The Lexus UX is the most recent Toyota bunch vehicle to discard standard petroleum power – and bet everything on zapped innovation, close by an innovation update, and power help for the half breed.
The 2024 Lexus UX little SUV has dropped ordinary petroleum power – and is currently sold in crossover and electric variations just – to match with an update to its innovation, security highlights and half breed framework.
Costs have ascended by up to $6715, however some UX variations gain beforehand discretionary elements as standard, limiting the cost distinction to between a decrease of $300, and an increment of $1170.
The cost of the least expensive Lexus UX has move by $9285 with the cancellation of the petroleum variant, and that implies the recently presented, more modest LBX city SUV turns into the organization’s most affordable model, from $47,550 in addition to on-street costs.
Lexus Australia has followed its Japanese and US partners in chopping out the base UX200 petroleum – and presenting a new, more remarkable and more proficient UX300h cross breed to supplant the UX250h.
Unaltered for 2024 is the UX300e, after a significant update presented last year, with a bigger battery and a 50 percent increment in driving reach.
The UX300h creates 146kW, up 11kW, from a 2.0-liter four-chamber petroleum motor, a couple of electric engines, and another lithium-particle battery load with a guaranteed 15 percent higher result from every cell than the past nickel-metal hydride battery.
Adding to the power help is a 5kW increment from the 2.0-liter motor – presently citing 112kW/188Nm, through changes to the admission and exhaust – and an all the more remarkable front electric engine, presently creating 83kW/206Nm (up from 80kW).
In all-wheel-drive models, the back electric engine has been helped to 30kW/84Nm – up from 5kW/55Nm – while being lighter than previously.
Lexus claims fuel utilization has diminished from 4.3 to 4.2 liters per 100 kilometers for the UX300h front-wheel drive, and from 4.6 to 4.4L/100km for the all-wheel drive (AWD).
Different changes for the UX300h incorporate a change by-wire gear selector, with another shift handle in the lodge.
The 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen presented last year currently upholds remote Android Auto (recently wired) – notwithstanding persist remote Apple CarPlay – while a bigger 12.3-inch computerized instrument group is standard across the reach (up from 7.0 inches).
There is another variety head-up show in the UX300e Extravagance.
Security has seen an overhaul with the expansion of safe leave help, which cautions inhabitants on the off chance that they are going to open the side entryways into the way of approaching vehicles or cyclists.
The independent crisis slowing down (AEB) framework can now identify cruisers in the daytime, and cyclists at the entire hours, while likewise staying away from crashes with vehicles getting through at an intersection.
A driver checking camera has been added on top of the controlling section to guarantee the driver is watching the street, the low-speed stopping AEB framework is said to have been improved and works with the 360-degree camera on certain models.
Lexus says “electrically controlled slowing down is standard on the UX range,” with another Vehicle Slowing down Stance Control framework professed to fluctuate “the front-back brake force dissemination to limit pitch and roll, making for a more open to driving experience.”
Sonic Copper replaces Blasting Carnelian on the outside variety range, while Solis White replaces Rich Cream on the rundown of inside upholstery choices.
2023 UX300e pictured.
All-wheel-drive crossover models acquire gear, with the Upgrade Pack apparently erased from the UX F Game and Sports Extravagance AWD mixtures, and a large number of its highlights made norm.
New for both UX300h F Game and Sports Extravagance AWD variations are a sunroof and shrewd key card, while the F Game likewise gets a warmed guiding wheel, 360-degree camera, and 13-speaker Imprint Levinson premium sound framework as standard.
The 2024 Lexus UX is accessible to arrange now.
2024 Lexus UX price for Australia
- UX300h 2WD Luxury – $55,370 (up $1050)
- UX300h 2WD Luxury with Enhancement Pack – $57,420 (no direct predecessor)
- UX300h 2WD Sports Luxury – $62,320 (up $970)
- UX300h 2WD Sports Luxury with Enhancement Pack – $65,820 (up $970)
- UX300h 2WD F Sport – $63,110 (up $1115)
- UX300h 2WD F Sport with Enhancement Pack 1 – $65,610 (up $1115)
- UX300h 2WD F Sport with Enhancement Pack 2 – $68,710 (up $1115)
- UX300h AWD Sports Luxury – $70,520 (up $4670, or up $1170 vs old model with Enhancement Pack)
- UX300h AWD F Sport – $73,210 (up $6715, or up $1115 vs old model with Enhancement Pack 2)
- UX300e Luxury – $80,720 (up $730)
- UX300e Sports Luxury – $88,190 (down $300 vs September 2023 price)
