OREANDA-NEWS. June 04, 2015. The Lexus RX hybrid crossover, which entered the market in 2005, have been bought by 9,912 customers in Russia for 10 years since the start of its sales. The record was set in 2010, when 1,468 Lexus RX 450h SUVs were sold.  Today, the model is the most popular premium hybrid vehicle in Russia, Toyota Motor press service reports. In just 10 years, 313,364 hybrid RX have been sold in the world.

We should remind that  Lexus entered the premium crossover segment in 1998, having introduced a new RX in the market. Seven years later, in 2005, RX lineup was added with the RX 400h hybrid. In Spring 2005, by the RX 400h sales start, Lexus had received more than 9,000 orders in the United States. In 2006, the brand new generated a quarter of the Lexus RX sales. In 2009, Lexus introduced the second generation Lexus Hybrid Drive, which was installed to the Lexus RX 450h.

In 2012 the Lexus RX 450h was updated again, having got a new body design and corporate design element – spindle-like radiator grille. The model lineup was added with a dynamic version of the F SPORT, which has got both the exclusive exterior and interior design elements and improved dynamic performances.