2007 Lexus RX350 - Short Take Road Test - Car and Driver
Lexus doesn't do sinew and sweat, if that's what you're thinking a sport-ute ought to be. This is "sport" as in something off the Ralph Lauren rack. The "swift" part is new this year, as Lexus turned the knob up on the RX330 to produce this RX350 - more power mostly. It sold about 108,000 copies each year since, which is roughly three times the volume of the BMW X5 and the Mercedes M-class SUVs, and four times that of the Lincoln Navigator. Turning the knob boosted horsepower to 270, up 47 from the 2006 model, owing to a V-6 upsized to 3. 5 liters from 3. 3 and variable valve timing on the intake and exhaust cams (only the intakes had it before). Acceleration is energetic, hitting 60 mph from a standing start in 6. 8 seconds, a full second quicker than the RX330. Quarter-mile ET and speed, at 91 mph and 15. 4 seconds, improved by 5 mph and 0. 8 second, showing the pay-off from a much... Packaged only with a five-speed automatic, this Lexus can cut and thrust with the best of them. Lexus manners are impeccable. At 4248 pounds, the weight of our all-wheel-drive test car (front drive is standard) is unchanged from before, but it feels lighter and more lively in traffic, thanks to the extra torque, of course, but also to the low efforts required for Lexus... Source: www.caranddriver.com
