The RX has never made it into the Driver Power chart before, but itÂ’'s certainly made its presence felt now! The statistics speak for themselves –– two category wins, five top five finishes and an overall average rating above 90 per cent.

Indeed, take the hefty running costs out of the equation, and it would have finished comfortably in first place with an average of 92.98 per cent, which would also have been a record-breaking score. But with even the hybrid variant quite thirsty and no diesel option available, keeping an RX fuelled up isnÂ’'t cheap.

However, you tell us nothing on our roads is better built or easier to drive, while the 4x4Â’s reliability has lived up to the Japanese firmÂ’'s legendary reputation.