In the ultimate battle of overland-ready mall crawlers, which three-row luxury SUV comes out on top: The gas-fed model or the EV?
and through the quarter mile in 11.6 seconds at 111.2 mph, while the LX trailed behind at 6.1 seconds to 60 mph and 14.5 seconds for the quarter at 95.9 mph. The R1S outbrakes and outhandles the Lexus, too. It stopped from 60 to 0 mph in a respectable 121 feet while the LX needed 136 feet, and it circled the figure eight in 26.1 seconds at 0.71 g average, while the Lexus took 28.4 seconds at 0.58 g average.
Lexus has long earned a reputation for quiet refinement, but the LX600 doesn't measure up. Fire up its V-6 and slip the transmission into drive, and the whole vehicle rocks like a horse straining at its lead, while the engine vibrates the rear seats noticeably at idle. The experience doesn't improve drastically from there. Although it smooths out once it gets moving, the Lexus' powertrain is lazy and unresponsive.
That's not to say the R1S is without flaws. The overreliance on soft buttons can be annoying, and it makes otherwise simple tasks like adjusting the front HVAC vents tedious. And adjust them you will, as the standard glass roof doesn't offer a physical cover or an electrochromatic tint, forcing the A/C to work harder to keep all seven occupants cool when it's hot outside.
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