LIKES
- Attention-grabbing looks
- Comfortable seats
- Classy interior design
- Thrifty hybrid
- Surprising road noise
- Frustrating controls
- The looks may divide
- Mediocre gas mileage (NX 300)
- The thrifty NX300h would be our pick, but brasher drivers will take the NX300 F Sport and the lipstick-red leather interior.
What kind of car is the 2021 Lexus NX? What does it compare to?
The 2021 Lexus NX is a five-seat luxury crossover SUV that compares with vehicles such as the BMW X3, Acura RDX, and Infiniti QX50.
Is the 2021 Lexus NX a good car?
It’s well above average, thanks to a high-quality interior and an available hybrid model. We give it a TCC Rating of 6.5 out of 10.
What’s new in the 2021 Lexus NX?
Blind-spot monitors now are standard across the board. Not much else has changed with the 2021 NX, which still bristles with angles and creases and a huge hourglass grille that defy the calm, cool Lexus styling efforts of just a few years ago. Inside it’s slightly more tame, until it pulls its red-leather pants out of the closet for a night out.
The driving’s more tame than its wardrobe, but even the 235-horsepower turbo-4 in the NX300 delivers acceleration worthy of a luxury brand. It’s shipped to the front or all four wheels through a 6-speed automatic, and this NX can hit 60 mph in about seven seconds, according to Lexus. Plan ahead more with the NX300h hybrid, which takes longer to reach highway speeds but does so with greater efficiency and smoother operation. In either case, the NX offers more buttoned-down handling in F Sport models than in Luxury versions, and better damped in the hybrid thanks to more curb weight.
Lexus wraps the front passengers in well-sculpted seats and surrounds them with nicely fitted trim. The rear seats are wide enough for two, not three, average-size adults; cargo space is ample with the rear seats up (17.7 cubic feet) or down (54.6 cubic feet). Good crash-test scores combine with standard safety gear to add luster to the NX.
How much does the Lexus NX cost?
The 2021 NX300 with front-wheel drive costs $38,535 and comes with an 8.0-inch display, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, power features, and synthetic leather upholstery.
How much is a fully loaded Lexus NX?
The top $41,805 NX300h hybrid can be optioned even higher with Mark Levinson audio and a surround-view camera system.
Where is the Lexus NX built?
In Japan.
Styling
The Lexus NX wears its near-vintage rakish look like brand-new couture.
Is the Lexus NX a good-looking car?
We think so. Admittedly, you’ll need to be a fan of brazen looks to be an NX fan. Count us in. It’s a point extra for the interior and one for the exterior, for a 7 here.
The NX still looks good, and not just for a design that’s more than a half-decade old. It’s still unpredictable what people will answer when you ask, “Who makes this car?” Lexus might not even be on the list.
The NX ditches the curves that would have wrapped around it back in 2005 or even 2010. Now it’s all brash angles and hard surfaces, a big hourglass grille, big wheels, and body add-ons aplenty. It works even better in bright colors; it’s a natural attention-seeker, after all.
It’s slightly less outrageous inside, where a tablet-like display rests atop a mostly symmetrical dash with rows of neatly organized buttons and splashes of colorful trim. Those pieces keep the interior from looking inexpensive and mundane at the same time. Strike out and choose the tan and bright red leather; the inky standard hues can make the NX cockpit seem more cramped than it is.
Performance
Peak performance in the Lexus NX means hybrid miles per gallon.
Lexus sells the NX in hybrid and non-hybrid trim. The hybrid’s slower, a little louder, but far more efficient; in the more common gas-only model, strong acceleration meets up with pleasant road manners for a score of 6 here.
Lexus fits a 235-horsepower 2.0-liter turbo-4 in the NX300. It pairs with a 6-speed automatic to ship power to the front or to all four wheels. The latter system’s a simple setup meant to boost all-weather traction, not to guide the NX over Moab’s boulder trails.
How fast is the Lexus NX?
As for the turbo-4, Lexus promises 0-60 mph acceleration in about seven seconds, but the engine’s not as smooth or refined as those in other Lexus vehicles. Turbo lag also comes into play; it can seem unpredictable when the turbocharger spools up additional power after an initial delay.
We prefer the drivability of the NX300h hybrid, though it’s slower off the line than the turbo-4. The hybrid couples a 2.5-liter inline-4 with a battery pack and two electric motors for seamless power from a stoplight and well managed transitions in speed thanks to an electronic continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). Acceleration is confident enough, though it won’t outrun the base model—but the hybrid can be held in electric-only mode for short distances at low speeds when the battery holds enough charge.
Is the Lexus NX 4WD?
All-wheel drive is an option on the turbo-4 NX300; it’s standard on the NX300h, where the car’s electric motors power the rear wheels while the engine works the front wheels.
Ride and handling put the Lexus NX in the middle of the luxury-compact segment. It has
limited body lean and responsive, light steering that’s appropriate to its size. An F Sport package adds bigger wheels and sporty body add-ons as well as a slightly stiffer suspension and a Sport+ drive mode that holds engine revs higher and pipes in more engine noise into the cabin. We’d skip it, but it does make available a set of adaptive dampers that quell the ride motions of the stiffer setup.
With the proper configuration, the NX can tow up to 2,000 pounds.
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