If you were seriously wowed by the Lexus LF-NX concept (pictured), here’s some good news – the Japanese luxury carmaker has announced that it will debut the production Lexus NX compact crossover at next month’s Auto China 2014 in Beijing.
According to Lexus, customer feedback from last year’s Frankfurt and Tokyo shows have been positive. The new sub-RX model will be the company’s first foray into the growing premium compact crossover segment.
The car you can eventually buy shouldn’t look as crazy as the LF-NX concept; expect the headlamps, spindle grille, massive wheels and those mad slashes everywhere to be toned down for production.
Lexus has trademarked “NX 200t” and “NX 300h” – the latter should share its 2.5 litre hybrid powertrain with the likes of the Toyota Camry Hybrid and Lexus ES 300h.
The NX 200t should debut the company’s upcoming 2.0 litre four-cylinder turbo engine – no numbers have been released yet, but we know it has fan spray D-4S fuel injection, a cylinder head-integrated exhaust manifold, a twin-scroll turbocharger and an active wastegate valve.
Some time ago, an NX prototype was spotted testing in Europe by our spies. The car was disguised as a CT 200h, but the higher ride height and high-profile crossover-style tyres gave the game away – see the spyshots in their entirety here.
Lexus LF-NX Turbo concept at Tokyo 2013 (previews NX 200t)
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Whoa…the S…
Bad a.. Lexus designer..
Prefer tis look “awesome” no changes please!!!
rascal design, show-off style
Ooi..RM3billion can develope this or not??
Cannot please close shop!! Can also please close shop!!
Am i just saw a monster? Thats horrible man…
i wonder how much would it cost to change the tail lamp.
The spindle grill looks great on a sport sedan or a coupe but its just overly outrageous on a large high riding body like an SUV. Lexus’s spindle grill are very bombastic design, it works well on a coupe or sport sedan but struggles on an SUV which body designs are already outrageous design. Personally, can’t Lexus either add a bar across like Audi or like Audi, add a larger lower air intake.
I did this as a side project a few weeks back as an example:
http://i.imgur.com/IB9lXgb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/B3JKTEi.jpg?1
[excuse my shitty rendering, I am no Theophilus Chin]
Anyways, I think the biggest news will be the Turbocharged 2.0l. It will be Toyota’s first Turbo engine in quite some time so hoping it will turn out right.
wow! accident proof design! if hit in front or back, it still looks the same! “Hey! you hit my car!”..”What hit? your car already crumple ma..!
if the car laggar oredi, the repair of the body is gonna be nightmare for the “maggard-man”
fugly..
the LF-NX concept is totally awesome!!! but not for me to buy bcoz i just dun like lexus.. it is just a toyota.
FREAK, and looked like Sxxt!!
Lexus will soon be rebranded to Origami. Their new fleet of cars are all so damn FUGLY.
PRAY4MH370
Finally gasoline turbo based engine from Lexus!
i wonder is it from Subaru ?
Is this same as Honda Vezel? seems like it…