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RX300
SE-L
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BMW
X5 3.0i
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MERCEDES
M-CLASS
ML-350
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VOLVO
XC90
T6 SE (Geartronic)
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On the road price
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£37,700.00
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£33,140.00
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£32,680.00
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£34,865.00
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Automatic transmission
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£1,220.00
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Luxury audio system
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£1,155.00
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£835.00
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CD Autochanger
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£250.00
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£380.00
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Trip computer
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£190.00
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Full Map Sat Nav
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£2,195.00
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£1,430.00
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£2,500.00
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Rear parking sensors / screen
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£520.00
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Sunroof
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£990.00
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£890.00
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£700.00
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Side airbag
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Leather seats
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£1,350.00
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£2,750.00
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Heated front seat
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£320.00
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£150.00
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Interior and exterior electrochromic rear-view mirror
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£220.00
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Interior only
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Interior only
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Electrically adjustable front seat with memory
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£1,495.00
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£600.00
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Front seat-belt pre-tensioner
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Reclining rear seat
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Electronic traction control
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Stability control
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Power rear hatch
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Xenon headlamps
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£545.00
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£760.00
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£553.00
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Steerable headlights
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Air suspension
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18" alloys (ML 17")
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£755.00
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£400.00
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Climate control
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Specification Adjusted Price
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£37,700.00
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£41,440.00
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£38,050.00
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£39,368.00
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Absolute specification adjustment vs Lexus RX300 SE-L
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-
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£8,300.00
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£5,370.00
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£4,503.00
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Price position vs Lexus RX300 SE-L
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+9.92%
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+0.93%
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+4.42%
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CO2 Emissions (g/km)
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288
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310
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338
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329
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Taxable P11D rate 2003/2004
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35%
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35%
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35%
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35%
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CO2 based spec adj monthly tax charge 2003/2004*
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£437.91
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£481.37
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£441.82
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£457.19
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Monthly tax burden variance vs Lexus RX300 SE-L
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-
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£43.46
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£3.91
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£19.29
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* Monthly tax charge based on the assumption that the P11D value of competitor vehicles includes the relevant options costs required to bring each vehicle up to the equivalent specification of the Lexus. It also assumes a marginal rate of income tax of 40%
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Source: Competitor Information April 2003
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For company car drivers, the appeal of the new RX300 is even greater. Lined up against its key luxury SUV rivals, it has almost all of them beaten on monthly tax charges. The monthly Benefit in Kind taxation, based on carbon dioxide emissions of 288g/km, works out at just more than £335 for the Lexus – almost £90 less than for a BMW X5 3.0i and more than £80 less than for a Mercedes-Benz ML 350.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 Limited has a marginally better tax performance, but the ‘saving’ of a little more than £4 will quickly disappear when you take the car’s inferior fuel economy into account: Jeep quotes a combined cycle figure of 17.7mpg for the 4.0-litre V8-powered Grand Cherokee, while the RX300’s clean and efficient 3.0-litre V6 engine is capable of 23.2mpg under the same conditions.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has awarded the RX300 and RX300 SE insurance group 15E, the same classification as the outgoing model. The SE-L version is in Group 16E.
The new Lexus RX300 requires servicing every 10,000 miles (Health & Safety Check) with major servicing required at 20,000 mile intervals. RX300 is sold with 3 years/60,000 miles warranty with 3 year paint and 12 year anti-perforation warranties.
The new Lexus RX300 will be available in three versions when UK sales begin on 16 May. The on-the-road prices and grading structure is as follows:
RX300
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£28,955
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RX300 SE
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£33,000
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RX300 SE with Lexus Navigator
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£35,105
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RX300 SE-L
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£37,705
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RX300 SE-L with Wood Finish Pack
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£38,105
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* These prices include the additional £5 VED charges introduced from 1 June 2003.
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