Lexus Quietly Drops the Cheapest RX for 2027 — Entry Price Jumps $2,675
The 2027 RX arrives this fall with optional red calipers and $500 price bumps across the board — and without the Standard grade that kept the base price under $53,000.
Lexus has announced the 2027 RX, and the most important change isn't the one in the press release's headline. The entry-level Standard grade has been dropped from the lineup, so the cheapest RX you can now order is the 350 Premium FWD at $55,450 — a $2,675 jump over the $52,775 that a base 2026 RX 350 Standard commanded.
The officially advertised novelty is more modest: buyers of the F SPORT Handling and F SPORT Performance grades can now option red front and rear brake calipers. That is essentially the full list of visible changes for the new model year.
The rest of the package carries over. The lineup shrinks from seven grades to six, while all four powertrains return unchanged: the 275-hp turbocharged RX 350, the 246-hp RX 350h hybrid, the RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid with an EPA-estimated 38 miles of electric range, and the 366-hp RX 500h F SPORT Performance with its DIRECT4 all-wheel drive and rear-axle steering.
Trim for trim, prices climb $500 across the board compared to the 2026 model year, with one exception: both RX 450h+ plug-in versions go up just $100, to $66,880 for the Premium and $73,510 for the range-topping Luxury. The RX 500h F SPORT Performance now stickers at $68,950. All figures include an unchanged $1,550 delivery fee, so the increases are real, not a destination-charge shuffle.
The color chart gets thinner, too. The 2027 palette lists eight exterior colors against ten a year ago — Eminent White Pearl and Copper Crest are gone — and Incognito is now reserved for F SPORT models.
None of this is likely to slow the RX down. It remains the best-selling Lexus and, according to Edmunds, the best-selling luxury vehicle in the United States. Even at $55,450, the RX undercuts a base 2026 BMW X5 by more than $14,000 — the sDrive40i starts at $69,750 with destination. Deleting the cheapest trim while keeping headline increases at $500 is a well-worn industry play: the starting price rises quietly, and average transaction prices follow.
Lexus says the 2027 RX reaches dealerships this fall. Buyers who want the outgoing Standard grade — and its sub-$53,000 price — will have to find a 2026 still sitting on a lot.
