{"id":2283,"date":"2012-07-03T12:23:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T12:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2012-07-05T13:03:21","modified_gmt":"2012-07-05T13:03:21","slug":"lexus-rx-vs-nissan-murano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/lexus-rx-vs-nissan-murano\/","title":{"rendered":"Lexus RX Vs Nissan Murano"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2012_murano_1\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_murano_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><br \/>Nissan Murano<\/td>\n<td>VS<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"lexusrx_1\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lexusrx_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><br \/>Lexus RX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Welcome to the review and comparison between the 2012 Nissan Murano Vs the Lexus RX. The Murano has just received another update this year in the form of a new front end. The only thing that was wrong with the front was that it too much shiny plastic for it to be lovable by many. However take that away and you&#8217;ll be left with just another nice looking medium-ish sized SUV. This year&#8217;s update sees a re-designed front and a CVT automatic transmission.<\/p>\n<p>We are comparing the Murano with the RX since they both stand apart from the rest as having a quality interiors and exteriors above the other similar sized SUVs. \u00a0For example the interior of the Nissan in particular is a step up from say the Toyota Kluger which we think is the overall bench mark and in some ways better in feel than the Lexus.\u00a0The Murano&#8217;s interior is inspired by the Infiniti and it is a very nice place to be. The RX is nice too but we don&#8217;t think its as nice considering the price gap.<\/p>\n<p>The Lexus RX model has been updated for 2012 which include cosmetic and equipment upgrades, the biggest change is the introduction of the RX270 variant with a new 4 cylinder engine. The price gap is now around $10,000 between the top range Nissan and the cheapest RX270 two cars but \u00a0honestly the Lexus seems overpriced. Sure there&#8217;s the prestige aspect to the comparison and that&#8217;s up to you if the large premium is worth it.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve driven various Lexus RX models and think it&#8217;s OK (see the other review pages) but we have yet to drive the CVT equipped Nissan Murano. In the end its all about image and brand which one you choose.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: 700px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-2027171236681273\";\n\/* MotorBLOG HLink Unit 1 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"6842347948\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Nissan Murano<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><strong><\/strong><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Lexus RX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2012_murano_2\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_murano_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"lexusrx_2a\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lexusrx_2a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Engines<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>VQ35-DE<br \/>V6 Petrol (95 Octane)<br \/>DOHC VVT EFI<br \/>3.5 Litre (3498cc)<br \/>Claimed 191Kw @ 6000RPM<br \/>Claimed 336Nm @ 4400RPM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>2GR-FE<br \/>V6 Petrol <br \/>Quad Cam with VVT EFI<br \/>3.5 Litre (3456cc)<br \/>Claimed 204Kw @ 6200 RPM<br \/>Claimed 346Nm @ 4700 RPM<\/p>\n<p>2GR-FXE<br \/>V6 Petrol <br \/>Quad Cam with VVT EFI<br \/>3.5 Litre (3456cc)<br \/>Claimed 188Kw @ 6000 RPM<br \/>Claimed 317Nm @ 4800 RPM<br \/>Front: 123Kw 355Nm Electric motor<br \/>Rear: 50Kw 139Nm Electric motor<\/p>\n<p>1AR-FE<br \/>IL4 Petrol (91 Octane)<br \/>DOHC with VVT EFI<br \/>2.7 Litre (2699cc)<br \/>Claimed 138Kw @ 5800 RPM<br \/>Claimed 252Nm @ 4200 RPM<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>Kerb weight FROM 1850Kg<br \/>Towing capacity up to 1500kg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>Kerb weight FROM 1975 &#8211; 2205kg<br \/>Towing capacity up to 2000Kg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Fuel capacity &amp; consumption<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>82 litres<br \/>V6 Petrol 10.9 litres per 100km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>65 litres<br \/>IL4 Petrol 9.7 litres per 100km\u00a0<br \/>V6 Petrol 10.8 litres per 100km <br \/>V6 Petrol Hybrid 6.4 litres per 100km <br \/>(95 Octane and above only)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Other specifications<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>CVT Auto transmission\u00a0<br \/>Overall height\/width 1730\/1885<br \/>Overall length\/wheelbase 4860\/2825<br \/>Track (front\/rear) 1610\/1610<br \/>NCAP safety rating x\/5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>6 Spd Auto or CVT transmission<br \/>Overall height\/width 1720\/1845<br \/>Overall length\/wheelbase 4770\/2750<br \/>4WD system: AWD and selectable modes<br \/>ANCAP 5\/5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Capability\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>Angle of: (degrees) <br \/>Approach ???\u00a0Departure ???\u00a0Breakover ???<br \/>4WD system: 2WD or AWD with selectable modes<br \/>Minimum ground clearance xxxmm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>Angle of: (degrees)\u00a0<br \/>Approach ???\u00a0Departure ???\u00a0Breakover ???<br \/>4WD system: AWD with selectable modes<br \/>Minimum ground clearance xxxmm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">2GR-FE\u00a0\u00a00-100kph 7.8 secs<br \/>2GR-FXE\u00a0\u00a00-100kph 7.8 secs<br \/>1AR-FE\u00a00-100kph 11 Secs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Pricing<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">\n<p>2012 $47,990 &#8211; 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The Murano has just received another update this year in the form of a new front end. The only thing that was wrong with the front was that it too much shiny plastic for it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,94,20,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lexus","category-murano","category-nissan","category-rx"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}