RXtoNX

The send to car feature never worked properly on my previous RX and I found the satnav completely useless anyway. When I purchased the NX it was made clear to me that the app did not support the old “send to car” feature although it was hoped that it would do at some point in the future. I still find the on board satnav pretty useless so just use Google maps hence I can pre plan a route if I need to.

No problems with the app here, everything works just fine 👍

Ken, that was exactly the point I was trying to make to the wife when we were changing from the RX to the NX. The RX only feels much bigger when in fact it is only slightly bigger. I think that the more curved lines of the NX on the bonnet and from the mid doors upwards is the reason why it feels much smaller. Oh, and I do miss the boot space of the RX and the retractable boot cover. On paper the RX and NX are similar but practically the RX can consume more.

Exactly that ^^^^^^^^^^ Its the way of most companies these days, always trying to find a way of increasing director’s bonuses, sorry, I mean profits by using whatever means they can to screw their customers.

Have they maybe also done a software update?

Having moved from a RX 4th gen to a NX450 I would agree with every one of your observations Ken, particularly looking and feeling much larger over the NX that the dimensions suggest. As for the seats I found the them to be a little larger and longer in under thigh area than the NX

Looks great Ken, it has got me itching again🙄 We had a very similar hand over experience when we collected the NX from Lexus Ipswich, wonder if the 2nd key presentation case is the same 🤔 Enjoy 👍

I knew you couldn’t resist and I don’t need to tell you to enjoy your RX450h since I know you will 👍. One thing I can assure you of is that I still miss our RX450. TBH the drive in the NX450h, as good as it is, is a fair way off the RX. I do regret giving in to the wife and changing to the NX but in the end it made sense, even more so over the past 12 months since she has had to do all of the driving after I had to surrender my license because of a medical condition. However that now changes, I started being able to drive again this week and after sitting in the RX again today which the dealer was doing a map update on the NX has rekindled my thoughts to change back.

Just to add a few variables: Throttle position, road gradient/rolling resistance, wind direction, temperature/weather conditions fuel tank full or not, passengers in car, etc, etc… As @rayaans said, just let the car do its thing, but if you really want to ‘overthink’ it https://mag.toyota.co.uk/hybrid-driving-tips-for-best-fuel-economy/

Map updates can only be done by a dealer. Updates via dealers are foc for 3 years. Mine goes in on Thursday to have the latest maps installed, I’ll let you know how it goes

Exactly my experience, it really does appear to be specific dealership dependent because I’ve heard negative comments about one other dealership operated by the same parent company

I used to have a RX with the ML system and I wasn’t disappointed at all when I heard that the NX F-Sport didn’t have the option of the ML system. Once set up the I find the standard system sounds just as good as the ML. TBH I never rated the ML system, I think it just a selling point used by Lexus salespeople. To be frank i’d never heard of ML before owning a Lexus

Must admit I don’t find them gimmicky. I’ve had them on all of my cars since 2013 and find that they are a great help turning in to country lanes and a driveway on a dark country lane. I also think that you will find them fitted to most cars these days.

You will probably find that a large percentage of the council tax levy is used towards funding their gold plated defined benefit pension schemes. This is one area of spend breakdown that they never provide. These schemes are so costly to keep funded that they were closed by private businesses many years ago.

Ken, I moved from a RX to an NX but only because we didn’t need a big car any longer and my wife wanted something more easy for her to judge when doing manoeuvres. I had no issues with the RX, in fact I found it easier to manoeuvre and park than the NX because I could see the bonnet on the RX from my driving position, something that I can’t do in the NX since it isn’t as long and slopes more downwards. The 360deg cameras help in both cars. TBH I would go back to the RX in a heartbeat, but since we decided to go down to one car I also have to consider the other half.