2023 Lexus NX 350h review: 0-100 & engine sound

2023 Lexus NX 350h Luxury specifications:

179kW (243PS) 2.5-litre 4-cylinder hybrid
CVT auto transmission with all-wheel drive
Claimed 0-100km/h: 7.7 seconds
Official average fuel consumption: 5.0L/100km
Boot space: 520L/1141L
Price: AU$73,850 (not including on-road costs, at time of upload)

Since its release at the beginning of 2022, sales remain strong for the second-generation Lexus NX range. The mid-sized luxury SUV hovers around third place in VFACTS new vehicle registration figures, trailing behind the BMW X3 and Audi Q3.

Unlike the German-built rivals, the NX offers a range of powertrains that include hybrid and plug-in hybrid technology, attracting a different subset of buyers. But do hybrids contradict luxury? Let’s give the NX the once-over to see...
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[drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Performance testing starts at 2:38
EDIT: We mistakingly wrote '7.55s' in the results table at the end. It should say 7.75s. Apologies for the confusion.

[kidfreejones]

Nice review. It's middle numbered performance which is ideal for every day stuck in traffic driving and zapped on the highway by a laser scenarios. You wouldn't even be looking at this if you wanted to flog folks off the lights - so many other options for that out there. A shame the PHEV is impossible to get, with the chinese showing Lexus and Toyota it's very easy to make those cars.

[neilhoradagoda]

why is there spare wheel in these NXs to drive around Australia.