Cheapest to most expensive: In which country do you pay nearly 5 times the retail price for a Lexus RX 450h?
I'll be darned if this isn't a quick money making scheme. It turns out that prices for a Lexus isn't about the same wherever in the world you go: The variance is so huge that from one country to another, you could end up paying nearly 5 times the price for the same car. Which country am I talking about?
Previously, I did a price comparison for the Lexus NX 300h in 10 countries, and found out that if you live in Singapore, you have to fork out four times the asking price Canadians pay!
This time round, a price comparison was made for the Lexus RX 450h. This vehicle has been completely redesigned from the ground up for 2016. Replacing the smooth, flowy curves in the previous RX is an entirely new aesthetic flair chiselled from a metaphoric block of steel. The end result is a new vehicle determined to reinstate the Lexus RX's market dominance with angular sophistication and muscular boldness.
An Atkinson cycle 3.5-litre V6 gives the Lexus RX 450h its momentum. Mated to electric assist motors, regenerative brakes that recharges the vehicle's battery pack and an 8-speed automatic transmission, this mill produces 308 bhp and a 0-60mph time of 7.7 seconds.
So why the need to compare the prices for the Lexus RX 450h? Firstly, it is expected to be a huge seller for Lexus, especially in the American continent, so it's an important model to consider and understand from an economics point of view. And secondly, in the Lexus NX 300h price comparison article before, I didn't include the Middle East, where gasoline prices are about as cheap as they are Stateside; for this comparison, countries in the United Arab Emirates should be included. At the same time, prices in Asia, as we saw last time, could yield some interesting results - and I didn't want to omit those either. This time round, though, Singapore couldn't be included. The Lexus RX 450h isn't officially sold there, so for this price comparison exercise, Singapore sits it out.
Altogether, to accommodate the Middle Eastern countries whilst having to retain a similar basket of countries as before, the price comparison has now been extended from 10 to 12 countries. For these two reasons, we need a price comparison for the Lexus RX 450h.
I'll be darned if this isn't a quick money making scheme. It turns out that prices for a Lexus isn't about the same wherever in the world you go: The variance is so huge that from one country to another, you could end up paying nearly 5 times the price for the same car. Which country am I talking about?
Previously, I did a price comparison for the Lexus NX 300h in 10 countries, and found out that if you live in Singapore, you have to fork out four times the asking price Canadians pay!
An Atkinson cycle 3.5-litre V6 gives the Lexus RX 450h its momentum. Mated to electric assist motors, regenerative brakes that recharges the vehicle's battery pack and an 8-speed automatic transmission, this mill produces 308 bhp and a 0-60mph time of 7.7 seconds.
So why the need to compare the prices for the Lexus RX 450h? Firstly, it is expected to be a huge seller for Lexus, especially in the American continent, so it's an important model to consider and understand from an economics point of view. And secondly, in the Lexus NX 300h price comparison article before, I didn't include the Middle East, where gasoline prices are about as cheap as they are Stateside; for this comparison, countries in the United Arab Emirates should be included. At the same time, prices in Asia, as we saw last time, could yield some interesting results - and I didn't want to omit those either. This time round, though, Singapore couldn't be included. The Lexus RX 450h isn't officially sold there, so for this price comparison exercise, Singapore sits it out.
Altogether, to accommodate the Middle Eastern countries whilst having to retain a similar basket of countries as before, the price comparison has now been extended from 10 to 12 countries. For these two reasons, we need a price comparison for the Lexus RX 450h.
