A walkround of the new 2022 Lexus NX

After more than a million global sales since 2014, including enough in Australia to make it the Japanese luxury brand’s most popular model locally, it’s time for the Lexus NX to be replaced.

When the all-new 2022 Lexus NX goes on sale in January, Toyota’s answer to the BMW X3 will be available with four powertrains including four-cylinder petrol, turbo-petrol and petrol-electric units, plus Lexus’ first plug-in hybrid system for the NX 450h+, which will arrive later in 2022.

Bigger, more powerful and packed with more standard equipment than before, the 2021 Lexus NX range will bring a big new 14-inch touch-screen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 9.8-inch digital instrument cluster and wheel sizes up to 20-inch.

The downside will be price hikes that see the entry variant creep over $60,000. Here Nadine Armstrong gets up close and personal with the replacement for Lexus’ best-seller at its Australian debut.