Author - Kaga User: -llwcc
In the primary school period, every June 1st Children's Day will be evaluated as the first, although the number of places is not small, but those bright "three good students", "excellent student cadres" and "excellent Young Pioneers" do not seem to be so easy to pick up, at this time the final "progressive students" quota is valuable and attracts the attention of most students. As the name suggests, progressive students represent a great affirmation of the progress made by students in this academic year, although there is still some distance between more or less achievements and performances and model students, but compared with their past selves, progress is still worthy of affirmation.
After trying this generation of NX, I have today's topic in my mind, maybe it is not the best in the same level, and even the comprehensive performance is surpassed by lower prices and lower-level models, but compared with the previous generation of themselves, although there are advances and retreats, but overall there is still obvious progress, at least more like a luxury car.
appearance
I think the issue of design should be looked at in two. Speaking of the appearance of this generation of NX, I think there are still some places where the force is too strong: the overall effect is good, and it is also highlighting the movement and "oriental refinement", but for example, the shape of the front grille and the interior design, the complex line intersection of the front face, the body panel that quickly becomes flat and divergent at the rear door handle, and even the design of the cancellation of the tail marker to the LEXUS tiled letter mark, I don't like it so much.
(Let's take a look at the detailed design with strength first)
(Successfully widened the visual effect of the tail light with the letter mark I don't like)
But if we look at it from another perspective, compared with the previous generation of NX, the design of this generation of NX can be said to have a huge evolution. The old NX has a very fatal design problem in my eyes and many people around me, that is, a car that is obviously very wide, from the front or the back of the past will appear very narrow and tall, completely untouchable texture, the front design of the car is somewhat ferocious, the high lift of the rear of the car also incidentally exposed the messy chassis components to the rear car - these problems have all been solved on the new model, the overall shape is finally not a little stingy feeling, more flat design, through-type taillights and other design elements of the application, Successfully improved the design texture of the whole vehicle. From a progressive point of view, the design can be said to be very successful.
(The front design as a whole looks actually OK)
(The rear of the car finally no longer has a narrow and high sense of cheapness)
In terms of appearance color, the new NX inherits the fine tradition of Lexus, there are a variety of colors to choose from, and there is no lack of very bright colors, the blue of the exhibition car is one of them, and these colors can be bought as long as you want, and dealers do not refuse consumers to buy scarce colors, which greatly increases the personalized choice of car purchases - although I believe most people will still buy black, white and gray.
Interior
For me, interior design gives me a stronger impact than it looks like. This is the first application of the new Lexus interior design style, with a large touch screen, a large area of cancellation of physical buttons, an electronic shift mechanism and a fully electronic door switch that is very similar to the CT series operation method, all showing consumers that they are younger and sportier than other car series in the family. The car machine has also made a huge upgrade, the touch response is relatively fast, and the functions are also a lot more, whether it is a low-end 9.8-inch screen or a high-end 14-inch giant screen, the operation is much better than the old car machine. There are also a variety of interior colors to choose from, even the low and medium have all black, red black, orange brown (officially called Akiyama chestnut) and black and white two colors to choose from, very sincere.
(The new interior design language can bring people a strong sense of freshness)
But the main highlight of this interior is actually just good looking, and the materials and detail texture are hugely regressive than the previous Lexus. The above mentioned fully electronic door switch, the consequence is that when I got off the car, I did not understand the correct use of logic for half a minute did not open the car door; the large area of the touch screen and piano paint material in the central control area is extremely easy to stain fingerprints and dust, especially the top version of the exhibition hall, the 14-inch large screen let the dust on the surface have nowhere to hide when it is extinguished, and I do not think how good this abrupt large screen is, I personally prefer the small screen of the low and medium; then the feel of the air conditioner and the audio knob, The sense of damping is greatly discounted than ES, I even think that the damping of the air conditioning knob should not be so small, even if I don't want to make the sense of passage as strong as a European car, it should not be so weak now, I can't feel the texture of Lexus; the most outrageous thing is the large area of hard plastic material on the door, not to mention the top of the door panel wrapped in a layer of leather, that feel whether it is touched or knocked up is no different from hard plastic, directly shocked me. There are also problems such as the monotony of the space hole designed in the front of the passenger seat, the lack of a high sense of material in the door trim panels, and even in the workmanship that traditional Lexus is proud of, I can find flaws in the back of the front seats of this top NX260 show car, and the crookedness of the leather stitches made me wonder if I was in the Lexus exhibition hall.
(The large area of piano paint trim plate is actually a little tired of me, but this part is good workmanship, and the texture of the file handle is also very good)
(Pretty easy to use the big screen, but it is really a dust artifact, and it is really a bit too big)
(Some jaw-dropping stitches)
Overall, this interior gives me the feeling that in addition to the great improvement of the car machine, other aspects are not as good as ES.
Space and ride
This is very good, and there is some improvement compared to the old NX. First of all, in terms of absolute space, completely sufficient and relatively spacious, the front row, whether it is a seat or the steering wheel, the adjustment range is relatively large, my 170CM height and not long legs can be well relaxed; the leg space in the rear row is still more than two fists after I sit very comfortably in the front row, the head space I have not compared, but it is still very generous; compared with the old model, there is also a significant improvement, the distance between the rear seat cushion and the front armrest box is significantly larger, although it is not much, But at least there will be no feeling of the old model that looks very cramped, and the floor is inevitably a little raised due to the use of the new platform architecture, but the amplitude is also completely acceptable. The storage space can also be satisfactory, the sliding panel of the storage compartment below the central control has a good sense of damping, and the glove box, the central control storage compartment and the driver's left storage slot are laid with a plush lining with good texture, and it is not hairy at all, which is commendable.
(The front row is slightly a bit front, but the rear legroom is definitely plenty)
(Excellent down pad texture)
From the perspective of riding experience, the chair type and padding of the front and rear seats are just right, and a very comfortable riding angle can be found, and although the rear seat backrest has become non-adjustable, the same just right backrest angle can also make people gain a comfortable sitting posture. The low-end model is equipped with a fabric seat, I did not see the real car, but from the real picture on the Internet, it should also be a more delicate material, and I think I will prefer this fabric seat and look forward to seeing the real car.
(The cushion is long enough, the backrest is soft enough, the material is good, the support is excellent, it is perfect)
The trunk space is very regular and large, hooks, anchors, power interfaces, etc. are equipped with a non-falling, practicality is very strong, but there is the same problem with the old model, that is, the height of the trunk platform is too high, and recently often use the fifth generation CR-V to transport heavy objects, fully appreciate the huge positive impact of the low height of the trunk platform on practicality. One highlight, though, is that there are three large and well-organized storage compartments under the trunk floor, which are suitable for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder like me and need to be praised.
(Neat, practical and good texture of the trunk, the floor is lower than the better)
Driving and handling
Dealers only have 2.5L naturally aspirated with 8AT NX260 test drive at this stage, and in general, the NX with pure fuel powertrain is a good car to drive, but it is still far from perfect.
The first time I got started, the steering brought me a good feeling, the sense of proportion and weight are just right, the steering and body direction are almost synchronized, there is no sense of disconnection at all, it is commendable, but the first foot of the throttle after driving out of the Motor City surprised me - obviously the speed is only more than a thousand revolutions, the noise and some slight jitter of the engine have been transmitted into the car, and the engine sound is a relatively noisy type, completely not good. The test driver explained that naturally aspirated engines are like this, no matter how much you step on, there is noise, and I thought he didn't think I was a fool? At the same time, there is a flaw in driving, when reaching a certain speed (about 50km/h) to release the throttle and slide, the car will have a feeling like kinetic energy recovery, the deceleration will suddenly become larger, slowing down the speed of the car, this phenomenon appears in a pure fuel powertrain car I do not understand very well.
(The interior of the car is not so red, very good-looking, the low-end screen looks much more pleasing to the eye)
Other levels are good, I can easily drive this car smoothly, the test drive road conditions are better, I drive more casually (within the legal range), the throttle can also bring appropriate response under the random pedaling of the right foot, the brake foot feel is better, the brake force output is linear and uniform, and it can also bring good confidence to the driver under the big foot brake. Good steering feel and body responsiveness bring a flexible and obedient handling feeling, although I don't try to push it to the limit when driving a traditional SUV, in terms of daily driving, there is no problem with handling, and the chassis can calmly cope with the driver's operation within the normal range - just remember that this is an SUV.
(Driving vision is also an advantage - the upper black parts are all hard bang bang texture, bad reviews)
NVH
In terms of noise, the performance of the new NX is more differentiated, wind noise and road noise performance is very good, especially wind noise, speed 80km/h below will not let people have obvious perception, but this Japan original imported high-grade tires are more picky, extremely quiet on the paved asphalt road, back to the auto city near the garbage cement on the original shape, plus a little annoying engine noise, sound insulation can only give a middle comment. It is not very easy to understand the sound insulation of the latest generation of Toyota (Lexus) engines, whether it is a dual engine or a pure fuel version, the acceleration noise is not completely satisfactory.
(The picture shows the large wheels of the top model, the visual effect is better, but I heard that the filter is not very good)
Chassis seismic filtration is still relatively good, this test drive is priced at 355,800 yuan NX260 with models, equipped with a size of 235/60 R18 Bridgestone tires, thick tires on the chassis filter must have played a positive effect, normal road driving and some relatively gentle potholes can make people feel that the filtration is very sufficient, although after the big truck pressed on the ground of the concrete floor is still a little stiff, but I subjectively think it is acceptable.
Price/performance ratio and purchase
A key point, now buy NX without a markup, do not add a penny. Although sales and test drivers have said that they may not be able to increase the price in the future, I still believe that NX will not reach the point of price increase. At the level of the original price, it is much more valuable than the linging I tried before. Lexus service is still not left behind, whether it is a new style of showroom or the quality and reception level of sales staff, it is a stable first echelon.
Now the new NX cancels the weak 2.0 naturally aspirated version (although the 2.5 version is not much strong), the entry is NX260, the lowest standard price is 318,800 yuan, in addition to the large sunroof and leather power seat that everyone likes, other configurations can be satisfactory, especially for me, the sunroof and leather chair are not of great use, if you can have a power seat of course better, there is no harm, so the minimum match is actually a cost-effective choice. Of course, if you can't accept no sunroof, can't accept the flannel seat, then you can only buy 355,800 yuan in the middle of the match, although the price difference is a bit large and did not exchange too much, but overall it is worth it; the top price is more than 400,000, personally do not think it is necessary, you can consider NX350h - I am also looking forward to when you can try the oil-electric hybrid version of NX, then you can have a more comprehensive judgment and purchase opinion. At present, the price difference between the hybrid version and the pure fuel version is still a bit large, unless the driving experience has improved greatly, otherwise I may still recommend buying NX260, the lowest with less than 320,000, in fact, it is very conscientious, the premise is not to increase the price.
(The 355,800 yuan version is shown in the figure, in fact, the 18-inch wheel is not very small)
summary
The new NX may still be suitable for those who need an SUV, have a good budget and agree with the Lexus brand, like the youthful design style and advanced details, and do not experience the flaws in driving - then buy it, it is a good choice, at least it is much better than the previous generation of NX, if I am a teacher, I will also write it a "progressive student" award. Even if the product power level is completely inferior to the Acura CDX Hybrid, but so what, how many people will think of Acura now? It's a pity that such a good product.
In short, it's a Lexus, but not the Kind of Lexus you think.