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    5th Generation Toyota RAV4 Master Thread

    The wireless charging you were talking about is available in the limited. For your assessment of the engine and road noise... plus how it rides? I know this wasn’t from you, but I don’t think some people here believe me when I say I test drove a lot of cars including this one If you see my...
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    New RX owner in the midwest.

    Thank you! And here's my "gift" for today... if you have the 12 speaker stereo (or probably any stereo)... get out your CD's... I haven't been listening to CD's in forever. I didn't get the ML stereo (thinking now I should have, but I wonder how much better it can sound?)... anyway... CD's in...
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    Lexus remote start rip off

    Agree with previous advice. Leave your air on “auto” at 70 degrees (or whatever you like) as well as seats/wheel. I also agree that a subscription for functionality is annoying, but I’m accepting it. While you can’t control everything from your phone... you can not only start and unlock the...
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    4th Generation Toyota Highlander (and Grand Highlander) Thread

    Not sure how you'll feel about this, but Google Image; Toyota FT-4X. I love it... and I thought "they'll never make anything like this"... meanwhile if you look at a new Rav4 "Adventure"... you'll see the exact hatch-pattern in the seats, as well as in the ORANGE details in a couple parts of...
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    5th Generation Toyota RAV4 Master Thread

    I think they look awesome. I love the "mean" 4Runner styling... however... after driving a Limited, first thing I asked is "will there be an option for a 6?" I love the look, and some of the tech, but there was a lot of road-noise and not much oomph for the $. These are in the same price-range...
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    4th Generation Toyota Highlander (and Grand Highlander) Thread

    If you really enjoy your 4R's capability, but keep thinking about the "cushiness" of the Highlanders, your perfect vehicle may be here in a couple years. Overseas Toyota has the Fortuner... which is kind of like a 4R but unibody, so it's sort of the midpoint of the two. I was originally excited...
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    New RX owner in the midwest.

    Thank you... I really appreciate you clearing this up (or starting to), but I'm not sure if I follow you on the difference? So there's a physical "door" that opens (air can pass through from the engine bay into the cabin) at a certain RPM and there's a microphone at that door which is mixed into...
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    4th Generation Toyota Highlander (and Grand Highlander) Thread

    I think I may have already made this clear... but it's been shop-a-pallooza for me. Looking at LOTS of cars. I've test-driven 4 different 4Runners... and I've been a member on a 4Runner forum for almost 2 years, since I expected to get a 4R next. There are MANY threads of "kdss... does it...
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    2020 Subaru Outback

    I'm curious about this too. Funny... I referenced the Outback in the other thread. Ironically... I don't think I'd have bought an RX if I hadn't test-driven an Outback 3.6L... I was shopping for cars for Mom... and I ended up asking the sales guy how he felt about selling TWO of them. The whole...
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    4th Generation Toyota Highlander (and Grand Highlander) Thread

    Honestly, if that was my priority... a BMX x3 m40i is in the same price-range... and it's 0-60 is 4.4... so... literally in Porsche range (faster than many)... however... I want a car that I know will last a LONG time... with little BS... but... I still like pep! :) Well... to put this in the...
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    4th Generation Toyota Highlander (and Grand Highlander) Thread

    I clicked on the link... and so far it doesn't want to load (will read when it does)... but yeah, my '17 Highlander SE was FWD... the RX 350 is AWD... no way in hell are they anywhere NEAR the same acceleration, not even in the same ballpark... not even REMOTELY. How would I know? I BOUGHT both...
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    4th Generation Toyota Highlander (and Grand Highlander) Thread

    I'm mostly curious about what will happen with the 4R, as it's been my dream-car for years. Just this week I test-drove a new Rav4 Limited and the 4-cylinder is a no-go IMO. I moved away from my '17 Highlander SE because I thought it felt sluggish... meanwhile the new Rav4 was much slower... and...
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    New RX owner in the midwest.

    Yeah... funny enough. I realize (now of course) that if I weren't going to the F-Sport... the 450h is probably the one to get. Researching performance, it seems you don't sacrifice anything for the drastically increased mileage. To give you an idea of how much fun I'm having with the RX... I'm...
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    New RX owner in the midwest.

    IMO the NX looks nicer than the RX... maybe I should have driven one (I didn't), but I drove so many cars that I felt insistent on a 6 over a 4 (even if the 4 is turbo). On the lot I kept walking up to NX (because they look so nice). The thread I'm tempted to start is on the RX F-Sport vs...
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    New RX owner in the midwest.

    Howdy folks. I'm new to Lexus, coming from a '17 Highlander SE. I went with an RX 350 w/ parchment interior. It was funny as I was in the market for a 4Runner as an "upgrade" to the Highlander, which I felt was too sterile and... hmm... "boring". I just couldn't find any excitement in driving...
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    4th Generation Toyota Highlander (and Grand Highlander) Thread

    Spankin' new here and this thread immediately caught my eye. My previous car was a '17 Highlander SE and I found it very disappointing. I'm surprised how often I see people talking about Highlanders on this (and the "other") Lexus forum... I'd have sworn I was an anomaly in going from a...