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2008 Lexus RX 400h Overview

Likes:

  • Perky performance from the hybrid powertrain
  • Very frugal for stop-and-go driving
  • Good ride quality
  • Extensive safety features

Dislikes:

  • Highway fuel economy is unimpressive
  • Almost indistinguishable from the regular RX 350

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By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

In putting together this comprehensive review of the 2008 Lexus RX 400h, TheCarConnection.com’s car experts included information from a variety of reviews. Then TheCarConnection.com editors added their observations and firsthand experience with the RX 400h. Likes: - ...

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By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

Introduced in 2004 by Lexus, 2008 RX 400h models receive several new colors, chrome door handles, and other minor styling updates. Otherwise, the shape hasn’t changed much in a few years. The 2008 Lexus RX 400h is Lexus's smallest car-based crossover, and it's very similar to...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2008 Lexus RX 400h: FWD 4dr Hybrid $42,080 / $37,870 City: 27
Hwy: 24
2008 Lexus RX 400h: AWD 4dr Hybrid $43,480 / $39,130 City: 26
Hwy: 24

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Other Choices:

The Highlander Hybrid is closely related mechanically to the 2008 Lexus RX 400h; it has a boxier body style that makes its interior a bit roomier, though it's not as plush, as comfortable, or as quiet as the RX. There are now several other hybrid sport-utility models to choose from. The Mercury Mariner Hybrid and its mechanically identical sibling, the Ford Escape Hybrid, also have a full-hybrid system and get impressive fuel economy of up to 34 mpg city, 30 mpg highway. That's significantly better than the RX 400h and Highlander, but they're notably smaller; they also lack the luxury comforts and high-tech features of the RX 400h. The Saturn Vue Hybrid is a "mild" hybrid, meaning that the electric motor system only assists the engine to help improve fuel economy, but it gets 25 mpg city, 32 mpg highway. If some measure of towing or off-roading is in order, you might also consider the M-Class diesel, which has tremendous torque and overall performance that matches the V-6 version of the M-Class, but with a rating of 24 mpg highway.

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