‘Edgier’ NX SUV destined for NZ
Posted on 19 April, 2017
Lexus has unveiled an edgier looking NX compact SUV at Auto Shanghai that will arrive in New Zealand before the end of the year.
Paul Carroll, the senior general manager of Lexus New Zealand, says "the styling of the latest model has been taken to the next level".
Carroll expects the 2018 NX to continue the strong surge of sales by SUVs. Three quarters of Lexus’ sales last year were SUVs, with the NX and RX taking the lion’s share, with nearly three quarters of them being hybrid models.
Lexus has sold 183 new passenger vehicles in New Zealand during the year to March 2017 and has 0.7 per cent of the new passenger vehicle market share here.
Lexus’ Safety System + will now be available on all new models. It combines the pre-collision system, radar cruise control, lane departure alert, automatic high beam and intelligence clearance sonar. The suspension has also been revised to improve turn in steering response.
The NX will continue to be available in standard, Limited and F Sport models with a choice of two-wheel drive and all-wheel drive across the seven-model range.
Details on engine specification and pricing will be announced closer to the New Zealand launch date.
