No wood here

RX 350 wears a small amount of real wood trim on the center console and on the door panels; RX 400h is wood trim-free. I didn't miss it at all -- though Lexus uses quality wood in its vehicles, I'd rather see great plastics and select metalwork in my cabin. Wood is a difficult material that countermands engineering precision -- it's a throwback to the old days of coachmaking, a quaint anachronistic touch that's too often just shorthand for luxury in new vehicles.

Read my 2007 Lexus RX 400h Test Drive and Review.