Lexus has released prices for its upcoming NX compact crossover, and they’re as ambitious as its styling is outspoken. Base MSRP is $ 35,405 for the NX200t with front-wheel drive the equivalent AWD model begins at $ 36,805. The hybrid NX300h is priced from $ 40,645, although adding AWD requires it up to a cool $ 42,235. The regular engine is a 235-hp 2.-liter twin-scroll turbo 4-cylinder—the initial turbo, ever, in a Lexus—while the hybrid employs a 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle 4. A 6-speed automatic transmission is standard with the turbo, even though the 194-hp hybrid gets a constantly variable automatic with a “kickdown” feature for passing power.
The NX comes to market place in November, and the pricing reflects a higher level of electronic content, including a normal 4.2-inch TFT screen in the gauge cluster, a 7.-inch infotainment screen (activated by a mouselike Remote Touch Interface), and an obtainable wireless charging tray in the console. The regular audio includes HD Radio with Bluetooth wireless connectivity and a cache feature. Although the NX is based on the underpinnings of the RAV4 (which begins at a tame $ 24,565), Toyota asserts that almost 90 % of its components differ. NX pricing begins above the small luxury-crossover leaders, the BMW x1 ($ 31,850), Mercedes GLA ($ 32,225), and Audi Q3 ($ 33,425). Those are the competitors its wheelbase would suggest, despite the fact that its overall length points to the pricier compact segment of X3, GLK, and Q5 (which Lexus cites as benchmarks). As with the German targets, the base MSRP is just a beginning point.
Lexus plans no fewer than 5 NX trim levels: Base, Comfort, Premium, Luxury, and F Sport. Pricing for the F Sport, a handling-oriented package with no energy upgrade, has not yet been released, but package prices have been (like those for F Sport). Comfort brings a power tilt/telescoping steering column and 3-memory driver’s seat, adding $ 505 on the NX200t and $ 285 on the hybrid. Premium, which includes the Comfort content material, adds 18-inch wheels, heated/vented front seats, a moonroof, and LED turn signals and DRLs it tacks on $ 2890 to the NX200t, $ 2045 on F Sport (which gets its really personal 18-inch wheels), and $ 2670 on the Hybrid.
Next up would be Luxury, in which $ 4885 buys all the aforementioned, plus wood trim, a heated steering wheel, a energy rear hatch, rain-sensing wipers, leather front seats, and a towing package rated at 2000 pounds. The Hybrid won’t tow, but it can be capital-L luxurious for $ 4505 front-drive or $ 4665 on the AWD. We’ll save you a bit of math: the NX200t with AWD in Luxury trim appears like a $ 41,690 deal, which includes Lexus’s $ 925 destination fee. Then you enter the realm of stand-alone choices, topped by $ 2140 for navigation, which also adds 10-speaker audio, and $ 1160 for LED headlamps with automated high beams.
The NX is an crucial item for Lexus. Even though it has reined in the AARP-pleasing luxury-mid-size segment with the RX350 (beginning at $ 41,895), the compact segment is where the cool little ones hang out. The mixture of Angry Birds styling and a tricked-out cabin aims to establish Lexus in the eyes of upwardly mobile youth.
Lexus Releases Pricing for Most NX Models, F Sport to Stick to
