2016 Lexus RX Rendered, Detroit Auto Show Debut Rumoured

The debut of the 2016 Lexus RX has again been linked to the Detroit Auto Show, which throws its doors open next month.

Edmunds is the latest to suggest the RX could be unveiled in a matter of weeks, along with Lexus’ BMW M5 fighter in the GS F.

This follows a similar report from last month, and has prompted independent artist Theo Chin to imagine how the new RX may look.

In this rendered image (top of page), the next-generation RX isn’t a dramatic departure from the model it replaces with front styling dominated, as usual, by Lexus’ ‘spindle’ corporate face.    

Side-on, the rendering suggests a de-styled affair for 2015, again based on the Harrier SUV offered in Japan - just as previous generations of the RX have been.

Key features include smaller rear-view mirrors no longer mounted to the doors, and a less-chiselled side profile.

Of course Lexus may have decided to go in the opposite direction by adding even more chiselled lines to the next RX, bringing styling into line with the smaller NX SUV.