RXtoNX

When putting the transmission in to S mode, assuming that you don’t use the paddles, doesn’t it just hold on to the “gears” longer (up to the red line?) before any changes, giving an associated bit extra performance for overtaking etc? The difference between this and selecting Sports S mode via the dial being that it has no impact on throttle sensitivity and steering I believe?

It won’t change the suspension on cars that don’t have AVS

You can also zoom in on corners to help manoeuvrability in tight situations.

NX 450h ride quality is as good as the 2018 RX I traded in but granted no one knows if the 2023 RX will be an improvement. I did prefer the RX seats though

I believe Andy was talking about the electronic rear view mirror not the rear view camera. I guess his reasoning is that all of the electronics are there with the exception of a record facility

There are cameras on the front also & I the only marque to take advantage of them for additional use of a dash cam is Citroen I believe

Welcome to a ‘not very exclusive exLR owners club’ My RRS wasn’t too bad but the Discovery Sport was so bad that we successfully rejected it for a full refund after 16 months. We then purchased an RX, which was superior to the RRS in every way, and after 5 years with the RX changed to an NX 450h

same on my NX450 so must be a settings issue with @AlanDL. However, the map data is so much out of date I wouldn’t rely on it. I also get the “roadworks in 1 mile” alert when no route is set but on more than 2 occasions now it is for roadworks that I know for definite were finished well over 1 year ago and one set over 2 years ago. So much for the Lexus claim of “continuous up to date over the air updates” This latest Lexus system is just as crap as it was on my 2018 RX, a classic case of mis-selling!

I’ve looked at charging whilst 200 mile away from home on 2 occasions and each time calculated that the cost of charging equated to the same cost as 4.5 litres of fuel. So charging for 45 miles for the same cost as 49.5 miles on fuel = not worth the hassle. No doubt some ‘on the go’ charging stations are cheaper but not on these 2 occasions. I can still do 50% of my annual mileage charging at home so not really disappointed, I still made the right decision in buying the car👍

Turnaround in Derby is generally 3-4 weeks depending on what accessories require fitting. I would expect the lease company is playing a little safe re timescales, allowing for any unknown hold ups rather than raising expectations too high.

I was given a “confirmation of the order” paper before I left the showroom. This was a carbon copy of the actual order which I received 2/3 days later along with other paperwork and the order appeared in the app at the same time.

Same as others, gear lever was strange at first but managed to find it second nature after a day or so, just like when I had one of the first Jag XF’s with the rotary selector. The one thing that did take some getting used to was pressing the dimpled bit on the interior door lever to open the door. Always wanted to pull the lever for a few weeks🙄

Assuming you mean the Takumi rather than F Sport Takumi (just a little confused since you seem to like the suspension set up in the F Sport), if it was me I would go for the dark rose interior. We had dark rose in our previous RX and absolutely loved it. On the NX it is a slightly different shade although still very nice. There are some pics on a thread on here that have been previously posted.

I could be wrong here but, as I understand the situation, it is not yet available for the NX but should be after the next infotainment software update, whenever that may be 🙄

If it’s the F Sport you are interested in dark rose interior won’t be available, Sonic Titanium comes with a different shade of red for the interior. Dealer shots of mine below so some of the protective wrapping still showing, it is better in the flesh

Just coming back to the Lane Departure Assist query, Lexus technical have confirmed that it is not possible to permanently disable this feature due to it being classified as an important safety feature. Apparently taking your eyes off the road to fiddle with the screen mid journey to disable it is not considered to be a negative safety issue, nor is the car trying to pull you into the path of oncoming vehicles on narrow country lanes 😮🤔

Or keep your old card, the numbers are the same

My comment was regarding dealers washing cars in general and not specific to Lexus, who I’ve never let wash mine. Using a chamois to dry it is enough for me, especially one which has been used on the previous 10 cars that day and will leave an oily residue on the bodywork, not to mention a sponge or mit that hasn’t been thoroughly washed out between car washes so hence has grit soaked in to it. I doubt when it comes to washing a car that Lexus/Toyota (my dealer shares facilities) do much different to the norm but happy to be proven wrong.

Don’t forget it is an Hybrid, not a PHEV. 90% of the time it will also only manage up to 30-35mph in EV mode on a flat surface. On the plus side, the hybrid battery does recharge very quickly.

Just to add to the cynicism, one element that we don’t know is how long they actually spend on the servicing currently. The car gets dropped off or collected during the morning and is picked up or returned later in the day, but apart from the estimated number of man hours to service the car does anyone really know how many man hours are actually spent on the car. Some dealers may currently turn a car service around in an hour for all we know. As for the valet, having seen how dealers wash cars no way will I allow them to touch mine. I not only tell the service dept “do not wash” I also put a printed card to that effect on the dash.

Keep you fingers crossed that the build up to Christmas doesn’t result in any delivery delays. It appears that time from “in build” to the dealer receiving cars can vary from anything from 8 to 12 weeks. My NX went in to build 24th May, left the factory (meaning on a ship) 6th June and was delivered to my dealer 20th July.

Don’t be too concerned about it. The ML system was fitted to my RX & TBH it wasn’t anything special. In fact the standard system fitted to my NX450 sounds just the same to me & I’m usually to busy concentrating on the road than trying to establish whether that bit of mid range should have sounded a little higher or not. Yes the std system lacks a couple of speakers but you can also adjust bass, treble & mid by quite a margin in the settings.

Navigation volume can be preset in the settings as so If you don’t want volume on at all I believe you have to set mute each time you set a route but before you press Go

Similarly the Thinkware has the ‘Power Magic’ working built in. You just select the cut off voltage via the app and use WiFi to send it to the camera, or alternatively set it up on the SD card when connected to the laptop.

Doesn’t your camera have the facility only to record in parking mode when movement is detected, or the facility to disable parking mode as & when via WiFi connection to your phone?