2011 Lexus RX 350 consumer reviews

We test drove 2011 lexus rx 350 and we were very disappointed with its on road performance. We were able to hear loud engine noise, hard to ignore wind noise on highways. We were able to feel every bump and hole on the road while driving in the city. The engine noise is very annoying right from the time my husband turned on the car. The interiors were very classy with lots of features but once you start your ride in this car, you won't feel as if you are driving in a luxury vehicle. You'll as if you are on a greyhound bus with comfortable seats. I don't think its worth investing almost $50 K in this vehicle. We test drove 2011 Audi Q5 also, and the on performance was so superb. No engine noise, no bumpy ride and road noise & wind noise were very well muted. The interiors of Q5 were not as appealing as that of RX 350 though.

I've owned many luxury SUV/Cross-over vehicles in the past 10 years. The Lexus RX 350 surpasses all. Styling, comfort and ease of driving are indeed luxurious. However, Toyota needs to improve the sound (volumn) of the navigation voice. Unlike other luxury SUV's where the volumn is adjustable using the radio's volumn control, the RX 350 does not. Volumn is set within the navigation system with the highest setting of 7. With the windows closed, the volumn is acceptabe. With the drivers window opened, the navigation voice is almost inaudiable. This was also the case with the 2010 RX. One would think that Toyota is "dropping the ball" with this badly needed improvement.