Lexus NX300 vs Lexus RX450H

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Lexus NX300
Lexus NX300

$35,490 - $56,900

2020 price

Lexus RX450H
Lexus RX450H

$53,888 - $69,990

2019 price

Summary

2020 Lexus NX300
2019 Lexus RX450H
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

V6, 3.5L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
7.9L/100km (combined)

5.7L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Dated multimedia system
  • Narcoleptic driving dynamics
  • Old-gen tech

  • Baffling entertainment system
  • Heavy
  • Ho-hum drivetrain
2020 Lexus NX300 Summary

Having been on the market since 2014, the NX mid-size SUV quickly shot up the Lexus sales charts to become the brand’s most-popular model.

The SUV-hungry Australian market ate up the premium crossover, which also had the distinction of offering a hybrid powertrain.

In 2020 though, with SUVs popping up left, right and centre from premium and mainstream brands, can the NX still hold its own as an inner-city cruiser?

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2019 Lexus RX450H Summary

This is a review with a difference. For three days, I had a Lexus RX450h and thought it was pretty terrible to drive. Every time I turned the steering wheel, the tyres would squeal as though they weren't inflated with air but instead with tiny, fluffy kittens.

I was bitterly disappointed. How could a car get out the door of the Lexus engineering division with such an aversion to corners. I mean, I know it's not meant to be a corner-carving monster, but normal cornering should have been okay.

After those three days, I'd had enough. The low tyre pressure warning light came on and the penny dropped. I hadn't even thought to check the pressures. They were very, very low. Like only at two-thirds of recommended. So after visiting three separate establishments to find a working pump, I had a whole different car.

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