http://www.thecarconnection.com/…/…s_RX_Spied.S178.A13214.html?… We’ve seen a few cobbled-up test mules in recent weeks, wearing a chopped up / modified body of a current Lexus RX. But this is actually an early prototype of the new crossover, which is why nearby every inch is covered up. The RX will be undergoing a major update for the 2009 model year, with production beginning in late December of 2008, towards an on-sale date of early spring of 2009. The new RX will measure slightly larger than the outgoing model. It will still offer a 3.5-liter V-6, but we’re expecting a new six-speed transmission to go along with the V-6. A 400-horsepower hybrid powerplant is expected to follow in 2010 or 2011. ********************************************************* Gruss, Mathis