With a smooth ride, comfortable cabin, and gobs of standard features and safety tech, the Lexus RX is a paragon of comfort and luxury. With four available powertrains, including two hybrid options and one plug-in hybrid, as well as prices ranging from just over $50,000 to nearly $75,000, there’s a version of Lexus’s luxury mid-size SUV to fit any budget and garage. The 2026 Lexus RX starts at $51,175 (all prices include $1,450 destination charge).
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What’s New
For 2026, Lexus has added a Premium trim to the RX 450h+ lineup, dropping the PHEV’s price of entry some $6,000 from the 2025 model. A new appearance package that channels the 2025 RX Black Line Special Edition is available for the F Sport Handling and F Sport Performance variants, as well; it includes black 21-inch wheels, orange brake calipers, black exterior trim and gray stitching on a black interior. Additionally, a wireless phone charger is now standard across the lineup.
Release Date and Pricing
The 2026 Lexus RX will go on sale later in the year. Full pricing is as follows; front-wheel drive is standard, and all-wheel drive is a $1,600 option on the gas-powered RX 350 while AWD is standard on all hybrids.
RX 350
- Standard: $51,175
- Premium: $53,350
- Premium+: $56,840
- Luxury: $61,895
- F Sport Design: $55,680
- F Sport Handling: $59,950
RX 350h
- Standard: $53,475
- Premium: $55,650
- Premium+: $59,140
- Luxury: $64,195
- F Sport Design: $57,980
RX 450h+
- Premium: $66,680
- Luxury: $73,310
RX 500h
- F Sport Performance: $66,850
Trim Levels
For the most part, the RX trim levels are identical regardless of what powertrain buyers pick — meaning the Luxury trim includes the same content whether it’s on the RX 350, the 350h or the 450h+. The entry-level Standard trim includes 19-inch wheels, a power liftgate, synthetic leather upholstery, heated front seats, a power tilt/telescoping steering column and ambient lighting. It also gets a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, 12 speakers, and a 9.8-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The RX Premium adds a moonroof, heated steering wheel, windshield-wiper de-icers and ventilated front seats. On the RX 450h+, the Premium also includes 21-inch wheels and a larger 14.5-inch touchscreen.
The Premium+ includes the 21-inch wheels and larger touchscreen regardless of powertrain choice. It also gains genuine leather and upgraded ambient lighting.
Buyers who opt for the Luxury trim level get upgraded LED headlights, a panoramic moonroof and a semi-aniline leather interior with power-adjustable and heated second-row seats.
Based on the entry-level Standard trim, the F Sport Design rides on black 21-inch wheels and gets unique front and rear bumpers, plus a moonroof, windshield-wiper de-icers and a heated steering wheel. The F Sport Handling backs up the Design’s looks with a sport-tuned suspension featuring adaptive shock absorbers. Only available with the RX’s most potent 500h powertrain, the F Sport Performance features everything from the lesser F Sports plus a panoramic moonroof, the larger touchscreen and real leather.
Standard and Available Safety Features
Lexus Safety System+ 3.0 is standard on every 2026 RX. This safety suite includes forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-centering steering, emergency steering assist, oncoming vehicle detection and automatic high beams. Blind spot monitors, rear cross-traffic alert, and front and rear parking sensors are also standard.
A head-up display is included on the Luxury, F Sport Handling and F Sport Performance trim levels; it’s optional on the Premium+. A 360-degree camera system is optional on every trim level but the Standard, and automated parking is available for the Premium+, Luxury, F Sport Handling and F Sport Performance.
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Powertrain Specs and MPG
There are four powertrain options for the 2026 Lexus RX:
- RX 350: 275-horsepower, turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with 317 pounds-feet of torque; eight-speed automatic transmission; FWD or AWD
- Fuel economy: Manufacturer-estimated 22/29/25 mpg city/highway/combined (FWD) or 21/28/24 mpg (AWD)
- 0-60 mph: 7.6 seconds (FWD) or 7.2 seconds (AWD)
- RX 350h: 246-hp, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and two electric motors with 233 pounds-feet of torque; continuously variable automatic transmission; AWD
- Fuel economy: Manufacturer-estimated 37/34/36 mpg
- 0-60: 7.4 seconds
- RX 450h+: 304-hp, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, two electric motors and a battery; CVT; AWD
- Fuel economy: Manufacturer-estimated 35 mpg combined, 38 miles of all-electric range
- 0-60: 6.2 seconds
- RX 500h: 366-hp, turbo 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine and two electric motors with 406 pounds-feet of torque; six-speed automatic transmission; AWD
- Fuel economy: Manufacturer-estimated 27/28/27 mpg
- 0-60: 5.9 seconds
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