Up to the 70s, 80s, down to the 90s, 00s, each generation has a special vision of the Lexus brand, or models, or services, or brand style, Lexus low-key luxury, always make people feel like wanting to have, especially in the eyes of car owners, it is better than BBA! However, in the era of unlimited green cars, many consumers are waiting for the arrival of this brand of plug-in models, and finally, Lexus has made up for this puzzle.
At the Chongqing Automobile Consumption Festival, we had the privilege of statically experiencing the new generation of NX plug-and-mixed models just listed at the Guangzhou Auto Show - NX400h+, interested friends, you can follow us to take a look.
From the styling point of view, although the new generation of NX continues the full and sharp style of the previous generation model, but also has the iconic spindle-shaped grille, but the size is more exaggerated, the interior uses a more three-dimensional parametric U-shaped pattern filling, with a straight waterfall feeling, coupled with a certain blackening treatment, the visual impact of the front of the car is stronger.
The headlamps on both sides are narrow and irregular, which is more personal. Inside is four independent matrix light groups, relatively stable, and the shape of the daytime running lights is very sharp, coupled with the embellishment of the turn signals, it is very aura. Under the headlights is a fang-shaped hollow cooling trough, and the lines are also relatively sharp.
The design of the side is not much different from the current model, and the lines are still smooth. However, the body size has been adjusted, the new car length width and height are 4660/1865/1660mm, the wheelbase is 2690mm, the length and width of the car are increased by 20mm, and the wheelbase is increased by 30mm, which provides more flexible space for the space of the new generation of NX. However, for many high-end independent brands now, this size still does not occupy too many advantages.
It is worth mentioning that it seems that the new car uses the traditional mechanical door handle, but in fact, the new car uses a new e-Latch intelligent electronic control door, and the inside of the handle is an electronic switch, which can be opened with a touch. The small details of this opening of the door may habitually have a pulling action, but the feeling of opening the door is different, almost no force, more exquisite and elegant.
The NX400h+ is equipped with 20-inch monochrome multi-strip aluminum alloy wheels with Bridgestone ALENZA air-out tires for good grip and silence.
In the rear part of the car, the more recognizable is the popular through-type taillights, which enhances the layering of the tail, but a closer look will find that the shape of this through-type taillight is more special, and the two sides are not coherent. In addition, the spindle shape gradually narrows to the center of the tailgate, combined with the rear fender shape on both sides, it looks more full of tails, but relatively speaking, it is much thicker.
Entering the car, the new layout style appears that the new car is more grounded, and the large size of the suspension central control screen makes the car more concise and more technological, and it is more suitable for the current consumer habits. Although the screen could not be lit up during shooting, from the perspective of the simple interior, the new car only retains the commonly used physical buttons, this large screen can be touched and human-computer interaction, it is understood that the new car can also achieve OTA upgrades.
The new car still uses the design of the electronic gear, but the part held by the hand is slightly missing a little design sense. The new car's center console is tilted to the driving side, and 64-color mood lights have been added, plus red and black mosaics, which can provide the driver with a young, warm cockpit.
The front and rear rows of the new car provide USB interfaces, and the front row also provides a T-pyc interface, not to mention the wireless charging function of mobile phones in high-end models, which is more than enough to charge mobile phones.
The interior is also worth mentioning is also the design of the door handle, the ordinary door handle is the handle state, NX400h+ uses a delicate electronic switch, and Tesla's internal door opening method is the same, but this detail of NX400h+ is more advanced. In addition, the electronic switch also works in conjunction with the blind spot monitoring system, when the blind spot monitoring light is on, the door cannot be opened from the inside, ensuring the safety of the people in the car.
Other practical features such as automatic parking, 360-degree reversing images, power seat memory, HUD, seat ventilation/heating, etc. are available in new cars.
In terms of power, the NX400h+ uses a 2.5L plug-in hybrid system with a total system power of 195kW, which is matched by the E-CVT transmission, which is the first model of Lexus to use a plug-in hybrid system. Yes, this set of power can be seen as for the Chinese market, data point of view, pure electric endurance can exceed 70km, feed fuel consumption can be controlled at 5.21L/100km, both to solve the fuel saving problem, but also to solve the green card problem, to make up for the power system of the puzzle.
Written at the end: plug-in hybrid is a transitional state that some consumers can accept, and the data of Lexus NX400h+ is gratifying, but I hope to open it up and see the specific value to really know whether the value is worth it.