In the domestic automobile market, once Lexus is mentioned, I believe that most people will have inherent impressions such as "price increase", "value preservation" and "stable quality" in their minds. As a second-tier luxury brand, Lexus's sales volume in China is far less than that of mainstream first-line luxury brands, such as BBA, etc., but considering that Lexus still maintains the sales method of importing all vehicles, even if the perennial terminal price increase, all models of Lexus have achieved a total sales volume of 219167 vehicles in the whole year last year, which shows the high recognition of the Chinese people.
When it comes to Lexus's best-selling models in China, then it must be impossible to avoid ES and NX, just like Lexus's two major protectors in China, single-handedly creating the lexus sales myth. But at the same time, these two models have also borne a lot of infamy, and Lexus ES and Lexus NX have been jokingly called the shell version of the Asian Dragon and RAV4 by many domestic netizens, but in the author's opinion, this statement is biased.
In fact, for Lexus NX, since last year's replacement, it has always had a very high degree of heat, which is inseparable from its redesigned appearance. On the current Lexus NX, the latest family-style face design of the Lexus brand is used, and the overall is in line with its own big brother RX, and the headlights on both sides cancel the former "Nike" shape, using an integrated design, the overall shape is softer, and the design is full. The Lexus logo's spindle-style mid-mesh is combined with a black sports livery, and the whole is harmonious.
Coming to the side, the Lexus NX body adopts a cleaner combination of lines than the previous generation model, and is no longer as sharp as the previous generation model, and has a softer feeling. The author believes that the effect of this so-called "line and surface" outlining technique is like Mazda's soul design, which is very attractive and more recognizable than the previous generation model. And the 20-inch blackened wheels on the F Sport version are really handsome, like a pair of boots.
In terms of size, the overall dimensions of the current Lexus NX are 4660/1865/1660 (1670) mm and the wheelbase is 2690 mm. In fact, this size and wheelbase are still generally consistent with the Toyota RAV4, but the RAV4 is a compact SUV, while the NX is a medium-sized SUV, and this positioning seems to be somewhat unreasonable.
In terms of rear design, if I remember correctly, NX should be regarded as the debut of a Lexus model using through-line taillights, and the lighting effect of the through-led light strip is more amazing. However, the rear of the Lexus NX does not have an exposed exhaust port, which is indeed a little contrary to the lexus NX's sporty body.
Entering the car, the current Lexus NX still uses a lot of design elements that conform to the oriental aesthetic, such as the use of leather and soft materials everywhere, and the color matching is also more atmospheric, see here, do you think I want to praise it? NO！ What I want to say is that your starting price is more than 310,000, can't you think about the workmanship and details? Again, Lexus interior design belongs to the "can be viewed from a distance and can not be blasphemed", from a distance, NX's interior will be very stunning and advanced, but as long as you look closely, you will find that its workmanship in many details is really cheap, and there are still many places that need to be improved.
However, it is commendable that the current Lexus NX has finally replaced the electronic gear, and the shape is relatively good, but in the actual use process, this electronic gear may not be as good as the BBA, especially for the first time driving friends, you are very likely to not be able to hang up the gear, because it uses the L-shaped gear layout, and friends who are accustomed to inline gears need to take time to adapt.
In terms of power, Lexus NX provides a total of 2.5L fuel, 2.5L hybrid and 2.5L plug-in hybrid three power combinations, of which 2.5L fuel matches the 8AT transmission, and the other two power are matched with the E-CVT transmission. Take the 2.5L fuel version of the Chuangyue version of the model as an example, if you are used to driving a turbo car, then its power performance may not be able to meet you, absolute power and response are relatively stable, there is no sufficient power reserve, if you have higher requirements for power, then I recommend you or consider the hybrid model. And the pure fuel version of the model will be slightly inferior to the hybrid version of the model in terms of riding experience, and the vibration filter of the rear suspension is not very clean, there will be excess bounces, which will reduce the sense of high-end of the model to a certain extent.
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In fact, objectively speaking, Lexus NX is a model with a fairly balanced product force, but the body size of the bottom of the same level and the power performance of the fuel version of the model are groove points, and the starting price of more than 310,000 yuan also seems to be a bit of a "willing to be hooked" meaning. In this generation of NX, it has been dubbed many names, such as Toyota Lexus electrification revolution, driver's car, etc., but in my opinion, it is indeed powerful enough, but it is still just a more luxurious family car than the RAV4, nothing more.