IN MARKET FOR : Luxury Personal Crossover Utility Vehicle?
DON’T MIND: Sizable Spindle Beak, but EYEING a softer body colored cladding?
READY FOR FIRST FOSSIL FREE STEP: in luxury cute ute segment exclusive gas electric hybrid?
RESIDENT OF AN ALL SEASON CLIMATE ZONE?
SPYING SPORT SEATS, INSTRUMENTS & ADJUSTABLE DAMPING: not featured in the most recent tested 2020 Lexus UX 250h Luxury ?
HAD ENOUGH OF: remote controlled infotainment displays?
Time for a Roadblazing.com re-drive in the 2023 Lexus UX 250h F-Sport Handling gas-electric hybrid personal luxury crossover utility vehicle.
2023 Lexus UX 250h F-Sport Handling Driving Hits:
- 181hp (NET HYBRID)/ 133 lb-ft torque @ 4800 r.p.m.
- Only gas-battery electric hybrid luxury personal crossover SUV available in U.S.
- 80 kWh front wheel drive permanent magnet electric motor
- 5.3 kWh rear wheel e-FOUR wheel drive permanent magnet electric motor
- 1.4 kWh charge capacity, 24 kW power regenerative recharging Ni-MH battery
- NEW FOR ’23: exclusively hybrid in the North American market (other markets offer a pure Battery Electric)
- NEW FOR ’23: Front wheel drive is the new lower cost UX 250h standard powertrain.
- Scoots with surprising zest in Sport Plus Mode
- Lexus bank vault build
- Lexus contemplative cabin isolation from road and powertrain
- 10-step CVT with fixed ratio planetary first gear, manumatic step shifting
- selectable Pure battery electric mode
- No need to fuss with charging cord
- 39 miles per gallon combined driving fuel economy
- 403 miles estimated highway range
- NEW FOR ’23: F-Sport Handling now distinguished from nearly $5000 less costly F-Sport Design (as tested in 2019 MY)
2023 Lexus UX 250 AWD F-Sport: available F-Sport handling adds variable electronic damping to the already urban smooth chassis - Sport suspension + electronic active dampers
- NEW FOR ’23: More settled ride damping still wearing 18″ run-flat Bridgestone tires
- Taut body responses and moderate steering winding heft
2023 Lexus UX 250h F-Sport Handling Driving Misses:
- Gas engine strains and buzzes during hard motorway acceleration
- Pure electric operation limited to parking lot speeds
- All-wheel Drive rear axle electric motor only to 43 miles per hour during front wheel slip conditions
- Numb steering road feel
- Regenerative braking dims brake pedal response
What 2023 Lexus UX 250h F-Sport Handling Has Got:
- From $36,925 (incl. destination) for a gas-electric hybrid, front-wheel drive, CVT automatic 2023 Lexus UX 250h. The tested high option 2023 Lexus UX 250h AWD F-Sport lists for $49,140.
- Luxury personal cute ute incorporating plenty of folded body & fascia creases, bulging arches, sporty Kammback hatch look w/ roof spoilers with plenty o’ lateral “L” lights and a love it / leave it deep Lexus Spindle grille.
- NEW FOR ’23: body color matching wheel arches available on higher trims and two-tone darkened roof treatment available on F-Sport trims.
2023 Lexus UX 250 AWD F-Sport: available body colored wheel arch cladding in Ultrasonic Blue Mica 2.0 + two tone black roof = more integrated look
- Instrumentation derived from LC grand touring coupe, with binnacle flanking twist stalks for driving modes
- Precision finished positive action switchgear, with artful cabin panel shapes, soft materials throughout
- Seating for 4 + 1 child rear seat center position
- Admittedly sparing rear seat leg and headroom
2023 Lexus UX 250 AWD F-Sport: what looks and feels like two tone leather is actually NuLuxe
- Admittedly sparing rear seat leg and headroom
- Expandable cargo space adequate for a weekend getaway for three
- 60:40% split flat folding 2nd Row seat backs
- Available accessory roof rack for cargo carrier, or a couple kayaks
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- √ Tall aperture, though high hatchback area load floor restricts cargo height; √ Folding tonneau; √ Raised cargo floor hooking rope.
- NEW FOR ’23: sub cargo floor storage management
- Plentiful standard feature set
- Heated mirrors, front seats, headlamp washers
- Keyless comfort entry, ignition
- Adaptive cruise control
- Power windows full express x 4
- 2-zone automatic climate
- 10 way/ 5-way power adjust driver / front pax seats
- Bluetooth wireless communications and music stream
- 7.0″-inch TFT variable color analog/ digital gauge cluster w/ MFD
- NEW FOR ’23: 8.0″-inch touch LCD infotainment capacitive touch and voice command Toyota Connected media (Remote Touch pad control and center armest fore volume + tuning wheels have been eliminated)
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- 6 speaker , 180W CD, FLAC streaming audio
- Wireless Android Auto, AppleCar Play, Amazon Alexa
- Real time traffic, weather
- Enform Remote vehicle services
- Wi-Fi
- Stand-out safety features & grades
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- 10 SRS airbags
- IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus
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- Safety System Plus 2.5
- Forward Collision avoidance w/ pedestrian & cyclist detection braking, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, park distance warning, surround camera, and auto high beams headlamps
- NEW FOR ’23: Blind spot & rear cross traffic warning = STANDARD
- Forward Collision avoidance w/ pedestrian & cyclist detection braking, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, park distance warning, surround camera, and auto high beams headlamps
- 4 year / 50,000 miles bumper to bumper, 6 yrs / 70k mi. powertrain. 10 yrs. / 150k mi. hybrid component warranty includes 2 yr. / 20k mi. maintenance
