefined, Lexus whenever you like it or not is really recognisable from the grill. But interior leaves much to be desired, stuck on screen looks dated and lazy design, seems like there isn't much improvements in complicated infotainment control and the rest of the interior lacks any improvements over current gen. I would argue that FL mk3 IS actually looks better inside with integrated screen and (probably) has same tech.

I Agee with everything you’ve said. Personally I have not driven the new ES, but being front wheel drive I don’t think it will necessarily be the 1st option of current IS owners but I may be wrong.

The ES is obviously a step up however that is expected asit is a recent 2018 design. There exist a large IS loyal fan base in North America and within Japan and to some extent in China therefore I can only conclude it is our loss in Europe.

7 hours ago, BartLexusFan said:

I was probably one of 3 people in the world that did that to their GS450h and now I'm thinking about doing that to ReX. There aren't many videos on YouTube (0 actually), of anyone doing that to RX450h, but there are some of RX350 which has a similar petrol V6, 2GR-FE vs 2GR-FSE in 450h. On GS the petrol V6 did cut in more often than on ReX tho 

Yes the GS 450h engine was highly tuned compared to the version fitted to the RX.

i still miss my 450h seven years after I sold it. Especially when I remember how I embarrass one BMW 535d owner on the m25 in the days when there were no cameras

On 10/13/2020 at 11:08 AM, flookyk said:

Looking for opinions for recommendations for tyres for an RX450h Gen4.

Tyre size is 235x55x20 which limits the tyres available.. looking for good value for money ones and capable of handling snow if and when we get it.

Have you tried Costco?