Released last year in a limited 50-unit run, the Lexus RX500h F Sport Special Edition is back in Malaysia. There’s a new batch of blacked-out cars (no specific number of units this time around) at the same price as before, continuing to retail at RM512,888 on-the-road without insurance. This continues to be a RM4,000 premium over the standard RX500h F Sport. There are a couple of small changes, one of which you’d barely notice. The centre caps on the 21-inch black five-twin-spoke alloy wheels have been ever so slightly tweaked, now coming in a matte finish with an additional clear coat applied. The colour lineup, previously limited to Graphite Black Glass Flake, has also been opened up to the standard RX’s entire palette, including Sonic Iridium, Sonic Chrome, Sonic Copper, White Nova Glass Flake and Heat Blue Contrast Layering. Beyond that, the Special Edition remains pretty much the same as before. Unique touches include front, side and rear skirts in gloss black, along with orange brake callipers, F Sport projection lighting and F Sport illuminated front door sill scuff plates. As per the standard RX500h, you get leather and microfibre Ultrasuede upholstery and F Sport Dark Spin Aluminium interior decor. The rest of the kit list is again identical to the boggo RX500h and includes BladeScan triple-projector headlights with adaptive high beam, eight-way powered front seats with ventilation and driver’s side memory, triple-zone Lexus Climate Concierge air con, a digital rear-view mirror, a 12.3-inch instrument display, a head-up display, a 14-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a Qi wireless charger, a 21-speaker Mark Levinson surround sound system, a 360-degree camera and a hands-free powered tailgate. Also fitted is the full Lexus Safety System+ suite of driver assists, including autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control with stop and go, lane centring assist, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, parking AEB, traffic sign recognition, a door opening warning and park assist. Seven airbags (including one for the driver’s knee), stability control and torque vectoring by braking come standard. Being the range-topping “performance” variant of the RX, the 500h features a Direct4 all-wheel-drive hybrid system, consisting of a 275 PS/460 Nm T24A-FTS 2.4 litre turbo four-cylinder petrol engine, an 87 PS/292 Nm front electric motor, a six-speed automatic gearbox and a 103 PS/169 Nm rear motor. Total output is rated at 371 PS and 550 Nm of torque, enabling the SUV to sprint from zero to 100 km/h in 6.2 seconds. Rear-wheel steering and adaptive dampers are also included. As is always the case for a Lexus hybrid, the RX500h Special Edition comes with a five-year, unlimited-mileage warranty and an eight-year, unlimited-mileage battery warranty. GALLERY: 2023 Lexus RX500h F Sport Compare prices between different insurer providers to save the most on your car insurance renewal compared to other competing services. Many payment method supported and you can pay with instalment using Atome, Grab PayLater or Shopee SPayLater. Use the promo code 'PAULTAN' when you checkout for 10% discount!