New Car Overview of the 2006 Lexus RX Series Mid-Size Luxury Crossover Sport Utility Vehicle/Sedan
Description: Mid-Size Luxury Crossover Sport Utility Vehicle/Sedan
Base MSRP Range: $36,370 - $46,060
Invoice Price Range: $32,186 - $40,992
Where built: Canada, Japan
A crossover SUV from Lexus rises from the FWD platform of a car. It provides a luxurious five-seat passenger compartment and rear cargo bay. The cabin piles on premium gear like electroluminescent instruments in a triple-pod display, and power seats, mirrors and windows.
Many safety systems are in place, including curtain-style air bags set above front and rear side windows plus frontal air bags for front buckets and large seat-mounted side air bags to cover the rider's torso, abdomen and pelvis, even an air bag to shield the driver's knees.
RX 330 has a 3.3-liter aluminum V6 rated this year at 223 hp with a five-speed electronic automatic transaxle.
Options in packages list leather upholstery and wood trim in walnut or bird's eye maple, a navigation system and rear-view video camera, moonroof, plus a Mark Levinson audio system with six-disc CD changer and satellite radio service.
The line of luxurious performance machines by Lexus, elite upscale label from Toyota of Japan, features elegant sedans, sporty coupes and rugged yet refined sport-utility vehicles. In 2006, Lexus rolls out new iterations of the IS series of wily compact-class sports sedans and recasts the GS series as perhaps the most sophisticated luxury sports sedans on our planet. The world's first gas-electric luxury vehicle also emerges badged as the RX 400h. Derived from the RX 330 crossover SUV, it packs a powerful V6 engine and multiple electric motors plus optional all-wheel-drive (AWD) traction.
