Lexus announces RX 350 pricing

Toronto, Ontario - Lexus has announced that the new 2007 RX 350 has gone on sale in Canada, at a base price of $51,550.

The RX 350 offers a new and more powerful 3.5-litre engine, generating 270 hp and 251 lb-ft of torque; satellite-ready audio system with MP3 and WMA compatibility; new noise-reducing front windshield glass; larger rear entertainment display screen; and a range of new and improved safety features, including a new tire pressure monitoring system. The RX 350 is built in Cambridge, Ontario.
The RX 350 Luxury package is priced at $54,500, the Premium package at $56,550, and the Ultra-Premium package at $64,050.


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I am dissapointed with the horsepower. Only 270? I expected over 300 horsepower. How can this compete with the Cadillac SRX V8, Saab 9-7X 5.3i, [/URL][URL="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/autos/new/model/trimlist/title/porsche_cayenne_2006/*http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/porsche_cayenne_turbo_2006/18834/style_overview.html;_ylt=ArDPne1GCM1hLPHSqxhm6K4kf L8F"] (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/autos/new/model/trimlist/title/porsche_cayenne_2006/*http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/porsche_cayenne_turbo_2006/18834/style_overview.html;_ylt=ArDPne1GCM1hLPHSqxhm6K4kf L8F)Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Mercedes-Benz ML500, etc.?

I am dissapointed with the horsepower. Only 270? I expected over 300 horsepower. How can this compete with the Cadillac SRX V8, Saab 9-7X 5.3i, Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Mercedes-Benz ML500, etc.?Well, if you look at the measurments, the RX isn't the size of a Saab 9-7 (an overdressed TrailBlazer). Its smaller than the Caddy, its not in exotic category as the Porsche, and the GX-470 is more of a direct competition for the Benz. The RX just hovers in between the compacts and the midsize somewhere.

Or just get the hybrid version. It can beat the ML500 and X5 4.4i (I think it's both 0-60 and ¼ mile).