Colleague, dispersed machine in the drafting of parking, to free its way, very surprised: «Why do you have one« Lexus »will not start?». Of course, we laughed, even though the morning behaved about the same.

Appearance «Lexus-RX 300» so homogenized, and driving quality.

Do not hear the rumbling engine, turning the key, really, very unusual. How to observe the exercises and machines to complete silence. Sometimes it seems that this car from some other life, even from another dimension, a gift that looks almost no different from the usual «Lexus-RX 300».

The car does not look like a giant, with a vmestitelen.

Trehlitrovy motor provides «Lexus» decent, but not surprised by the dynamics.

To reflect on an unusual car, chosen as a starting point known vsedorozhnik gasoline. Moreover, the company sells it in parallel with the hybrid version. «Lexus SCRX 300» this is how it is submitted, barely seeing: a pleasant, comfortable, friendly.

Outwardly hybrid «Lexus» distinguish a pattern grille, bumper and fog lamps.

It is not huge, especially visually, car joy space. Sitting behind the wheel, feel free to volgotno. Difficult to see who could reach the pedals, if you push the seat back until the end. Is that the giants of applying for a line in the Guinness Book of Records. If the front of individuals of average height, the rear is hard to get knees to the seat backs. Passengers can potesnit to enlarge the trunk, sliding seat, part of which is separately folded and moved (the ratio of 40:60).

At first glance, all the usual. But in «subsoil» cars have two motors and a complex transmission.

Salon nice, good, solid. But it was not luxurious. Maybe because the wooden insert drown in a black skin? In support buttons, unlike other machines, annoying recondite algorithms for advanced features, easy to understand. Claims - at least. Trying to click the toggle switch to the touch, to correct the right mirror, tknul in the small neighboring button responsible for it (and, of course, right) folded. Even small hilenkie «krutilki» heated seats - as if from another, much cheaper car.

Back «Lexus SCRX 400h» can be identified only by slightly modified lamps and shildiku.

On the go «Lexus» predictable, understandable, reliable. Of course, if it does not require extreme performance. For example, pressing the gas pedal half a turn and felt strong, confident acceleration, a moment waiting for that, and further acceleration will be just as intense. No, the car is not quite sour, but it becomes noticeably less frisky. In general, the way it should be: 200 to 1800 kg of Curb weight - not much. Brake enough, but my leg at first seemed to get into something viscous, and then feel - «Lexus» intensively slows.

Interior «Lexus-RX 300» solid and easy to use. The adjustment range of seats and steering wheel - great.

Just as the speed and the brakes - average-safe - the car behaves on the ... off-road. On the raised position High (there is a Normal and Low) bodywork car pass wet proselku. Of course, if the clay was not on the knee. Nice to have, of course, for these exercises, Obuchi tire pozubastee.

However, rare «Lexus» zaezzhaet in such places. Most machines live on the pavement and drive fast. This RX 300 also can, but ... again, in a measure. Attempting to go into the turns sliding wheels cathes the delicate, but strong action by the driver adjusting the system stabilization. All right - «Lexus» is not a racing background. The suspension allows too much discounted gas to superelevation, but comfortable. And more to the car, perhaps, and do not need.

The instrument panel - without sophistications but looks noble, and most importantly - easily legible.

P «Lexus-RX 300» quickly find a common language, pleasant emotions, he is much more than the negative. You say: to be - for the price! It is indeed not small. But, agree in this class of machines is cheaper (at least with this set of options) quite a bit.

Back to «Lexus» very spacious. So if you want to increase the trunk, do not hesitate to move the seat forward.

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The size of the car

So what is to add another 11 thousand dollars? In fact, almost everything that is said about the «Lexus-RX 300», is true for models of 400h. But it is «almost» ...

The size of the car

Let's start with the whimsical design (for details see BP, 2005, ą 7). Gasoline engine works in combination with two electric motors. Front - 123-kilowatt. Moment of front-wheel drive transfer complex planetary mechanism. Rear-wheel drive motor power 50 kW. When they connect, resolve electronics - mechanical connection between the axles not.

According to the manufacturer, the minimum amount of luggage - 440 liters, the maximum, with the seats folded - 2130 liters.

This feast of technology commands canny algorithm - it is partly shown on the big screen. «Cinema», of course, very interesting. But would not it, just push the gas pedal to the floor: less than 8.5 with up to 100 km / h! Agree, is impressive! However, to achieve this target, you must charge the battery at least two thirds. And when the car reaches «maksimalki», speed ... slowly falls.

Because electric motors «slopali» supply of electricity, but to recover it, you'll need to drive ten miles, it is best downhill and braking. However, in the «home», even with fast motion on the highway, such a flawed scheme feel. After all, an intense crackdown is not often needed, while the regimes favorable to charging enough.

Instead of wood in the cabin of a hybrid car - metal.

Gasoline «Lexus» keep up with hybrid heavy. And not just because three-engine «four» grant in the amount of 328 kW or 446 bhp standard Acceleration in the RX 400h smooth, without reverie, characteristic of the machine even with the latest automatic. In general, «four» - an extremely fast sprinter, «three» - not as «mad», but it can run at decent speed for a long time (as long as gasoline does not end) stayer.

Left - LED power electric motors. In its lower part shows the inscription Ready - you can gather.

In the city «Lexus SCRX 400h» peaceableness. At traffic lights raspiraet pride: unlike neighbors, the car did not throw up any program, even through a catalyst smoke. At least, until the electronic brains, not deciding recharge the battery, do not run six motor. The rear wheels are connected is very rare. Parking, is to be especially careful - do not hear the noise around the engine, because gasoline unit is not working! By the way, the silence in the cabin, is violated even in heavy acceleration, only trolleybus muted hum - another characteristic of a hybrid car.

Display is very helpful when parking. Therefore, «Lexus SCRX 400h» earned extra points for the review.

Toy? Partly - yes, but it is not only interesting but useful. Approximately 100 km to the city and the Moscow road «Lexus SCRX 300» has passed, the average consumption of 18.7 liters per 100 kilometers, and its hybrid brother - 12.6 liters. Impressive, agree, no less dynamic performance.

When the battery podsyadet, the color of his «filler» becomes red, and soon earns gasoline engine.

Behavior on the road «four» is very similar to the «three». Spring suspension RX 400h bit tougher than that in the RX 300, with pnevmoelementami. Slightly more severe pattern of the hybrid wheel with electrical power. Brakes, perhaps understandable, but, as in the «three», is not ideal.

Lexus RX 300 He made his debut in 1998, modernized in 2003. Then a version of RX 330, which the Russian market has not been formally delivered. Engine: gasoline 3 liters, 233 hp Transmission: 5-speed automatic with manual shift possibility. Complete set: R1, R2, R3. Price in Russia: $ 56 900-66 100.

In the cabin, as if stressing the origin of hi-tech machines and friendly to nature, were replaced with metal, wooden insert. The interior of this obviously does not hurt. Huge color display serves as a TV and when driving back: convenient! Do not like that to control the flow of air in the cabin you want to enter the menu and press the button on the touch screen are the same «TV». «Primitive» design «three» more convenient, and therefore deserved a higher rating.

Lexus RX 400h
A prototype hybrid car shown in Geneva in spring 2004. The serial version has appeared in autumn of that year.
Engine: 3.3 liter gasoline, 214 hp and two power: 123 kW - front, 50 kW - behind.
Transmission: electronically controlled continuously.
Completion: SFX.
Price in Russia: $ 77 300.

But all this stuff on a very important difference «Lexus-RX 400h» from the RX 300. Becoming a hybrid, the car has been shedding almost vsedorozhnye quality! On the slippery clay, it becomes an uphill peredneprivodnuyu. In doing so, according to the display, the flow of energy flow to the two axes - but the rear wheels are on the ground. Front - scroll. It appears from the rear 50-kilowatt engine is simply not enough forces provernut wheel. That's if there is, perhaps, the main question to hybrid «Lexus» ...

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It turns out that in this case the appearance is still misleading. Differences «four» of the «three», no less than the similarities. Index - in the philosophy of the car. «Lexus SCRX 300» - did vsedorozhnik, albeit «parquet» (or, if you like, SUV). Of course, the comfortable environment of its habitat - flat asphalt road. But the road or in snow, of course not amain, you can go.