{"id":47184,"date":"2012-02-13T14:31:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T19:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=47184"},"modified":"2012-02-13T14:31:45","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T19:31:45","slug":"images-of-updated-lexus-rx-leak-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2012\/02\/images-of-updated-lexus-rx-leak-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Images of Updated Lexus RX Leak Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The brochure suggests there'll be an F-Sport version of the fourth-generation Lexus RX.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lexus has had a tough time keeping a secret in recent months.\u00a0 The maker had hoped to give the world its first look at the LF-LC concept at the Detroit Auto Show, last month, only to have images leak out ahead of time.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And it\u2019s happened again.\u00a0 This time it\u2019s the all-new 2013 Lexus RX crossover that is getting a premier public debut \u2013 which also reveals that the new model, the best-seller in the Lexus line-up \u2013 will borrow heavily from the front-end design cues first introduced on the LF-LC prototype.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The popular crossover, which is also the best-seller in its segment, was expected to get a facelift for 2013, with the updated model showing up in April at the New York International Auto Show, but we deliver this sneak peek thanks to our friends at Autoblog and CarScoop \u2013 who tracked down a brochure meant for the Japanese domestic market.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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There are clear hints of the Lexus LF-LC concept in the front end of the new Lexus RX crossover.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new look is decidedly more sporty than the frumpy family machine it replaces, with the distinctive pinched chrome trim that surrounds the new double spindle grille directly borrowed from the LF-LC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It also appears the 2013 Lexus RX will be offered with the luxury brand\u2019s performance-oriented F-Sport trim kit.\u00a0 But it\u2019s still a people-mover, at heart, even with the bigger wheels and swept-back headlamps.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This images reveals that we\u2019ll still have the RX450h hybrid option for 2013.\u00a0 The brochure also suggests there\u2019ll be a new Lexus RX270, though that version is highly unlikely to make it to the American marketplace.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The 4th-generation Lexus RX is expected to debut at the upcoming NY Auto Show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond that, there are indications of a new rear-seat entertainment system to keep the family happy en-route.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But while it’s all but certain Lexus will have lots of new technology to talk about when the fourth-generation RX is revealed, we expect company officials to echo the emphasis on “passion” that was the centerpiece of the presentation by Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda when he unveiled the Lexus GS sedan last August.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We expect to find out plenty more by the time we reach New York, though it would surprise few if Toyota\u2019s luxury arm releases a few details of its own before that official preview \u2013 as it did once the LF-LC images began leaking out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oops. Lexus has done it again, letting images of a critical future product leak out ahead of schedule. This time it’s the fourth-generation RX crossover, the brand’s best-seller and the top model in the competitive luxury crossover segment. How’d it happen and what’s it look like? Check out this report on TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47184"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=47184"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=47184"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=47184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}