Lehigh Lexus has a windshield for the 2024 NX 350 lux finally after Sept 1 2023. I’m not taking it. Got rid of the NX. If you need one call immediately

 

You probably took a big hit on selling your NX so soon, sorry.

YMMV,
MidCow3

 

Traded with 1400 on it. We enjoyed it so much we bought another but Hybrid this time...and we like it. Big hit?... Real big..oh well.

 

What other hybrid? I have 4 hybrids in total and the NX is not my favorite.

YMMV,
MidCow3

 

2025 350h... we like everything about it...(it has few nit picks).. What are your faves?

 

Good choice. For about the same money as the gas version it makes no sense not to buy the hybrid IMO. Much better gas mileage and no premium fuel necessary too.

 

Has more zip also.... I like the trans on the h compared to 350.

 

The hybrid has better low end torque due to the electric motors.

 

I am confused you are talking buying both 350 and 350h

YMMV,
MidCow3

 

Let me rephrase - the hybrid offers much better fuel mileage, increased low end torque due to the electric motors and no need to use premium gas at about the same price as the all gas version so IMO it doesn't make sense to choose the gas version 350 unless you really want the F Sport package.

 

The truth is a lot more nuanced. This is a statement best made for full electric cars or perhaps some PHEVs. What's true is that electric motors can deliver full torque from 0rpm. However, this ability is dependent on the power source. On the NX450h+ with its large battery (and especially most full electrics) this will be more pronounced, but in the case of the 350h (and to a lot lesser degree the 450h+) the engine is still required to spin up to higher rpms to deliver significant system power and give the electric motors the juice it needs to "perform". The NX350 will generate significant torque at a much lower rpm due to forced induction (forced induction engines commonly vastly increase torque and shift its peak to the lower range vs naturally aspirated engines). I'm pondering that Lexus specifically came out with the upgraded full time AWD system for NX and RX when they received the T24 engine vs the standard part time Toyota AWD still used in the NX250 (with the regular A25A engine with a lot less torque) and previous gen RX350 (with the old naturally aspirated V6 with somewhat less torque) in order to handle the increased torque and shift to lower RPMs. The hybrids of course still use the small motor at the back to provide a helping shove at low speeds.

In the end however, it really doesn't matter much unless you are at the race track and have some really good tires. Even an NX250 with its non-hybrid naturally aspirated modest torque and decent-ish HP engine is still going to do perfectly fine for the vast majority of driving situations.

 

This thread certainly took a left turn from the OP of a windshield being available at a Lexus dealer called Lehigh, somewhere. ( No offence but please keep in mind the internet does work all over the world not just in the USA.)

As for Hybrid battery power delivery, it does so at all rpm's and all speeds. If not the 350h Hybrid would only make around 180 hp total when travelling at high speed. A quick look at the on screen power delivery graphic will show this. The battery is constantly assisting with power delivery even at highway speeds. That's how we can achieve 30+ mpg or 6.0 L/100 kms at highway speeds (approx). The battery receives a recharge when you coast or let off the throttle at high speeds as well as from braking, heck when I was going down a steep 5% grade through West Virginia mountains my ICE turned off at 80+ mph and battery was providing all the needed energy to maintain my speed.

 

The dealer the OP was referencing is in PA.

 

I am need of that windshield so I just called Lehigh Lexus. They told me that windshield has been allocated to the next customer in line also on the wait list. Lexus corporate claims we will get ours in December.....not holding my breath.