I need a sub-SUV that comes with lovely architecture,
amazing interior, powerful engine, a little bit luxurious, economical to maintain generally and moderate fuel consumption.

budget is about 4m

I'm considering Honda crosstour and Lexus RX350.

which one do you guys think is better....or if you have another suggestion that can for the above description, it'll be really appreciated!!;

With your budget and need for amazing interior, I will advise you go for Honda Crosstour.

Over to other people for their respective contributions! !!

crosstour doesn't stand a chance beside an RX, crosstour is just an accord wagon I mean the accord was butchered at the back and they just added a wagon to it shikena.

Now the vehicle that can give the RX severe pains and headache is the Acura ZDX. but to be honest with your review

Venza competes with Crosstour or ZDX

RX competes with Acura RDX or MDX depending on how big you wanna go.

nurey:
crosstour doesn't stand a chance beside an RX, crosstour is just an accord wagon I mean the accord was butchered at the back and they just added a wagon to it shikena.

Now the vehicle that can give the RX severe pains and headache is the Acura ZDX. but to be honest with your review

Venza competes with Crosstour or ZDX

RX competes with Acura RDX or MDX depending on how big you wanna go.

You butcher Crosstour yet praise Element. Koyemi o

bigbamo:


You butcher Crosstour yet praise Element. Koyemi o

O ti sanwo lesson, so koleye eeeeh.

nurey:


O ti sanwo lesson, so koleye eeeeh.

lobatan, I don sell my Element to buy this crosstour, abeg advise me

I dey go for more power

bigbamo:


lobatan, I don sell my Element to buy this crosstour, abeg advise me

I dey go for more power

Nothing is wrong with the cross tour as long as your engine doesnt have VCM , when it goes gaga you will experience severe vibration and issues

nurey:


Nothing is wrong with the cross tour as long as your engine doesnt have VCM , when it goes gaga you will experience severe vibration and issues

heard it can be disabled

I dunno how true but will it affect the performance and speed?

bigbamo:


heard it can be disabled

I dunno how true but will it affect the performance and speed?

In the abroad yes for naija I will leave that to the gurus

nurey:


Nothing is wrong with the cross tour as long as your engine doesnt have VCM , when it goes gaga you will experience severe vibration and issues

Is there a way to remove or disconnect the VCM??

zevous:


Is there a way to remove or disconnect the VCM??

In abroad yes it can be done but in naija I am not sure about that. Besides some engines lineup had that issue not all v6 with vcm

Look at the sales number of these vehicles, and it will show you how well they sell and the probability of finding one more easily at a cheaper price.

Data from wikipedia

Toyota Venza


Calendar year U.S. Canada[38]
2008 1,474[39]
2009 54,410[40] 12,375[41]
2010 47,321 12,468[42]
2011 38,904 13,159[43]
2012 43,095[44] 11,294[43]
2013 35,846[45] 9,167[46]
2014 29,991[47] 7,630
2015 21,351[48] 6,129
2016 589[49] 5,971
2017 14[50] 1,680
2018 9[50]
2019 9[51]
2020 13,073[51] 1,403
2021 61,988[52] 6,249


Honda Crosstour

Calendar year Total sales (U.S.)
2009 2,564
2010 28,851
2011 17,974
2012 20,848
2013 16,847[12]
2014 11,802
2015 9,104[13]
2016 726[14]
2017 5[15]

Ford Edge

Year U.S.[26] China[27] Europe[28] Mexico[29]
2006 2,202 38
2007 130,125 2,710
2008 110,798 3,103
2009 88,548 2,405
2010 118,637 2,817
2011 121,702 3,379
2012 127,969 3,586
2013 129,109 2,155
2014 108,864 1,148
2015 124,120 65,152 1,631
2016 134,588 123,690 9,300 1,844
2017 142,603 108,525 16,000 1,327
2018 134,122 59,892 9,500 898
2019 138,515 32,815 8,644 850
2020 108,886 25,709 3,722 325


Lexus RX


Calendar year US sales (hybrid) Canada
2000 89,864[113]
2001 77,426[113]
2002 72,963[114]
2003 92,366[114]
2004 106,531[115] 4,307[116]
2005 108,775[115] (20,674)[117] 4,857[116]
2006 108,348[118] (20,161)[117] 4,623[116]
2007 103,340[118] (17,291)[117] 4,665[116]
2008 84,181[119] (15,200)[117] 6,221[116]
2009 93,379[120] (14,464)[121] 8,828[116]
2010 95,790[122] (15,113)[123] 7,383[116]
2011 82,595[124] (10,723)[125] 6,760[116]
2012 95,381[124] (12,223)[125] 7,130[116]
2013 103,920[126] (11,307)[127] 7,789[116]
2014 107,490[128] (9,351)[129] 7,913[116]
2015 100,610[130] (7,722)[131] 7,063[116]
2016 109,435[132] (8,561)[133] 8,147[116]
2017 108,307[134] (8,568)[135] 9,402[136]
2018 111,641 (15,656)[137] 9,329[138]
2019 111,036 (16,116)[139] 8,827[140]
2020 101,059 (14,411)[141] 9,228[142]

bigbamo:


heard it can be disabled

I dunno how true but will it affect the performance and speed?

Just look for an i4, VCM is only on the v6 models, pre 2013 models with the 6 cyl are prone to vcm failing at higher mileage, it was fixed in the earth dreams engine that came in 2013. If you're buying 2010 to 2012 avoid the v6

bigbamo:


heard it can be disabled

I dunno how true but will it affect the performance and speed?

Its actually more performance especially ehen you're idling and at lower speeds. VCM basically shuts down 3 cylinders when you don't need the extra power, under hard acceleration it fires up the other 3 giving you better acceleration, turning it off means you always have all 6 cylinders firing but at the expense of fuel economy

speedfreak:

Its actually more performance especially ehen you're idling and at lower speeds. VCM basically shuts down 3 cylinders when you don't need the extra power, under hard acceleration it fires up the other 3 giving you better acceleration, turning it off means you always have all 6 cylinders firing but at the expense of fuel economy

Thanks for the breakdown

speedfreak:

Just look for an i4, VCM is only on the v6 models, pre 2013 models with the 6 cyl are prone to vcm failing at higher mileage, it was fixed in the earth dreams engine that came in 2013. If you're buying 2010 to 2012 avoid the v6

I would be on the lookout for them here in Nigeria but they seem scarce

RX350 wins here

speedfreak:

Just look for an i4, VCM is only on the v6 models, pre 2013 models with the 6 cyl are prone to vcm failing at higher mileage, it was fixed in the earth dreams engine that came in 2013. If you're buying 2010 to 2012 avoid the v6

Good Advice