2020 Lexus RX 450H all the luxury car you'll ever need

The Lexus RX 450h is a luxury car from the top luxury brand, it's even more luxurious than the German brands but would you buy one over them?
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[@joelamosun6968]

I don't understand why people are complaining about how expensive this car is. This is a high quality and deadly reliable brand of motor car. You pay for it and it will save you money over the years in "not breaking down" costs and outlasting the German brands 5 times over.

[@paulrea3529]

I've my RX now for 8 years and have nearly 300,000km on it now(2002) - the new price is worth it - the RX will keep going long past any Mercedes or BMW and will spend a lot less time being repaired as it gets older. The hybrid technology from Lexus and Toyota is better proven than other manufacturers as well. When mine eventually fails - I will be getting another RX for sure!

[@chitpaul]

Same here, I’d get another one.

[@panagiotiskritikos6070]

My friend I have a lexus RX400h since 2008 with 140.000 klm .I can assure you that is the most comfy and reliable car.It is expensive but you pay once. Since 2008 she goes to Lexus repair shop once per year for the annual inspection and this is it.After 12 years all machinery, main and auxilliary equipment works perfectly.It is not a sport car but you may drive hours and hours and get off the car untamed.

[@BobFlavinVideo]

Most Lexus owners are like you, they buy a car and keep it for years so Lexus don't sell that many cars!

[@GuuiYae]

@@BobFlavinVideo nah, they sell Rx like hot cake in the US and Canada.

[@antoniabaker7770]

Exactly. If you look after them, they look after you.

[@rogercrawford772]

I recently bought a 2008 rx400h se-l with 93k miles on the clock. Looks a drives like a new car and is very comfortable and reasonably economical to run. Executive SUV for under £7k. Wouldn't buy any other brand now.

[@martinkearns8827]

Another great review, Bob. Owned the previous model for 6 years having bought it as a 4 year old. It was my second Lexus, previous having been a GS300. Terrific machines, comfortable and most importantly they are unbreakable! Never had a single breakdown or repair in 12 years driving them.

[@fitafter5020]

I have a RX 300 2005 16 years old! Everything works perfectly and I mean everything, its faultless drives perfectly, these cars go on and on nobody does reliability like Lexus apart from Honda but I prefer Lexus just my personal taste, I think I will buy a 2021 450h great cars.

[@chitpaul]

Update, I have just done a 1000mild road trip last week, London to Cornwall, Devon and a bit of South Wales, in the middle of the night on a long country dual carriageway with no street lights I used the radar cruise control to follow a BMW 5 series and I kept up with him.. the radar works in the dark very well.

[@neonvortex5705]

Awesome review, thanks!! Its a great combo of sport, utility, luxury, and efficiency and dash or two of tech.. Go Lexus!!

[@MegaProtius]

I like the new camera angle and quantity gives a nice feel of you driving the car

[@brianjkelly1551]

Great review Bob and the new camera works very well ! Keep up the good work!

[@BobFlavinVideo]

Yeah it's a great camera, hard to find them these days. Thanks for watching!

[@johnboy5736]

Hiya Bob. First class. Enjoyed watching thanks.

[@blackcyborg009]

Hey Bob, great video. Cheers from the Philippines =)

[@farhanhussain507]

Great review Bob and an excellent car.

[@FleetAdmiral215]

Another Superb Video Bob !

[@Hassan-jp1bg]

The only car reviewer i like, 🤝🏻👑🏆 🇮🇪

[@chitpaul]

Bob, I Just picked one up a 2016 model, first of this style,... following this review..... the last one of recommended cars was the VW CC. This car is amazing in so many parts..I tried seeing what I could get out of it in fuel economy and I have managed 60mpg according to the information screen graph.. with some concentration and aiming to get a high number, it is good on fuel if you really try.... have to try to get it into the electric motor mode as much as possible at low speeds around town, I have managed to drive for good distances in electric mode coasting and using very little throttle, pulse and glide. Great car.

[@befabulous5609]

60mpg? Wow amazing result Paul. I`m in the market for one beauty also. Can you please tell me what mpg you have outside the city? Thank you Paul.

[@jamiemccormack7]

I have 2004 RX300 since feb 2020. Love it and looking at this video I suspect the 450h will be its sucessor. These cars are so good that you can buy them when the price has come down and still enjoy that Lexus experience! Great video by the way Bob.

[@GuuiYae]

I drive this car in my city and I got fuel economy exactly what it's written in the paper. Sometimes even less. I got 6.5L City sometime 8.5, never goes over 10L. 8.5L straight on cruise control highway at 110km/h. Range 800km at full tank.

[@chitpaul]

How do you get these figures, are you using the ‘Eco’ mode most often or just ‘normal’ mode or is it all just down to having a light foot on the peddles.

[@GuuiYae]

@@chitpaul ECO mode all the time, like I mentioned in my comment, I use cruise control all the time when I drive on the highway. I drive at the speed limit only. I don drive aggressively, I keep the distance, I only throttle when I need to merge into the highway and when the green light. I think as long as you drive properly, you will get the same figure that I mentioned.

[@cabwab]

love the new walk around the car Bob. There is something about the shape of the 7 seater version I prefer the look of personally.

[@BobFlavinVideo]

I like the shortened version, it just suits me somehow.

[@cabwab]

@@BobFlavinVideo I thought the same until I saw them parked side by side and it was the less sloping rear end. I know all personal taste!!! I'm Still a very big fan of the interior. A very comfy place to be.

[@drreecechiropractor7121]

Amazing reviews thanks. Can I ask how many miles did u mange to get just on ev mode? Thanks love ur videos very honest and right on the points.

[@MegaMinihulk]

That's one beautiful motor

[@BobFlavinVideo]

I agree with you

[@MegaMinihulk]

@@BobFlavinVideo Great lighting as well much improved. ⚡💡🤣

[@andyking6061]

Love the long pause before mentioning the price.....:)

[@CarsofGlasgow]

Great video Bob, I pick one of these up on Friday :D

[@BobFlavinVideo]

Enjoy it!

[@CarsofGlasgow]

@@BobFlavinVideo I will do, looked like you enjoyed it :D

[@Shane-zx4ps]

CarsofGlasgow lucky guy, smart choice too, at least you can see pass the German marquees

[@CarsofGlasgow]

@@Shane-zx4ps Yeah I switched from a BMW :)

[@Shane-zx4ps]

CarsofGlasgow you won’t be disappointed, you canny scot👍

[@eamonnmcdermott1939]

Lexus cars in Ireland don't have the same "connection" as luxury German cars do here. It's a pity because they are far better to look at and as long term purchase they have beaten all their competitors in terms of reliability and customer satisfaction almost every year since the Lexus brand was created in 1989. Plus they hold onto their value far above any of the german competitors. These cars are built in Japan which is why they are far superior than their german counterparts!!

[@Tec2Nut]

They do hold their value , my next car will be a Porsche cayenne, Volvo XC90 T8 or a Rx , I currently drive a 2012 GS450H and love it.

[@ericrochford3134]

Don’t think I could tolerate that gearbox whine for long. That camera is really sharp.

[@BobFlavinVideo]

There's almost no noise on the cruise

[@ln5747]

There is no whine. Have you driven one?

[@antoniabaker7770]

Just bought a black 7 seater with cream interior. Mine has the face lift pack l already have a hybrid but needed a bigger car. It now carries 4 generations, including my mums electric wheel chair and baby seats. They are whisper quiet with that extra bit of luxury. I love it. $100,000 drive away. Compare that to a Holden Trailblazer for $65,000 drive away and they don't compare. I had an Audi Q7 which was lovely and more expensive here that the Lexus but not as luxurious inside.

[@rayaanshaikh5830]

Its no more expensive than most of the competition with the amount of kit it has on it as standard compared to the other brands however.

[@blackcyborg009]

I heard that BladeScan LED headlights are available for Japanese, European and Australian markets. Does Ireland get the BladeScan LED headlamp option?

[@markstevenfall]

Hey Bob - I'm a big fan - love your video reviews, but come again... at 7:30, how does having a big fuel tank suddenly make a car economical? 😂👍

[@AdamWanly]

@5:55 being in the US where driving on the right is the standard, it looks like this car is driving itself!

[@Tec2Nut]

Would this be a worthy upgrade from a GS450H, or would the porche Cayenne hybrid be a better option??

[@stephendoherty8291]

Would look cool in either silver matt or that pearlescent red paint option offered by Renault and Alfa Romeo

[@christinawilliams6641]

I have a red one and it's beautiful! Love it in red.

[@W_1_3_7]

Thats not CVT as you imagine. That’s a planetary and clever eCVT thing.. you should learn about it.

[@robc5955]

Love the new camera angle, nice review as ever, totally stupid but my last boss had these and therefore for completely irrational reason because he was a complete a hole I wouldn’t even look at one, but I have to admit it’s a nice car (couldn’t afford one either🤣).

[@JW1_1]

I have the same problem with my current boss! He has a 400h 2006, if I ever pull up in this bad boy he’ll be seething with anger😆👌🏾

[@robcousins231]

WLTP now kills this on tax. €750 a year on road tax and it's in the Band E for VRT which puts a 30% tax onto the basic purchase price and VAT on top. The base price would be circa €50K only but with those taxes it pushes it up to €79K!

[@eroche913]

Good to see Lexus upping their infotainment game. 9.7l is about 30mpg in old money, which isn't dreadful, but obviously poor next to an EQC or e-tron, but they are vastly expensive. I think this would be a great stepping stone car for a person until full electric SUVs become more practical, especially someone with a lot of city driving to do.

[@chitpaul]

You can get it to 60mpg around town.. gentle.. gentle..

[@timmritari9914]

Yes, but if regen is not enough it will stay on petrol till battery is full. So you do 60mph, but next day you do 20mph :) when battery is loading back. You can't charge a battery from wall, it isn't phev.

[@DermotCarroll]

yet another GREAT piece! I love your humour, your delivery and your honesty. That said, I think this car is UGLY from the side on view! And then you said the price!!! LOL! .... I'll stick batteries in my bicycle lights for thousands of years for that!! :)

[@Shane-zx4ps]

Dermot Carroll Goodman, your a trail blazer

[@Ice2Crocodile]

hands up for Wiley song on 8:24

[@Aikynbreusov]

Here in the USA, this Lexus RX is every where like Starbucks or McDonald's...... no matter how many RX Lexus builds, Americans buy them all..... we buy them all.....

[@johnneesham3465]

Bob, RX450h or XC90, which would you purchase please?

[@BobFlavinVideo]

XC90 B5 if I needed a diesel. The RX450h for everything else.

[@ln5747]

RX is far superior. Sat in both, instantly preferred the RX so bought it. Found the XC90 very disappointing.

[@techyd8411]

These cars are serious luxury, they ooze quality, just too expensive for me!

[@chitpaul]

Just in the process of buying a used one with full, older but bought the extended warranty and service package.. with £3000 Down, less than £260 a month... cheaper than a new Ford Focus or VW Golf... for a much better car,...and it’s had the initial depreciation hit.

[@techyd8411]

@@chitpaul good point! I’m looking at these again, having been driving a 3.0 diesel for the last year, not as economical as I had hoped...so will be looking at a nearly new example soon

[@stephendoherty8291]

I still think Toyota / lexus have to at least introduce a Plugin hybrid option for the bigger cars. London has said no free congestion charge for standard hybrids.

[@BobFlavinVideo]

Unfortunately, the PHEV versions of big-engined cars don't work so well as you lose a lot of boot space like in the Prius

[@chitpaul]

About time London up’s it’s game with charging point. Way to slow to role out public charge points around the edge of London, one near us at an Esso petrol station has only just started installing a rapid charger... in 2021.. this should have happened years ago.

[@ln5747]

​@@chitpaulabout time they do away with all the ULEZ bollocks more like

[@johnevans6399]

75000 would have been fine but 76000 is taking the wotsit!

[@tflynn4249]

Tax?

[@wolfrick5300]

nice rev Bob but 76k E!!!!!even for 15 years owenership,its huuuge.++high consumption,maintance etc. its way too expensive.i d better buy 1 every 7 years than this.Not to be misunderstood,i love the car but the price is too high. PS.dont walk too fast with the cam,i got dizzy.cheers

[@Tec2Nut]

Plus it won't break down like a BMW or Audi.

[@26DR715]

Bloody lovely car but bloody expensive, but must new cars are expensive anyway. Would i have one if i would not miss the money Well yes i bloody would good brand and beautiful to look at car.

[@bartzeegers3663]

There is no hybride that makes this Noice... Real noice.. 😂😂 funny this is cause Cars are so far from what where once.. al fake these days. Anyway there is the Cayenne hybride. Just saying. It sounds good too. Like the videos keep it up!

[@amair381]

Nice motor but too expensive £££

[@chitpaul]

Best to buy used, 3years +

[@aerotus888]

Why are Lexus cars so reliable and why can't other manufacturers do the same?

[@befabulous5609]

Because the dont want to do reliable cars anymore. The make a lot of money form parts and new cars. If you make unbreackeble cars that last 40/50years - look at the 60s Mercedes- they are still here - the selling of new car will be much lower. Any car manufacturer can make more reliable cars like Toyota an Honda it`s doing. It`s about materials/metals they use and what metal treatment the make to those parts- Im a Metal Engeneer - but better materials and better metal treatments means more expensive and they are in the money game.

[@colinhankers917]

11:18 11:19 Colin Whow great car but to expensive!

[@whataday7788]

Bmw x5 45e

[@stephendoherty8291]

Engine sound helped as it's a rare V6 hybrid. Most hybrids are V4 or diesel...

[@BobFlavinVideo]

V6 is a dying sound these days, EV noises are boring

[@stephendoherty8291]

@@BobFlavinVideo merc just launched lots of new in-line V6 engines. Can do it as mild hybrid makes em shorter which was reason they were dropped before

[@Frank-1978]

Too steep I think. 330e for 50k would do much of the same. Couldn't justify the additional 25k . Great video as ever. 👍

[@antoniabaker7770]

$100,000 here

[@joey-pn3xe]

330e will require more maintenance and you’re almost guaranteed more breakdowns.

[@omoniyikaye]

I bought this 60 9yrs old played 150, 000 mileages for £7,500. A bargain with full Lexus history. I can see myself driving another brand since 2003...Cheaper luxurious, smooth, made to last forever and more importantly durability and reliability is the anthem of Lexus it’s very addictive😀

[@paddydowney6269]

Imagine if they dumped the CVT and put in the 8 speed ZF that the rest of the world uses. a different car

[@Shane-zx4ps]

Paddy Downey wouldn’t work. CVT suits hybrid

[@blackcyborg009]

Toyota never uses ZF Gearbox (except for the Toyota Supra - BME Z4 collaboration). Toyota uses their affiliate company Aisin to make transmissions and gearbox

[@ln5747]

Nah, CVT works well for this vehicle especially with the smooth power band of the NA V6

[@catfirst2593]

This car doesn't have a CVT...it has an E-CVT... which is the main part of the hybrid system... it can't be replaced with any other gearbox.

[@nkgudih]

Bob, u review on the Lexus GS450H (kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYvCqplpbd94nrM) made me buy the car, and to date I still Luv it. I was expecting some performance test on this RX because this hybrids have torque to brag about! Thank u Bob

[@paulsmith4314]

Bought a 2019 NX thinking I could live with the CVT. It was sold after three months as the gearbox sucked the soul from my body and the scream from the engine during any attempt to accelerate was embarrassing. Utterly woeful infotainment system as well. I just don’t know what I was thinking. There’s a BMW on the drive now and all is well with the world

[@tectoramia-sz1lu]

Sensible people buy Lexus. The rest buy German

[@TheMosu1234]

Nice review bob , I think a Mercedes Benz will be a lot better machine .

[@Shane-zx4ps]

Daniel T They can’t.

[@makenomistake_mynameisjeff8731]

Um, the steering wheel is on the wrong side.

[@Shane-zx4ps]

MakeNoMistake_MyNameIsJeff it should be on the middle 😂

[@makenomistake_mynameisjeff8731]

@@Shane-zx4ps Can't argue with that haha

[@dduplis]

76k....too much!!!

[@chitpaul]

3 years old at 1/2 price

[@GrrMeister]

*The massive front grill does nothing for me, looks Ridiculous, at **7:20** the 3rd (India) and 4th (Indonesia) largest Countries by population drive on the Left. At 76k Euros it's a joke.*

[@bdeithrick]

Drug dealers wagon

[@GrrMeister]

10:27 *€76k - someone's having a laugh - ridiculous !*

[@ScuuBdoo]

Predator face grill is horrific.