Jezza’s Take: Jeremy Clarkson Reviews the NX 300h
Jeremy Clarkson is a polarizing individual. You either love him or you hate him. But you really can’t ignore him. In his latest The Sunday Times review, he tackles the hybrid Lexus NX 300h Premier. I can see you already thinking, “he’s going to hate it.” But really, he doesn’t.
According to Clarkson, you can expect a mixed bag when you drive a new Lexus. It can either be great, or “big buckets full of steaming excrement.”
Before you get out the pitchforks, remember that he loved the LFA, declaring it the best car he’s ever driven.
But he’s not so sure about the NX 300h. His first issue is with the naming:
“There are lots of letters that work well in a car’s name. T, for example, or S or R — R’s very popular right now. R says a lot about a man. It says nearly as much as Z. But N? No. N doesn’t work. It’s like U.”
His second issue is that it’s a small crossover. It’s not as good as a hatchback, and is unnecessarily big.
He’s also not a fan of it being a hybrid. He’s glad that people on bicycles won’t attack him for driving a big, gas guzzling SUV, but he claims you have to be an idiot to buy a hybrid for ecological reasons. And because it wouldn’t drive in full electric mode for him, you’d be better off in a McLaren P1 or Porsche 918.
But he doesn’t hate it—and he likes the styling quite a bit. “It’s one of those cars that compel you to turn round for another look after you’ve locked them up for the night.” I definitely can’t argue with him about that.
He’s also a fan of the interior. Say that the driving position is spot on, and there are enough toys and trinkets to keep him busy. He wishes it had more power by stating, “I actually had to speed up for the [speed] cameras.” He also said he found himself driving along with long queues of people behind him, because he was driving so slowly.
But he liked the car overall, giving it a 3 out of 5 stars. His overall verdict? “Crossover, hybrid…but it’s OK, honest.” Though, he points out that he’d rather have a Range Rover Evoque. You can—and should—read the full review here. It’s full of everything which makes folks love, and obviously hate, Jeremy Clarkson.
via [The Sunday Times]
