The new Lexus RX 450h with its full hybrid system delivers class leading 145g/km CO2 emissions attract a benefit-in-kind tax rating of 20 per cent.

The new model delivers better performance, sharper styling and even higher equipment levels than before.

The Luxury model is newly equipped with dark-finish 19-inch alloy wheels, a new 12-speaker audio package with DAB digital tuner and DVD player, front and rear parking sensors, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror and an HDD satellite navigation system controlled by Lexus’s Remote Touch Interface, a system that is as simple and intuitive to use as a computer mouse. Other features include Eco EV, Snow and Sport selectable drive modes to maximise the efficiency of the Lexus Hybrid Drive system, a powered tailgate and eight-way electrically adjustable and heated front seats with memory setting and perforated leather upholstery.

The new RX 450h F Sport is the first RX to adopt sportier styling and handling. It’s easily distinguished from the rest of the range with its stronger exterior styling, in particular the treatment of the new Lexus “spindle” grille design, and its 10-spoke F Sport alloys. Interior features include sports pedals, aluminium-effect trim inserts and scuff plates, smooth leather upholstery, an F Sport steering wheel, head-up display and a black roof lining. It also gains LED headlamps with Lexus’s I-AFS adaptive system, turning the light beam in line with the vehicle’s steering angle.

Entry point to the range is the RX 450h SE, with the Premier model completing the line-up, introducing elements such as more luxurious semi-aniline leather, a 15-speaker Mark Levinson audio system with six-DVD changer and a side view camera.