I think that for a retired single or couple who want a nice, quiet, comfortable car with bulletproof reliability to go to the shops, the family and the bowling club this would be one of the best bets on the market today. Well done Lexus and good review thankyou Tom.
I had a CT for years, best little car ever ! “Sold it” to a brother in law who can’t stop telling me how little fuel it uses lol, I purchased an NX 200t which “guzzles” in comparison
We left BMW for a Lexus NX450H+ here on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. The Lexus experience includes storing our car for 47 days when we are in France, lending us a car for 5 days when we visit Canberra and inviting us to a 4 hour lunch at the best restaurant in Noosa for the Melbourne Cup. Why wouldn’t we opt to replace our Citroen for a LBX. Our second car does about 5,000 km a year and it is only for very local town driving to the supermarket and plaza where parking can be annoying. Having two cars with the same systems, especially turn indicators on the same side, is far more important than price. We have told Lexus to bring it on.
This car is for the European market and is great at what it aims to do, for the people in America saying negative things about this car, this is exactly why you can't get it. Because it doesn't make sense outside of Europe and Asia
SUV's should have a minimum height, e.g. 1650mm. The whole point of an SUV is to have easy entry/exit and to sit high to see above the cars ahead. This car is really a hatch.
@@daweigo6851 a space saver spare as a minimum is a must have for me, we frequently travel 450 klm from home to Perth and a flat at night wouldn’t be a lot of fun. About time manufacturers gave us the options, you want a spare or a bigger boot.
Absolutely bummed that this isn't coming to the States. Our obsession for massive boats really is to blame. This car is ENOUGH. It's stylish, has most of the newer luxury accents and tech, and of course the reliability and comfort of a Lexus. Enough for a small family, or couple wanting to get around or road trip.
I am living in Europe, and while i like watching american car youtubers, i am preplexed with some of the american perceptions about cars. Your love for huge displacement engines (you find 2.0L engines awful while we in Europe find them sporty...), the love for huge tank-like SUVs and trucks, the lack of appreciation for maneuverability, handling and parking capability, etc. And don't get me started on the manual transmission hype, here in Europe literally everyone drives a manual and no one bats an eyelid, american influencers love to talk about manuals like they are an extreme automobile revelation or something, while in reality automatics are better... It seems the huge open roads and cheap fuel in america have done americans a disservice. You are absolutely correct, this is a great vehicle for people living in a city especially.
I’m keen to get one but the jump of insurance costs from 2019 Mazda3 sedan to checking the insurance of a base level UX as an idea for the LBX is simply double for me, but love seeing the mix of luxury and small
The best (yaris cross) became even better. This car is cheap, luxurious, economic, beautiful, built by the most reliable car manufacturer on the planet! This is going to be a huge success in EU market. I wish I knew it sooner i would buy this perfect car instead of my Yaris hybrid, which is also great! I will recommend my brother to buy it!
Excellent preview. I've had my eye on a UX here in Britain, but the slightly ungainly rear design (and small boot for the size of the thing) put me off. This might be good. I was put off the Yaris Cross by the noise when sat in one.
Hello there. Which bi tone color combination do you think goes better with the LBX? Sitting on the fence between sonic white (pearl) with black roof or the sonic copper with the black roof. What do you think? This is highly appreciated. Btw your review was excellent!
Yes, this looks great, at last Lexus made a good looking SUV. Let's see the final drive-away price in Australia in 2024.... This car could be over $60K all-up for the AWD top of the range LBX model with metallic paint, sun-roof, etc. And then it gets too close to the next size up Lexus UX 250h AWD (the Corolla Cross AWD Hybrid sister car). The top of the range Corolla Cross Hybrid FWD ATMOS is $53K in Australia and $56K for the AWD of same model. This Atmos has everything on it, including sun-roof, plus has much more power, more room, 1 foot longer inside/out than Lexus LBX but has the same width of 1825mm. If Lexus LBX top of the range price is even $55K drive-away than buying it does not make any sense. You are much better off buying Corolla Cross Atmos Hybrid AWD or $3K cheaper FWD. Lexus LBX does not seem to have anything extra compared to Atmos hybrid AWD Corolla Cross except Lexus LBX is 1 second slower to 100kmh than Corolla Cross hybrid. The LBX AWD is another 0.5 sec slower than LBX FWD (due to 75 kg weight penalty of AWD). So everything hangs on the LBX drive-away price, it has to be less than $50K drive-away to make any fiscal sense, IMO.
I've been looking to get a smaller hybrid/EV here in Taiwan, but there aren't that many options. All options tend to be big, expensive SUVs. I;m really hoping the LBX is going to be an affordable mid/small-size car (similar to the Focus Focus Active). We really need less monstrosities of cars, and more affordable, normal-sized hybrid/EV cars.
A high-quality small awd suv is what I'm after, niche I know. It'll be a nice upgrade from the Ignis. Wonder how would it compares with the Alfa Tonale.
good one as always, would be interesting to know how it would feel on our roads. Hopefully, the drive away price will not change that much when it lands here.Also don't have to wait long to get one into as well.
This is a great car for us city dwellers. Very few offers in the Luxury B segment currently. The only one i can think of is AUDI A1 and its brother A1 Allstreat, which is a great vehicle but old and will not be replaced by AUDI for a new generation. This LBX is certainly far more economical than the A1, albeit a little slower. I think it has a nicer interior too.
I think Lexus should have stuck with the UX as its baby hero by expanding the variants. I think it’s a poor attempt to get people more keen into their brand by offering something “cheap”.
Carmakers measure luxury by car size which I think is a mistake. Some people like me just prefer full luxury inside a small compact car. I don't want some 'entry level' luxury in my small car or SUV.
that's a whole lot of cabin noise, you can barely be heard. Definitely just a rebadge and not a Lexus. That level of noise is not acceptable in a "premium" vehicle. The vehicle they area actually missing in their lineup is a CT replacement(one where an actual designer drew it) with the new 2l prius powertrain.
Toyota/Lexus has been using their 1 stone kills 2 birds strategy, in this case Yaris cross selling for $40k, so call more luxury, but I dont see it, little bit more soft touch material, but still look plasticky and cheap. Cabin noise is very obv due to the 3 cylinder pushing very hard in any speed. The only impressive thing is 4L/100km, that's all.
I like.. i dont think the USA is getting that, i think. However, it's not very lexus-like. That front fascia is nothing like we've seen before on a lexus. But, it'll probably grow on me.
Good to know that it is a huge upgrade on the ugly, cheaply made, and noisy Yaris cross. Will definitely check this out when released in the UK due to its perfect size for town as well as long distance driving
I ordered one here in Poland. Highest possible option with full insurance and service. Everything they had to offer is included. Cost me 193k PLN. Try converting to your currency now
Interesting to compare it with volvo ex30, in my opinion lexus has no chances at the same price, considering that I owned all my life different toyotas and lexuses starting from 2003.
@@chasingcars of course it will, because there is no shortage of spoiled rich girls/old people/etc that will happily pay. Toyota are geniuses really. Especially when aussies keep paying well over RRP for 79’s and such.
"50k for a compact car stuffed with luxury amenities that doesn't guzzle fuel like a Hummer?? Absurd!" gasped the balding, middle-aged man with a 42-inch waist. How dare Lexus design a vehicle that was not aimed at his demographic! The audacity!
@@FFXIVArtist I appreciate the humour. I suppose the problem I have is that its a crossover. Why? It’d be more efficient, and cheaper, if it was just a hatchback. Not all Lexus’s have to appeal to the balding middle aged banker (or their wife), but its the markets insane addiction with crossovers that is beyond comprehension. They offer little to no benefit over hatchbacks/sedans.
@@ubernoob103 your issue then, as you've just stated, is with the market not Lexus. Their job is to cater to the market, precisely what they've done here. To answer your question as to why not a hatch, is because it already was. They've tried a hatch in the form of the CT and it was a flop. Now it's time to make something that will actually sell. Whether it sells to you is besides the point, it will sell to plenty others.
The exterior looks cheap, ugly and out of proportion, I think it’s a poor attempt by Lexus, I would prefer an actual Yaris cross over this, I wish they could instead focus on improving the interior across their line up that looks like coming straight from the 90s
A toyota that dressed up as lexus but you pay lexus money they must think people are stupid if i put rolex on a cheap watch and sell it as rolex I'd be arrested for fraud hows this any different its a toyota yaris cross
Why doesn't Toyota like turbo's? Having to put your foot flat to floor to get around town does not scream refinement. Other than that, it looks a great vehicle I would definitely consider it against an A1/Q2.
