Lexus is set to give its popular mid-size SUV offering, the Lexus RX, a seven-seater variant soon, according to Japanese publication Mag-X. The three-row version, expected to be unveiled at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show in October, looks poised to take on the BMW X5 and Range Rover Sport, both of which also come in a seven-seat format.
Seeing as the current five-seater model looks rather compact and low-slung, you’d expect a people-carrying version to get some sheetmetal changes to fit the extra row of seats. Indeed, it is said that a longer rear overhang is on the cards, along with a more vertical rear windscreen – although the standard model’s 2,790 mm wheelbase is set to be retained.
Even with the extra changes, the rendering above shows that the rearmost seats will still be a fairly cramped affair, with usage limited to children or for short trips. One benefit of the larger dimensions is that with the third row folded, boot space should be significantly larger than the five-seater’s 521 litres.
A seven-seat RX would likely be an important addition to the Lexus lineup, being the brand’s first car-based three-row SUV. Until now, the only way you could cram more than five people in a car carrying the L badge is by buying the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado-based GX or the massive LX, built on the bones of the full-size Land Cruiser. Both cars are ladder-on-frame and lack the road manners of the RX.
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Good move, unlike Honda Malaysia with the CRV.
Toyota Lexus, family-friendly n practical always. Innova, Sienta n Fortuner.
Dont blame Honda Malaysia. They rely on their partner DRB for market research. DRB all bodohs. That is why they even failed and bankrupt Proton.
DRB told Honda Malaysians want 5 seater. Bodoh betui
Since when DRB told Honda Malaysia like that?
Bodo kah? HM has their own market research team. Why need to borrow from DRB? Its not like ur toyota, where they borrow from P2 and came out with the wonderous conclusion that MY pipu luvs ur unsafe cars, despite the free falling sales.
bodo tak tahu baca. Kunta say car companies in Malaysia
Ini dupe memang bebal tak tau baca ke lari off tangent?
But can Lexus price it like CRV?
…isn’t long enough. This one’s for you.
So the next driven series would be 7 seater SUVs war
Personally I prefer sporty SUV to be 5-seater.
Similarly I think X5e is better than the 5+2 regular variants.
Large full-sized SUVs are excluded.
My opinion for CRV is that for the most expensive fully-loaded top spec CRV, it can be 5-seater; the 7-seater variants are for those cheaper ones.
In the nissan xtrail, u can just fold the last row seats flat onto the floor. It will still be a 5 seater at any time you want it. But in case you need the extra 2 seats, it will still be there where else in the CRV it will remain 5 seater. Tan Chong’s decision to bring in the 7 seater version is wise.
ini real rx…bukan the harrier those recon fler sell
Better take off the badge and throw into dustbin then put toyota logo