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2025 Lexus NX350h Sports Luxury AWD review
Choose a Lexus NX350h and you’ll be a happy luxury SUV owner. But do you need to spend this much on the Sports Luxury grade?
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Matt Campbell
Lexus NX vs Hyundai Santa Fe Comparison
Lexus NX
Hyundai Santa Fe
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2025 Lexus
NX
vs
2025 Hyundai
Santa Fe
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How they stack...
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Driving the family
Luxury
Long distance drivingFuel Efficiency
55L
72 to 446 km
67L
375 to 623 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
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5 year
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MSRP
$63,400 - $95,900
$53,000 - $77,000
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CarExpert's Take
Matt Campbell
Senior Contributor
Matt Campbell drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Delightful to live with
- Powerful and efficient
- All the boxes ticked
Misses
- Price getting up there in Sports Luxury trim
- No spare wheel
- A little bland inside compared to some rivals
Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Peppy petrol power
- Comfortable, upmarket cabin
- Cheaper than rivals, hybrid siblings
Misses
- Low-speed transmission quibbles
- Safety assist gremlins still linger
- Light-coloured interior isn't family-friendly
Colours Available
The 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe is available with the following exterior paint colours, depending on the trim level.
- Abyss Black
- Taiga Brown
- Magnetic Force
- Glacier White
- Lagoon Blue
- Rain Forest
- Typhoon Silver
Every paint colour besides Glacier White and Lagoon Blue cost an additional $695.
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Specs
| Type | ||
| GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT, MULTI-POINT INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT | TURBO, TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 2393 - 2487 | 1598 - 2497 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.5L, 2.4L | 1.6L, 2.5L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 152kW - 227kW | 172kW - 206kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 6000 - 6600 | 5600 - 5800 | |
| Torque | ||
| 243Nm - 430Nm | 331Nm - 422Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 1700 - 4000 | 1000 - 5000 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
