Lexus RX

Lexus RX
Overview
Manufacturer	Lexus (Toyota)
Production	1997–present
Body and chassis
Class	Compact luxury crossover SUV (1997–2003) Mid-size luxury crossover SUV (2003–present)
Body style	5-door wagon
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel drive Front-engine, four-wheel drive

First generation (XU10)
Pre-facelift Lexus RX 300 (US)
Overview
Also called	Toyota Harrier
Production	Dec 1997 – Jan 2003 (Toyota Harrier) Jan 1998 – Jan 2003 (Lexus RX)
Model years	1999–2003 (Lexus RX)
Assembly	Japan: Miyawaka, Fukuoka (Miyata plant)
Designer	Makoto Oshima (1995)
Powertrain
Engine	2.2 L 5S-FE I4 2.4 L 2AZ-FE I4 3.0 L 1MZ-FE V6
Transmission	4-speed U140E/F automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,619 mm (103.1 in)
Length	4,575 mm (180.1 in)
Width	1,816 mm (71.5 in)
Height	1,669 mm (65.7 in)

Second generation (XU30)
Pre-facelift Lexus RX
Overview
Also called	Toyota Harrier
Production	Feb 2003 – Dec 2008 (Lexus RX) Feb 2003 – Jul 2013 (Toyota Harrier)
Model years	2004–2009
Assembly	Canada: Cambridge, Ontario (TMMC) Japan: Miyawaka, Fukuoka (Miyata plant)
Designer	Hiroshi Sukuki (2000)
Body and chassis
Platform	Toyota K platform
Powertrain
Engine	3.0 L 1MZ-FE V6 3.3 L 3MZ-FE V6 3.5 L 2GR-FE V6
Transmission	5-speed U151E/F automatic CVT (Hybrid)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,715 mm (106.9 in)
Length	4,729 mm (186.2 in) 4,755 mm (187.2 in) (hybrid)
Width	1,844 mm (72.6 in)
Height	2006–07: 1,740 mm (68.5 in) 2008 AWD: 1,687 mm (66.4 in) 2008 FWD: 1,679 mm (66.1 in)

Third generation (AL10)
Pre-facelift Lexus RX 350 (US)
Overview
Production	Nov 2008 – 2015
Model years	2010–2015
Assembly	Japan: Miyawaka, Fukuoka (Miyata plant) Canada: Cambridge, Ontario (TMMC)
Designer	Masanari Sakae (2006)
Body and chassis
Platform	Toyota K platform
Powertrain
Engine	2.7 L 1AR-FE I4 (gasoline) 3.5 L 2GR-FE V6 (gasoline) 3.5 L 2GR-FXE V6 (gasoline hybrid)
Transmission	6-speed automatic U660E/F CVT 8-speed automatic (F Sport)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,741 mm (107.9 in)
Length	4,770 mm (187.8 in)
Width	1,885 mm (74.2 in)
Height	AWD: 1,684 mm (66.3 in) FWD: 1,720 mm (67.7 in)

Fourth generation (AL20)
Overview
Production	September 2015–present
Model years	2016–present
Designer	Gen Ikeda (2012)
Body and chassis
Platform	Toyota K platform
Powertrain
Engine	2.0 L 8AR-FTS I4 (turbocharged gasoline) 3.5 L 2GR-FKS V6 (gasoline) 3.5 L 2GR-FXS V6 (hybrid gasoline)
Transmission	8-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,789 mm (109.8 in)
Length	4,890 mm (192.5 in)
Width	1,895 mm (74.6 in)
Height	1,720 mm (67.7 in)

The Lexus RX (Japanese: レクサス・RX, Rekusasu RX) is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV sold since 1998 by Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota. Originally released in its home market of Japan in late 1997 as the Toyota Harrier, export sales began in March 1998 as the Lexus RX. Four generations of the Lexus RX have been produced to date, the first being compact in size, and the latter three classified as mid-size. Both front- and four-wheel drive configurations have been used on the RX series, and several gasoline powertrain options, including V6 engines and hybrid systems, have been offered. In the Lexus model lineup, the RX sits below the larger GX and LX body-on-frame SUVs, and above the smaller NX crossover. The RX name stands for Radiant Crossover. It has also been labelled as "Recreation Cross Country" in some markets.

The first-generation RX 300, fitted with a 3.0-liter V6 engine, began sales in 1998. The Japanese market Toyota Harrier released in 1997 also offered a 2.2-liter inline-four, later uprated to 2.4-liters. The second-generation RX 300 (3.0-liter V6) and RX 330 (3.3-liter V6) models went on sale in 2003, with both variants supplanted by the more powerful RX 350 (3.5-liter V6) in 2006. Like the previous series, a 2.4-liter inline-four engine was sold alongside the 3.0-liter V6 in the Japanese market Toyota Harrier. In 2005, a hybridized gasoline-electric version of the 3.3-liter second-generation model was made available as the RX 400h in export markets and as the Harrier Hybrid in Japan. For the third and current iteration released in 2009, both RX 350 (3.5-liter V6) and RX 450h (3.5-liter V6 hybrid) models were initially offered, with an entry-level RX 270 (2.7-liter inline-four) offered by Lexus in some Asian markets, including in Japan, since 2010. Since the release of the third generation, Japanese sales have occurred under the Lexus RX name as opposed to Toyota Harrier as had been the case previously.