£50,995
Engine 3456cc, V6 & twin e-motor, AWD, 308bhp, 335lb ft Performance 0–62mph in 8.0secs, 112mph, 47.1mpg, 138g/km CO2 Weight 2205kg
If you want your family SUV to be taken seriously, it needs seven seats. So Lexus has tacked on 110mm of extra metal aft of the rear wheels and added two more seats in the boot. Clever packaging, you might think. Actually, no. The rear pair are minuscule and can only fit the most skinny-legged children if the middle row is fully forward. So five of you are squished. And the rear overhang looks ungainly.
Lexus took the lead with hybrid tech, but compared with the latest hybrid SUVs (Cayenne, Q7, XC90), this looks woefully off the pace, unable to use electric power for any distance. Lexus bills it…
