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On 4/1/2024 at 2:35 PM, Expatma said:

 I was surprised how low the seats were, not much higher than a small hatchback and much lower than the Yaris Cross architecture on which it is based. The main reasons buyers state for preferring Crossovers/SUV's is the elevated driving position but Lexus have chosen to totally ignore that and instead have designed the LBX as a slightly higher hatchback. I can't help but think Lexus have made a big mistake as they have targeted the LBX at the affluent young and buyers looking to retain the advantages of larger SUV's in a much smaller vehicle. Both of these buying groups prefer higher riding and seating cars. So why did Lexus go low?

I have a RAV4 and am looking to downsize but I do really like the high riding position in my RAV4.

Trying to find a small SUV with a decent high riding position is hard so it's disappointing that the LBX seems to be one of the lowest in that class (from what I've seen so far).

That and the lack of power is making me think twice but at least it has more oomph than the Yaris Cross.

I watched a review on YouTube yesterday, I think it was by Which Car but can't say for sure, however the reviewer said the seating position in the LBX was only 1.5cm lower than the Yaris Cross.

Would you say it was very noticeable?

I'm a member of the Toyota owners club website so I just used the DuckDuckGo search engine to see if there was an equivalent Lexus owners club website.