LEXUS made a proper luxury car on the TOYOTA Yaris platform. Something AUDI keeps failing to do with their VW platforms, and ends up with overprived Golfs, Crosses and Tiguans.
Wow, I come from a time when wings rusted and needed welding back on, windows leaked, heaters didn't work until you had driven several miles, if it started first time it was a bonus and even wheels fell off ( yes one of mine did on a Morris Ital ) my dads car had a starting handle !!!!!! this car was the stuff of dreams back then, it makes me laugh when some criticize it 🙂 This is definitely top of my shortlist, I currently have a Mokka which is great, but I need a non manual now and a bit more luxury.
CVT as part of a hybrid system is far more effective than with a standard non hybrid engine. Allows seemless transition between modes in normal UK driving.
The tyres look too big I would prefer to see lower profile ones with a bigger wheel. I love the fact that a premium small car is here and who better than Lexus to bring it. The top of the range is however very expensive and I’m that person who loves their Mark Levinson hifi and as I’m looking to change down from an NX to a smaller size and still wanting that premium feel.
Not for me: big wheels and narrow tyres may look sporty, but they don't absorb the bumps on our poor road surfaces, they are less fuel-efficient than small wheels and normal tyres, and the wheels are likely to be damaged scraping on kerbs.
You have plenty of 'basic' cars in this segment. Whole point is to sell something different. Something which other brands seems to be abandoning at all.
