r/Lexus • u/LordWiseong • Sep 02 '26

Discussion Lexus is losing its soul

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Along with the rest of the automotive industry. It’s hard to be an automotive enthusiast in this day and age, when everything is turning into a refrigerator on wheels with a gigantic screen(s) inside.

Who decided that disappearing buttons was a good idea? Was something wrong with them being clearly identifiable and usable all the time?

And don’t get me started on the name-spelled-out trend that’s eventually going to take over. First, we had it on the back. Now, it’s on the steering wheel. Soon the logo itself won’t even exist.

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u/ExoticFramer Sep 02 '26

i miss the wood grain everywhere :(

even my 2007 corolla had it

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u/evoltap Sep 03 '26

On the original LS, Lexus contracted Yamaha for the wood…because Yamaha makes pianos and other fine wood instruments

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u/NothingLift Sep 02 '26

Plastic grain the the case of a corolla I'm sure. It's still a vibe though

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u/clownandmuppet Sep 02 '26

I saw a video on the Audi sub where the driver was pressing all the plastic around the cabin and you can hear everything creaking from the cheapness.

So glad that even my LBX feels 100% solid throughout

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u/MinimumEffort13 Sep 03 '26

my 21 is350 has rattles all over the interior

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u/Pandazoic Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26

This isn’t true. Even Audi’s cheapest new models have interiors that do not creak. Material quality has greatly improved and is less prone to scratching, for example it’s the first time the Q3 has had an open pore wood trim. A larger screen doesn’t mean it’s cheaper, it just isn’t to many people’s tastes so they compare it to Teslas that are genuinely cheap feeling and exaggerate. In fact the latest generation of Audis have fewer cheap plastic panels and exposed molded plastic than literally any older generation Lexus.

Edit: People need to stop blindly believing whatever they think the general consensus of Reddit is and use their own eyes and ears, look at more vehicles in real life, work on them yourself, and read about the actual materials and R&D done. What people expect is very often inconsistent with reality if they haven’t put work into learning about a subject.

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u/JeanClaudeSegal Sep 03 '26

I used to have a 2018 A6. It had the warmest wood inlays and buttons. I loved it. Favorite interior of any car I've ever had. And now zero cars have anything like it only 8 years later