Lexus RX 450h+

The Lexus RX can be had with a gas-burning turbocharged four-cylinder engine, a hybrid powertrain or a plug-in hybrid powertrain, all among the most efficient SUVs in their class.

Continuously variable transmissions allow the engine of a car to continuously operate in its most effective rpm range.

With four available powertrains and prices ranging from just over $50,000 to nearly $75,000, there’s a version of Lexus’s mid-size RX SUV to fit any budget and garage.

Cars.com’s 2025 Best Cars for Car Seats list compiles a year’s worth of our Car Seat Checks in 55 vehicles.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored in our Car Seat Check of the 2025 Lexus RX 450h+.

For 2025, changes to the Lexus RX are minimal and include a couple of new design packages and a larger standard digital instrument cluster.

The mid-size RX SUV gains a standard 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a couple of new design packages, but it’s otherwise unchanged.

Cars.com’s 2024 Best Cars for Car Seats list compiles a year’s worth of our Car Seat Checks in 56 vehicles, six of which made our honor roll.

For 2024, Porsche takes the top spot for premium brands as well as the overall crown, with Mini taking the honors among mass-market brands.

This year’s study is based on responses from 99,144 buyers and lessees of new model-year 2024 vehicles, and respondents were surveyed 90 days after acquiring their vehicles.