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1-owner~rx350h~navi~camera~ventilated Seats~factory Warranty~30pics~best $$$$ on 2040-cars

US $43,550.00

Year:2013 Mileage:23238 Color: COLOR

Location:

Irwin, Pennsylvania, United States

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2013 LEXUS RX450H

All Wheel Drive Hybrid

**Loaded!!...Loaded!!**

Factory Navigation w/Back-Up Camera

Heated & Air Conditioned Seats

Factory Glass Moon-Roof

1-Owner Lexus...You Know The Difference

**Carfax Certified!!..Buy With Confidence!!**

*****Only 23,238 Actual Miles!!*****

Bumper-to-Bumper Full Factory Warranty

6Year/70,000Mile Factory Powertrain Warranty

8Year/100,000 Hybrid Specific Components

A "NO RISK" PURCHASE HERE ON EBAY

YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!!

Aggressively "PRICED RIGHT" To Sell Fast!!

Buy For Dealer Wholesale Price!!

Why Pay New Lexus Dealership Prices??

DON'T WAIT & MISS OUT!!

BUY-IT-NOW!!!

PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME AND ASK WHAT THE RESERVE PRICE OF THIS AUCTION IS. I HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED BY EMAILS WITH THIS QUESTION. AS A SELLER FOR OVER 12-YEARS ON EBAY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS THINKING....IT IS MY POLICY NOT TO DISCLOSE THE RESERVE PRICE ON MY AUCTIONS. ALL MY VEHICLES ARE PRICED VERY FAIRLY & ALSO VERY COMPETITIVELY. THANK-YOU FOR YOU UNDERSTANDING IN REGARDS TO THIS PROCEDURE.

2013 LEXUS RX450H....AWD

ONLY 23,238 ACTUAL MILES!!

WHY DO WE DO PRIVATE AUCTIONS?

As you can see by our feedback, Harrison Auto Sales is a recognized & trusted seller here on Ebay for the last 12 years. This simply means we have completed many, many auctions with very favorable feedback. Based on our years of selling experience on eBay, we have seen many ways in which people try to get around the rules and fees of eBay. One thing that these other people do is email and harass bidders of our auctions trying to get them to buy their cars and in many instances those automobiles aren't even listed on eBay. The only way that we can protect our bidders and ensure them a positive experience is to do a private auction. In fact, eBay even recommended this to us. All that this does is protect the bidders identity from unwanted solicitation. As you can see from our more than 1,000 positive feedback history, we have nothing to hide. We are simply doing this to make your eBay experience with Harrison Auto Sales as pleasurable as possible.

MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE PICTURES BELOW!!

HARRISON AUTO SALES IS PLEASED TO OFFER THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR & AFFORDABLE HIGH-LINE MID-SIZED SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD TODAY!!!......THE LEXUS RX450H........AND WHAT MAKES IT EVEN BETTER IS THIS ONE IS THE "ALL WHEEL DRIVE" HYBRID MODEL...........THIS WAS A LOCAL NEW CAR DEALER TRADE-IN....PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE THIS QUALITY LEXUS RX350 WITH SOME RE-SCUFFLED AUCTION VEHICLE....THIS IS A LOCAL NEW CAR TRADE-IN!!.........I SELL ONLY PREMIUM MERCHANDISE HERE ON EBAY AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES!

IT HAS ALL THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT YOU WOULD WANT IF YOU HAD ORDERED THIS ONE BRAND NEW!..........BID WITH CONFIDENCE AS YOU ARE LOOKING AT A VEHICLE THAT IS COVERED BY THE LEXUS FULL FACTORY WARRANTY. PEACE OF MIND WITH YOUR PURCHASE FROM HARRISON AUTO HERE ON EBAY!!

THIS LEXUS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT IS READY FOR MANY MILES OF DRIVING PLEASURE FOR YOU!!!........AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MANY INTERIOR PICTURES THE INTERIOR SURFACES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION......NO STORIES OR ACCIDENT HISTORY HERE.........BUY WITH CONFIDENCE....CHECK OUR FEEDBACK!!!....WE WANT TO EXCEED ALL OF OUR CUSTOMER'S EXPECTATIONS!!!......I DO NOT BELIEVE IN LONG DESCRIPTIONS HERE ON EBAY...THERE IS A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT LISTED BELOW AND MANY PICTURES SO YOU CAN HAVE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THIS FINE AUTOMOBILE....IF YOU WOULD HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS....FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT BRAD@HARRISONAUTOS.COM AND I WILL BE SURE TO ANSWER ALL EMAILS AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE...THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND GOOD LUCK BIDDING!!!

****VERY IMPORTANT...PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH****

P.S. WE LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT WE WELCOME PRE-BUY INSPECTIONS. I AM SURE THAT YOU WILL BE MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THE CONDITION OF THIS VEHICLE. AS MANY KNOW ALREADY...THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES FOR SALE BOTH IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY & ON THE INTERNET. I SELL ONLY TOP QUALITY, "PREMIUM" MERCHANDISE AND THIS IS WHAT I FEEL SETS ME, MY PRODUCT, AND MY DEALERSHIP APART FROM ALL OTHERS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE MADE A PURCHASE FROM ME AND YOU WILL SEE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!! I FEEL THIS SHOULD PUT CONFIDENCE IN THE BUYERS HERE ON EBAY...IF THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OR THE PRODUCT I WOULD NOT ENCOURAGE THIS....I WANT ALL MY CUSTOMERS TO BE HAPPY WITH THEIR PURCHASE FROM ME.

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ALSO.....AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE ADDED A BUY-IT-NOW OPTION TO THIS AUCTION.......IF YOU LIKE, YOU CAN USE THIS TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE AUCTION ENDS OR BEFORE ANOTHER SMART & EDUCATED E-BAYER GETS A GREAT DEAL ON THIS VEHICLE...BEFORE CHOOSING THIS OPTION PLEASE HAVE ALL OF YOUR FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS IN ORDER......WE MAKE BUYING A CAR THE MOST PLEASURABLE AND HASSLE FREE THAT YOU WILL FIND ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE SELLER HERE ON EBAY AT A TREMENDOUS SAVINGS!!!.........THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT DEAL FOR THE RIGHT PERSON!!

AS ALWAYS PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THIS AUCTION AT ANYTIME AS WE ARE IN THE RETAIL AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY.....BUT ONCE THE RESERVE HAS BEEN MET HERE ON EBAY THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER BE FOR SALE AT OUR RETAIL LOCATION AND WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER HERE ON EBAY....BID EARLY!!!!...BID TO WIN!!!

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PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK OVER A COMPLETE LIST OF THE OPTIONS LISTED BELOW AND PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE ALL OUR PICTURES UPLOAD. WE TRY TO BE VERY SPECIFIC AND TAKE TIME TO LIST ALL THE OPTIONS. ALSO WE MAKE A HABIT OF DRIVING ALL OUR VEHICLES WHILE THEY ARE LISTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AT THE END OF THE AUCTION AND AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY ALL VEHICLES WILL BE 100% AND READY TO GO...SO WHAT THIS MEANS IS TO EXPECT UP TO 500 OR SO MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE THAN WHAT IS LISTED IN THE AUCTION...WE WANT ALL OUR CUSTOMERS TO BE HAPPY ONES. ALSO PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BY WHICH WE SELL OUR VEHICLES HERE ON EBAY...THESE TERMS ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE AND IF YOU CANNOT STAY WITHIN THESE GUIDELINES THEN WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU NOT TO BID ON OUR VEHICLES.....GOOD LUCK AND ALWAYS HAPPY BIDDING

OPTIONS AND EQUIPMENT

2013 LEXUS "RX450H" MODEL
ALL WHEEL DRIVE HYBRID
EXTERIOR COLOR................STAR FIRE PEARL
INTERIOR COLOR.................SADDLE TAN LEATHER
DRIVER'S SIDE & PASSENGER AIR BAGS
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AIR CONDITIONING
MULTI-FUNCTION TILT STEERING WHEEL
CRUISE CONTROL
POWER WINDOWS
POWER DOOR LOCKS
DUAL POWER MIRRORS
DUAL POWER SEATS....................DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE
DUAL "HEATED" AND "AIR CONDITIONED" SEATS!!!
DRIVER'S SIDE MEMORY SEAT WITH POWER ADJUSTABLE LUMBAR
FACTORY AM/FM STEREO W/CD PLAYER & SATELLITE RADIO!!
FACTORY GLASS POWER MOON-ROOF
BLUETOOTH CAPABILITY
FACTORY LEXUS NAVIGATION W/BACK-UP CAMERA
POWER LIFT GATE
FACTORY ALLOY WHEELS
REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY
BOOKS & MANUALS ARE PRESENT
BALANCE OF THE LEXUS BUMPER-TO-BUMPER FACTORY WARRANTY....4YEARS OR 50,000 MILES....BUY WITH CONFIDENCE!!!...NO RISK PURCHASE HERE ON EBAY!!!
......ALSO HAS THE BALANCE OF THE FACTORY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY THAT IS GOOD FOR 6-YEARS OR 70,000 MILES.........ALMOST LIKE BUYING A NEW SUV!!
BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE TO VERIFY ALL EQUIPMENT LISTED AND WARRANTY EXPIRATION & COVERAGE'S
ONLY 23,238 ACTUAL MILES!!!!
AND MUCH MUCH MORE.......

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE BUYING A QUALITY VEHICLE!!!

Check out the clean car history at: http://kbb.com brad@harrisonautos.com. We do reserve the right to end this auction at anytime.

GOVERNING LAW; FORUM SELECTION. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, without reference to its conflict of laws principals. All disputes arising out of this agreement shall be subject to exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Pennsylvania state courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (or, if there is exclusive federal jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania), and the parties hereby consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of these courts.

FINANCING YOUR VEHICLE

Please be sure to have financing arranged before the end of the auction. If you are in need of financing, we offer nation-wide financing at very competitive rates. Please contact our business office toll-free at 1-866-935-1737 for all your finance applications. Craig is the business manager at Harrison Auto and will be happy to help in making this a smooth and easy transaction for you.

PICKING UP YOUR VEHICLE

All vehicles will be picked up at out retail location just outside of downtown Pittsburgh. We are conveniently located near the Pittsburgh International Airport, the Greyhound Bus Station, and the Amtrak Train Station. As a courtesy to all of our eBay customers, we would be happy to pick you up from any of these locations at no charge. Please be sure to communicate your travel plans to us by emailing us at brad@harrisonautos.com so that we can make sure that we make your trip a pleasant one.

SHIPPING YOUR VEHICLE

For those that do not pick up vehicle from our retail location, all associated costs with shipping the vehicle is the sole responsibility of the buyer. A good resource to estimate and arrange shipment is Dependable Auto Shippers. You can contact Brad Simon at 1-888-871-8590. As an alternative you can click the link at the end of this paragraph to get a quote as well. Please do NOT e-mail us and ask for shipping rates or for us to arrange shipping as this is the only part of the transaction that is the sole responsibility of the buyer. For an accurate quote from the shipping companies, every vehicle will be picked up at our retail location at 12451 Route 30, Irwin, PA 15642.

Get a free quote for shipping your new vehicle. Follow this link... http://www.das.com

Or you can contact United Auto Shippers at www.unitedautotransporter.com and their phone number is 817-847-6474 and please ask for Connie. She is our contact person there.

WARRANTY

Our vehicles are sold AS-IS unless otherwise stated that it is still under factory warranty. If possible, we will provide an in-service date of the vehicle for sale, the length of factory warranty, and the expiration date of the factory warranty. Most of our vehicles are eligible for an after market warranty offered through Guardian. If you are interested if this vehicle is eligible and the associated cost, just drop us an email at brad@harrisonautos.com.

VEHICLE CONDITION AND DISCLAIMER

We take great pride in selling the finest of pre-owned vehicles. However, please remember that you a bidding on a pre-owned vehicle. All pre-owned vehicles may or may not have chips, dings, dents, scratches, scrapes, or imperfections due to normal everyday use by the previous owner. We try our best to describe our vehicles as honest and accurately as possible. A significant percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals as we make sure that all of our customers are happy. We encourage all bidders to view the vehicle before bidding at our retail location. We also welcome pre-buy inspections as well. If you have any questions or wish to make arrangements to view a vehicle, just drop us an email at brad@harrisonautos.com.

WHO IS HARRISON AUTO SALES? WHY BUY FROM US?

Harrison Auto Sales has been a licensed independent automobile dealership in the state of Pennsylvania. We are a member of PIADA (Pennsylvania Independent Automobile Dealers Association) and the Better Business Bureau. We have an excellent reputation for delivering competitively priced high quality pre-owned vehicles. We take pride in the products that we sell and strive to exceed our customers expectations. For many years, we have satisfied all types of customers - from the refined tastes of corporate executives to the distinguished style of today's professional athletes, including many Pittsburgh Steelers. Harrison Auto Sales is a name that you can trust to deliver your next top quality vehicle.

CONTACTING US

We are SERIOUS about selling this vehicle and we expect you to be SERIOUS about buying this vehicle. All of our auctions are handled by professionals that are experienced in distant purchases. Given this, it is important that all communication concerning this vehicle is sent to brad@harrisonautos.com. You can expect a prompt reply to all questions that you may have or drop us a note with your name and number and we will promptly call you. Please do not call our dealership as they cannot handle these requests.

IMPORTANT NOTE!!...........PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

It is important to read our description fully and do not assume anything. As these are pre-owned vehicles, sometimes we do not receive all of the accessories items that came with the car from the factory. For example, extra keys, books & owners manuals, remote entry key fobs, factory floor mats, tool kits, cd cartridges, etc. We try very hard to include these items if they have remained with the vehicle when we purchased it. Such items are available at your local franchised dealership. If any of these items are important to you.....please do not assume they are included with the sale of this fine automobile.....instead make sure you email us @ brad@harrisonautos.com. In any instance, we will not be responsible for any missing minor accessory.

PICTURES!!! PICTURES!!! PICTURES!!! PICTURES!!! PICTURES!!!

Please be patient while the 40 pictures download. We try to provide as many pictures as possible to give you a virtual tour of the vehicle. We feel that all of the pictures give you a realistic visual of the quality of the vehicle.

PRICED RIGHT!!....WON'T LAST LONG!!

**PREMIUM MERCHANDISE**

TAKE A TRIP TO YOUR LOCAL FRANCHISED LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF YOU CAN BUY THE SAME VEHICLE I AM SELLING FOR AT THIS PRICE....I PRICE MY VEHICLES RIGHT SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO THINK LONG AND MAKE A HARD DECISION.....I MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU HERE ON EBAY!!

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE FROM A REPUTABLE SELLER HERE ON EBAY....LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE HOW I HAVE SATISFIED MANY OTHER BUYERS HERE ON EBAY....YOUR SATISFACTION IS MY #1 GOAL!!!

FRONT BUMPER CORNERS ARE CLEAN

NICE & STRAIGHT DOWN THE SIDES

DISCLOSURE......VERY SMALL MARK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BUMPER CORNER. MANY SELLER'S MAY NOT MENTION SOMETHING SMALL LIKE THIS. I HAVE 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND THERE ARE NO SURPRISES WITH YOUR PURCHASE FROM HARRISON AUTO

LOOKS GREAT FROM EVERY ANGLE

NICE & CLEAN

NICE & STRAIGHT

VERY SMALL & MINOR REAR BUMPER SCUFF

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR

FULL POWER EQUIPMENT

MEMORY SEATS

LEATHER INTERIOR IS IN GOOD CONDITION

FACTORY GLASS POWER MOON-ROOF

POWER REAR TAILGATE

REMOTE POWER GAS DOOR RELEASE

LOW MILEAGE

FULL FACTORY WARRANTY

MULTI-FUNCTION STEERING WHEEL

POWER TILT & TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL

FACTORY NAVIGATION.....

.......WITH BACK-UP CAMERA

DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL

DUAL "HEATED" & "AIR CONDITIONED" SEATS

ALL CARPET AREAS ARE CLEAN & IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

BOOKS & MANUALS ARE PRESENT

BOTH REMOTE KEY FOBS ARE PRESENT

REAR SEATING SURFACES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION

FACTORY FLOOR MATS ARE PRESENT

REAR CARGO AREA IS CLEAN

FACTORY ALLOY WHEELS

TIRES HAVE GOOD TIRE TREAD

ORIGINAL VIN TAG IN THE DOOR

Aggressively "PRICED RIGHT" To Sell Fast!!

DON'T WAIT & MISS OUT!!....BUY-IT-NOW!!!

WE WELCOME PRE-BUY INSPECTION...I AM SURE YOU WILL BE MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THE CONDITION OF THIS VEHICLE

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Lexus RZ battery electric crossover teased

Thu, Dec 2 2021

Lexus has dropped a teaser video glimpsing the brand's first fully electric vehicle to be sold in the U.S. Called the Lexus RZ, it features the angular styling we've come to expect from Toyota's luxury marque, but underneath the sheetmetal we're probably getting a foundation we've seen quite a bit of in recent weeks. That's because the Lexus RZ is a third version of the battery-electric crossover co-developed by Toyota and Subaru, recently unveiled as the confusingly named Toyota bZ4X (it always requires a double check of the alphanumeric sequence) and the much better named Subaru Solterra. All three are built on the e-TNGA platform that will underpin several EV models. However, the Lexus RZ signals a more significant departure from the bZ4X and Solterra, whose differences were quite limited. They looked almost indistinguishable, the only things setting them apart being a mild reshape of the front fasica and taillights, painted wheel arch cladding on the Toyota, and an option for a single-motor 2WD drivetrain on the bZ4X. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. The Lexus, on the other hand, seems to wear completely new sheetmetal. Right away, the lack of gray cladding around the wheel wells is apparent. There still appears to be some, but much slimmer than that of the bZ4X and Solterra. A strong character line flows from the leading edge of the front wheel arch to the rear door, where it's picked by another upturned character line leading into a blacked out C-pillar. Naturally, the front features a large Lexus spindle grille shape (there doesn't appear to be an actual open radiator intake, unnecessary for an EV) and unique headlights branded with "L" fishhook DRLs. The rear offers a much sleeker appearance as well, with slim taillights that don't droop downward into the bodywork. A solid light bar features the word "Lexus" printed across rather than the traditional L-in-a-circle logo. No details or interior images were shown, but we'd guess that the cabin is quite a bit nicer than the decent but run-of-the-mill cockpit of the bZ4X and Solterra. Lexus has stated it will not offer the single-motor option. However, its Direct4 all-wheel-drive system is a departure from Subaru's, and the Lexus is said to be capable of 402 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque. Those figures completely blow the bZ4X and Solterra out of the water.

Lexus gets top brand marks from Consumer Reports; Ford, Jeep hit hard

Tue, 25 Feb 2014

Consumer Reports has released its 2014 Car Brand Report Cards, with Lexus again reigning at the top and doing so with the same industry-topping score of 79 that it registered in last year's Report Cards. This year, the institute credited its lineup for being "usually quiet, comfortable, and fuel-efficient," noting it's the only brand on the list "to achieve an excellent average overall reliability score." The Car Brand Report Cars list is meant to rank the best all-around vehicles based on CR testing and reliability results tallied by subscribers it surveyed. Each brand included must have sufficient test and reliability data for at least three models, a standard which left out 11 marques including Fiat, Jaguar, Land Rover and Porsche.
This 2014 Brand Report Cars edition is the first of a new format in which sub-brands have been broken out from their parent brands, with Acura using this year to move up the leaderboard into second place with a score of 75 for its "reliable, well-finished and somewhat sporty models." The top three was rounded out by Audi, climbing from eighth to third by scoring a 74 for "well-crafted interiors, nice handling and good gas mileage." Audi scored highest in the road-test portion, its improved reliability aiding its rise. The top nine was completed by Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, Honda, Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz.
Ford and Jeep weighed in at the other end of the rankings, Jeep taking the lowest overall score in the road tests and hampered by "a mix of spotty reliability." Ford was sunk by reliability issues with its MyFord Touch infotainment system which consumers found troublesome enough to negate its cars earning "solid test scores" for being "very nice to drive." Perhaps the rumored switch from Microsoft to Blackberry's QNX for the next generation SYNC will help them out. Cadillac's score also took a hit for infotainment reasons after it was the leading US brand last year, the CUE system in the XTS dragging Cadillac to the bottom of all General Motors brands.

Lexus NX rolls on wheels made of ice

Tue, Dec 22 2015

To create this rolling ice sculpture, Lexus teamed up with London-based Hamilton Ice Sculptors, which fitted the compact luxury crossover with wheels and tires crafted from ice. The sub-zero craftsmen then deep-froze the entire vehicle, stored it at -22 degrees Fahrenheit, and drove it around London – pleasantly surprised to find that it started on the first try. As far as publicity stunts go, the finished product looks even cooler than the cardboard IS that Lexus had crafted a few months ago or the biometric glow-in-the-dark RC F from this past summer. The project took three months of research, design, and testing to carry out. The wheels replicate the alloys on the NX with millimetric precision, right down to the tread pattern, and each one took a team of four craftsmen 36 hours of work to complete. Of course, blocks of ice would have a hard time supporting the weight of the vehicle Â– especially while in motion Â– so the frozen wheels were reinforced with clear acrylic discs. And to make it all glow, they were also fitted with in-wheel LED lighting. This isn't the first time we've seen ice sculptors apply their skills to automobiles, following the frozen Canadian Tire pickup, Toyota Land Cruiser, Nissan Cube, and Saab Aero-X we've seen in recently years. But this one is at least as cool, in one sense or another. Scope out the results in the video above, and the process that went into their creation in the making-of video below. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. LEXUS NX RIDES ON THE WORLD'S COOLEST WHEELS Â– CRAFTED IN SOLID ICE The concept of driving on ice has taken on a whole new meaning for Lexus, which has crafted the world's first set of working wheels and tyres made from frozen water. Brussels, Belgium - True to its mission of "creating amazing" and inspired by the craftsmanship that goes into every vehicle it makes, Lexus commissioned a team of ice sculpture specialists to explore how ice could be used in place of conventional alloy metal and rubber. After three months' research, design and testing, the finished wheels were fitted to a Lexus NX for the ultimate ice drive. The car itself was deep-frozen, stored for five days at -30Â°C (it started first time) before being driven off down a London road. The addition of in-wheel LED lighting added an extra dramatic dimension to the cutting-edge contemporary styling of the NX.