2014 Lexus RX350 F-Sport Reviewed and Driven in Colorado

We drive the Lexus RX350 F-Sport in Boulder, Colorado. Does this small SUV earn it's F-Sport badge? What does a badge even mean anymore? Ryan tests it out in the snow and on windy roads to find out.
The Lexus RX350 F-Sport starts at $48,535 and features a 270hp 3.5-liter V6. The model tested features Lexus' optional Active Torque Control all-wheel drive.
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[@robertmiller6964]

Lexus must be doing something right, the RX remains the top selling SUV in North America. Guess you can't plz everyone..

[@WiscoViking]

Yeah this dude honestly was just annoying and whinny

[@OffRoad-jh1do]

Lexus and Toyota are rate #1 as the most reliable vehicles in the WORLD!!!! Enough said....

[@omoniyikaye]

Bad review.......For smoothness and reliability nothing can compete with a Lexus!

[@benjaminpaul5926]

This guy doesn't know what a review is. Very little fact. Only talked about the engine and the F-Sport badge. No useful review info. FYI. Pikes peak isn't anywhere near Boulder, especially not "a few miles"

[@seanfenwick]

Man, crap review. Take a look at a BMW X5 or an Audi Q5 with say 100000miles on. You’ll find them in the workshop looking ragged. The Lexus will still feel crisp. Materials are top class. Lexus’s 3.5 is one of the best motors ever made.

[@justSTUMBLEDupon]

10 years later the car looks great. BMW are really fun, but they tend to not look as nice. Nice, but not as nice as Lexus.

[@danpMNrealtor]

This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. By the way - the road was never covered with snow - and, I think the problem was the operator.

[@natetete1379]

Have you ever driven in snow? The road is slick even when you can't see snow.

[@danpMNrealtor]

@@natetete1379 I've lived in MN all my life where we drive in snow almost half the year sometimes.

[@CJ-wc6lf]

I really like that Luxurious big stick. I think it has chrome. I have a 2013 RX350 with 121,000 miles and it drives smooth as silk and looks close to new. It has been garage kept, but even if it wasn't garage kept, it would still hold out because it is a Lexus.

[@robertmiller6964]

It's obvious you don't like the Lexus brand" If you can't give an unbiased opinion you should get a different job!!! You should just go to work for Audi since you like them so much!

[@drivingsports]

How is it obvious? We've done several positive reviews on Toyota-based products... including the Lexus IS-F.

[@bobbymayyy]

this car is so gorgeous oh my goodness

[@nestorulloa7080]

What is his obsession with "flooring it"? Thank God you do not work for Lexus obviously you have no idea what the consumer wants when it comes to purchasing high end suv's like these. Just know this ... Lexus obviously knows how this SUV should be because it invented the segment and continues to dominate sales vs. its' competition month by month.

[@Jonathan-dl4nb]

Does this guy realise it's meant to be a luxury SUV to cart your family around in comfort and safety? It's not meant to be some super handling sports car that you can throw around corners....

[@MohammadIshfaqueJahanRafee]

And that's his point. It's a good CUV, that has some minor sorry improvement. Don't call it a f-sport, if it's not actually sporty.

[@SANDMANN517]

Unfortunately, unlike the German competition, Lexus’s clients like comfort, luxury, and reliability that’s not underpowered. German auto makers market to people who want a luxury car with a sporty edge. That being said I wish Lexus took adding a true performance pedigree to their line up because that’s the only thing I wish my IS 350 had more of. It has solid power for a lux intermediate sedan(~300hp), but the handling is poor when compared to bmw, Audi, Mercedes.

[@natetete1379]

It says f-sport 🤷‍♂️.

[@Amir-ie2yz]

This guy is clueless. Any Lexus will outlast any bmw Mercedes or Audi! Crafted line f sport. There is a huge difference between the f sport and the regular Rx. Coming from a guy that used to drive only Mercedes for years. Finally we switched to Lexus and never look back you can’t beat the reliability.

[@kenji4861]

I've seen other videos by this guy and he seems to be heavily biased towards non-german cars. Even when you think he finally found something good, he'll follow it up with "it's not as good as (audi/mercedes/bmw)."

[@blahblah84768]

Probably because they are the A-list makers. (Think of american cars like an iPhone, and german engineered cars are the Android)

[@samjam6989]

@@blahblah84768 American cars are like iphones? Good joke there buddy, American cars and iphones are polar opposite. One is very reliable, safe and expensive but lasts a long time while the other (American cars) are generally unreliable junk. Its more like Lexus/Toyota are the iphones due to reliability and popularity world wide while German cars are like Samsung smart phones that are powerful and high tech but not as reliable and slow down in 2 years or less safe and reliable due to malware.

[@natetete1379]

@@blahblah84768 American cars are iphones?🤣🤣🤣🤣 American cars are like Windows phones.

[@MrR4ge89]

I prefer reliability over a name badge. That's why I like Japanese cars.

[@keepittrill6370]

rear action....big stick!! what's this guys deal

[@kengtachala1867]

Lmaoooo

[@paulfazi]

Folks don’t realize how heavy this car is, thanks for pointing that out. My only complaint with it, is the range - it’s gets at best 20-21 MPG on a measly 19 gallon tank, too small!

[@gabrielcapati]

F Sport is practically adds more sporty design elements and some minor tweaks on the suspension or in this case an 8 speed transmission while an F car is the sportiest that Lexus offers like the IS F or the upcoming RC F

[@lukem9707]

It's hard to find honest reviews. Most Americans prefer plush, ultra reliable and shiny cars. Interior details..? When you compare with GM products, Lexus isn't bad at all.

[@Rpplerarr]

Of course it's not a CVT. Lexus has never put a CVT or rather e-CVT in anything but the hybrids. It's like you dont know anything about cars.

[@curseknight5]

F sport and F is like M sport package and M cars...... 2 very different things.

[@martianrobotics]

I wonder how many F-Sport did this guy test in a snowy Colorado environment. Also, have you tested this RX F-Sport in an ideal environment? The fact that you enjoyed driving it when the snow was gone gives a hint of what it can do in friendly driving conditions, where all F-Sport cars are tested.

[@Harhawink]

The reviewer definetly has no clue what kind of people are into buying a Lexus SUV, they are not the people trying to kill themselves on a daily basis flooring it in every snowy U-turn and hill climb. They are the people who prefer comfort, ownership reliability, 5/5 services. I want the reviewer to check out some reliability charts from Lexus RX's main rivals like Mercedes ML, Audi Q7, BMW X5, they all fail under Lexus reliability and under radar luxury. What comes to sticking to the F-sport. Reviewer must be in the line of opinnion aswell against Mercedes AMG-line, BMW M-Package, Audi S-line. They all just improve interior/exterior looks in a sportier way and have nothing to do actual performance and are not meant to. AMG models, M models and S models are all seperate from the bodykit packages you can buy for the basic range models.

[@bighands69]

To buy an equivalent Mercedes would cost 3 or 4 times as much. A S65 would come to mind but it is about 3 times more expensive.

[@blahblah84768]

Useless comment, on a video specifically reviewing it's actual performance on snow-covered roads & its AWD and TCS.

[@christopherng7304]

Lol this review is a joke! Way to put down the RX

[@Alisters_Adventures]

You complained about the F sport and how this SUV is not sporty for half of the video.

[@axsb]

this dude went from its not sporty to its kinda fun! lol

[@eddiemcars]

If I recall Mercedes offers a "AMG sport" package and BMW offers a "M Sport". I'm pretty sure Lexus isn't that bad just because they have a F Sport.

[@colinarmstrong12]

If you can remember, was the uphill drive done in Eco, Normal, Sport or Snow mode?

[@mandylahem]

my dream car rx 350 2016 😍

[@mshunni-love2810]

mandy lahem mine too...next year after i graduate school! RX350 here i come!

[@waleawolola987]

Your review isnt as detailed as i would have expected. Too biased and sentimental. You didnt do too much speed or bends on the car to see what the suspensions can do.

[@handas2]

Make a test of AWD vs AWD w/Snow Tires vs Front-wheel drive w/snow tires

[@AllTechGadgets]

M package for BMW is just bodykits. F sport for Lexus is more than just a bodykit. The F sport lexus got tuned suspension, 8 speed transmission with paddle shifters. You guy are kids, different people likes different things. Not everyone like the same things. If you don't like the car, is your own stupid opinion. Go look at cars that you like. Some people like the soft feel of a car, other like fast cars. Just remember it does not matter how fast your car is. You can only drive the speed limit, unless you want to put out money for tickets.

[@rohseans]

sounds like u just like audi. and u should only do aufi reviews. bc ur very bias

[@jaa4742]

My 2013 RX350 is still reliable 12 yrs later and 100k miles +...still holding value. What about the value of the few Audis for sale of the same age???? The best nav system and sporty ability is no good when the car is crap.

[@noelt834]

I didn't watch the whole video, not sure if you mention, it have all-season tires?

[@justSTUMBLEDupon]

10 years later Lexus finally improves on its screen display

[@wonkachocolates6133]

Is 'Buffalo Bill' Cody buried up along that area...remember it as a little kid in the back of a Lexus RX300...fun times..!!! Dude, 'Corona Virus' has given me time to watch more KZbin videos since they cancelled school for like 6 months.

[@metalasfck4752]

Lexus puts a narrow Tire on their SUV for some reason, to eliminate the body roll put a wide tire on the vehicle all way around

[@nebo86]

worst car review i've seen for a loooong time

[@michaelday6987]

Looking at buying one. F Sport badge is the same all across the Lexus lineup. Same as Audi S-Line. If it's not an F, it's not a sports car.

[@dcpc08161992]

You keep complaining about "traction control" spoil the fun but isn't there a button to turn off the traction control?

[@drivingsports]

Like most modern cars, the button to "disable" traction control doesn't fully defeat the system. -RD

[@bugatti272]

+Driving Sports TV btw I figured out on my mom's rx if u just hold the button for 10 seconds it will actually completely defeat the system.

[@bugatti272]

I think I know how this car could be greatly improved very easily by Lexus. Mount the engine longitudinally so that it had a rear wheel bias, around 70%, and go ham sandwich. thoughts?

[@samjam6989]

lol I think Lexus engineers know what they are doing.

[@Rpplerarr]

F-sport is not comparable to let's say an ISF. F-sport is just an equipment package much like Audis S-line. It's like you're dumb or something. Here in Europe Audi is seen as the same as VW and rather unsophisticated.

[@user-ki1vd3ti8j]

Apparently, at the time this man didn't know that the f sport doesn't mean its a sport, high performance vehicle unlike the F performance division of lexus.

[@natetete1379]

It says fsport and has no tangible sportiness. The review is correct. It's just a trim package. Shiny wheels and some paddles.

[@TheLeGeNdPvE]

This didn't age well.. "how sporty can a suv be" I introduce to you the track hawk..

[@chyntemirramanov9759]

A great car, great performance, just incredible 👍but author awful omg

[@gregpst77]

It’s an FSport not an F model Broseph!

[@drivingsports]

...he says almost a decade later. lol.

[@gregpst77]

@@drivingsports How bout that 2008 recession? Lol.

[@Wthao90]

This guy doesn't now what hes talking about. Bad review for.

[@mervinprone]

Why do they get this goof to test drive what’s considered to be the number 1 luxury crossover?

[@drivingsports]

Pretty sure the *2014* RX isn't the #1 anything at this point. Lol.

[@greggster100]

I think you're all being mean about him. Just 'cos he wears mascara and eyeliner there's no need to be horrible 😆😆

[@LANDIIIIIOFIIIIIFIRE]

Ok, F Sport Banana. Good?

[@danpMNrealtor]

Oh --- and, you don't even have snow there - compared to what we deal with in Minnesota.

[@drivingsports]

+DanpMNrealtor Just because Minnesota gets a lot of snow doesn't negate the fact that there was, in fact, snow on the ground when we filmed this piece. (At the top of the hill, not the bottom.)

[@jasonwu1965]

Does anyone know the weight of each wheel ? thanks

[@HockeySavants]

The Lexus RX350 shuts off the rear wheels at 25 MPH....that's an absolute joke...fake AWD

[@raymondsi5398]

does anyone know the name of the first soundtrack?

[@beefen7921]

who the hell uses the phrase "Air-Cons" anymore... lmao. That made me laugh.

[@joelalmon3088]

Clue in: you are not reviewing Audis or snowbanks

[@zhihangzhou7141]

you should test it in Ohio.

[@ChrisC1]

I have a RX330, love the style/shape, terrible shifting transmission (see various blogs) I looked at the new RX, nice look, but he's right, that "mouse" thing for the nav/radio is awful to work, not intuitive at all. And he's also right about the dash (3:59), it needs re-doing, that silly swoopy look with the 1998 Ford Taurus style radio for a/c controls. It's not a clean design, looks dumb. He's also right about the throttle lag, annoying, if you not expecting it like when you need to pass, nailing it to get into traffic or emergency response. This SUV is touching 50G, a lot of dough. I hope for a re-fresh of it someday.

[@charliedevine6869]

Drive it already.

[@vladm5992]

Not all f sport come awd

[@newyork3020]

I see so many offended lexus owners by your review hahaha, i guess you can't please everyone.

[@vaneztax]

Tired of listening to.his rants, no methodology.

[@VietnamHatesKorean]

Very ugly design by Lexus. Lexus designs are getting uglier and uglier every year. This is really disappointing. RIP Lexus.

[@NgocThiuDo]

Voyeuristic 69 Lexus = poor brand.

[@davidbennett9198]

Voyeuristic 69 Kia designs better cars.

[@ForzaItaliaAzzurri7]

Voyeuristic 69 I just hate Lexus' recent designs. They all look ugly and generic.

[@GuoMao86cn]

Voyeuristic 69 Lexus needs to replace its design team... this RX 350 looks ugly as sin

[@milanofootball294]

Achtung! Their recent designs are very disappointing

[@rscosworthfan]

i think this reviewer is a bit well ....stupid theres nothing wrong with the nav system ...and thats not slow its a bit of slush if you think that is snow try scotland in the middle of winter

[@mattsicker]

lol one of the worst reviews I have ever seen

[@mtt3870]

"Remember those?? Cd`s???" Yes! we remember given that fact the today 99% of cars on the face of earth come with a CD changer. Except Teslas of course, because it is Tesla, and work trucks that come only with am/Fm tuner. And the menu is just fine, looks cool and it is not complicated to use. And if it is much worse than the Audi`s, think of time saved at the repair shop if you own a Lexus and not an Audi.

[@Rpplerarr]

"F-sport. Pfh.. Whatever". Gayest presenter ever!

[@orangutan79]

big yikes on this video

[@glennnichols4220]

The RX350 never handled well ever. All of the F sport shit is a gimmicky.

[@samjam6989]

Lexus RX350 is a luxury comfort SUV its not a Ferrari. I think this reviewer is reviewing the wrong car if he wants to review a sports car because Lexus is a brand that was creates for higher end Toyota buyers who want premium quality and luxury. If I want the best handling car, I would buy a Porsche 911.

[@davidbennett9198]

Ugly SUV, cheap design and tacky interior. I would much rather spend my money on the 2016 Hyundai Tucson. If I wanted a real premium car, I would buy a BMW or Mercedes, not a Lexus. Lexus needs to replace its design team ASAP.

[@richstar85kr]

David Bennett The 2016 Hyundai Tucson looks much better than this, and it's less expensive. Lexus has lost its way

[@ForzaItaliaAzzurri7]

David Bennett Lexus is for poor people who can't afford BMW and Mercedes. Lexus cars are overpriced rebadged Toyotas.

[@OneRaceKorea12]

Gianluca Cannavo Yeah I agree. Most people know this.

[@BOX-fe4iq]

I drive a beat up rice burner but it's faster than a public transportation......

[@flaresidebosch8759]

It's funny that you think that a Hyundai is a premium car.

[@claude6141]

Couldn’t finish watching this. Poor review.

[@drivingsports]

It was a DECADE ago. 😂