2024 LEXUS RX450H INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SUV

Tested: 2024 Lexus RX450h+ Serves as Plug-In Practice
The plug-in-hybrid version of the RX is a half step toward EVs.
The mid-size RX crossover SUV isn't the model that established the Lexus brand's bona fides-that would be the Mercedes S-class-baiting LS400 luxury sedan-but once it arrived, the RX quickly became the sales hero of the lineup. That's a position it retains to this day. The current-gen RX is only in its second year, and the big news for 2024 is the arrival of a plug-in-hybrid version, the RX450h+ (which we will hereafter shorten to RX450h, because arithmetic symbols do not belong in automobile model names). A regular hybrid has long been a part of the RX lineup-currently there are two, the RX350h and RX500h, but this is the first RX plug-in.
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This plug-in-hybrid powertrain, however, has been seen before. It appeared in the smaller Lexus NX SUV starting with the 2022 model year and in the Toyota RAV4 Prime the year prior. It consists of a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and a trio of electric motors; all-wheel drive is standard, with the rear wheels being driven solely by electric power.