Perfection is an unknown quantity in production cars. Unless you ask a mate, of course...
“Can I try one of your philosopher’s stones, please?” And a few weeks later, an NX turned up and I’ve never been so excited to try a car in all my life. You can still get a self-charging hybrid, but this was an NX 450+, which is a plug-in hybrid – Lexus’s first, weirdly. It's strange to think that it’s taken them this long.
The question mark was a constant, though, because no one, including myself, is ever quite sure how good-looking it is. It’s fair to say it’s not going down as a design icon, like its LC cousin, but it’s something different and striking in a sea of generally bland-looking SUVs. The stupid doors aside, there are many more good bits of kit, though, because the NX is well-kitted out. I have tried to fathom out how the trim walk-up goes but I can’t – you’ll need someone with a doctorate in statistical analysis to decipher that – but I can tell you every trim seems to be well equipped and our F-Sport trim with Takumi Pack came with everything: a head-up display, keyless entry, surround-view camera, heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel.
It's even decent to drive. The handling is the least favourable bit, because the NX is not really built for fast cornering. It goes around corners, but with a Volvo-esque ‘I’ll tolerate this but it’s a bit beneath me you know.’ I tried cornering quickly once. I decided it could manage it if push came to shove, but it wasn’t very enjoyable so I didn’t bother again. Instead, I wafted around. I enjoyed that more. The hush of the e-motor and punch of the 2.5-litre engine worked well.
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