 What's up you guys? I'll come back to another one if you are new to the channel. I'm Gold Pony and you do car trap SUV reviews on YouTube And today we were in the brand-new 2023 Lexus RX 350 courtesy of Bobby Ray Hall Lexus in Mechanicsburg PA for more information on their inventory Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below And so we are in this one today because the RX has been completely redesigned for the 2023 model year They are currently number one in sales when it comes to the luxury midsize SUV category beating out Acura MDX BMW X5 just to name a couple of them and this marks the start of the sixth generation RX as well So ultimately in this video We will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking steering field ride quality sound system exhaust clip all that fun Stuff so having said all that what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it And as always Let's start with pricing and so there are several trim levels for the 2023 RX 350 First one being the base starting at forty eight thousand five fifty premium for fifty thousand five hundred and fifty dollars Premium plus which is the one we have today starting at fifty three thousand one fifty luxury for fifty six thousand five fifty the F sport Handling all-wheel drive then for fifty seven thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars So besides that last trim level obviously all of those other trims actually come standard with front-wheel drive If you wanted to add all-wheel drive you can do that simply add sixteen hundred dollars then to any of those prices But regardless of trim level that you go with the power plant is going to be the same powering the RX 350 is a 2.4 liter turbocharged inline four cylinder putting out 275 horsepower at six thousand RPM 317 pound-feet of torque coming in at seventeen hundred RPM power sent to the front wheels or all wheels through an eight-speed automatic with paddle shifters Zero to sixty times going to differ whether or not you go with the front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive front-wheel drive puts 7.6 seconds all-wheel drive is going to put you at 7.2 with MPG numbers coming in at 22 in the city 29 highway for the front-wheel drive 21 city 28 on the highway for the all-wheel drive taking premium unleaded fuel All right, so before we do any kind of fun acceleration or paddle shifter test here in our RX 350 I wanted to mention to you guys the drive modes because they are available to access them. It's kind of tricky There's actually so you look at the big infotainment screen. There's going to be six little squares You're going to go ahead and hit that that's going to give you access to those drive minutes It will include normal eco sport and custom adjusting things like the shift points of throttle response and the steering sensitivity And so now having got all of that out of the way what we are going to do next here is Go ahead and put it in sport driving mode. I'm going to find a straight away first Let's test out the paddle shifters here and let's see how quickly they are going to react for us All right So before we do this paddle shifter test I wanted to mention one quick thing for you guys to put it in full manual shift mode because that does exist here So you simply slide the shifter all the way to the back straight and that's going to give you that full manual shift mode It's going to tell you what gear you're in up on the digital portion of the gauges there So now having found our straight away here. Let me go ahead and get down to first gear Let me go ahead and switch it to sport driving mode in three two one Yeah Things quick oh shift Okay, definitely a delay with the paddle shifters but having said that like I said this thing is quick even with the Paddle shifter, so I do still want to test out the acceleration though without me having full control here So I'm just going to slide the shifter all the way to the back and to the left That's going to give back full control to the RX here And let's do one more acceleration test here with the RX 350 having full control and let's see how quickly We can get this one here up to speed all right in three two one Gosh Yeah, that's plenty plenty of an acceleration the merging onto the highway You know what's interesting with that acceleration like you go up to 1,000 rpm because this is turbo charge you go up to 1,000 rpm There's like nothing and then what's 1,000 rpm gets hit you're like You're like thrown in the back of the seat. It's like boom now the power kicks in here We go so yeah once you get past that 1,000 rpm It is intense on that torque kicks in and you're just flying so yeah plenty of an acceleration Emerging onto the highway again zero to sixty and seven point two seconds is definitely plenty quick for an SUV But anyways to go along with that acceleration as always breaking is equally important So up front you will find 13.4 inch ventilated front disc in the back 13.4 and solid rear disc I did what I also mentioned though six piston front calipers coming on the F sport handling trim level That's some insanely large front calipers That's what was on my old fun for Mustang GT So they are quite large and as far as it's 60 is your stopping distance goes that comes in at 123 feet, which is 100% plenty respectable. Let me go ahead and hit the brakes real quick It actually leads a little bit more on the softer side of things although like I said that number 60 zero and 123 That's great. That's pretty much on par for the course a lot of SUVs Sometimes will even put you in the 130s as much as 139 feet for the Volkswagen Atlas So 123 feet is great for the RX. So definitely no issues there then touching on suspension and handling up front You're gonna get a McPherson strut front suspension in the back independent multi-link rear suspension front and rear stabilizer bars But I do want to mention though the F sport handling is gonna add some suspension components Hence the handling name that has in it I guess but that's gonna give you an adaptive variable suspension, which is gonna monitor each shock absorber Individually not only adjusting to the road and perfections giving you a smoother ride But it is gonna tighten up the suspension during heavy cornering really giving you the best of both worlds So that is a heck of a suspension component to have but also F sport tuned performance dampers as well So a little better handling yet again So you want to mention that with that particular trim level as far as ride quality goes It's pretty much as expected it feels perfectly fine It rides like a Lexus not as smooth as an adaptive damping suspension with the F sport handling But it does plenty fine So I haven't had any issues there as far as steering feel goes It is a noticeable difference dependent upon which drive mode that you put it in So if I were to put it in that sport driving mode like I still have it in right now It is a much heavier steering field than if I were to take it out and put it in eco driving mode So it instantly loosens up. So what that's way too loosey-goosey for me I'm actually just gonna put it back to normal here, but I love the heavier steering feel in that sport driving mode I will say that as far as cabin noise goes So we're going 25 miles per hour right now. It's a little bit of road noise But as far as cabin noise as far as wind noise, I should say that is perfectly been at bay so far today And it is pretty windy from time to time. So a little bit of road noise almost no wind noise whatsoever So I like that touching of visibility. It's 100% great. I can see perfectly fine out my rear view mirror So definitely not gonna have any issues there But in addition to that rain sensing windshield wipers do come standard on every single trim level across the baller So gotta love that essentially what that is is whenever the RX detects any kind of mist or rainfall It's gonna automatically turn on those windshield wipers for you So just one less thing you got to worry about there assisting with forward visibility to go along with that If you were to go with that luxury trim level and up you are also going to get a head-up display assisting with forward visibility So right now actually we have it I'm looking at my speed speed limit and safety features projected super bright up onto my windshield So better help me keep my eyes on the road. And like I said, it's one of the brighter head-up displays I've seen it quite a while. So I'm loving that. But anyways, that about rounds off the performance segment of this review guys Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2023 Lexus RX 350. All right, you guys. So here she is the new 2023 Lexus RX 350 finished in Copper Crest In case you were curious of our exterior color name pretty cool color actually in real life So definitely a big fan of it But this one has been completely redesigned for 2023 the front end looks so much better in my personal opinion At least it looks like nothing else on the road. It's so different. It's so unique just like the color of this one But as always let's go ahead and start with where the RX is made taking a look at the VIN first number is the number two Indicating that the RX 350 at least for US customers here is built and assembled in Canada Interesting so anyways fun fact for you, but let's go ahead and start up front in this one again Redesigned front fascia with the overhang just above the Lexus logo Let me show that you guys real quick because it's kind of interesting So the hood line kind of continues down to kind of cover up that Lexus logo a little bit So kind of interesting design element. I actually like it I also liked how they kind of integrated the body colored grill elements to the rest of the silver grill elements up front as well So again, looks like nothing else on the road big fan But by LED headlights coming standard with LED days home running lights You get the automatic feature with those headlights as well Meaning when it starts to get dark in at night that will turn on automatically for you there and automatic high beams will also Come standard. So if you have your high beams on at night and since it's a vehicle coming in the opposite direction It's got automatically dim them back to low beams and when that vehicle is gone It's gonna automatically then bounce it back up to high beams Then you guys can see down below LED fog lights also coming standard for every single trim level across The board so they also look very good and I like that their LEDs and not halogens I guess as expected these days, but it didn't used to be that way back in the day when I first started reviewing cars Eight years ago, but front air curtains to the sides help a direct air around the wheel tire combination And you do kind of have that matte black front lip down below as well But again front fascia looks so much better than previously not that the last generation was bad But this new generation it just looks dang good up front of my personal opinion But anyways pretty much rounds out the front end. Let's not go ahead and make our way to the side All right, so but now since we are around to the side of this one silver roof rails coming standard on the premium trim Leveling up if you wanted them rear privacy glass coming standard across the board You got come some chrome windows surrounds as well floating roof line You guys can see that on the C pillar kind of just floats into the back of the vehicle there Take a look at the side mirrors. They are body colored power adjustable side mirrors They will be heated with LED integrated turd signals And they also come with the auto tilt down feature as well and the driver's side mirror is actually auto dimming And again all of that comes standard for every single trim level across the board So that is pretty darn cool. Take a look at the wheel setup 19 inch five spoke alloys coming with the base the premium and the premium plus That's what you guys are looking at. Of course 21 inch 20 spoke alloys coming with the luxury and then 21 inch 10 spoke alloys coming with the F sport handling So the other thing I really like about the rx is they made the fender surrounds Body colored element as opposed to the matte black. It probably would have looked good either way But I do like those body colored fender surrounds, but anyways that pretty much rounds out the side profile Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back of the rx And so now since you are around to the back of this one all the way to the top body colored shark fin antenna Just below that rear spoiler with an integrated brake light just below that. I almost got confused there for a second I was looking for the rear window wiper affixiated to the rear glass But guess what it's not affixiated to the rear glass It pulled the old Chevy suburban and Chevy Tahoe trick and they hit it up underneath of that rear spoiler So it is out of the way of your rear view. So it's gonna assist with visibility because of that So well done Lexus. I like that design element. Of course, you got LED tail lights. I love these tail lights, too It's just one giant light bar essentially running from one side of the vehicle to the other You got Lexus lettering spelled out horizontally as well that looks good You got some silver trim accented found in the bottom portion of that rear fascia and then all the way underneath you have dual exhaust outlets Kind of tucked away wouldn't have minded if they made some chrome exhaust tips or something that shot out of the rear bumper That's my personal style, but a lot of manufacturers are doing the tucked away exhaust outlets these days But anyways, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next is always here is that exhaust clip It's something else since you are around to the back of the RX 350 when it comes to opening that rear tailgates There's several ways to go ahead and do that. There is a button on the key fob There is also a button kind of by the driver side left knee and of course a button on the tailgate itself But it is a power tailgate that does come standard on every single trim level of the RX 350 So I definitely like that and hence free power tailgate is gonna be optional for the premium trim levels and up But once opened up cargo capacity comes in at 29.6 cubic feet if that was not enough space There is a 40 20 40 split meaning the rear seats do fall down bumping that up to 46.2 cubic feet Then there is some LED cargo landing back there. There's tie-down anchors. There are grocery bag hooks There's also a 12-volt power outlet. Of course There is a cargo cover as well And then if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor you will find a spare tire But also a decent amount of in-floor storage which you don't always get so I like that too Probably put an ice scraper back there or a tire inflator kit or something like that But then making our way up to the rear leg room. This is one of the big changes for the 2023 versus the 2022 RX Is there's no third row option for 2023 you simply have two rows Which quite honestly is probably the right way to go for the RX because if there was a third row There's no way it would be usable because the rear leg room would be non-existent So having said that rear leg room in this one comes in at 37.4 inches. That's a respectable number for reference I mean even six feet tall. This is how much space I had back there rear center armrest with cup holders does come standard There is rear ventilation back there as well There's a couple USB charging ports to go along with all of that and don't want to forget to mention this Optional heated and ventilated rear seats. So it's not standard, but it is optional So if you wanted it, you got it But then making our way to the front seats eight-way power adjustable front seats do come standard 10-way power adjustable front seats with four-way power lumbar for the luxury trim leveling up F sport Bolstered seats of course for the F sport and there's a big difference between the seating there Let me tell you guys new luxe finish is gonna come with a base and the premium perforated leather coming with the premium Plus trim leveling up. That's what we got today Heated seats coming with all trim levels and then heated and ventilated front seats coming with the premium trim leveling up But having said that Toyota and Lexus always do an amazing job with their seat comfort And that is certainly no exception with the RX 350 seat comfort has been amazing You're definitely not gonna have any issues taking this thing on a long road trip But then take a look at the steering wheel this tilt and telescoping it is power adjustable actually for all trim levels You know always find that leather wrapped for all trim levels as well But it didn't mention for the premium plus trim level and up like we have there is a wood leather combination So we do have that so it's subtle, but it is there So I do like that and then a heated steering wheel is gonna come on the premium plus trim level and up as well We have that on right now. So thankfully we got it because it's cold out But then make your way to the startup Let me start by showing you guys the key here You got your Lexus logo on the one side then when you flip it over lock unlock and the button to pop the rear Tailgate, but it is all keyless entry with a push button start So all I'm going to do here simply put my front of the break and press that silver engine start button located Just to the left of the infotainment screen anyways once started up when it comes to these gauges They look a pretty darn good. They're almost like a 3d gauge cluster, but fully digital in the center portion there I definitely like that got your digital speedometer How many miles you have left into the hit empty trip a trip B engine temp Basically the basics but the cool thing about the digital gauges here is that they do change color slightly Depended upon the drive mode that you put it in so eco is going to show up in a bunch of blue hues Normal is going to be gray and it looks like the Sport driving mode is going to be red so that is pretty cool But having said that wouldn't mind it a bit more customization when it comes to those digital gauges, but they still look good I'm just saying but then making our way to overall interior quality a power moon roof It's going to come on the premium trim level and up panorama glass roof is going to be optional for all trim levels multicolor ambient lighting coming with a premium plus trim level and up having said that there was Incredibly difficult to find how to adjust that ambient lighting You actually go into the settings and then you go to illumination not under lights But illumination and then you can finally find the different colors you can choose between but wouldn't have minded its own App or its own widget within that screen for the ambient lighting like most other Manufacturers do to make it simple So that was a lot of hopping between the screens to actually kind of find where that was located So I'm just saying that love that it's there though multi-zone climate control though Also coming standard for both driver passenger and the rear passengers actually as well Ash bamboo interior trim for the premium trim level and up love that Black open pour wood trim for the premium trim level and up as well suede interior trim for the luxury trim level and up And that's actually the headliner. So I definitely like that. We actually have that today. It's very soft I like it wireless phone charger coming on the premium trim level and up as well So overall when it comes to interior quality, it's pretty much got everything you could possibly want So ton of storage just in front of the cup holders to 12 volt power outlet USB charging ports, of course And that's where your wireless phone chargers located to the right of the shifter You do have there's dual cup holders and within the center armrest actually a decent amount of space within there So actually open up these doors by the way from the inside because everything's electronic on the new RX here You simply just press in on the interior door handles and it's gonna automatically open up then so it's not actually a handle itself It's kind of a button that you press to open the door and it's kind of the same way on the exterior But don't want to mention that as well You do have a homo link controls up to three different garage doors and there's an overhead Sunglass holder up there as well But now let's go ahead and take a look at the infotainment screen now We'll say it probably took me longer to figure this one out than any other manufacturer Not that it was difficult It just takes a little bit longer a little more getting used to I guess you could say so wouldn't have minded if Toy to set this up a little bit differently But 9.8 inch color touchscreen display coming with the base in the premium 14-inch color touchscreen display coming with the premium plus trim level end up That's of course what you guys are looking at Bluetooth and audio streaming also coming standard Wireless Android Auto Apple CarPlay standard for all trim levels across the board So absolutely love that most manufacturers are still not making everything wireless like that So I like that factory navigation system also coming standard You can check out your driving statistics up there if you wanted to as well along with your ambient lighting settings Like I was just telling you guys also your radio information, of course So when it comes to the sound systems, there are 12 speakers that come standard on all trim levels across the board Having said that there is an optional of course mark leavenson sound system 21 speakers Optional for the premium plus trim level enough that also comes with 1800 watts that's bonkers, but anyways, we got the 12 speaker sound system with us here today So having said that what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and enable the audio to start Let's see what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one Honestly, even without it being mark leavenson that was a pretty good sound system for the rx So honestly 12 speakers for I would say 90% of people out there is going to be perfectly fine 12 speakers is a lot when most suvs come with eight speakers or something like that So 12 is still a missed overkill 21 is ridiculous So that was plenty good sound system actually for the rx even with it being the 12 speaker one But anyways, last thing I wanted to mention you guys on that infotainment screen is when you do put the rx in reverse You will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board Panoramic view monitor is going to be optional Which is always is going to lead us into safety and so to start the 2023 rx 350 Is an IIHS top safety pick plus which is the very highest designation given by IIHS That pretty much does it all right there front side side current airbags do come standard drivers knee airbag passenger seat cushion airbag and rear side impact airbags That last one's usually a six or seven hundred dollar option with Mercedes and BMW by the way It comes standard on the rx 350 also in the back You're going to have latch aka lower anchors and tethers or children for the rear car seats Rear child door locks temperature monitoring system, but also lexus safety system plus 3.0 That's going to come standard for all trim levels that includes dynamic radar cruise control with curved speed management Thank you somebody for doing that. Thank you lexus I'll tell you when you got adaptive cruise control on and you're about to hit that turn and it's not really slowing down for you That gets kind of scary But pre-collision system with pedestrian detection lane departure alert with steering assist lane tracing assist Road sign assist and blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert. So Overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the rx I like the front end a heck of a lap out of the whole redesign looks absolutely amazing. So very good looking suv Great safety as well. You can't beat an IIHS top safety pick plus. So I love that great interior quality as well There's nothing wrong with the interior in this thing very luxury esque as far as room for improvement goes The infotainment screen is probably the most cumbersome that I've come across It takes a little bit of getting used to there's a lot of different Hidden areas that you have to get to like the ambient lighting for example The other thing that's in the back of my mind with the new rx is this is the first year that the engine on the new 2023 rx 350 is now turbocharged whereas in 2022 and previously it was a naturally aspirated engine So that makes me question the reliability a little bit But having said that Lexus has always been known for their engines and I'm sure they put a heck of a lot of testing behind this new turbocharged 4-cylinder and they are after all still known for reliability It's just traditionally naturally aspirated engines last a little bit longer than turbocharged engines. So I'm just putting that out there Let me know what you guys think of the rx 350 in the comment section below and that is about it for this one You guys thank you so much for watching Feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen if you want to see what's coming next on the channel Before it gets to youtube be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button If you're into new car reviews that is what we do here on this channel after all Do appreciate you guys watching more than you know, and I will see you guys all in the next video Stay gold