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What's New for 2025?
The NX now comes standard with dual USB-C ports in the front console. Also newly standard on all models are parking sensors with automatic braking, rain-sensing wipers and a power rear liftgate. Note that prices are up by about $1,500 except for the NX Plug-In Hybrid (NX 450h+), which sees a more significant increase of roughly $2,500.
2025 NX Selector
FAST FACTS
"The NX experience is all about the engine you choose. Unlike many rivals with their peppy turbocharged four-cylinder engines, the entry-level NX 250 starts out with essentially the same non-turbo four that powers its corporate cousin, the Toyota RAV4. That 203-horsepower mill might be good enough in a $30k Toyota, but it doesn't cut it in a $40k-plus Lexus. Accordingly, we consider the turbocharged NX 350 (about $45k to start) to be the real entry-level option here. It gives you 275 hp and 0-60 in the mid-6-second range, which are numbers more befitting of the Lexus badge. The NX also provides the well-trimmed interior and smooth, quiet ride that Lexus shoppers expect, and the available hybrid and plug-in-hybrid variants give you highly efficient choices that aren't available elsewhere."—Ranked #3 out of 16 Compact Luxury SUVs
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Josh has been reviewing cars professionally since joining Edmunds.com fresh out of grad school in 2008, personally driving most new cars on the market every year since. He also served as the project manager for Edmunds' expert vehicle rankings from their inception in 2018, building the product out from the back end to the front end. Josh is a card-carrying member of the Motor Press Guild and a lifelong car nut who has tested, compared and critiqued a ridiculous number of cars in his career.
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