• Lexus is including a plug-in-hybrid mannequin to the RX lineup for 2024.
• It is known as the RX450h+ and it has the identical powertrain because the smaller NX450h+, with a barely shorter claimed electrical vary and barely decrease effectivity.
• The RX450h+ begins at $70,080 and can go on sale by the top of the 12 months.

For 2024, Lexus is including a 3rd hybrid choice for the RX SUV. The brand new RX450h+ mannequin joins the lineup as a plug-in hybrid, complementing the present RX350h and RX500h F Sport Efficiency hybrids. The plug-in model gives a claimed 35 mile electrical vary and has the identical setup because the smaller NX450h+.

The RX450h+ has a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter inline-four plus three electrical motors; this is identical all-wheel-drive setup discovered within the NX450h+ and Toyota RAV4 Prime. It has a 6.6-kilowatt onboard charger that may cost the 18.1-kWh battery pack in two and a half hours utilizing a 240-volt outlet. It has barely extra energy, with a complete output of 304 hp in contrast with the opposite fashions’ 302 hp. The bigger RX will not be as fast as these smaller PHEVs, although, with Lexus claiming a 60 mph time of 6.2 seconds.

The RX450h+ is pricey, beginning at $70,080, making it the most expensive mannequin within the RX lineup. It comes commonplace with all of the options included on the lesser powertrains’ Luxurious trim degree together with a head-up show, leather-based upholstery, heated and cooled entrance and rear seats, and a panoramic sunroof.

EPA fuel-economy rankings are 35 mpg mixed whereas working on hybrid energy, simply 1 mpg lower than the RX350h, and 83 MPGe together with electrical driving. Lexus says the RX450h+ shall be obtainable at dealerships by the top of the 12 months.

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Regardless of being raised on a gradual eating regimen of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or maybe due to it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession for the automotive business all through his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He discovered a method to write about vehicles for the college newspaper throughout his school years at Rice College, which finally led him to maneuver to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first skilled auto-writing gig at Car Journal. He has been a part of the Automobile and Driver crew since 2016 and now lives in New York Metropolis.