Is this worth $100K? (Lexus NX450h+ 2022 review) 

The handy links for a brochure, build-your-own configurator and booking a test drive can be found here: www.chasingcars.com.au/news/new-car-prices/thinking-about-buying-a-lexus-nx-take-the-next-step-with-chasing-cars/

I can only say that it is worth the wait, if you charge the battery and use it as intended, it is one of the most amazing SUVs to drive with lots of excess power if you run out of battery and use it as a regular hybrid driver I easily 6.5 liters per. 100 km or 15.4 km pr. Liters As far as I know, no other competitor in the same PHEV class can do it, so thanks to all the Toyota Prius drivers who have helped to improve the hybrid system over the years 🙂

You can also set a charging schedule from the head unit so you can charge off peak and monitor charging via the App.

I use 12V plug in powere in boot to inflate puddle board. How NX 450+ battery works.. I e. The car needs to be powered on which I have to for petrol car. Thanks for your advice in advance.

I live in a Strata title apartment complex & my car space doesn't even have a wpo, so i'd be a customer for the 350h F Sport for sure

Great review as always. Shame that Lexus skipped on the premium audio for 450h+.

What if they fitted it with a 22type 2 or 32kw CCS type charger.

I think this is the ideal compromise enough electric range for driving to work and back and petrol engine for longer trips

Great review. I was hesitant to order the 450h+ because of the lack of supreme audio - you’re the only reviewer to mention weight was the reason for not including it.

Great review, Tom. RE your comment on ride compliance, did it feel firm even on the softest adaptive suspension setting? As for steering, did it feel vague? Some reviews are suggesting the latter.

Great review as always Tom, quick question, I take it to achieve the 60- 70 km EV range you would consistently have to charge to 100% and then discharge the battery to zero, how does that effect the battery chemistry over time and it’s ability to sustain that over the life of the vehicle?

Picking up mine next month, not expensive compared to the q5 or the xc60 recharge. Best car in the segment

Thank U Very Much for Your InfO.

This thing is hot and something I would love to own. The real negative here is Run Flats on a 90k car. That'd be the first thing to go. This will be a totally different car on real good tyres

absolutely brilliant car, one negative run flat tyres which is fixable

I spoke with a dealer today. The missing functions also extend the autonomous parking. The dealer said the missing functions were likely a result of efforts to keep costs below $100k rather than weight. Makes sense.

The other thing to keep in mind is that if you buy this in VIC (and soon other states) you will be charged by the km due to the ZLEV road user charge. In Victoria for PHEV this is currently 2 cents /km driven due at each registration renewal.

$103,000 Drive away in W.A. you get an installed charger for your garage included.

Blue my favorite!!! 😍😍😍😍

In Singapore, the NX450h+ will be costing over 340K, a little over 3x more than in Aussie. Moreover Lexus in SIN only bring in the F-Sport version for the 450h+ 😰😰

Do they have a non f sport 450h+ with mark levinson and panoramic sunroof like the less expensive powertrains ? otherwise there's absolutely no point of getting an expensive phev if you cant even get the luxury.

Thanks for this video. One point : when you present your choice between 350 & 450, I think you miss one key element. How easy gonna be the resale, at what level of price as the law increase constraints on non electric car. On the top of that, the 450 doesn’t consume more fuel than the 350 when battery is low. But thanks again!

Can anyone explain why there's no turbo hybrid?

I extensively test drove this new NX, the only issue I have is the interior noise. I don't know why everyone says it's a quiet car, in my opinion it's loud especially the 350h with cvt transmission and the package with bigger tires. it's got a really loud interior for a luxury car. anyway, I place an order for its other benefits. good review btw.

To be or not to be, that is the question!

What is the fuel economy when you're driving with the engine charging the battery??

Wish it had a ccs charger then

I own the 2022 450h+ F sport..In Atomic Silver Glows in the Sun Light with Lil" grey metal flake" and same Circut Red interior.. but with Electric battery...Has 306 Horse power 0 to 60 in 5.6 sec (Via Road and track at drag strip!.) This model DOES- NOT have a TURBO...But rather Naturally aspirated / Carb...........important because it is well known that TURBOS stress engines...simply see euro cars shop time!....this car combines the Elec Batt and engine to achieve HIGH torq, And VERY quick out of the hole...Jus' blew the doors off a 735i beemer...albeit for nly a block ...V* would have caught up in the end (in all fairness......However who cares the thrill is initial take off and tickets are for high speed & Kill's! My car has Red Calipers against Powder coated Gloss spoke Black mags and All red "F" Sport Badges........ It is FAR better built (mine in Japan) sadly the own if you can get them??? are Mfg in Canada!.....Lexus is Far more reliable...Far better Re-Sale that Euro beemers or mercedes.......indeed mine is going up in price IF YOU CAN FIND ONE ANYWHERE......"econ 101".....Has (3) elec. motors gett'n 0 to 60 in 5.6 sec (road and track) HIGH torque QUICK out of Hole!......Never do I use gas gett'n 42 miles per 120 Volt charge and NEVER USE GAS....and almost Silent operation in elec....So do your research......as this is Far better than any European beemer or mercedes depreciating un reliable offering to say nothing of the GAS HOG unproven G 70, & RDX not worth mentioning. Z Best of the BEST F Sport 450h+ !

Hopefully people make enough noise they will add the Mark Levinson sound as an inclusion in a few years when they release the upgrade or “crafted edition”. Maybe they excluded it to get it under 100k and fuel consumption to look better on paper for initial release. Terrible decision.

Wow it's $100k..it is selling Sing Dollars $347k in my Country Singapore, and to top-up at least another S$50k to continue owning after 10 years mark.

It find it’s strange when you’re talking about the infotainment but not bother to move your cameras over to show the screen or when you talk about the boot space but your cameras is 10m away at an awkward angle where no one can see what you’re talking about.

Good review. I understand rear windows and rear windscreen are tinted for privacy. Are front window glasses soft tinted to block UV or not? Also are these glasses double layered to reduce road noise. Your feedback would be appreciated. CHEERS.

In terms of self-charing capability, is the NX450h different from NX350h? For very long trip, is there any chance that the battery in NX450h is completely used up even in HV mode?

Good content all love from india Quite informative

100K????? Nah Cars prices are getting out of hand.

Hi Tom , I’m considering getting the nx350h 2wd instead of the all wheel drive. Is there a considerable difference from the all WD version given that it is slower. Thanks John

They should have included the panoramic sunroof and the premium speaker package. It's already a heavy car so the extra weight of these would be minor in the scheme of things.

Thought you were wearing a bow tie for a sec there Tom.

Man, showing the boot space without actually showing it? Can't understand it honestly.

Wow the lack of a mark Levinson system is an appalling omission really.

i was ready to buy one but as a 2018 lexus nx hybrid owner the loss of the mark levinson sound system killed it for me...

how come you guys never mention the EV road tax you have to pay in Victoria to drive EVs or plugins, regardless of whether you charge or not???

Just wish this car had a Longer wheel base , bigger boot , it would be the close to perfect car

I think the deletion of the panoramic sunroof and premium sound is purely to maximise the profit margin while keeping the price < $100k. Saying it is weight saving sounds like marketing spin to make deletion of options sound like it's for your benefit....typical car distributor BS.

So the NX 350H is the one to get

Disappointing Lexus didnt equip it with digital rear mirror!

Not every 450h+ is fsport

I think that it expensive.

the horses are 309 and not 306, I would like to buy this top car but if I want the 450h + I can't have the panoramic sunroof and the mark levinson because it weighs too much ........ does it weigh too much? the Japanese engineers have not been able to find the balance between weight and emissions by including a panoramic sunroof and a couple of extra speakers? You can have these accessories on a skoda or a dacha, today is 2022, or in Japan we are in 1979? incredible is a car that in Italy would have cost me 78,000 euros and I would have spent it, but when I sat down for the contract I decided to keep my 2007 BMW which has audio logic 7 and panoramic roof. bye bye lexus

Nice review, but just one huge problem. The local dealer in Sutherland Sydney just told me yes, they have one on display and to test drive, BUT the wait time is up to FOUR YEARS! Yes, that's right, FOUR YEARS! Told him I'll cross it off my shortlist, as in 4 years not only will it be a different vehicle, it'll be a different price!

Not at all lol... especially after the new outback reveal...100K is just ridiculous.

No

The Solar in the house argument is a dumb thing to say , since to be able to charge you plug in hybrid or Ev you will need bigger solar and battery which add the cost. people seems forget that the when they go home from work to charge their EV and PHEV the sun already down so they need to rely on the battery capacity at their home, assuming that it fully charge even through the house consume power also . I assume the presenter have big house near the city. This the similar argument of my cousin , yeah when he get Tesla Y even though he live in apartment. when we ask him how he gonna charge the car? his argument is plenty of work have free EV charger like the 3 data center near my apartment , and when we ask if his job have free charger? the answer is no, his job like alot of us dont even give free parking. My other cousin buy NX450h and he have a small house near Sydney CBD , he never mention about solar, because he know his house is not ideal for solar, its have small roof area, and block most of the day either by neighbor tree or neighboring apartment. Yeah In ideal world we have access affordable big house with subsidies solar and battery. but the reality is far from that . I think PHEV is the current thing to do, buy only if you have a house otherwise Hybrid is the way to go.

No mention of acceleration figures 0-100 in 6.3sec

It's overpriced! circa $85K is the appropriate pricing

Not that I could even afford one of these, but if I was paying for a top of the range car with all the bells and whistles, I would want the premium sound package to go with it! 😅

I rather get the Nissan Aria when its out.

Absolutely not worth 100k

How much does upgraded audio system weigh lol …. It’s called cost savings for Lexus…. Lol 😂 near $100,000 car with 10 speaker less then 200 watts the glass sunroof is more understandable

Interior is bloodied crap....nothing screams premium or luxury about the damn car.

100k USD?

Why is this car priced at only $56,900 in USA. Lexus is treating Aussies as suckers.

Looks OK but has some serious downsides with no spare tyre and the price! Ouch.

$100k for the NX? this is crazy. This Nx full spec is barely $70k CAD

what an incredibly stupid decision. No premium sound and no panoramic sunroof in the most expensive model is like booking a first class flight and getting less leg room and no priority boarding. Who are the idiots that determine the spec of lexus cars in oz?

Never talk about cost of new battery after 8 yrs ?? And value of car as battery runs down ...say after 5 yrs. Heard new battery can be worth more than car after 5 yrs. Poor assessment of vehicle

Lol Lexus 450h or Porsche Macan S …. Yup very hard choice (same price in Canada) low 80,000 CAD before tax

No spare tyre. FAIL. Over priced

All those glaring piano cheap plastic

porker eh?

Is it just me or the car looks feminine