Radical remake of Lexus RX SUV at NY auto show - USA TODAY
Radical remake of Lexus RX SUV at NY auto show Lexus plans to unveil at the New York auto show April 1, what could be its riskiest move in decades. It's a new version of the Lexus RX SUV. ly/1C5BRvM Lexus plans to unveil at the New York auto show April 1, what could be its riskiest move in decades. It's a new version of the Lexus RX SUV. It was introduced 17 years ago, ad is the best-selling Lexus. Teaser photos are deliberately vague, and this one suggests a sedan or hatchback roofline, not an SUV's. Lexus is coy, but insists RX remains an SUV and that the angle of the photo could be misleading. A 1999 Lexus RX 300, from the model's first generation. It began as a way to use underpinnings and drivetrain from the Lexus ES sedan, which, in turn, was based on the Toyota Camry, to join the growing SUV market without spending a fortune to develop a model from scratch. The 2016 next-generation RX is to be unveiled at the 2015 New York auto show April 1. The RX has used hardware from the Toyota Camry and Lexus ES sedan, so it's been relatively cheap to make. Lexus says nothing about the new RX, but offers a teaser photo that shows the new one resembling a sedan more than an SUV. Source: www.usatoday.com
