How to distinguish between Lexus RX300 and Toyota Harrier?

• Devilish Monkey

  25 Nov 05, 15:20

  There're so many fake Lexus out there
• Shigemichi Take

  25 Nov 05, 15:43

  They're of the same manufacturer mah.
  I have frens who bought a harrier, but the logo changed to Lexus leh
  
• mach10

  25 Nov 05, 15:46

  they are the same wat.................. u see all the RX300 closely, they are actually Harrier. If not wrong harrier is Parallel Import ones, while RX brought in the "normal" way.
• alberteinstein

  25 Nov 05, 16:48

  Originally posted by mach10:

  they are the same wat.................. u see all the RX300 closely, they are actually Harrier. If not wrong harrier is Parallel Import ones, while RX brought in the "normal" way.

  but harrier is tooyota but rx300 is lexus. Can be exactly the same meh? THis is not the case of chevrolet and daewoo...
• LH83

  25 Nov 05, 16:48

  Originally posted by alberteinstein:

  but harrier is tooyota but rx300 is lexus. Can be exactly the same meh? THis is not the case of chevrolet and daewoo...

  Lexus is the luxury brand of Toyota... So I guess there's not much difference? Maybe only the interior? More posh for lexus...
• junh

  25 Nov 05, 17:00

  car body
  
  harrier has an extra mirror near the bonnet. u know those extra big SUVs have on the bonnets?? the RX dun have it.
  
  number plate
  
  if u look at the casing of the RX, u will see the lexus logo and their slogan. for the harriers, theres either NO casing or casing of other companies
  
  
  interior
  
  look at the steering wheel. if u see a lexus logo, you know is the RX. harriers still don thier toyota logo on the steering wheel. thats something they cannot change.
  
  gettit?
  
  also, i m not sure of the window logos. maybe someone can go check.
• vanntz

  25 Nov 05, 17:21

  
  
  look at the steering wheel. if u see a lexus logo, you know is the RX. harriers still don thier toyota logo on the steering wheel. thats something they cannot change.
  

  Wrong..steering wheel can be changed as well. Cost $1600-1800 to change.
  
• PeRsEuS

  25 Nov 05, 17:26

  Originally posted by Devilish Monkey:

  There're so many fake Lexus out there

  Usually I look for either the presence of a kerb mirror, the lack of the correct logo on the steering.
  
  There is one thing you cannot change though, and that's the road tax amount.
• nightsky87

  25 Nov 05, 21:12

  2.4L vs 3.0L
• KLZW

  26 Nov 05, 01:48

  xenon lamps.. lexus have them..so they have white headlamps, whereas the harriers have yellow ones
• mach10

  26 Nov 05, 01:55

  best way is....
  
  ask the owner.
• zgim80

  26 Nov 05, 08:52

  Originally posted by mach10:

  best way is....
  
  ask the owner.

  there r so many rx wannabes out dere dat makes true blue harrier drivers honest ppl.
• mach10

  26 Nov 05, 12:45

  Originally posted by zgim80:

  there r so many rx wannabes out dere dat makes true blue harrier drivers honest ppl.

  
• LazerLordz

  26 Nov 05, 12:50

  I would rather drive an original Harrier than a re-badged RX.
• Ponders

  26 Nov 05, 12:52

  I dunno if this goes for the current model of the Lexus/Harrier...
  
  Harrier is 2WD.
  
  Lexus is 4WD
  
  so if you look at the rear axle, real Lexus will have a differential hub, harrier don't have.
  
  But i have heard the current model harriers are 4WD... so hard to tell now.
  
  
• bounce34

  26 Nov 05, 13:07

  the rims are also different..lexus rx300 haf 5 spokes rims ..toyta harrier 6 spokes i think...look at the number plates..