Regardless of not being supplied with adaptive dampers, it’s a very clean and tranquil automotive that’s reassuring, satisfying and surprisingly mushy, though not thrilling, to drive.

You’ll be able to shortly transfer the results of what Lexus Direct4 calls energy and braking energy between the entrance and rear axles to scale back the pitch and dive that’s usually accompanied by acceleration and brake.

It stops being transformative, however brings a pleasing calm in the way in which the automotive drives.

Though the software program can unfold the torque neatly, the entrance automotive is extra highly effective than the rear, so the RZ feels at the very best impartial because it turns underneath energy.

Nevertheless, it’s good: it doesn’t attempt to be sporty, keep in mind. And but the RZ musters are ample grip, whereas the usual steering is weighed effectively.

After all, the FWD mannequin goes with out the Direct4 system. However there’s a comfy honesty over the three hundredth’s easy journey, dealing with and sending.

We additionally tried Lexus’ One Movement Grip-steering-for-wire system on the European press launch. The system we tried was technically nonetheless a prototype. Nevertheless it nonetheless labored impressively and added a way of alternative.

If you happen to solely have 150 deg of motion between locks, by no means take your palms off the steering wheel from the wheel, and due to this fact the yoke kind works.

Oddly sufficient, it appears to be transferred as barely extra details about the grip ranges than the standard steering. The broadly variable relationship robs you of the final 5% of the precision, which might be an issue on a sports activities automotive, however isn’t on a cushty SUV.