LEXUS RX300(US) 1999 on Dual front airbags **** IIHS 1800

The Land Rover engineers benchmarked the Freelander 2 against the X3 for high-speed handling and the Lexus RX300 for comfort, and readily admit their car is not a "sports car" in the X3 sense.

Lexus RX300 US$34,400...

TRD will not be involved with Lexus, which will continue with its hybrid-performance market positioning.

For four years until 2004 they accounted for around half of all Lexus sales here – the RX300 all-wheel drive wagon has since usurped it.