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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 Mazda CX-3 Comparison
Lexus NX
Mazda CX-3
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2025 Lexus
NX
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2025 Mazda
CX-3
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Driving the family
Luxury
City drivingFuel Efficiency
55L
72 to 446 km
48L
302 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
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5 year
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MSRP
$63,400 - $95,900
$26,950 - $38,890
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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
- Super easy to drive
- Sturdy build quality
- Adaptive cruise now standard
Misses
- Tech is showing its age
- High-speed handling isn't ideal
- Thirstier than expected
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Specs
| Type | ||
| GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT, MULTI-POINT INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT | PETROL DIRECT INJECTION | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 2393 - 2487 | 1998 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.5L, 2.4L | 2.0L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 152kW - 227kW | 110kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 6000 - 6600 | 6000 | |
| Torque | ||
| 243Nm - 430Nm | 195Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 1700 - 4000 | 2800 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | 91.2 | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
