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Cleaner RX heads Lexus show stars

The lid has been lifted on Lexus’ Paris show line-up. And this advanced LF-Xh concept is among the stars.

Lexus RX

17th September 2008

The hybrid 4x4 – first seen a year ago at the Tokyo Motor Show – gives plenty of clues about the look of 2009’s all-new RX off-roader.

It features a new hybrid system, too. The production car, due next summer, will have the bigger 3.5-litre V6 from the GS450h, and its fifth-generation petrol-electric set-up is smaller, lighter and more efficient. As a result, it improves on the current variant’s 34.9mpg economy and 192g/km emissions. And Lexus is expected to ditch the petrol version of the RX in the face of dwindling sales.

As we revealed in Issue 1,029, the firm will debut a drop-top version of its Lexus compact executive car at Paris, too. This gets a metal folding roof and shares the saloon’s mechanicals – although Lexus has no plans to offer a fixed-head two-door alongside the coupé-cabriolet.

An all-wheel-drive version of the LS460 flagship will also appear, with an advanced three-diff system to split torque between the axles. Built to special order only in the UK, this will cost ÂŁ5,000 more than the ÂŁ71,755 LS460 SE-L.

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