Despite announcing pricing successful 2 stages past year, Lexus has present divulged revised sticker prices of the full NX line-up present disposable successful South Africa.

Dimensions

The 3rd exemplary aft the badge-engineered Toyota Harrier sold successful the United States nether the Venza nameplate, the NX moves to the TNGA-K platform that has resulted successful respective dimensional increases of 20 mm successful wide magnitude and width, 30 mm connected the wheelbase beforehand and 5 millimetres successful presumption of height.

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As such, the determination from the erstwhile New MC underpinned exemplary means an wide magnitude of 4 660 mm, tallness of 1 660 mm, width of 1 865 mm and wheelbase of 2 690 mm. Claimed footwear abstraction with the rear seats up is 520-litres.

Sporting Lexus’ latest Spindle Grille frontal design, arsenic good arsenic a caller interior resplendent with a modular seven-inch integer instrumentality cluster, the NX scope spans 3 trim levels and initially, 3 powertrains.

Models

NX 250

Starting the scope off, the NX 250 receives information from the usually aspirated 2.5-litre petrol motor rated astatine 152kW/243Nm.

Hooked to an eight-speed automatic gearbox, the portion propels the NX from 0-100 km/h successful 9.1 seconds and connected to a apical velocity of 200 km/h.

In spite of being the entry-level derivative, the 250, similar the remainder of the NX range, sends its magnitude of twist to each 4 wheels, with Lexus claiming a combined substance depletion of 7.1 L/100 km.

As for spec, the NX 250 is offered solely successful EX spec, which means the modular availability of 18-inch alloy wheels, Auto High Beam LED headlights, the caller 14-inch touchscreen infotainment strategy with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, wireless smartphone charger, positive the following:

• heated and folding electrical mirrors;
• dual-zone clime control;
• 10-speaker dependable system;
• heated and ventilated beforehand seats;
• electric tailgate;
• tyre unit monitor;
• Blind Spot Monitoring;
• Lane Keep Assist;
• Active Cornering Assist;
• Lane Trace Assist;
• Autonomous Emergency Braking;
• Radar Adaptive Cruise Control;
• Steering Assist;
• Rear Cross Traffic Alert;
• reverse camera

NX 350

Upping the ante, the NX 350, contempt its sanction denoting a 3.5-litre V6, receives the present wide utilized 24A-FTS 2.4-litre turbo-petrol that became disposable earlier this twelvemonth successful the new Tacoma bakkie.

Paired to a revised mentation of the 250’s eight-speed ‘box, the portion develops 205kW/430Nm, which translates to a apical speed, besides constricted to 200 km/h, but 0-100 km/h successful 7 seconds. Fuel depletion is pegged astatine 8.1 L/100 km.

Due to its placing arsenic the flagship petrol model, the NX 350 tin lone beryllium had successful sporty F Sport guise, which, externally, adds the F Sport bumpers, doorway sills, gloss achromatic Spindle Grille, Adaptive LED headlights, gloss achromatic reflector caps and F Sport circumstantial 20-inch alloy wheels to the mix.

Building connected the EX, the F Sport’s specification expanse comprises a 17-speaker Mark Levinson dependable system, F Sport seats, alloy pedals, cogwheel lever and steering wheel, an LFA inspired integer instrumentality clump surround, Head-Up Display, Safe Exit Assist, a panoramic rear-view monitor, hand-free electrical tailgate and a panoramic sunroof.

Similar to the EX, the F Sport athletics a thrust mode selector, but adds a Sport and Sport+ mounting to the modular contented Eco, Normal and Sport. Completing the F Sport is the Adaptive Variable Suspension.

NX 350h

Completing the range, the hybrid NX 350h serves arsenic the lone the derivative to screen 3 trim levels, EX, F Sport and successful between, the luxury focused SE.

Powered by the aforesaid hybridised 2.5-litre mill arsenic the RAV4 E-Four, Lexus has, however, extracted a smidgen much powerfulness to assistance output from 163 kW to a combined 179 kW.

Mated to a CVT, the NX 350h volition accelerate from 0-100 km/h successful 7.7 seconds and arsenic with the remainder of the range, deed a constricted apical velocity of 200 km/h. Claimed substance depletion is five-litres/100 km.

As for specification, the hybrid EX and F Sport are some unchanged from their petrol siblings, though successful the lawsuit of the SE, the EX has been utilized arsenic a basal and revised with antithetic interior colours, a heated 2nd enactment with automatic folding not disposable connected the F Sport, headlight washers and, carried implicit from the latter, cornering LED headlights, the Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Safe Exit, positive the panoramic sunroof.

Colours

In total, the NX’s colour palette spans 9 hues, with White Nova and Poseidon Blue reserved exclusively for the F Sport. The remainder dwell of:

• black;
• White Quartz (not for F Sport);
• Sonic Chrome;
• Graphite Black;
• Sonic Titanium;
• Terrane Khaki;
• Blazing Carnelian;
• Madder Red;
• Celestial Blue (not for Sport)

Price

As before, the NX scope is covered by a seven-year/105 000 km attraction program and successful the lawsuit of the NX 350h, a eight-year/195 000 km artillery warranty.

• NX 250 EX – R968 000
• NX 350h EX – R1 100 100
• NX 350h SE – R1 172 900
• NX 350h F Sport – R1 200 800
• NX 350 F Sport – R1 211 900

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