Does Lexus really want to sell a UX?
Certainly every buyer of any cars has certain needs and limitations, but from an optical and value standpoint, it's crazy to have 3 cars to cost almost exactly the same to lease. Potential buyers could be pushed into the NX and RX, and sales of the UX will suffer and knowing Toyota/Lexus, they will just let the product languish like they did to the GS. Not good.
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Does the UX really compete with NX? You can’t get AWD in the gasoline UX so that eliminates a huge comparison compared to the 2.0T AWD model NX. I also think one cannot get a fully loaded gas version. So the UX and NX are able to coexist quite well. The UX is the better buy over a NX.
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Does the UX really compete with NX? You can’t get AWD in the gasoline UX so that eliminates a huge comparison compared to the 2.0T AWD model NX. I also think one cannot get a fully loaded gas version. So the UX and NX are able to coexist quite well. The UX is the better buy over a NX.
FWD, AWD, RWD be damned if we’re simply talking about a body style. They could compete, but either way it’s a win for ToMoCo if the consumer gets either. Lexus needs all classes and sizes of SUVs.
UX is here, 2NX is around the corner, 5RX also nearing, should debut some new stuff, also hope they make the L better in mind this time around rather than an after thought. 3GX is supposedly in the works. No idea what’s in store for the LX, thought the Land Cruiser getting the 3.5 TTV6 means the LX will likely live on.
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Does the UX really compete with NX? You can’t get AWD in the gasoline UX so that eliminates a huge comparison compared to the 2.0T AWD model NX. I also think one cannot get a fully loaded gas version. So the UX and NX are able to coexist quite well. The UX is the better buy over a NX.
Agreed.....unless one needs the larger interior volume of the NX. But, having test-driven both, I am convinced the UX drives better and more comfortably.
Saw a cadillac xt4 today. Love it. Wondered how its dimensions compared to ux.
177x72x61 ux (lxwxh)
181x77x64 xt4
182x74x65 nx
Seems the xt4 is closer to nx size. thing that stuck out for me is the ‘baby’ cadillac’s width. Really gives it presence. The ux is the same width as a camry. Maybe that’s why it looks narrow to me, although it’s not as tall as xt4 and nx.
177x72x61 ux (lxwxh)
181x77x64 xt4
182x74x65 nx
Seems the xt4 is closer to nx size. thing that stuck out for me is the ‘baby’ cadillac’s width. Really gives it presence. The ux is the same width as a camry. Maybe that’s why it looks narrow to me, although it’s not as tall as xt4 and nx.
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Saw a cadillac xt4 today. Love it. Wondered how its dimensions compared to ux.
177x72x61 ux (lxwxh)
181x77x64 xt4
182x74x65 nx
Seems the xt4 is closer to nx size. thing that stuck out for me is the ‘baby’ cadillac’s width. Really gives it presence. The ux is the same width as a camry. Maybe that’s why it looks narrow to me, although it’s not as tall as xt4 and nx.
177x72x61 ux (lxwxh)
181x77x64 xt4
182x74x65 nx
Seems the xt4 is closer to nx size. thing that stuck out for me is the ‘baby’ cadillac’s width. Really gives it presence. The ux is the same width as a camry. Maybe that’s why it looks narrow to me, although it’s not as tall as xt4 and nx.
Size-wise, the NX and XT4 are considered compact (C-class) upmarket SUVs. The UX is a subcompact (B-class) upmarket SUV. The RX, of course, is mid-sized...D class.
Last edited by bitkahuna; Mar 13, 2019 at 09:47 PM.
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