10 YEARSOF LEXUS NX

The NX was the first Lexus to feature a turbocharged engine, the first fitted with a 360-degree panoramic view monitor and wireless phone charging pad – ahead of tech-laden flagship models including the LS – and the first with slip and yaw rate feedback for the E-Four all-wheel drive system, further refining the Lexus Driving Signature.

Mr. Pappas said the second-generation NX is also regarded as a breakthrough vehicle, being the first Lexus to incorporate the Tazuna concept – a sophisticated cockpit design that reflects the harmonious connection between rider and horse. This innovative approach enables the driver to maintain a forward gaze while intuitively interacting with the vehicle's controls, fostering an experience of seamless elegance and control.

The NX genesis came at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show with the reveal of the LF-NX concept vehicle, a near-production SUV with unmistakeable Lexus styling based on the L-finesse design language, a driver-focused cockpit and a signature 2.5-litre hybrid four-cylinder powertrain.

When the production version launched in Australia the following year it opened Lexus to a wider audience, going from strength to strength and winning over more than 35,000 customers.

The NX 450h+ remains a beacon for Lexus performance, efficiency and practicality. With 227kW of hybrid system power, an all-electric driving range of 87km², and average fuel consumption of 1.3L/100km³ (obtained in laboratory tests and does not reflect real world driving), the NX PHEV is well suited to customers keen to reduce their carbon footprint without having to overthink about their next battery charge.

It was the RX 400h that introduced the hybrid SUV notion to Lexus customers, but it was the NX that truly broadened the appeal of hybrid both locally and overseas; and when the one millionth Lexus hybrid was delivered globally in 2016, fittingly it was an NX 300h to a customer in Milan, Italy.