Originally Posted by TheCDN

Mid cycle refreshes are a must in this industry as it fuels customer interest! Just look at how many posts on this thread we have all to discuss suspension NVH ( noise vibration harshness) tweaks for '25! And yes I will never understand why and how a company can be so devoted to the expression of their vehicles in the hands of drivers and design change subtleties only to have someone in the PR department muck it all up in their news releases. Typos, out of date images tech info etc always seems to be handled poorly! That's why I enjoy Youtubers like Savagegeese and others that will try to get all the engineering details from the manufacturers and explain why and how it improves the car.

But know this, take a good look at all the components and their connection points of a modern suspension system. There is a tremendous amount of isolation methods used to take the harshness out of a suspension. Rubber isolation is used everywhere. Sway bar bushing durometer, coil spring seats, strut top bearings, engine cradle sub frame assembly mounting bushings. Manufacturers tweak these ever so slightly to either soften or harden these connecting points and thus change the feel you get from the steering wheel and your seat in that new car. And to compare your 2 year old 20,000 mile car with a drive in a new one on the lot, I always feel right away how 'old and worn' my current car is. Not to worry to though, that new car will feel and drive like your old one once it gets some mileage on it. Suspension components wear from day one, especially the rubber ones. Gas charged struts shocks weaken, coil springs weaken. Even unibody structures weaken over time, yes high strength steel has changed the industry with its low mass but much improved strength, but just like you can bend a spoon back and forth and it eventually breaks, metal does fatigue over time. I've put my previous car an '09 Murano on the lift and you can see the door gaps shift to show how the unibody is flexing.

I'm sure the added ground clearance is all part of these above listed changes that can be made. But a worn tread on your tires will change the ground clearance, a full or empty tank of gas will. Putting a spare tire in the trunk along with a jack will change ground clearance.

Overall I'm extremely happy with my '22 and I'll guarantee that the '25 drives and feels even better, and so it should!

Originally Posted by midcow3

And then again sometimes marketing is just a "Self Fulfilling Prophesy" or "The Emperor's New Clothes". Marketing pounds and pounds that the new model is better and quieter and has less NHV ( although "less" is never defined and there are no metrics ( probably wouldn't be understood by pedestrian buyers anyway)).

You are told over and over it is better, so if you yourself don't see that is is better there must me something wrong with you perceptive and cognitive skills.


However, congrats id you got one of the new super quiet 2025 NXs.


YMMV,
MidCow3


P.S. - At the dentist office today saw and looked over carefully a Lucid. I hadn't seen one before.

Originally Posted by AM123

One of my buddies work for lucid in engineering department. Boy he goes nuts praising the car and the company. I feel like “we got it, they look nice” when talks about it every time. They are common in California and are everywhere. Obviously not like Tesla everywhere but a good amount of cars.

Originally Posted by Xanadu350

was this even confirmed for US?

Originally Posted by Lexus22563

I got my 2025 NX350h in late July and I can confirm the suspension is better than my 2022 NX 350h which I lost in accident. The 22 model suspension was softer and could bottom out going over speed bumps. The current model goes over those same bumps and did not bottom out. The specs in my manual say ground clearance is 8.1 inches. I noticed there seems to be more rubbery insulation in the front wheel well areas. The wireless charger works consistently. The oil capacity is 4.5 quarts which is right. The 2022 manual I believe had a typo saying it was 4.8 quarts. But the digital key still does not work. Hope this helps.