The 2014 Lexus RX350 F-Sport. |
Well, as is so often the case, it really depends on where you live and drive. Since moving to Sacramento last fall, winding roads have become a way of life. And the 2014 Lexus RX350 F-Sport, $100 more expensive than last year's model at a base price of $47,450, proved itself day in and day out.
A stock RX350 is an isolation tank...very little feedback from the road or your surroundings. That's by design. The F-Sport turns the equation inside out...feedback and control are your new best friends. Whipped cream on wheels transforms into a textbook on tight, taut and tossable.
2014 Lexus RX350 F-Sport. |
Some might think Lexus misses the boat here by not throwing in more power than the stock RX, but I didn't miss it. And leaving the 3.5-liter in place allows the F-Sport to match the 18 city/26 highway EPA rating of its less athletic sibling.
As usual, the press fleet folks worked the option sheet to load the RX350 F-sport beyond its already encyclopedic list (click here) of standard equipment. Let's start at the lowest-priced items and work up:
$59 for a cargo net.
$500 for Intuitive Parking Assist.
$500 for a blind spot monitor.
$995 for an upgraded Mark Levinson Premium Surround Sound audio system with DVD, HD Radio, iTunes tagging and 15-speakers.
$1,200 for a heads-up display.
$4,920 for rear seat entertainment, satellite navigation with voice command, a backup camera and the Lexus Enform infotainment app suite.
Total price, with $910 delivery, processing and handling fee:
$56,534.
2014 Lexus RX350 F-Sport interior. |