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Hi MrBee, according to the Lexus magazine the car is equipped with Predictive Efficient Drive technology. I quote a section of the blurb below. If like me you use Apple or Google Maps I don’t think the cleverness is applied! How does it work? With the help of the Lexus Link app, selected Lexus hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with embedded navigation systems will be able to learn a driver’s regular routes and driving style, while simultaneously looking ahead via live traffic data to anticipate opportunities to save fuel. More economical driving is automatically and seamlessly achieved by optimising the charging and discharging of the battery on hybrid models, and the use of full-electric or hybrid modes on PHEV vehicles.

Hi Pally, I do as you do… and find that this appears to give the best of the two modes 😀

Hi Steve, according to the new brochure (which probably carries a number of caveats!), ML audio is only available on the MY24 Takumi in 450h+ guise or on the 350h F-Sport with Takumi “pack”. This is the extract from the brochure for the sunroof/panoramic roof; hope it helps.

A section of the manual demonstrating KenR’s comment.

The brochure is now showing ML audio on 450h+ Takumi

This looks like the best solution. I’ve just tried talking to the car and none of “select sports mode”, “select driving mode sports”, “select driving mode” worked might just be my Berkshire twang though 😉. I also tried using the paddles but as AWC says they only change the virtual gears, and then only when S has been selected on the “gearstick”.

I see that this is on the RZ, do you know if this has been applied to the RX also?

Another way to increase regeneration is to feather the brake pedal to the extent that the brake lights do not illuminate. The power/economy meter then shows an increase in power being generated. This particularly works on long downhill sections and slowing into roundabouts etc.

Hi John, If you have access to the multimedia manual (and have the patience to read all the details!) then from page 61 appears to describe what you would like. However given the issues other owners have had with registering profiles you may need to take your keys, wife, mobile phones with Lexus Link+ installed and get the dealer to do it… Good luck 😉

Yes, that’s correct. There was one earlier this year.

This isn’t listed in the manual as a voice command but I’ll give it a try on my next journey.

Hi MrBee, I have the Takumi model (since summer last year). We chose this trim level for the following main reasons; Mark Levinson hi-fi, plush light interior with plenty of adjustability and adaptive suspension. We were going to have the panoramic roof anyway. All the other features were nice to have, however we were pleased to be able to get a decent price from the dealer. There’s no clever adjustment available on the suspension aside from being able to select sport or normal. As a large, comfortable car it doesn’t feature adjustable dampers or wish bones etc. Like KenR I have used the adaptive beams and had no problems with dazzling oncoming traffic and they do light up the road and signage very well. I’ve no experience of using the brokers, but by discussing requirements with three Lexus dealers we got a price that was very attractive to us.

As I understand the warmer weather will improve the performance, that in turn improves the recorded miles/kWh average that then increases the expected range. I don’t know if there’s any improvement due to the software update, but it’s possible.

Charged my car today and the EV range is showing 50.1 miles and 47.6 with A/C. I think that’s a new high…😀

We did go to Mazda and sat in the CX-60 but as we wanted a light interior we thought that the combination of cream colours in the Mazda wasn’t as appealing as the Lexus. Furthermore the dealership experience was not as welcoming as Lexus.

Hi Sara, like you I moved from a Range Rover (L322 in my case) and didn’t enjoy the dealer experience (however my local independent was great). It took the dealer 3 months to confirm if a new Velar P400e could be specified with a sunroof and a tow bar; in the subsequent period I had 2 test drives of the RX and had placed an order. The RX is very good, we’ve had it since July last year and covered over 6,000 miles including carrying bicycles on the tow bar. I’m getting 2.7 miles per kWh and about 38mpg when I adjust the EV distance covered out. Dealers are okay, they are fine when you are in the dealership but, in my case, need a lot of chasing by phone/email for enquiries or discussing technical queries. I suppose it’s rather obvious that they’re better at selling and being pleasant when customer facing, but they’re not that advanced on the technical aspects of the car (I suppose that’s what this forum is for!). I didn’t try a Genesis because they were just too new in Q1 last year, but did try KIA, Hyundai, Jaguar and Land Rover products. I’m happy with the choice we made, but sometimes miss the air suspension when the mud and floods are about… Best wishes for making your choice

It’s a combination of many very short stop/start journeys around the local area plus some 30-40 mile jaunts. Since purchase last July the car is averaging 2.7 miles per kWh.

Hi, yes I’m sorry I’d missed that this version had been released (it wasn’t available last year when I got mine). However a couple of points: comparing the F Sport to the Takumi on the Lexus website and the performance is identical. Also I’m see an EV only range of 49.7 currently on my car. Kind regards

Hi MrBee, The F Sport is the RX500 that is a ‘traditional’ Lexus hybrid, albeit with a turbocharged engine and gears, not a PHEV with e-CVT as far as I’m aware. So your scepticism of the Facebook post is well placed. It’s only the RX450h+ that is PHEV and will provide the longest battery range.

Hi Tony, we took our RX to France last year and had no difficulties with the assist features eg lane tracing, lane warning, headlights etc. However the car is supposed to recognise where you are and amend the speedometer to km/h (assuming it’s set to auto). Ours didn’t, so I had to manually adjust it- obviously a first world problem 😀. Hope you enjoy your trip

Hi Alan, it’s great to meet a fellow spreadsheet guru 😀 and thanks for sharing your insights. I think that you and I are aiming to calculate different outcomes. My approach is to try to calculate/estimate the car’s underlying hybrid mpg once the pure EV range has burnt off. My data since ownership last July now shows a total of 6,200 miles, 364.62 litres (80.2 gallons) and 1,140kWh of electricity. The car is showing a trip of 2.7 miles/kWh thus I have, in theory, covered 3.078 miles from my purchased electricity (2.7 x 1,140). This leaves 3,122 miles (6,200-3,078) covered by 80.2 gallons; giving a hybrid economy of 38.93 mpg As my old maths teacher used to say QED (quite enough data, thank you)…😂

Hi Alan, firstly I’m sure I’m not clever at all! However I’m intrigued to know roughly what electricity tariff you are on; is it one of the cheaper overnight ones? I’ve tried a little exploratory maths on your data by reversing the amounts spent on petrol and electricity and assuming some underlying range rates - let me know what you think and where I may well be wrong. So, if the £65 was spent on electricity at a tariff of say 25p/kWh that would mean 260kWh which if my experience of getting 2.7 miles/kWh is near accurate would cover a total of 702 miles. Then changing £255.82 to petrol at £1.669 per litre would give 33.7 gallons, which at say 40mpg (maybe normal hybrid) would cover 1,348 miles. Grand total would then be only 2,050 miles if I change the electricity tariff from 25p to 7.5p the total mileage would increase to 3,688. So I think that there’s still some refinement needed to our calculations 😉 Cheers, Kevin

Hi David, I’ve been puzzling over the same calculation myself and have ended up with a slightly different outcome from your recent data based upon my methodology. However as with most mathematics it’s not a precise science…. I would start by subtracting the EV mileage 53.9 from the total mileage of 150.8 giving 96.9 miles Then using the mpg from the car of 51.8 and dividing this into the total mileage of 150.8 we get 2.91119 gallons used (bearing in mind that the car is probably inaccurate with its calculation). Then dividing the derived ICE miles of 96.9 by the derived gallons, 2.91119 I get an underlying ICE mpg of 33.3 Please feel free to mark my homework 😉

Yesterday I managed to get 43.6 miles of EV driving albeit with 100% charge the car was showing 49.7 miles range as I left…. but then I used the heater, the heated steering wheel and the wipers so all in all pretty good. With the slightly warmer weather my EV economy has improved from 2.6 to 2.7 miles per kWh having now covered 6,200 miles in total.

My understanding is that both the USB sockets inside the charging cubbyhole should work for AA. I’ve attached a couple of extracts from the manual that may help.