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From: MO
haha that electric vehicle cannot handle lol 
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From: CO
Right now there are more 450h+ than 350h Luxury on local dealer lot, and the 450h+ comes with higher incentives.
Buy the 450h+ if you have a need for speed. Else buy the 350h which is a much better value and easier to maintain (no need to plug it in). If you're OK with pure gas, why limit yourself to Lexus? If I was buying gas and money was no object, I would probably consider the Macan.
Buy the 450h+ if you have a need for speed. Else buy the 350h which is a much better value and easier to maintain (no need to plug it in). If you're OK with pure gas, why limit yourself to Lexus? If I was buying gas and money was no object, I would probably consider the Macan.
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Joined: Sep 2019
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From: CA
I tested the NX350, NX350h and NX450h. I drove the NX350 premium and Lux a number of times also. I even had the NX350h as a service loaner before that.
US brochure:
https://www.lexus.com/content/dam/le...h-Brochure.pdf
Our local Dealer has more NX350s then NX450hs but NX350hs are in short supply. I notice it varies from 5-12 cars over the month.
RX350 are overflowing their lots with around 40+. Doesn't sell as well as RX350h also. I drove the loaner RX350h and it wasn't bad at all but NX appears more fun to drive.
NX350 was great and I didn't notice any big turbo lag. It felt it has good power but the AutoStart/stop isn't my favorite feature. Per specs, ranges isn't that great if you have a lead foot also.
NX350h felt a bit more quiet inside and offered longer range but at the expense of less power than the NX350. I didn't mind the gas but didn't want to visit the gas station to spend time filling up.
NX450h (tested a pre-own one) Very nice vehicle but no ML and a higher price overall. Very quiet and smooth. I couldn't justify spending the extra $$$.
At the end, I have waited over many weeks for my NX350h LUX.
US brochure:
https://www.lexus.com/content/dam/le...h-Brochure.pdf
Our local Dealer has more NX350s then NX450hs but NX350hs are in short supply. I notice it varies from 5-12 cars over the month.
RX350 are overflowing their lots with around 40+. Doesn't sell as well as RX350h also. I drove the loaner RX350h and it wasn't bad at all but NX appears more fun to drive.
NX350 was great and I didn't notice any big turbo lag. It felt it has good power but the AutoStart/stop isn't my favorite feature. Per specs, ranges isn't that great if you have a lead foot also.
NX350h felt a bit more quiet inside and offered longer range but at the expense of less power than the NX350. I didn't mind the gas but didn't want to visit the gas station to spend time filling up.
NX450h (tested a pre-own one) Very nice vehicle but no ML and a higher price overall. Very quiet and smooth. I couldn't justify spending the extra $$$.
At the end, I have waited over many weeks for my NX350h LUX.
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From: Pa
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From: Ontario
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10th Gear
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From: AB
The reason is probably pricing. An XSE RAV4P is almost the same price as the base NX 450h+ in Canada, about 62k CAD. In the US the NX 450h+ is 10k more than a fully spec'ed RAV4P. The 60k USD for an NX 450h+ is about 80k Canadian, and competing much more closely with the Germans.
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2015
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From: Ontario
Waiting to see the 2025 US spec 450h+. Highly possible ML available in the US. Just my speculation at this time since pano roof is going to be available in Canada + ML on the executive package in Canada.