For a long time, the most profound impression left by Lexus models to the public is the meticulous workmanship and comfortable riding experience, but as a product of Akio Toyoda's formal proposal of "using electrification technology as the cornerstone to fully explore the performance of automobiles", the new generation of NX can indeed find a different personality and temperament from the previous Lexus.
More attractive beauty
The previous generation of NX models has captured the hearts of many young people with its diamond-shaped appearance lines and extremely tense design. But because of this, when you look closely at the body, you will find that this design will be a little radical and cannot be stared at for a long time.
The new generation of NX is based on retaining the previous sharp lines and large spindle grille, making the overall more rounded. Not only does it make the model have a strong sense of unity from any angle, but it also makes the lines look more full and smooth, which is more in line with the current aesthetic requirements. The rear gave up the brand logo and chose to use the Brand Name in English directly, with the upper through-type taillights, making the entire rear look more advanced and atmospheric. The larger wheels and lower body posture make the new car more dynamic and more coordinated with the sharp appearance.
A more technological experience
The new NX is equipped with a 14-inch central control screen and a 7-inch full LCD instrument. The intelligent car-machine system supports a range of functions such as speech recognition, carlife, carplay and mobile phone interconnection. In actual experience, the difficulty of getting started with this car-machine system is very easy, and various use functions can also be realized. However, if you compare many domestic brand locomotives that have achieved a high degree of networking system now, there is still room for improvement in both UI design, response speed and degree of intelligence. This system is more like the work of a science and engineering man, there is no attraction of highlights, but there is no problem with using it.
The tracking function of the multi-function steering wheel on the head-up display is a function that can make people shine. When the driver uses the multi-function steering wheel operation, the touch of the finger on the button will be displayed on the HUD, which is convenient for quick operation when driving, and improves the convenience and safety of driving.
More compound driving experience
Previous Lexus models have been known for their ultimate comfort, but under the concept of returning to the essence of driving, the new generation of NX has enhanced the driving performance of the vehicle in terms of tuning.
First of all, the body attitude is reduced, and the direct height gap between the wheel brow and the tire is shortened to the naked eye. During this test drive, there was a long mountain road section. It's hard to imagine that I actually felt the fun of this NX on the mountain road. Whether it is a continuous curve or a high and low drop, the suspension does not bring excess jumping, and the body posture has been kept in a very stable state, as if to tell me that its limit is far more than that. Compared with the transformation of the chassis at the control level, the steering feel is still the same as the "thunder taste", the steering feel is not very light, but it is very delicate, so that you can use your heart to feel the vehicle in the turn when the slight change, very advanced.
This time the test drive of the model position of 350h oil mix and 400h+ plug-in mix, electrification is also a very important feature of this NX. Although the 260 version is still retained, it is estimated that the main force of sales should be two different hybrid versions. The biggest difference between the two hybrids should be that the pure electric driving speed of the plug-in hybrid version can reach 135km/h and 76km pure electric endurance. Thanks to Toyota's years of technical accumulation, the timing of the engine intervention is just right, and it will basically not be discovered if you do not feel it carefully. If you just want a more low-key fuel consumption and a smooth and quiet driving experience, then 350h is completely satisfied. If the pure electrical conditions are very good or there is a need for a green card, 400h+ is a more suitable choice.
More attentive safety
The new NX's LSS+ driver assistance system gave me a deep understanding of driving assistance from a luxury brand. This system does not interfere with the driver's driving, when you choose to believe it, it can use very delicate direction adjustment to complete lane keeping, with a linear acceleration and deceleration like the old driver to control the distance, so that passengers do not feel that it is the driver assistance system to operate. However, once the driver begins to manually drive the operation, the driving assistance will still give priority to the manual operation, and there will be no situation of grabbing the steering wheel with people.
Not only that, the vehicle's electronic door switch will also automatically identify that the car door is a rear traffic situation, when there is a motor vehicle or non-motorized vehicle through, pressing the electronic switch will not be able to open the door, greatly reducing the risk of traffic accidents caused by the car door. However, if you use the mechanical opening method of pulling outward twice, it will be opened directly and unconditionally, retaining the setting of opening the door when encountering special circumstances.
Kanche said: If the previous generation of NX is like a radical on the outside and conservative on the inside, then the new generation of NX is more like a breakthrough in internal and external unity. The improvement of driving performance makes the appearance and driving experience more unified, and the upgrade of safety and technology has raised the overall feeling to another level. If there is a greater improvement in the subsequent intelligent interconnection level, the new NX should be able to impress the hearts of many young people.